Huginn is a self-hosted automation platform that lets you build agents to watch events, transform data, and trigger actions. It is often used as a private alternative to hosted automation services when you want full control of workflows and data.
⚠️ Project Status: Inactive
The last stable release was v2022.08.18 (August 18, 2022). The project shows signs of reduced maintenance activity with accumulated issues and no recent releases. Consider this for legacy deployments or evaluate active alternatives for new projects.
- ⚠️ Legacy deployments where Huginn is already in use
- Self-hosted workflow automation with full data ownership
- Event-driven pipelines built from smaller reusable agents
- Monitoring feeds, APIs, and websites with notifications
Not recommended for new production deployments - consider active alternatives like n8n.
- Agent graph model for chained automation flows
- Web UI for creating and managing agents
- Supports incoming webhooks, API polling, schedule-based triggers
- Data transformation and filtering capabilities
- PostgreSQL or MySQL database backend
- Docker and source-based deployment options
- Backend: Ruby on Rails
- Database: PostgreSQL or MySQL
- Job Processing: Delayed Job (background job queue)
- Frontend: jQuery, Bootstrap
- ⚠️ Latest release: v2022.08.18 (August 18, 2022)
- ⚠️ Project activity: Reduced maintenance
- Repository stats: ~49k stars, ~4k forks (historical interest)
- Concerns: 600+ open issues, 90+ open PRs (as of early 2026)
- Recommendation: Evaluate active alternatives for new deployments
For new workflow automation projects, consider:
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