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Athens

Ch 176.7of 60 Artifact repository software
  1. 1Runs onLinux, self-hosted
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Upstream proxyYes
  4. 4Access controlfine-grained
  5. 5Self hostedYes
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Overview

Athens is ranked #17 of 60 in artifact repository software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

Athens plans and pricing

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

Compared on artifact repository software

Upstream proxy
Yesdocs.gomods.io
Access control
fine-graineddocs.gomods.io
Self hosted
Yesdocs.gomods.io

Facts

Purpose
Athens is an open source Go Module proxy for retrieving Go packages.docs.gomods.io · 5 Oct 2026
Use cases
The documentation describes use cases including anti-censorship, compliance, data privacy, and data continuity.docs.gomods.io · 5 Oct 2026
Private modules
Organizations can run a private mirror to manage private code alongside public code.docs.gomods.io · 5 Oct 2026
Immutable storage
Athens stores modules in append-only storage and does not change a module after saving it.docs.gomods.io · 5 Oct 2026
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.docs.gomods.io · 5 Oct 2026
Storage options
Athens supports multiple configurable storage options, with storage configuration covered in its documentation.docs.gomods.io · 5 Oct 2026
Authentication
Athens documents supplying credentials in different formats for access to version control systems.docs.gomods.io · 5 Oct 2026
Checksum database
Athens can proxy a checksum database API.docs.gomods.io · 5 Oct 2026
Deployment
The maker lists deployment on AWS, Azure, GCP, Digital Ocean, Alibaba, or bare metal.docs.gomods.io · 5 Oct 2026
Install methods
The maker provides a Docker image, build-from-source guidance, and Kubernetes Helm charts.docs.gomods.io · 5 Oct 2026
Support
The project invites users to office hours and its Gophers Slack channel for discussion and questions.docs.gomods.io · 5 Oct 2026

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