No. 48 of 60 ·Artifact repository software

Athens

Linux · Self-hosted

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Athens is ranked #48 of 60 in artifact repository software on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

Athens plans and pricing

Athens Free Open source Go module proxy; run your own public or private mirror docs.gomods.io · 5 Oct 2026

Purpose: Athens is an open source Go Module proxy for retrieving Go packages.
Use cases: The documentation describes use cases including anti-censorship, compliance, data privacy, and data continuity.
Private modules: Organizations can run a private mirror to manage private code alongside public code.
Immutable storage: Athens stores modules in append-only storage and does not change a module after saving it.
Integrations: The documentation describes fetching modules from version control systems and using Go module repositories such as proxy.golang.org or another Athens server as upstreams.
Storage options: Athens supports multiple configurable storage options, with storage configuration covered in its documentation.
Authentication: Athens documents supplying credentials in different formats for access to version control systems.
Checksum database: Athens can proxy a checksum database API.
Deployment: The maker lists deployment on AWS, Azure, GCP, Digital Ocean, Alibaba, or bare metal.
Install methods: The maker provides a Docker image, build-from-source guidance, and Kubernetes Helm charts.
Support: The project invites users to office hours and its Gophers Slack channel for discussion and questions.
Price from: Free

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