Firefox Account Server
Host your own Firefox accounts server.
Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Still maintained? Yes: 1,239 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v1.340.1 (Jul 2026).
Comparisons in Bookmarks and Link Sharing: Pocket alternatives.
At a glance
Firefox Account Server quick facts
- Health score
- 81/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 687
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v1.340.1, Jul 2026
- Licence
- MPL-2.0
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Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Firefox Account Server scores 81/100, #8 of 19 in Bookmarks and Link Sharing: 1,239 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v1.340.1, 4 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 687 stars add 11.4 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
1239 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v1.340.1 released 4 months ago
- Stars 11.4 / 20
687 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 1239
- Last 90 days
- 3,541
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #8 of 19 tools in Bookmarks and Link Sharing by health , between Shaarli (#7) and Faved (#9) .
Details
| Licence | MPL-2.0 |
| Platforms | Nodejs, Java |
| Latest release | v1.340.1 · 4 months ago |
| Stars | 687 |
| Open issues | 15 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | mozilla/fxa ↗ |
Firefox Account Server vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Firefox Account Server (Bookmarks and Link Sharing), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karakeep | 98 | 30k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| LinkWarden | 97 | 20k | MIT | 4 days ago |
| Firefox Account Server (this tool) | 81 | 687 | MPL-2.0 | today |
| Servas | 67 | 838 | GPL-3.0 | 2 days ago |
| SyncMarks | 58 | 9 | AGPL-3.0 | 8 days ago |
| Espial | 47 | 924 | AGPL-3.0 | 4 days ago |
Firefox Account Server: common questions
Is Firefox Account Server still maintained?
Firefox Account Server had 1,239 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v1.340.1, is from 4 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.