Helium
Helium is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Learning Management (LMS) category, licensed Apache-2.0 and written mainly in Python. It ships a Docker image. It has 9 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 23, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 9
- Forks
- 2
- Open issues
- 0
- Commits, last 12 months
- 592
- Last commit
- Oct 23, 2026
- Latest release
- No releases
- Created
- Nov 20, 2017
- License
- Apache-2.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 23, 2026, 592 commits in 12 months.
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 23, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 592 |
| Latest release | No GitHub releases |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 |
| Releases, all time | 0 |
| Open issues | 0 |
| Open pull requests | 0 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Nov 20, 2017 |
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About Helium
Color-coded student planner for classes, homework, grades, and notes with smart notifications and multi-device sync.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/HeliumEdu/platform.
Topics
- python
- django
- education
- calendar
- django-rest-framework
- docker
- student-planner
- self-hosted
- gradebook
- helium
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Is Helium free and open source?
Yes. Helium is open-source software released under the Apache-2.0 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 Helium with Docker?
Yes. Helium provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to Helium?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Helium include Open edX, Moodle and Canvas LMS.
Is Helium actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Helium was on Oct 23, 2026 with 592 commits in the past twelve months. It had 0 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.