https://github.com/korbinjoe/trending8

What's actually hot on GitHub right now? A 3-minute daily feed of repos gaining momentum—early gems included, junk filtered. Free & self-hostable.
https://github.com/korbinjoe/trending8

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What's actually hot on GitHub right now? A 3-minute daily feed of repos gaining momentum—early gems included, junk filtered. Free & self-hostable.

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/korbinjoe/trending8
Owner: korbinjoe
License: mit
Created: 2026-05-18T14:39:51.000Z (about 1 month ago)
Default Branch: main
Last Pushed: 2026-06-08T02:46:43.000Z (16 days ago)
Last Synced: 2026-06-08T04:22:35.895Z (16 days ago)
Topics: developer-tools, github, github-trending, open-source, postgresql, repository-analytics, stars, trending, typescript
Language: TypeScript
Homepage: https://trending8.vercel.app/
Size: 1020 KB
Stars: 1
Watchers: 0
Forks: 0
Open Issues: 5
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- Security: SECURITY.md

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          # GitHub Trending+

[![CI](https://github.com/korbinzhao/github-trending-plus/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/korbinzhao/github-trending-plus/actions/workflows/ci.yml)

[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-blue.svg)](./LICENSE)

[![Live Demo](https://img.shields.io/badge/demo-live-22c55e)](https://github-trending-plus-web.vercel.app)

[![Node](https://img.shields.io/badge/node-%3E%3D20-339933)](./package.json)

**Discover what’s actually heating up on GitHub** — an unofficial, self-hostable alternative to [github.com/trending](https://github.com/trending).

Rank open-source repositories by **star velocity (Δ stars)** and **commit health**, filter noise (Awesome lists, zombie repos), and surface **early movers** before they hit the mainstream chart. Optional **Product Hunt** launch signals, transparent rules, **RSS**, and **11-language** UI.

> Not affiliated with GitHub, Inc. Community-maintained · [MIT](./LICENSE)

![GitHub Trending+ homepage — velocity, early signal, and Product Hunt feeds](./docs/images/homepage.png)

**[Live demo →](https://github-trending-plus-web.vercel.app)** · **[Ranking rules](https://github-trending-plus-web.vercel.app/about)** · **[RSS feed](https://github-trending-plus-web.vercel.app/feeds/all.xml)**

---

## Why not just GitHub Trending?

| | Official GitHub Trending | GitHub Trending+ |

|---|--------------------------|------------------|

| Ranking basis | Mostly recent stars in a window | **Velocity** (Δ stars) + **Early Signal** (relative growth under 5k stars) |

| Health & noise | Limited | Commit health, bus-factor hints, **Awesome / shell filters** |

| Cross-platform | GitHub only | Optional **Product Hunt** tab for launch-window signal |

| Transparency | Opaque | Published formulas on the About page |

| Self-host | N/A | **Docker + Postgres**, full monorepo |

Use it when you want a **daily 3-minute scan** of repos gaining traction *now*, not yesterday’s inertia.

---

## Features

- **Velocity** — absolute star gain for today / week / month / 6 months / year (UTC)

- **Early Signal** — high relative growth for repos under 5k stars

- **Product Hunt** — PH upvotes + launch dates; GitHub-linked and product-only entries

- **Health & filters** — commit activity, shell-risk hints, hide empty shells, language & topic filters

- **Repo detail** — star velocity copy, health panel, alternatives strip, PH badge when linked

- **Compare** — side-by-side alternatives with star-history deep links

- **Fuzzy search** — typo-tolerant keyword search over ingested repos (`pg_trgm`)

- **RSS** — `/feeds/all.xml` for readers and automation

- **i18n** — English, 中文, 日本語, 한국어, Español, Français, Deutsch, Português, Русский, العربية, हिन्दी

- **Privacy-first favorites** — browser `localStorage` only (no accounts, no server PII)

---

## Quick start

**Requirements:** Node.js 20+, pnpm 9+, Docker (local Postgres).

```bash

git clone https://github.com/korbinzhao/github-trending-plus.git

cd github-trending-plus

cp .env.example .env

# Edit .env: GITHUB_TOKEN, CRON_SECRET, DATABASE_URL

docker compose up -d

pnpm install

pnpm db:push

pnpm db:trgm

pnpm dev

```

Open http://localhost:3000. Run a first ingest:

```bash

curl -X POST "http://localhost:3000/api/cron/ingest?ranking=true" \

  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CRON_SECRET"

```

Optional Product Hunt ingest (skips automatically when credentials are unset):

```bash

pnpm ph-ingest:once

# Historical PH backfill (one-time):

pnpm ph-backfill:once

```

See [docs/SELF_HOSTING.md](./docs/SELF_HOSTING.md) for details and [apps/web/README.md](./apps/web/README.md) for API routes.

---

## Tech stack

| Layer | Stack |

|-------|--------|

| App | Next.js 15 (App Router), React, next-intl |

| Data | PostgreSQL, Drizzle ORM, `pg_trgm` |

| Ingest | GitHub GraphQL API, optional Product Hunt API, OSS Insight backfill |

| Deploy | Vercel + Neon ([guide](./docs/DEPLOYMENT.md)) or self-hosted VPS |

---

## Monorepo layout

| Package | Role |

|---------|------|

| `apps/web` | Next.js UI + API routes + Cron entrypoints |

| `packages/core` | Ranking, health scoring, shared types |

| `packages/github` | GraphQL ingest, OSS Insight backfill |

| `packages/db` | Drizzle schema + Postgres client |

| `packages/producthunt` | Optional PH ingest & backfill |

Architecture: [docs/ARCHITECTURE.md](./docs/ARCHITECTURE.md)

---

## Documentation

| Doc | Purpose |

|-----|---------|

| [docs/SELF_HOSTING.md](./docs/SELF_HOSTING.md) | Local / VPS self-host |

| [docs/DEPLOYMENT.md](./docs/DEPLOYMENT.md) | Vercel + Neon production |

| [docs/SECRET_AUDIT.md](./docs/SECRET_AUDIT.md) | Pre-release secret scan log |

| [docs/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md](./docs/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md) | Maintainer steps before/after going public |

---

## Environment variables

Copy [`.env.example`](./.env.example). **Server-only** (never `NEXT_PUBLIC_*`):

- `DATABASE_URL`, `GITHUB_TOKEN`, `CRON_SECRET`

- `PRODUCTHUNT_*` (optional)

- `NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL` (public canonical/RSS base URL only)

---

## Third-party services & compliance

You are responsible for complying with each provider’s terms when operating an instance.

| Service | Required | Notes |

|---------|----------|-------|

| [GitHub GraphQL API](https://docs.github.com/en/graphql) | Yes (ingest) | Use a PAT with **minimum read scopes** for public repos. Respect [GitHub Terms](https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/github-terms/github-terms-of-service). |

| [OSS Insight API](https://ossinsight.io/) | Optional (star-daily backfill) | Public API; throttled in code. Follow their usage policy. |

| [Product Hunt API](https://api.producthunt.com/v2/docs) | Optional | Ingest skips when credentials are unset (`ph_ingest_skipped`). |

**Trademark:** Do not imply endorsement by GitHub. This project is community-maintained.

Ranking formula lives in `packages/core` (see About page). License field on cards reflects **each repo’s** SPDX, not this software’s MIT license.

---

## Star & share

If this project helps you discover repos faster, consider **starring the repo** and sharing the [live demo](https://github-trending-plus-web.vercel.app) — it helps other developers find it on GitHub search and awesome lists.

---

## Contributing

See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md). Security issues: [SECURITY.md](./SECURITY.md).

## License

[MIT](./LICENSE) — Copyright (c) 2026 GitHub Trending+ Contributors.

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