Self-hosting like a final boss: what I actually run on my home lab (and why)

1. whoogle-search

   1 152 10,859 7.5 Python

   A self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting metasearch engine

   

   Whoogle

2. SurveyJS

   surveyjs.io featured

   JavaScript Form Builder with No-Code UI & Built-In JSON Schema Editor. Keep full control over the data you collect and tailor the form builder’s entire look and feel to your users’ needs. SurveyJS works with React, Angular, Vue 3, and is compatible with any backend or auth system. Learn more.

   

3. RSSHub

   2 31 37,776 10.0 TypeScript

   🧡 Everything is RSSible

   

   RSSHub + FreshRSS

4. Navidrome Music Server

   3 308 15,457 9.7 Go

   🎧☁️ Your Personal Streaming Service

   

   Navidrome

5. awesome-selfhosted

   4 779 236,815 2.1 Markdown

   A list of Free Software network services and web applications which can be hosted on your own servers

   

   Awesome Selfhosted the ultimate list of open source self-hosted tools

6. Outline

   5 206 32,859 9.9 TypeScript

   The fastest knowledge base for growing teams. Beautiful, realtime collaborative, feature packed, and markdown compatible.

   

   Outline

7. awesome-compose

   6 79 40,273 0.0 HTML

   Awesome Docker Compose samples

   

   Docker Compose Samples prebuilt examples for common stacks

8. tailscale

   7 1,053 23,642 9.9 Go

   The easiest, most secure way to use WireGuard and 2FA.

   

   Tailscale: mesh VPN, zero config. Just install and forget. Perfect for personal/private access.

9. InfluxDB

   www.influxdata.com featured

   InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

   

10. Pi-hole

    8 2,377 52,601 9.5 Shell

    A black hole for Internet advertisements

    

    Pi-hole: DNS-level ad-blocking

11. ngrok

    9 137 2,362 3.4 JavaScript

    Expose your localhost to the web. Node wrapper for ngrok. (by bubenshchykov)

    

    Ngrok (quick testing, not for prod)

12. Nginx Proxy Manager

    10 664 27,512 8.7 JavaScript

    Docker container for managing Nginx proxy hosts with a simple, powerful interface

    

    Nginx Proxy Manager: if you want that dashboard life with SSL and subdomain routing.

13. n8n

    11 360 119,811 10.0 TypeScript

    Fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. Combine visual building with custom code, self-host or cloud, 400+ integrations.

    

    n8n

14. Mailu

    12 56 6,640 8.5 Python

    Insular email distribution - mail server as Docker images

    

    Mailcow / Mailu

15. Mailcow

    13 188 10,736 9.5 JavaScript

    mailcow: dockerized - 🐮 + 🐋 = 💕

    

    Mailcow / Mailu

16. logseq

    14 564 37,468 9.9 Clojure

    A local-first, non-linear, outliner notebook for organizing and sharing your personal knowledge base. Use it to organize your todo list, to write your journals, or to record your unique life.

    

    Logseq

17. Joplin

    15 785 50,287 9.9 TypeScript

    Joplin - the privacy-focused note taking app with sync capabilities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.

    

18. Caddy

    16 439 65,608 9.4 Go

    Fast and extensible multi-platform HTTP/1-2-3 web server with automatic HTTPS

    

    Caddy: web server with automatic HTTPS

19. Stream

    getstream.io featured

    Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video. Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.

    

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