CookCLI
Recipe ManagersPlain-text recipe markup with a CLI and server
Replaces Paprika, Crouton
Best Lightweight Recipe Managers for self-hosting
The 4 best Lightweight recipe managers you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Chowdown
Recipe ManagersStatic-site recipe collection built on Jekyll
Replaces Paprika, BigOven
Recipya
Recipe ManagersClean self-hosted recipe manager in Go
Replaces Paprika, Whisk
groceri.es
Recipe ManagersRecipe manager and meal planning tool
Replaces Paprika, Mealie
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CookCLI | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 128 MB | MIT | 1,406 |
| Chowdown | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 64 MB | MIT | 671 |
| Recipya | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | GPL-3.0 | 411 |
| groceri.es | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | MIT | 392 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: CookCLI (1,406 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Chowdown (from 64 MB RAM, against 256 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 3 of 4 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Lightweight within the recipe managers category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.