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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.

Docker #7 of 19 in Personal Dashboards

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

439 commits over the last 12 months
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

LicenceAGPL-3.0
PlatformsGo, Docker
Latest releasev4.0.0 · 3 months ago
Stars183
Open issues0
DockerYes
Repositorykodehat/portkey ↗

portkey vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a category with portkey (Personal Dashboards), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Dashy 98 27k MIT today
Nimbus 89 135 AGPL-3.0 6 days ago
portkey (this tool) 89 183 AGPL-3.0 yesterday
Compass 88 76 Apache-2.0 today
Hubleys 88 123 MIT 4 days ago
LinkStack 66 3.9k AGPL-3.0 4 days ago

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.