DSpace
DSpace is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Libraries & Repositories category, licensed BSD-3-Clause and written mainly in Java. It has 1,105 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 23, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 1,105
- Forks
- 1,504
- Open issues
- 544
- Commits, last 12 months
- 3,012
- Last commit
- Oct 23, 2026
- Latest release
- dspace-10.1Sep 14, 2026
- Created
- Mar 16, 2012
- License
- BSD-3-ClauseOpen source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 23, 2026, 3,012 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases9 releases in 12 months
- Welcomes contributors264 open good-first-issue or help-wanted issues and a contributing guide
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 23, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 3,012 |
| Latest release | dspace-10.1 (Sep 14, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 9 |
| Releases, all time | 94 |
| Open issues | 544 |
| Open pull requests | 238 |
| Good first issues | 15 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Mar 16, 2012 |
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About DSpace
Turnkey repository application providing durable access to digital resources.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/DSpace/DSpace.
Topics
- dspace
- repository
- java
- open-access
- open-source
- rest-api
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Is DSpace free and open source?
Yes. DSpace is open-source software released under the BSD-3-Clause license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run DSpace with Docker?
DSpace does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Java), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to DSpace?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to DSpace include Koha, Fedora Commons Repository and Samvera Hyrax.
Is DSpace actively maintained?
The most recent commit to DSpace was on Oct 23, 2026 with 3,012 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is dspace-10.1, published Sep 14, 2026. It had 544 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.