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The Garage team - An S3 object store so reliable you can run it outside datacenters
(Garage)
tool
single dependency-free binary S3 store, data replicated across 3 zones, made to run between sites; AGPL
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Cloudflare Tunnel
(Cloudflare Docs)
reference
cloudflared outbound-only tunnels exposing HTTP, SSH and RDP origins with no public IP; free tier available
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Apache CouchDB
(couchdb.apache.org)
tool
JSON document store with an HTTP API and a replication protocol reaching mobile and browsers
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Woodpecker CI
(woodpecker-ci.org)
tool
container-based CI engine with dependent multi-workflow pipelines and plugins, free under Apache-2.0
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Headscale
(headscale.net)
reference
self-hosted control server for a single Tailscale tailnet, aimed at hobbyists and small orgs; open source
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RustDesk: Open-Source Remote Desktop with Self-Hosted Server Solutions
(RustDesk)
tool
TeamViewer alternative with an optional self-hosted Docker relay and a paid Pro tier; Wayland support
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Netdata: Monitoring and troubleshooting transformed
(netdata.cloud)
tool
Per-second metrics, dashboards and alerts from an open agent; paid managed and on-prem cloud tiers
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Zabbix: The enterprise-class open source observability solution
(zabbix.com)
tool
Agent-based monitoring and alerting for hosts, networks and apps; GPL core, paid support and SaaS
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Grafana OSS | Leading observability tool for visualizations & dashboards
(Grafana Labs)
tool
Dashboards and alerting across 150+ data sources, deployable as code; OSS build beside paid Cloud
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GitHub - louislam/uptime-kuma: A fancy self-hosted monitoring tool
(GitHub)
repo
HTTP, TCP, DNS, ping and Docker checks at 20s intervals, status pages and 90+ notification services
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Headscale
(headscale.net)
Self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale coordination server
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TrueNAS 27 (Early)
(truenas.com)
reference
Docs for the ZFS-based NAS operating system; this branch tracks unreleased nightly builds
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XCP-ng - XenServer Based, Community Powered
(xcp-ng.org)
tool
Xen-based hypervisor with live VM migration, web Xen Orchestra management and a VMware migration path
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openmediavault - DATA SOVEREIGNTY MADE EASY
(openmediavault.org)
tool
Debian-based NAS OS with plugin-extensible web admin for SMB, SFTP, rsync and RAID repair
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Caddy - The Ultimate Server with Automatic HTTPS
(Caddy Web Server)
reference
Go server configured by Caddyfile or JSON API, no runtime deps; getting-started and quick starts
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Nginx Proxy Manager
(nginxproxymanager.com)
tool
Web UI over nginx for proxy hosts, access lists and self-renewing Let's Encrypt certificates
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Pi-hole – Network-wide Ad Blocking
(pi-hole.net)
tool
DNS sinkhole you run yourself; point router DHCP at it to filter every device, VPN included
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AdGuard Home | Network-wide software for any OS: Windows, macOS, Linux
(adguard.com)
tool
network-wide DNS filtering of ads and trackers for every device, router-installable, with parental controls
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Welcome | authentik
(goauthentik.io)
tool
Self-hosted SSO speaking SAML, OAuth2 and LDAP, with customisable auth flows and policy as code
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Authelia
(Authelia)
tool
OpenID Certified SSO and multi-factor portal that reverse proxies delegate login to; ~20MB Go binary
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GitHub - dani-garcia/vaultwarden: Unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust, formerly known as bitwarden_rs
(GitHub)
repo
Lightweight Rust reimplementation of the Bitwarden API for self-hosting; works with the stock clients
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Nextcloud - Open source content collaboration platform
(Nextcloud)
tool
Self-hosted hub of file sync, Talk conferencing, groupware and LibreOffice-based online editing
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Quick start | Immich
(docs.immich.app)
reference
Docker Compose path to a self-hosted photo and video backup server; needs 6GB RAM and two cores
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The Free Software Media System | Jellyfin
(jellyfin.org)
tool
GPL server for streaming your own video, music and books; no tracking, no paid tier, donation funded
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Home Assistant
(Home Assistant)
tool
Locally-run device automation hub, governed by the non-profit Open Home Foundation
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GitHub - paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx: A community-supported supercharged document management system: scan, index and archive all your documents
(GitHub)
repo
OCR pipeline turning scanned paper into a searchable archive; docker compose deploy, live demo
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Forgejo – Beyond coding. We forge.
(forgejo.org)
tool
Lightweight Git forge run by nonprofit Codeberg e.V.; Gitea fork focused on federation and privacy
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linkding
(linkding)
tool
Single Docker container on SQLite; metadata fetching, page snapshots, REST API, multi-user sharing
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awesome-selfhosted
(awesome-selfhosted.net)
reference
Tag-browsable catalogue of network services and web apps runnable on your own server, with licence and stars
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Home | LinuxServer.io
(linuxserver.io)
tool
Group maintaining s6-overlay Docker images on a shared base, auto-rebuilt when upstreams change
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selfh.st - Self-hosted content and software
(selfh.st)
news
Weekly newsletter, release notes and app index tracking what people run on their own servers