Self-host unpub
2.1.0Private Dart Pub package server for enterprise
- Stars
- 483
- Port
- 4000 (HTTP server)
- Requires
- MongoDB
What is unpub?
This self-hosted private Dart Pub server targets enterprise environments. It offers a web UI for browsing and searching packages, supports publishing with custom validation rules, and forwards missing package requests to pub.dev. MongoDB stores metadata while the filesystem holds tarballs by default, though both layers are pluggable — an AWS S3 package store is available. Deployment options include a CLI installed via dart pub global activate or embedding the Dart library directly. The project is maintained by ByteDance's open-source team under an MIT license.
Should you self-host unpub?
unpub scores 49/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #6 of 11 in Package Management. It has 483 GitHub stars.
There was no stable release in the past 12 months, so check the repository's recent activity before you rely on it.
Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. It is MIT-licensed and written mostly in Dart.
Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is verdaccio (75/100, 17 954 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See unpub vs verdaccio side by side.
Features
- Command Line Interface
- Dart API
- Extensible storage backends
- Package publishing
- Package Validation
- Private package hosting
- Reverse Proxy Support
- Upstream proxy to pub.dev
- Version and download badges
unpub README
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