List of Top Free Open Source & Self Hosted Application for Self-hosting Solutions

Software for easy installation, management and configuration of self-hosted services and applications.

• Ansible-NAS – Build a full-featured home server with this playbook and an Ubuntu box. MIT YAML/Docker
• Bitsii Bridge ⚠ – Easy to install self-hosting platform for Windows, MacOS, and Linux. Depends on a dynamic DNS provider and Let’s Encrypt. MPL-2.0 Java/Other
• CasaOS – A simple, easy-to-use, elegant open-source Home Cloud system. Apache-2.0 Go/Docker
• Cloudbox – Ansible-based solution for rapidly deploying a Docker containerized cloud media server. GPL-3.0 Shell/Ansible
• DietPi – Minimal Debian OS optimized for single-board computers, which allows you to easily install and manage several services for selfhosting at home. GPL-2.0 Shell
• DockSTARTer – DockSTARTer helps you get started with home server apps running in Docker. MIT Shell
• FLAP – Low maintenance framework to manage self-hosted services. AGPL-3.0 Docker/Shell
• FreedomBox – Community project to develop, design and promote personal servers running free software for private, personal, communications. AGPL-3.0 Python/Other
• HomelabOS – Your very own offline-first privacy-centric open-source data-center. Deploy over 100 services with a few commands. MIT Docker
• LibreServer – Home server configuration based on Debian. AGPL-3.0 Shell
• Marauder ⚠ – Marauder is a fully dockerized cloud media server solution utilising Google Drive as an unlimited disk backend, assisting with the setup of tools like Sonarr, Radarr, Sabnzbd, Transmission and services enhancing their function. MIT Docker
• Mars Server – Managed home server with Docker, Docker Compose, Make and Bash. MIT Docker
• Mistborn – Mistborn is your own virtual private cloud platform and WebUI that manages self hosted services. MIT Bash/Docker
• NextCloudPi – Nextcloud preinstalled and preconfigured, with a text and web management interface and all the tools needed to self host private data. With installation images for Raspberry Pi, Odroid, Rock64, Docker, and a curl installer for Armbian/Debian. GPL-2.0-or-later Bash/PHP
• OpenMediaVault – OpenMediaVault is the next generation network attached storage (NAS) solution based on Debian Linux. It contains services like SSH, (S)FTP, SMB/CIFS, DAAP media server, RSync, BitTorrent client and many more. GPL-3.0 PHP
• Sandstorm – Personal server for running self-hosted apps easily and securely. Apache-2.0 C++/Other
• Syncloud – Your own online file storage, social network or email server. GPL-3.0 Python/Other
• Tipi – Homeserver manager. One command setup, one click installs for your favorites self-hosted apps. GPL-3.0 Shell
• UBOS – Linux distro that runs on indie boxes (personal servers and IoT devices). Single-command installation and management of apps – Jenkins, Mediawiki, Owncloud, WordPress, etc., and other features. GPL-3.0 Perl/Other
• VivumLab – An open-source data-center, owned by you, the user. VivumLab deploys web services to a server. MIT Docker/Shell
• WikiSuite – The most comprehensive and integrated Free / Libre / Open Source enterprise software suite. GPL-3.0/LGPL-2.1/Apache-2.0/MPL-2.0/MPL-1.1/MIT/AGPL-3.0 ClearOS
• xsrv – Install and manage self-hosted services/applications, on your own server(s). GPL-3.0 Shell/Ansible
• YunoHost – Server operating system aiming to make self-hosting accessible to everyone. AGPL-3.0 Python/Other

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