gathio
Self-destructing, shareable, no-registration event pages.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 28% of tracked projects; popularity more than 22%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 464 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v1.6.7 · 7 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 7 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Nodejs, Docker |
Is gathio actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 90 commits, of which 21 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 7 commits a month.
The most recent tagged release, v1.6.7, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
gathio ranks #13 of 21 in Polls and Events, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What gathio actually does
Gathio is a self-hosted tool for organising temporary events through shareable web pages. It lets you spin up registration-free pages that are designed to disappear after use. The application runs on Node.js and is packaged for containerised environments.
Best fit: It is a good fit if you need to coordinate ad hoc gatherings without forcing participants to create accounts or hand over personal data.
Worth knowing: With a modest community following and moderate maintenance activity, you may need to patch bugs yourself or rely on a small contributor base for long-term updates.
Deployment notes
Because it runs as a Docker container, you will typically need to configure a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination and ensure any necessary data volumes are mounted persistently.
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