apigy/selfstarter
Roll your own crowdfunding observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5074
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1406
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3153 stars · 1576 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Selfstarter is an open-source Ruby on Rails skeleton for rolling your own crowdfunding site, originally built by Lockitron after their Kickstarter rejection. It provides a customizable preorder page with payment integration (Amazon Payments by default, with Stripe/WePay options) and configurable tiers.
Use cases
- launch a crowdfunding site for my product
- collect preorders without Kickstarter
- build a custom crowdfunding platform
- take reservations with delayed payment capture
- set up a preorder landing page with payment tiers
When to choose
- you want full control over your own crowdfunding/preorder site
- you're comfortable forking and customizing a Rails app
- you want to collect payment info without charging until shipping
When to avoid
- you need built-in authentication, admin panels, mailers, or analytics out of the box
- you want a maintained, turnkey crowdfunding solution
- you're not familiar with Ruby on Rails
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
web-framework file-upload auth web-development e-commerce self-hosted ruby self-hosted crowdfunding rails preorders payments boilerplate web-server
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/apigy/selfstarter · fetched 2026-08-28 · 35dd1b18fe50
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| apigy/selfstarter | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="apigy/selfstarter")
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