# Lemmy

> Decentralized link aggregator

A federated Reddit alternative.

- Source: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy
- Homepage: https://join-lemmy.org
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Language: Rust
- Stars: 14614
- Forks: 969
- Contributors: 259
- Last commit: 2026-10-01
- Latest release: 0.19.20 (2026-07-21)
- Purpose: Self-hosted apps, Communication
- Runs on: Docker / self-host
- For: Personal

## Worth score: 79/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 21/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 12/15
- Readiness: 11/15

## Alternatives

- [Mastodon](https://diggithub.com/mastodon/mastodon.md): Self-hosted social network in the fediverse
- [ntfy](https://diggithub.com/binwiederhier/ntfy.md): Push notifications to phone or desktop with a simple POST
- [Nextcloud](https://diggithub.com/nextcloud/server.md): Self-hosted file sync, sharing and collaboration
- [Huly](https://diggithub.com/hcengineering/platform.md): All-in-one project management platform
- [Discourse](https://diggithub.com/discourse/discourse.md): Platform for community discussion
- [Mail-in-a-Box](https://diggithub.com/mail-in-a-box/mailinabox.md): Easy self-hosted mail server
- [Syncthing](https://diggithub.com/syncthing/syncthing.md): Continuous peer-to-peer file synchronization
- [Plane](https://diggithub.com/makeplane/plane.md): Open-source Jira and Linear alternative

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/LemmyNet/lemmy
Updated: 2026-10-03