Show HN: ZipZen – Lightweight Release Hosting for Binaries

GitHub Releases is the default for many open source projects when sharing binaries. It works, but it was never really designed for proper distribution.

Common issues:

- Users have to manually download files, no easy automation.

- No download stats, so you never know which versions are popular.

- Limited CI/CD support beyond uploading artifacts.

- No repository integrations

ZipZen is a lightweight release hosting service built specifically for developers. You get:

- CLI & API integration

- Support for Helm package hosting that requires NO configuration

- Support for Linux package repos (APT/YUM) that requires NO configuration

- Download statistics

- Reliable binary hosting

If you are looking for release hosting or frustrated with GitHub Releases for distributing binaries, ZipZen is designed to make this easier. https://www.zipzen.dev