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Top 16 Rust Rocket Projects
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Project mention: Tell HN: uBlock Origin on Chrome is finally gone | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-07-11
I recommend Vaultwarden as a bitwarden server. It's pretty quick to set up and completely open source.
https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden
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InfluxDB
InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.
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Rocket has evolved into a highly usable, performant framework with active development and over 25k GitHub stars. Here is a simple example of a Rocket server that takes two query parameters and returns a Happy Birthday message:
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Plume
Federated blogging application, thanks to ActivityPub (now on https://git.joinplu.me/ — this is just a mirror)
When looking for something more dynamic, I initially though about using Plume, since it's easy to integrate with some applications I plan to deploy later, but unfortunately it's not well maintained anymore. As Ghost or Wordpress seem overkill, I ended up opting for the conveniences of WriteFreely: it lets me create and edit posts in-place, with Markdown support and no need to upload new files. However, that comes with a cost: it requires a MySQL[-compatible] database
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Stream
Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video. Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.
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uploadserver
Simple Rust file server which lets you upload, share, and download files from a web browser. Ready-to-run binaries for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Free/Open-Source alternative to AirDrop/Dropbox for transferring files on your local network without having to install anything. A more sophisticated version of `python3 -m http.server 8000`. (by akovacs)
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We started a contribution towards that end: https://github.com/authifier/authifier/pull/63
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rust-backend-tutorials
A sample project showing off how to use Axum (previously Rocket) effectively.
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rocket-webservice-test-rust
Experimenting with the Rocket framework and GCP Cloud Run. Includes a GraphQL implementation and a MongoDB integrations branch.
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colorette
Color pallete extractor built with Rocket.rs on backend and Reac.js on frontend (by diespeso)
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gcp-cloud-run-deploy-rust
A basic GitHub Actions/Cloud Build GCP Cloud Run deploy pipeline for a Rocket web service.
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Rust Rocket discussion
Rust Rocket related posts
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Password reuse is rampant: nearly half of observed user logins are compromised
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Bitwarden Is Down
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How to Set Up a Local Docker Environment with Rust and Rocket
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VaultWarden 1.32.4 – Security Fixes
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Rocket.rs lightspeed web server
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Apple is launching its own password manager app
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Sponsoring the Rust-based Rocket Web framework
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Rocket projects in Rust? This list will help you:
# | Project | Stars |
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1 | vaultwarden | 46,620 |
2 | Rocket | 25,262 |
3 | rbatis | 2,354 |
4 | Plume | 2,178 |
5 | bin | 269 |
6 | protect-endpoints | 233 |
7 | rocket_cors | 104 |
8 | rocket_auth | 79 |
9 | uploadserver | 52 |
10 | authifier | 44 |
11 | inertia-rs | 38 |
12 | rocket_seek_stream | 26 |
13 | rust-backend-tutorials | 19 |
14 | rocket-webservice-test-rust | 1 |
15 | colorette | 0 |
16 | gcp-cloud-run-deploy-rust | 0 |