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Self-hosting platforms, dashboards, backup tools, and infrastructure management

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212 Tools

Rustdesk

110K

Open-source remote desktop software with self-hosted servers — a secure alternative to TeamViewer and AnyDesk with full data sovereignty.

Ladybird

61K

Ladybird is a truly independent web browser built from scratch, with no code from Chrome, Firefox, or Safari. Backed by a non-profit foundation.

TipTap

36K

A suite of content editing and real-time collaboration tools. Build editor experiences like Notion in weeks, not years.

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Awesome Sysadmin

33K

A curated list of amazingly awesome open-source sysadmin resources.

restic

33K

Backups done right. A modern backup program for Linux, BSD, Mac and Windows with strong encryption.

Homepage by gethomepage

29K

A modern, fully static, fast, secure, highly customizable application dashboard with integrations for over 100 services.

Dashy

24K

Feature-rich homelab dashboard with status checking, widgets, themes, icon packs, and a built-in visual editor.

Dub

23K

Link management platform for marketing teams with analytics, custom domains, and referral program tools.

Dub

23K

Self-hosted self-hosting tools tool that provides link management for marketing.

CodeEdit

23K

Lightweight, natively-built code editor for macOS with Swift/SwiftUI architecture and multi-language support.

Mailspring

17K

Mailspring: The open-source, extensible email app for Mac, Linux, and Windows with open tracking, link click tracking, contacts enrichment data and more

Obtainium

16K

Install and update Android apps directly from their release pages, bypassing app stores

Duplicati

14K

Duplicati lets you store encrypted backups in the cloud entirely on your own server.

Borg

13K

Self-hosted backup & recovery tool that provides deduplicate archiver with compression and encryption.

Kopia

13K

Kopia is a Go-based application that provides cross-platform backup tool.

YOURLS

12K

YOURLS is a self-hosted URL shorteners tool that provides set of PHP scripts.

Termix

12K

Termix is a self-hosted remote access & desktop tool with support for SSH, Terminal.

Homer

11K

Homer gives you dead simple static homepage to expose your server services on your own infrastructure.

Kutt

11K

Kutt is a self-hosted URL shorteners tool with support for URL Shortener, URL shortener, link shortener.

UnoPim

9.4K

Self-hosted self-hosting tools tool that provides product information management system.

Heimdall

9.1K

Self-hosted personal dashboards tool that provides elegant solution to organise all your web applications.

Warpgate

6.7K

For remote access & desktop, Warpgate is a self-hosted solution that provides smart SSH and HTTPS bastion that works with any SSH client.

Sink

6.5K

Sink gives you simple, speedy, secure link shortener with analytics and deployed with Cloudflare on your own infrastructure.

MeshCentral

6.3K

MeshCentral offers remote monitoring, agent installation, remote desktop as a self-hosted remote access & desktop.

Flame

6.3K

Flame gives you start page for servers with support for applications and bookmarks on your own infrastructure.

Zerobyte

6K

Zerobyte is a self-hosted backup & recovery tool that backups automation with remote storage support.

DietPi

5.9K

DietPi gives you minimal Debian OS optimized for single-board computers on your own infrastructure.

Backrest

5.8K

Backrest gives you web UI and orchestrator for restic backup on your own infrastructure.

Organizr

5.7K

Organizr is a self-hosted personal dashboards tool that provides homelab services organizer and dashboard.

Duplicacy

5.6K

Duplicacy is a self-hosted backup & recovery tool that provides new generation cross-platform cloud backup tool.

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WeTTY

5.2K

WeTTY gives you terminal access in browser over HTTP/HTTPS on your own infrastructure.

Remotely

5K

Remotely handles remote control and scripting with .NET 8, Blazor, and SignalR as a self-hosted solution.

Greenshot

4.8K

Greenshot is a self-hosted self-hosting tools replacement for Lightshot.

Shlink

4.8K

Released under MIT, Shlink provides URL shortener with REST API and command line interface. Includes official progressive web on self-hosted infrastructure.

Nexterm

4.1K

Nexterm handles server management software for SSH, VNC, and RDP as a self-hosted solution.

Webtop

4.1K

Webtop lets you run linux containers with full desktop environments accessible via any modern web browser entirely on your own server.

Guacamole

3.8K

Self-hosted remote access & desktop tool that provides clientless remote desktop gateway supporting standard protocols like VNC and RDP.

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Ansible-NAS

3.7K

Released under MIT, Ansible-NAS builds a full-featured home server with this playbook and an Ubuntu box on self-hosted infrastructure.

Docker Volume Backup

3.4K

Docker Volume Backup is a self-hosted backup & recovery tool that backups Docker volumes locally or to a number of compatible storage protocols.

dash.

3.4K

Self-hosted personal dashboards tool that provides modern server dashboard.

Colabora Online

3.1K

Colabora Online lets you run powerful online document editor entirely on your own server.

Sshwifty

3.1K

Sshwifty is a JavaScript-based application that provides SSH and Telnet connector made for the Web.

Fincept Terminal

2.9K

Fincept Terminal is a Python-based application that provides comprehensive financial data platform offering economic insights.

Myrtille

2K

For self-hosting tools, Myrtille offers a self-hosted way to connect to remote desktops via browser.

ShellHub

2K

ShellHub gives you modern SSH server for remotely accessing linux devices via command line (using any SSH client) on your own infrastructure.

Mini QR

1.9K

Mini QR lets you scan and generate customized QR codes easily entirely on your own server.

BackupPC

1.6K

Released under GPL-3.0, BackupPC provides high-performance backups to a server on self-hosted infrastructure.

Openreads

1.5K

Openreads is a self-hosted personal dashboards tool with support for Android, Books, iOS.

ClipCascade

1.5K

ClipCascade is a Python-based application that syncs your clipboard across multiple devices instantly.

Tugtainer

1.3K

Tugtainer gives you automated Docker container backups on your own infrastructure.

CoreControl

1.3K

For personal dashboards, CoreControl is a self-hosted solution that provides server infrastructure management dashboard.

Borg UI

1.1K

Released under AGPL-3.0, Borg UI provides modern web interface for Borg Backup on self-hosted infrastructure.

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DOCAT

890

DOCAT gives you host your docs. Simple. Versioned. Fancy on your own infrastructure.

Linky

781

Self-hosted self-hosting tools tool that builds a dynamic link-in-bio page.

Fenrus

768

Fenrus lets you run personal home page for quick access to personal apps and sites entirely on your own server.

Chhoto URL

746

Chhoto URL lets you run simple, lightning-fast URL shortener with no bloat entirely on your own server.

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Git-Sync

688

Self-hosted backup & recovery tool that backups and sync tool for git repositories.

Mafl

678

Self-hosted personal dashboards tool that provides intuitive service for organizing a homepage.

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wol

674

Wol is a Go-based application that provides simple Wake-on-LAN web interface.

Argus

576

Released under Apache-2.0, Argus provides software release monitoring and notifications on self-hosted infrastructure.

Atlas CMMS

555

Self-hosted personal dashboards tool that provides powerful maintenance management system.

Cloudlog

547

Cloudlog lets you run log your amateur radio contacts anywhere entirely on your own server.

Starbase 80

520

For personal dashboards, Starbase 80 is a self-hosted solution that provides simple homepage with an iPad-style application grid.

Wishlist

512

Wishlist gives you application that you can share with your friends and family on your own infrastructure.

Fli.so

505

Fli.so is a self-hosted URL shorteners tool that provides lightning-fast URL shortener with a clean interface.

Lab Dash

433

For personal dashboards, Lab Dash is a self-hosted solution that provides application and server management dashboard.

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Nautical Backup

430

Nautical Backup is a self-hosted backup & recovery tool that provides simple Docker volume backup tool.

Nordcraft

381

Nordcraft is a TypeScript-based application that provides visual web development engine combining design and development tools. Build immersive.

Dashwise

366

For personal dashboards, Dashwise is a self-hosted solution that provides all-in-one homelab dashboard.

Jellyfin Rewind

351

Jellyfin Rewind gives you year-in-review app for Jellyfin music listeners on your own infrastructure.

Frigate-Notify

343

For notifications & alerts, Frigate-Notify is a self-hosted solution that provides event notifications for a standalone Frigate NVR instance.

DashLit

332

Released under MIT, DashLit provides simple server startpage on self-hosted infrastructure.

Tiledesk

312

Self-hosted personal dashboards tool that provides AI-enhanced live chat platform for seamless customer engagement.

GitSave

304

GitSave gives you back up git repositories on a schedule on your own infrastructure.

Plex Rewind

294

Plex Rewind is a self-hosted personal dashboards tool that provides present Plex user statistics and habits in a beautiful and organized manner.

TraLa

257

TraLa is a self-hosted personal dashboards tool that provides simple, modern dashboard for Traefik services.

Repliqate

248

Released under MIT, Repliqate provides modular backup solution for Docker environments on self-hosted infrastructure.

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GiftManager

244

Released under MIT, GiftManager provides gift idea manager for families on self-hosted infrastructure.

Honey

237

Honey is a JavaScript-based application that provides nice and sweet place for your services.

miniboard

235

Miniboard lets you run lightweight dashboard with tabs, uptime monitoring, and notifications entirely on your own server.

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Hiccup

189

Hiccup is a TypeScript-based application that provides beautiful static homepage to get to your links and services quickly. It has built-in search.

Pønskelisten

187

Pønskelisten gives you sharing wishlists and collaborating on gifts and presents on your own infrastructure.

Capgo

185

Self-hosted personal dashboards tool that provides over-the-air update solution for Capacitor apps.

Abby

166

Abby is a TypeScript-based application that offers typed feature flagging and remote configuration for React and Next.js.

Iso

160

Released under MIT, Iso provides plug-and-play dashboard on self-hosted infrastructure.

Unraid Guardian

158

For backup & recovery, Unraid Guardian is a self-hosted solution that provides disaster recovery generator for Unraid.

Homarr iFrames

107

Released under MIT, Homarr iFrames provides iFrames designed for Homarr dashboards on self-hosted infrastructure.

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Dropserver

83

Self-hosted self-hosting tools tool that provides application platform for your personal web services.

Engity's Bifröst

77

Engity's Bifröst is a Go-based application that provides highly customizable SSH server.

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docker-php-startpage

64

Docker-php-startpage lets you run PHP-based startpage and status monitor in Docker entirely on your own server.

HomeServerHQ

57

Released under GPL-3.0, HomeServerHQ provides all-in-one home server infrastructure and installer. Have a configured email server on self-hosted infrastructure.

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WoLi WebGUI

55

For remote access & desktop, WoLi WebGUI is a self-hosted solution that provides extremely lightweight image for sending WoL magic packets.

Flink

18

For URL shorteners, Flink is a self-hosted solution that provides zero-config URL shortener with QR codes and analytics.

Shlink Manager

18

Shlink Manager lets you run see and manage all shortened URLs created with Shlink entirely on your own server.

BBYEN

17

Self-hosted notifications & alerts tool that provides youTube subscription e-mail notifications.

Proxed AI

6

Proxed AI is a self-hosted personal dashboards replacement for Bitly, Buffer, and more.

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Flink

Flink is a self-hosted self-hosting tools tool that creates QR Codes, embeddable link previews for your website and crawls/scrapes metadata.

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FreedomBox

FreedomBox gives you community project to develop on your own infrastructure.

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Geeftlist

Geeftlist gives you collaborative platform for managing, sharing and reserving gifts between friends and family on your own infrastructure.

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HomelabOS

Self-hosted self-hosting tools tool that provides offline privacy-centric data-center. Deploy over 100 services with a few commands.

Tools for Managing Your Self-Hosted Stack

Self-hosting generates its own infrastructure management challenges. As your collection of services grows, you need dashboards to organize them, backup systems to protect them, notification tools to alert you when they fail, and remote access tools to manage them from anywhere. This category covers the meta-layer of self-hosting — the tools that make running your own infrastructure sustainable over the long term.

Personal dashboards provide a unified front page for all your self-hosted services. Homepage, Dashy, and Homer are the most popular options, each offering a different balance between feature richness and simplicity. They aggregate service status, display widgets for weather, calendar events, and media stats, and give you a single browser tab that serves as a home base for your homelab. Backup tools in this category — Restic, Borg, Duplicati, and Kopia — provide encrypted, deduplicated backup to local storage or cloud destinations, protecting your self-hosted data against hardware failure.

Remote access is essential for administering servers without being physically present. RustDesk provides a self-hosted remote desktop solution that replaces TeamViewer and AnyDesk without routing connections through commercial relay servers. Apache Guacamole delivers browser-based SSH, VNC, and RDP access to remote machines without requiring any client installation. URL shorteners like YOURLS, Shlink, and Kutt provide vanity URL management and click tracking on your own domain. Notification platforms like Gotify and ntfy bridge the gap between your self-hosted services and your phone, delivering alerts without relying on commercial push notification services. With over 210 self-hosting utility tools catalogued, managing a complex homelab has never been better supported.