# kottster/kottster

Instant Node.js admin panel. Secure, self-hosted, and easy to set up

Repository: https://github.com/kottster/kottster
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kottster
Homepage: https://kottster.app
Language: TypeScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: cli, dashboard, javascript, react, typescript, admin, admin-panel, database-viewer, crud, lowcode, nocode
Archived: true
Last push: 2026-01-16T12:29:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 62, release rhythm 65, longevity 55
- inputs: {"age_days": 772, "days_push": 229, "days_rel": 233, "gap_med": 5, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1153, forks 81 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:47.287312+00:00)

## What it is
Kottster is an open-source Node.js framework for generating instant, self-hosted admin panels connected to your database. It provides CRUD pages for database tables, dashboards, and custom pages built with React and TypeScript.

## Use cases
- build an admin panel for my database
- create a CRUD dashboard for database tables
- self-hosted internal admin tool for Node.js
- view and manage data in my Postgres/MySQL tables
- build custom admin dashboards with charts and forms
- low-code admin panel generator
- database viewer with authentication

## When to choose
- you need a secure, self-hosted admin panel quickly
- you want CRUD pages generated from your database schema
- you're building a Node.js app and need internal tooling
- you want customizable React-based admin dashboards

## When to avoid
- you need a public-facing customer application rather than an internal admin tool
- your stack is not Node.js
- you need a fully no-code hosted SaaS solution
- you require deep customization beyond what the framework supports

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, gui, cli, database, auth, data-visualization
- domain: web-development, backend, databases, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: cross-platform, self-hosted, cli
- tags: admin-panel, crud, lowcode, nocode, dashboard, database-viewer, react, typescript, nodejs, docker

## Member repositories
- kottster/kottster (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:47.287312+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:33:28.447613+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kottster/kottster (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:47.287312+00:00, sha 49410f61a458)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/kottster (fetched 2026-08-29T12:38:16.549473+00:00, sha a48ba1487578)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.