portkey
Simple web portal that serves as a startup page, displaying a compilation of links and URLs, while also allowing the addition of custom pages, all managed through a single configuration file.
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Still maintained? Yes: 107 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v4.0.0 (Aug 2026).
Comparisons in Personal Dashboards: Linktree alternatives.
At a glance
portkey quick facts
- Health score
- 89/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 183
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v4.0.0, Aug 2026
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "A simple web portal that can act as startup page and shows a collection of links/urls. It also supports adding small custom pages."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
portkey scores 89/100, #7 of 19 in Personal Dashboards: 107 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v4.0.0, 3 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 183 stars add 9.1 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 10.9 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
107 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v4.0.0 released 3 months ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 9.1 / 20
183 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 107
- Last 90 days
- 439
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #7 of 19 tools in Personal Dashboards by health , between Nimbus (#6) and Compass (#8) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Go, Docker |
| Latest release | v4.0.0 · 3 months ago |
| Stars | 183 |
| Open issues | 0 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | kodehat/portkey ↗ |
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portkey: common questions
Is portkey still maintained?
portkey had 107 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v4.0.0, is from 3 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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