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pocketbase/pocketbase

Open Source realtime backend in 1 file

Stack

Go Cobra Vite Go modules npm

GitHub topics

#authentication #backend #golang #realtime

Updated: 2026-09-12
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2022-07-06
History: 44 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 19 open

61,025

stars

Forks: 3,681
Commits: 2,538 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

appwrite/appwrite

Appwrite® - complete cloud infrastructure for your web, mobile and AI apps. Including Auth, Databases, Storage, Functions, Messaging, Hosting, Realtime and more

AI dev

Stack

PHP Astro Symfony Vite Composer npm

GitHub topics

#android #appwrite #backend #backend-as-a-service #docker #firebase

Updated: 2026-10-05
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2019-04-08
History: 11 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 710 open

57,569

stars

Forks: 5,761
Commits: 48,644 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Dokploy/dokploy

Open Source Alternative to Vercel, Netlify and Heroku.

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Next.js React Tailwind CSS Go modules npm pnpm

GitHub topics

#agents #ai #backend #backups #databases #deployment

Updated: 2026-09-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-04-19
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 713 open

37,334

stars

Forks: 2,973
Commits: 7,085 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

valeriansaliou/sonic

🦔 Fast, lightweight & schema-less search backend. An alternative to Elasticsearch that runs on a few MBs of RAM.

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#backend #database #graph #index #infrastructure #rust

Updated: 2026-09-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-02-18
History: 5 history points
License: MPL-2.0
Issues: 62 open

21,351

stars

Forks: 620
Commits: 1,301 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Sairyss/domain-driven-hexagon

Learn Domain-Driven Design, software architecture, design patterns, best practices. Code examples included

Stack

TypeScript NestJS npm

GitHub topics

#architectural-patterns #architecture #backend #best-practices #clean-architecture #clean-code

Updated: 2024-06-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-11-29
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 5 open

14,964

stars

Forks: 1,568
Commits: 506 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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heroiclabs/nakama

Scalable open-source game backend server: multiplayer, matchmaking, leaderboards, chat, and social features for games.

AI dev

Stack

Go Cobra gRPC Go Go modules

GitHub topics

#backend #cpp #csharp #dotnet #game #game-backend

Updated: 2026-10-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-01-13
History: 5 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 121 open

13,491

stars

Forks: 1,500
Commits: 1,848 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

get-convex/convex-backend

The open-source reactive database for app developers

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Actix Web Axum React Vite Cargo npm pnpm

GitHub topics

#backend #convex #database #rust #typescript

Updated: 2026-09-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-03-07
History: 9 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 220 open

12,575

stars

Forks: 814
Commits: 8,053 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

encoredev/encore

The infrastructure platform for the intelligence era

Stack

Go Axum Cobra Gin gRPC Go Cargo Go modules npm

GitHub topics

#aws #backend #cloud #cloud-native #database #devops

Updated: 2026-10-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-03-07
History: 5 history points
License: MPL-2.0
Issues: 132 open

12,413

stars

Forks: 628
Commits: 2,252 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

octobercms/october

Self-hosted CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework.

Stack

PHP Laravel Vue Composer npm

GitHub topics

#backend #cmf #cms #cms-platform #framework #laravel

Updated: 2026-09-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-11-26
History: 7 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 16 open

11,146

stars

Forks: 2,203
Commits: 12,280 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

nhost/nhost

The Open Source Firebase Alternative with GraphQL.

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Astro Expo Express Gin Bun Go modules npm

GitHub topics

#authentication #backend #backend-as-a-service #database #firebase #flutter

Updated: 2026-10-06
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2021-02-09
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 190 open

9,347

stars

Forks: 634
Commits: 9,432 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

liyupi/codefather

程序员鱼皮的编程宝典 ⭐️ 2026年最全编程学习路线图！包含Java学习路线、前端学习路线、Python学习路线、C++学习路线、算法学习路线、计算机基础学习路线、AI应用开发学习路线、AI Agent开发学习路线等。提供编程入门教程、AI大模型应用开发教程、RAG开发实战、MCP开发教程、Prompt工程指南、LLM应用开发、技术知识分享、学习资源推荐、项目实战教程、热门面试题、求职经验、简历优化、编程自学指南等内容，适用于所有零基础学编程、学习AI开发、转行程序员、计算机专业学生、求职找工作的同学 💎 编程学习，就来编程导航！

Stack

TypeScript npm

GitHub topics

#ai #ai-agents #algorithm #backend #cpp #frontend

Updated: 2026-07-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-11-11
History: 1 history point
License: Unknown
Issues: 23 open

8,474

stars

Forks: 1,332
Commits: 121 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

sparckles/Robyn

Robyn is a Super Fast Async Python Web Framework with a Rust runtime.

Stack

Python Actix Web Next.js pytest React Cargo npm pip

GitHub topics

#async #backend #hacktoberfest #http-server #python #python3

Updated: 2026-10-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-05-22
History: 9 history points
License: BSD-2-Clause
Issues: 103 open

7,410

stars

Forks: 344
Commits: 836 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

buildship-ai/rowy

Low-code backend platform. Manage database on spreadsheet-like UI and build cloud functions workflows in JS/TS, all in your browser.

Stack

TypeScript React Vite Yarn

GitHub topics

#airtable #airtable-alternative #backend #cloud-functions #cloudfunctions #cms

Updated: 2024-11-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-09-05
History: 5 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 81 open

6,846

stars

Forks: 557
Commits: 4,272 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

liyupi/mianshiya

持续维护的企业面试题库网站，帮你拿到满意 offer！⭐️ 2026年最新Java面试题、前端面试题、AI大模型面试题、AI Agent面试题、RAG面试题、C++面试题、Go面试题、Python面试题、测试面试题、运维面试题、后端面试题、操作系统面试题、计算机网络面试题、Redis面试题、MySQL数据库面试题、算法面试题、Spring面试题、JVM面试题、Java并发面试题、Linux面试题、LLM面试题、Prompt工程面试题、系统设计面试题等1万多道高频程序员求职必备八股文。面试刷题就选面试鸭 💎 React 前端 + Node 后端 + 云开发全栈项目 by 程序员鱼皮

Stack

TypeScript Express React npm

GitHub topics

#ai #ai-agents #algorithm #ant-design #backend #cpp

Updated: 2026-02-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-01-04
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 34 open

5,846

stars

Forks: 1,224
Commits: 39 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

agentejo/cockpit

Add content management functionality to any site - plug & play / headless / api-first CMS

Stack

JavaScript Composer npm

GitHub topics

#api-rest #backend #cms #cms-framework #cockpit #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2024-04-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-10-15
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 296 open

5,394

stars

Forks: 508
Commits: 2,572 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

prest/prest

Instant REST and MCP APIs for PostgreSQL and MySQL 8, on existing or new databases. CRUD, custom SQL routes, auth and ACL without writing a backend. Low-code, ⚡ realtime, high-performance. Native MySQL support since v2.5.

AI dev

Stack

Go Cobra gRPC Go React Tailwind CSS Go modules pnpm

GitHub topics

#api #baas #backend #crud #database #docker

Updated: 2026-10-09
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2016-11-22
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 149 open

4,623

stars

Forks: 325
Commits: 2,053 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

hoodiehq/hoodie

:dog: The Offline First JavaScript Backend

Stack

JavaScript npm

GitHub topics

#backend #hoodie #javascript #offline-first

Updated: 2024-07-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-11-18
History: 7 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 98 open

4,459

stars

Forks: 507
Commits: 1,425 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

apache/lucene

Apache Lucene open-source search software

Stack

Java Gradle PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#backend #information-retrieval #java #lucene #nosql #search

Updated: 2026-10-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2001-09-11
History: 4 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 2,669 open

3,579

stars

Forks: 1,439
Commits: 39,642 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

tinyhttp/tinyhttp

🦄 0-legacy, tiny & fast web framework as a replacement of Express

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Vite Vue npm pnpm

GitHub topics

#backend #es6 #es6-javascript #esm #esnext #express-js

Updated: 2026-09-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-06-13
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 11 open

2,904

stars

Forks: 156
Commits: 1,853 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

create-go-app/cli

✨ A complete and self-contained solution for developers of any qualification to create a production-ready project with backend (Go), frontend (JavaScript, TypeScript) and deploy automation (Ansible, Docker) by running only one CLI command.

Stack

Go Cobra Go modules

GitHub topics

#ansible-playbook #backend #backend-template #boilerplate-application #boilerplate-template #cgapp

Updated: 2026-02-10
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2019-12-30
History: 3 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 13 open

2,771

stars

Forks: 268
Commits: 658 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

blenderskool/blaze

⚡ File sharing progressive web app built using WebTorrent and WebSockets

Stack

JavaScript Express npm

GitHub topics

#backend #collaborate #file-transfer #frontend #hacktoberfest #node

Updated: 2024-10-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-12-07
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 12 open

2,478

stars

Forks: 298
Commits: 502 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

apioo/fusio

Self-Hosted API Management for Builders

Stack

PHP Composer

GitHub topics

#ai #ai-agents #api #api-gateway #api-management #api-manager

Updated: 2026-10-02
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2013-11-24
History: 10 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 170 open

2,118

stars

Forks: 242
Commits: 1,975 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

bbc/sqs-consumer

Build Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) based applications without the boilerplate

Stack

TypeScript Svelte Vite pnpm

GitHub topics

#aws-sqs #backend #ignorearchive #message-queue #nodejs #queue-consumer

Updated: 2026-10-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-10-25
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 12 open

1,908

stars

Forks: 337
Commits: 842 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

apache/solr

Apache Solr open-source search software

AI dev

Stack

Java Gradle pip Yarn

GitHub topics

#backend #information-retrieval #java #lucene #nosql #search

Updated: 2026-09-09
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2001-09-11
History: 8 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: Disabled

1,673

stars

Forks: 860
Commits: 39,254 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

kuzzleio/kuzzle

Open-source Back-end, self-hostable & ready to use - Real-time, storage, advanced search - Web, Apps, Mobile, IoT -

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Bundler npm

GitHub topics

#api-server #backend #elasticsearch #hacktoberfest #iot #kuzzle

Updated: 2026-10-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-04-03
History: 5 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 2 open

1,667

stars

Forks: 135
Commits: 9,005 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

givanz/Vvveb

Powerful and easy to use cms to build websites, blogs or ecommerce stores.

Stack

HTML Composer

GitHub topics

#backend #blog #blog-engine #blog-platform #blogging #cms

Updated: 2026-08-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-05-29
History: 8 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 179 open

1,205

stars

Forks: 218
Commits: 905 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

sergix44/xbackbone

A lightweight file manager with full ShareX support and more

Stack

PHP Laravel Tailwind CSS Vite Vue Composer npm

GitHub topics

#backend #file-server #filemanager #ftp #gallery #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-09-18
Lists: 0 list mentions
First commit: 2018-04-28
History: 73 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 90 open

1,168

stars

Forks: 95
Commits: 1,091 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: -2 -0.2%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

sergix44/XBackBone

A lightweight file manager with full ShareX support and more

Stack

PHP Symfony Composer npm

GitHub topics

#backend #file-server #filemanager #ftp #gallery #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-06-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-04-28
History: 4 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 97 open

1,140

stars

Forks: 93
Commits: 990 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ganatan/angular-node-java

Angular 22 Fullstack Starter (Node.js, Spring Boot)

Stack

HTML Angular Express Spring Boot Vite Maven npm

GitHub topics

#angular #angular20 #api-rest #backend #docker #express

Updated: 2026-06-26
Lists: 0 list mentions
First commit: 2018-11-26
History: 103 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 17 open

824

stars

Forks: 376
Commits: 1,194 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

GitHub

ganatan/angular-node-java-ai

Angular 20 Starter with Node.js, Spring Boot, and AI (LLM, Voice, Podcast).

Stack

HTML Angular Django Django REST Framework Express Maven npm pip

GitHub topics

#ai #angular #angular20 #api-rest #backend #docker

Updated: 2026-06-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-11-26
History: 3 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 17 open

817

stars

Forks: 380
Commits: 1,172 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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