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Self-hosting & cloud

27 free tools for self-hosting & cloud, 24 of them fully open source. Every one reviewed, with its licence and the paid apps it replaces.

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208kGitHub stars
n8n
Visual workflow automation you can host yourself
Source availableLicenseRef-Sustainable-Use-License-1.0
116kGitHub stars
Immich
Self-hosted photo and video backup with mobile apps
Open sourceAGPL-3.0
93kGitHub stars
Uptime Kuma
Self-hosted uptime monitoring with status pages
Open sourceMIT
92kGitHub stars
Home Assistant
Local-first home automation for thousands of smart devices
Open sourceApache-2.0
89kGitHub stars
Syncthing
Sync folders between your devices, no cloud in between
Open sourceMPL-2.0
69kGitHub stars
Vaultwarden
Lightweight self-hosted server for the Bitwarden apps
Open sourceAGPL-3.0
63kGitHub stars
Coolify
Deploy apps and databases to your own servers
Open sourceApache-2.0
61kGitHub stars
Pi-hole
Block ads for your whole network with a DNS sinkhole
Open sourceEUPL-1.2
58kGitHub stars
Jellyfin
Stream your own films, shows and music from your server
Open sourceGPL-2.0
47kGitHub stars
Paperless-ngx
Scan, OCR and search all of your paper documents
Open sourceGPL-3.0
37kGitHub stars
AdGuard Home
Network-wide ad and tracker blocking DNS server
Open sourceGPL-3.0
37kGitHub stars
Nextcloud
Self-hosted files, calendar, contacts and office suite
Open sourceAGPL-3.0
30kGitHub stars
Karakeep
Self-hosted bookmarks, notes and images with AI tagging
Open sourceAGPL-3.0
30kGitHub stars
Actual Budget
Local-first envelope budgeting for your personal finances
Open sourceMIT
24kGitHub stars
Navidrome
Stream your own music collection from anywhere
Open sourceGPL-3.0
15kGitHub stars
Audiobookshelf
Self-hosted server for audiobooks and podcasts
Open sourceGPL-3.0
14kGitHub stars
Mealie
Self-hosted recipe manager and meal planner
Open sourceAGPL-3.0
156kGitHub stars
Open WebUI
Self-hosted chat interface for local and remote AI models
Source availableOpen WebUI License
83kGitHub stars
LobeHub
AI chat workspace with agents, plugins and a knowledge base
Source availableLicenseRef-LobeHub-Community-License
60kGitHub stars
rclone
Sync, copy and mount files across cloud storage services
Open sourceMIT
50kGitHub stars
LocalAI
Run language, image and speech models locally behind an OpenAI-style API
Open sourceMIT
46kGitHub stars
LibreChat
Self-hosted chat interface for many AI providers in one place
Open sourceMIT
30kGitHub stars
Jitsi Meet
Video meetings in the browser, no account needed
Open sourceApache-2.0
26kGitHub stars
Zulip
Team chat organised into topics
Open sourceApache-2.0
15kGitHub stars
PeerTube
Self-hosted, federated video platform
Open sourceAGPL-3.0
12kGitHub stars
Owncast
Self-hosted live video streaming and chat server
Open sourceMIT
5.2kGitHub stars
Restreamer
Self-hosted server to stream to several platforms at once
Open sourceApache-2.0