Kinto
Kinto is an open-source, self-hosted app in the File Sync & Storage category, licensed Apache-2.0 and written mainly in Python. It has 4,423 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 23, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 4,423
- Forks
- 443
- Open issues
- 91
- Commits, last 12 months
- 172
- Last commit
- Oct 23, 2026
- Latest release
- 26.5.0Oct 13, 2026
- Created
- Feb 25, 2015
- License
- Apache-2.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 23, 2026, 172 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases10 or more releases in 12 months
- Welcomes contributors9 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 | 172 |
| Latest release | 26.5.0 (Oct 13, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 10 or more |
| Releases, all time | 215 |
| Open issues | 91 |
| Open pull requests | 7 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Feb 25, 2015 |
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About Kinto
Minimalist JSON storage service with synchronisation and sharing abilities.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/Kinto/kinto.
Topics
- api
- storage
- web
- http
- decentralisation
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Is Kinto free and open source?
Yes. Kinto 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 Kinto with Docker?
Kinto does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Python), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Kinto?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Kinto include Syncthing, Puter and Nextcloud.
Is Kinto actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Kinto was on Oct 23, 2026 with 172 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 26.5.0, published Oct 13, 2026. It had 91 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.