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Anvil App Server

Self-hosted runtime for apps built with Anvil

Developer Tools & Git ★ 1k stars Medium setup AGPL-3.0

The Anvil App Server is the open-source runtime that lets you host web applications built with Anvil's drag-and-drop Python builder on your own infrastructure. It includes a database and server-side Python execution.

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Key features

  • Host Anvil apps locally
  • Server-side Python
  • Bundled database
  • Full-stack runtime

Strengths

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • Active community (1k GitHub stars)
  • Written in TypeScript

Is Anvil App Server secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Anvil App Server's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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