Self-hosted software you can actually run
A curated directory of open-source apps you can deploy on your own server, VPS or home lab. No subscriptions. No data lock-in.
106 tools across 12 categories
Featured
Immich
FeaturedSelf-hosted photo and video backup
Replaces: Google Photos, iCloud Photos, Amazon Photos
Jellyfin
FeaturedThe free software media system
Replaces: Plex, Emby, Netflix
n8n
FeaturedWorkflow automation with code when you need it
Replaces: Zapier, Make, IFTTT
Nextcloud
FeaturedProductivity platform you host yourself
Replaces: Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive
Open WebUI
FeaturedSelf-hosted AI chat interface for local models
Replaces: ChatGPT, Claude, Google Gemini
RustDesk
FeaturedOpen-source remote desktop you host yourself
Replaces: TeamViewer, AnyDesk, Chrome Remote Desktop
Stirling-PDF
FeaturedLocal PDF editing without uploading files
Replaces: Adobe Acrobat, Smallpdf, iLovePDF
Vaultwarden
FeaturedLightweight Bitwarden-compatible server
Replaces: Bitwarden, LastPass, 1Password
Browse by category
Media & Streaming
Self-hosted alternatives to Netflix, Spotify and photo clouds.
7 toolsProductivity & Notes
Notes, tasks, docs and knowledge bases you own.
11 toolsFiles & Sync
Private file storage, sync and transfer tools.
6 toolsDeveloper Tools
Self-hosted CI, git hosting, monitoring and dashboards.
14 toolsAutomation & Workflow
Run workflows and integrations on your own hardware.
6 toolsSecurity & Privacy
Password managers, VPNs and privacy-first utilities.
6 toolsAI & LLM
Run AI models, chat interfaces and agents on your own hardware.
4 toolsMonitoring & Analytics
Uptime checks, metrics, logs, tracing and privacy-friendly web analytics.
13 toolsDashboards & Startpages
One home screen for every service you run.
10 toolsBackup & Recovery
Encrypted, deduplicated backups you can actually restore from.
8 toolsHome Automation
Devices, sensors and automation that keep working without the cloud.
9 toolsDatabases & Storage
Self-hosted databases and object storage for your own applications.
12 toolsAlternatives to software you pay for
1Password, LastPass
1 self-hosted option, compared
Obsidian
2 self-hosted options, compared
Google Analytics
3 self-hosted options, compared
Datadog, New Relic
6 self-hosted options, compared
UptimeRobot, Pingdom
2 self-hosted options, compared
Airflow, Prefect
1 self-hosted option, compared
Netflix
1 self-hosted option, compared
Nextcloud
1 self-hosted option, compared
All tools
Activepieces
Open source automation you can actually self-host
Replaces: Zapier, Make, n8n
Actual Budget
Local-first personal finance
Replaces: YNAB, Mint, Monarch Money
Alertmanager
Routing, grouping and silencing for your alerts
Replaces: PagerDuty, Opsgenie, VictorOps
AList
A file list program that supports dozens of storage backends
Replaces: Google Drive, Dropbox, Nextcloud
Apache CouchDB
Document database built for sync
Replaces: Firebase Firestore, MongoDB, PouchDB Cloud
Appsmith
Build internal tools and admin panels
Replaces: Retool, ToolJet, Budibase
Appwrite
Self-hosted backend as a service
Replaces: Firebase, Supabase, AWS Amplify
Audiobookshelf
Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server
Replaces: Audible, Spotify, Apple Podcasts
Authelia
Single sign-on and two-factor portal for your own services
Replaces: Okta, Auth0, Google Workspace SSO
Backrest
Web interface for restic
Replaces: Duplicati, Arq Backup, Backblaze
BorgBackup
Deduplicating encrypted backups
Replaces: Backblaze, Carbonite, Acronis
CasaOS
Simple personal cloud operating system
Replaces: Unraid, OpenMediaVault, TrueNAS
changedetection.io
Monitor web pages for changes
Replaces: Visualping, Distill.io, Wachete
ClickHouse
Columnar database for analytical queries
Replaces: Google BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, Snowflake
Cockpit
Web-based administration for a Linux server
Replaces: Webmin, Portainer, cPanel
Coolify
Self-hostable platform as a service
Replaces: Vercel, Heroku, Netlify
CrowdSec
Collaborative intrusion prevention for your servers
Replaces: fail2ban, Cloudflare WAF, Sucuri
Dashdot
Modern server dashboard in a single container
Replaces: Netdata, Glances, Cockpit
Dashy
Highly customisable personal dashboard
Replaces: Homer, Homarr, Heimdall
Dify
Build AI agent workflows and RAG pipelines
Replaces: OpenAI Assistants, LangChain Cloud, Flowise
Dokku
Docker-powered mini Heroku
Replaces: Heroku, Railway, Fly.io
Dokploy
Open-source alternative to Vercel and Heroku
Replaces: Vercel, Heroku, Railway
Dozzle
Live Docker container logs in a browser
Replaces: Datadog Logs, Papertrail, Docker Desktop
Duplicati
Encrypted backups to any cloud you choose
Replaces: Backblaze, Carbonite, Acronis
Eclipse Mosquitto
Lightweight MQTT broker for your devices
Replaces: HiveMQ Cloud, AWS IoT Core, CloudMQTT
ESPHome
Firmware for ESP32 and ESP8266 devices from YAML
Replaces: Tuya Cloud, SmartLife, Shelly Cloud
evcc
Solar-aware charging for electric vehicles
Replaces: Zappi Hub, Proprietary inverter apps, OpenWB
FerretDB
MongoDB wire protocol backed by PostgreSQL
Replaces: MongoDB, Amazon DocumentDB, Firebase Firestore
Flame
Minimal self-hosted start page
Replaces: Homer, Heimdall, Dashy
Flare
Fast start page with a low-config philosophy
Replaces: Homer, Flame, Dashy
Frigate
Local object detection for IP cameras
Replaces: Ring, Nest Cam, Arlo
Garage
Lightweight geo-distributed S3 storage
Replaces: AWS S3, MinIO, Ceph
Gatus
Declarative health checks configured in YAML
Replaces: UptimeRobot, Pingdom, Statuspage
Gitea
Painless self-hosted Git service
Replaces: GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
Glance
Self-hosted dashboard for all your feeds
Replaces: Homer, Dashy, Heimdall
Glances
One screen of system information from the terminal
Replaces: htop, top, Netdata
Gogs
Minimal self-hosted Git service
Replaces: GitHub, Gitea, GitLab
Grafana
Dashboards and visualisation for every metric you collect
Replaces: Datadog, New Relic, Grafana Cloud
Grafana Loki
Log aggregation that indexes labels instead of content
Replaces: Elasticsearch, Splunk, Datadog Logs
Headscale
Self-hosted control server for Tailscale
Replaces: Tailscale, ZeroTier, WireGuard manual setup
Heimdall
Application dashboard with prebuilt integrations
Replaces: Homer, Homarr, Organizr
Homarr
Drag-and-drop dashboard for your self-hosted services
Replaces: Homer, Dashy, Homepage
Home Assistant
Open source home automation that puts local control first
Replaces: Samsung SmartThings, Amazon Alexa routines, Google Home
Homepage
Customizable self-hosted start page
Replaces: Homer, Dashy, Organizr
Homer
Dead-simple static start page from one YAML file
Replaces: Heimdall, Dashy, Homepage
Huginn
Agents that watch the world and act for you
Replaces: Zapier, IFTTT, Visualping
InfluxDB
Time-series database for metrics and events
Replaces: Prometheus, TimescaleDB, VictoriaMetrics
Kopia
Backup tool with policies and a GUI
Replaces: Backblaze, Arq Backup, Duplicati
Langfuse
Observability and evaluation for LLM apps
Replaces: LangSmith, Weights & Biases, Helicone
LibreChat
Unified interface for many AI providers
Replaces: ChatGPT, Poe, OpenRouter chat
MariaDB
Community drop-in replacement for MySQL
Replaces: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Amazon Aurora
Mastodon
Self-hosted federated social network
Replaces: Twitter, X, Bluesky
Matomo
Full-featured analytics you host yourself
Replaces: Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, Plausible
Mealie
Recipe manager and meal planner
Replaces: Paprika, Paprika Recipe Manager, Google Keep lists
Memos
Lightweight self-hosted note taking
Replaces: Simplenote, Google Keep, Bear
MinIO
S3-compatible object storage on your own hardware
Replaces: AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage
MongoDB
Document database for flexible schemas
Replaces: Amazon DocumentDB, Firebase Firestore, CouchDB
Navidrome
Stream your own music library from anywhere
Replaces: Spotify, Apple Music, Plex
Netdata
Per-second system metrics with zero configuration
Replaces: Datadog, Nagios, Zabbix
NocoDB
Turn any database into a spreadsheet
Replaces: Airtable, Notion database, Google Sheets
Node-RED
Flow-based programming for wiring together devices and APIs
Replaces: Zapier, IFTTT, n8n
ntopng
Network traffic analysis and flow monitoring
Replaces: Darktrace, PRTG, SolarWinds NPM
OctoPrint
Web interface for your 3D printer
Replaces: Bambu Cloud, Prusa Connect, Repetier Server
openHAB
Vendor-neutral home automation platform
Replaces: SmartThings Hub, Philips Hue Bridge, Amazon Alexa, Home Assistant
Organizr
Dashboard that doubles as an authentication portal
Replaces: Homer, Authelia, Heimdall
Paperless-ngx
Scan, index and archive your paper documents
Replaces: Evernote, Dropbox paper workflows
pgAdmin
Web administration for PostgreSQL
Replaces: TablePlus, DBeaver, DataGrip
PhotoPrism
AI-powered self-hosted photo library
Replaces: Google Photos, Adobe Lightroom, Apple Photos
phpMyAdmin
Classic web interface for MySQL and MariaDB
Replaces: MySQL Workbench, DBeaver, TablePlus
Plausible Analytics
Simple, cookieless web analytics
Replaces: Google Analytics, Umami, Fathom Analytics
PostgreSQL
The default relational database for self-hosted everything
Replaces: MySQL, MariaDB, Amazon RDS
Prometheus
Metrics collection and alerting built for dynamic infrastructure
Replaces: Datadog, New Relic, AWS CloudWatch
Proxmox Backup Server
Deduplicated backup for virtual machines and containers
Replaces: Veeam, Acronis, Nakivo
Rclone
The Swiss army knife of cloud storage
Replaces: Dropbox, Google Drive, rsync
Reactive Resume
Privacy-focused resume builder
Replaces: Canva Resume, Zety, Novoresume
Restic
Fast, secure backups to almost any storage
Replaces: Backblaze, Duplicati, Arq Backup
rsnapshot
Filesystem snapshots built on rsync and hard links
Replaces: Time Machine, Backblaze, Borg
Seafile
Fast, reliable file sync and share for teams
Replaces: Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive
SeaweedFS
Fast distributed object store and file system
Replaces: AWS S3, MinIO, Ceph
SigNoz
Open-source observability platform
Replaces: Datadog, New Relic, Grafana Cloud
SiYuan
Privacy-first personal knowledge management
Replaces: Notion, Obsidian, Roam Research
Sunshine
Self-hosted game streaming host
Replaces: Steam Link, GeForce NOW, Parsec
Syncthing
Continuous file synchronization between devices
Replaces: Dropbox, Resilio Sync, Google Drive
Tabby
Self-hosted AI coding assistant
Replaces: GitHub Copilot, Codeium, Amazon CodeWhisperer
TasmoAdmin
Manage all your Tasmota devices in one place
Replaces: Tuya Cloud, SmartLife, eWeLink
ToolJet
Open-source internal tool builder
Replaces: Retool, Appsmith, Budibase
Trilium Notes
Hierarchical personal knowledge base
Replaces: Evernote, Obsidian Sync, Notion
Umami
Privacy-first web analytics
Replaces: Google Analytics, Plausible, Fathom Analytics
Uptime Kuma
Self-hosted monitoring tool
Replaces: UptimeRobot, Pingdom, Better Stack
UrBackup
Client-server backup for whole machines
Replaces: Acronis, Veeam, Backblaze
Valkey
In-memory data store for caches and queues
Replaces: Redis Enterprise, Amazon ElastiCache, Memcached
Velero
Backup and restore for Kubernetes clusters
Replaces: Veeam Kasten, CloudCasa, Trilio
VictoriaMetrics
Fast, low-footprint time-series database
Replaces: Prometheus, InfluxDB, Thanos
Webmin
Comprehensive web-based system administration
Replaces: cPanel, Plesk, Cockpit
wg-easy
WireGuard VPN with a web admin interface
Replaces: Tailscale, OpenVPN, NordVPN
Windmill
Turn scripts into workflows, APIs and scheduled jobs
Replaces: Zapier, Retool, Airflow
Zigbee Home Automation
Zigbee support built directly into Home Assistant
Replaces: Philips Hue Bridge, SmartThings Hub, Hubitat
Zigbee2MQTT
Use Zigbee devices without a vendor hub
Replaces: Philips Hue Bridge, Amazon Echo Hub, SmartThings Hub