Tech riderRev. 20 Sept 2026
- 1Runs onAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
1 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages
Overview
Hound is ranked #7 of 40 in code search tools on Specifiction. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web.
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Facts
- Purpose
- Hound is an extremely fast source code search engine.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Architecture
- Hound has a static React frontend and a Go backend that maintains an up-to-date index for each repository and exposes a minimal API.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Search technology
- Its core is based on regular-expression matching with a trigram index.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Web interface
- Hound hosts a web UI at http://localhost:6080 by default.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Docker
- Hound provides a Docker image at ghcr.io/hound-search/hound:latest and instructions for building its own image.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Version control
- Hound supports Git, Mercurial, SVN, Bazaar, and local repositories.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Private repositories
- Private repositories can be indexed through local directories, file:// URLs, or SSH-style URLs.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Repository updates
- Hound polls configured repository URLs for updates every 30 seconds by default.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Editor integrations
- Plugins supporting Hound are available for Sublime Text, Vim, Emacs, and Visual Studio Code.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Operating-system support
- Hound is tested on macOS and CentOS, should work on any Unix-like system, and is not supported on Windows.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Security limitation
- Hound does not currently support TLS and is commonly run behind Apache or nginx.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- License
- Hound is distributed under the MIT license.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Creators
- Hound was created at Etsy by Kelly Norton and Jonathan Klein.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Release status
- The latest listed release is v0.7.1, published in May 2023.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
- Search engine
- Hound’s core is based on regular expression matching with a trigram index.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Hound can be built from source or run from the project's GitHub Container Registry Docker image.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Index updates
- By default, Hound polls configured repository URLs for updates every 30 seconds; the interval can be changed per repository.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Platform support
- The README says Hound is tested on macOS and CentOS and should work on any Unix-like system; Windows is not supported, though it may compile and run.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
- TLS limitation
- Hound does not support TLS itself; the README suggests running it behind Apache or nginx.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Support
- The README describes platform support and setup guidance but does not specify a support service.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Release
- The latest release listed on the project's Releases page is v0.7.1, dated May 3, 2023.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Origin
- The README says Hound was created at Etsy by Kelly Norton and Jonathan Klein.github.com · 2 Oct 2026
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Sources
- github.com/hound-search/hound· checked 1 Oct 2026
- github.com/hound-search/hound/blob/main/LICENSE· checked 1 Oct 2026
- github.com/hound-search/hound/releases· checked 1 Oct 2026