Pkgly
Pkgly is a free, open-source artifact manager for hosting and retrieving software packages.
What Pkgly is
Pkgly is a free, open-source artifact manager for hosting and retrieving software packages. It is available through web and Linux environments and can be self-hosted, with setup documented for local Docker Compose and Kubernetes Helm charts. Supported ecosystems include Maven, npm, Python, Composer, Go modules, Cargo, RubyGems, Docker/OCI, Helm, Debian APT, and NuGet. Most listed ecosystems support hosted and proxy repositories; Cargo and Helm are hosted only. Storage uses S3 with local disk caching, plus a configurable on-disk LRU cache. Users, ACLs, and repository permissions control access. Pkgly supports signed upstream tokens and OAuth2 login with Google or Microsoft Entra ID. Audit events cover management, package operations, searches, listings, and repository traffic. Admin webhooks handle package publication and deletion with durable retries. Repository cleanup is disabled by default. The pkglyctl client works through HTTP APIs and repository routes.
Good
- Free and open source
- Supports many package ecosystems
- Hosted and proxy repositories
- ACLs and repository permissions
- Audit logs and webhook retries
Watch out
- Cargo and Helm are hosted only
- Cleanup is disabled by default
- Self-hosted deployment required
Who it suits
Pkgly suits developers and larger companies needing a free, self-hosted registry for multiple package ecosystems and container artifacts.
Verdict
Pkgly provides broad package-format coverage with self-hosting, access controls, audit events, storage caching, and webhooks. Its free plan makes it suitable when you want to operate your own artifact service.
Plans and prices
From Pkgly's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free and open source | Free | Self-hosted package registry |
The facts
Each one read from Pkgly's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access control
- Pkgly provides users, ACLs, and repository permissions for controlling access.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Audit logging
- The feature overview says audit events record successful and denied user actions across management routes, package operations, search/listing, and repository traffic.checked 9 Oct 2026
- CLI
- The pkglyctl terminal client operates a Pkgly instance through its HTTP APIs and repository routes.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The quickstart covers local Docker Compose and Kubernetes Helm chart setup.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The documentation describes SSO integrations with Cloudflare Access, Okta, Auth0, Azure B2C, Google, and Microsoft Entra ID.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The documentation describes Pkgly as a simple free artifact manager for common developers as well as larger companies.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Package ecosystems
- The feature overview lists support for Maven, npm, Python, Composer, Go modules, Cargo, RubyGems, Docker/OCI, Helm, Debian APT, and NuGet.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- Pkgly is a free, open-source artifact manager for hosting and retrieving software packages.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Repository modes
- Pkgly supports hosted and proxy repositories for most listed ecosystems; Cargo and Helm are listed as hosted only.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Retention
- Per-repository package cleanup is disabled by default and applies to hosted and proxy repositories.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Single sign-on
- Pkgly can validate signed tokens from upstream providers and also supports OAuth2 login with Google or Microsoft Entra ID.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Storage
- The product site describes S3 storage with local disk caching; the feature overview lists a configurable on-disk LRU cache.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Webhooks
- Admin-managed package webhooks support package.published and package.deleted events with a durable retry queue.checked 9 Oct 2026
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