Your top 5 best self hosted apps?

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on /r/selfhosted

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  • Nginx Proxy Manager

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

    Then I have NPM exposing qbit (with organizr auth), and flood talking to qbit, using http://gluetun:7080/

  • flood

    A modern web UI for various torrent clients with a Node.js backend and React frontend. (by jesec)

    Have you tried flood? Lacks a few features, but overall very pleased with it as a frontend on my phone.

  • InfluxDB

    Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.

  • SimpleLogin

    The SimpleLogin back-end and web app (by simple-login)

    It is an email alias service so each alias needs to be linked to an existing mailbox where SimpleLogin forwards received emails.

  • filemanager

    📂 Web File Browser

    Filebrowser (https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser) - Browse files on your server. Lightweight alternative to NextCloud if you don't need plugins and only use it for files storage

  • vector

    A high-performance observability data pipeline.

    Vector (https://vector.dev) - Collect logs from all servers and push them to e.g. Loki

  • docker

    Official docker-composer for wallabag. (by wallabag)

    Wallabag - Pocket alternative, great Android and iOS clients, native MFA

  • paperless-ngx

    A community-supported supercharged version of paperless: scan, index and archive all your physical documents

    Paperless-ngx - Document repo, automatic OCR and classification, keeps original PDF files

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  • watchtower

    A process for automating Docker container base image updates.

    Special mentions: Watchtower, Portainer CE, PhotoPrism, Dokuwiki, Calibre-web.

  • docker-freshrss

    FreshRSS - RSS reader with good mobile web and client support

  • docker-swag

    Nginx webserver and reverse proxy with php support and a built-in Certbot (Let's Encrypt) client. It also contains fail2ban for intrusion prevention.

    SWAG - Nginx reverse-proxy with Authelia MFA and Let's Encrypt auto-renewal

  • Portainer

    Making Docker and Kubernetes management easy.

    Special mentions: Watchtower, Portainer CE, PhotoPrism, Dokuwiki, Calibre-web.

  • PhotoPrism

    AI-Powered Photos App for the Decentralized Web 🌈💎✨

    Special mentions: Watchtower, Portainer CE, PhotoPrism, Dokuwiki, Calibre-web.

  • docker-dokuwiki

    Special mentions: Watchtower, Portainer CE, PhotoPrism, Dokuwiki, Calibre-web.

  • docker-calibre-web

    Special mentions: Watchtower, Portainer CE, PhotoPrism, Dokuwiki, Calibre-web.

  • caddy-docker-proxy

    Caddy as a reverse proxy for Docker

    Have you tried caddy-docker-proxy? Removed the hassle of managing the Caddyfile with ~3-4 labels per container, 0 config files.

  • FREE-Amazon-BUY-Bot

    FREE Amazon BUY Bot is an Add to Cart and Auto Checkout Bot. This auto buying bot can search multiple item repeatedly on the item page using AMAZON_PRODUCT_ID. Once the desired item is available it can add to cart and checkout very fast. This auto purchasing Bot works on browsers so it can run in all Operating Systems. It can run for multiple items simultaneously.

    Ultimately, you may want to check this link : https://github.com/kkapuria3/FREE-Amazon-BUY-Bot

  • gluetun

    VPN client in a thin Docker container for multiple VPN providers, written in Go, and using OpenVPN or Wireguard, DNS over TLS, with a few proxy servers built-in.

    Using gluetun to VPN all my torrent-related traffic trough NordVPN, I have qbit set up with network_mode: "service:gluetun". (explained in gluetun wiki)

  • authelia

    The Single Sign-On Multi-Factor portal for web apps

    Finally NPM exposes flood (with authelia auth) at http://flood:3001

  • awesome-selfhosted

    This repo contains a list with selfhosted tools that I use or have used myself. (by timokoessler)

    My complete list: timokoessler/awesome-selfhosted

  • requestrr

    Discontinued Requestrr is a chatbot used to simplify using services like Sonarr/Radarr/Ombi via the use of chat. Current platform is Discord only, but the bot was built around the ideology of quick adaptation for new features as well as new platforms.

    Requestrr - Discord bot that will send requests to sonarr/radarr. Friends never liked using a website but the bot they're happy to use.

  • Calibre Web Web based epub reader and manager. Point it directly at the directory you use for the Calibre program and it just works. Changes sync across automatically. Multi user support, shelves, downloads, auto sync with some Apple/Android apps.

  • The Lounge

    💬 ‎ Modern, responsive, cross-platform, self-hosted web IRC client

    The Lounge - Web based IRC client, makes it easy to get onto IRC regardless of the computer I'm on. Plus easy idling.

  • foundryvtt

    Public issue tracking and documentation for Foundry Virtual Tabletop - software connecting RPG gamers in a shared multiplayer environment with an intuitive interface and powerful API.

    Foundry - Virtual Tabletop for various Pen and Paper RPGs. One time purchase, tons of plugins and systems. Blows roll20 out of the water IMO, even with their subscription.

  • cloudcmd

    ✨☁️📁✨ Cloud Commander file manager for the web with console and editor.

    Cloud Commander - Web based remote file manager, while there are a handful of them it's the one I keep coming back to.

  • Nextcloud

    ☁️ Nextcloud server, a safe home for all your data

  • Mailcow

    mailcow: dockerized - 🐮 + 🐋 = 💕

    Mailcow https://mailcow.email/

  • neko

    A self hosted virtual browser that runs in docker and uses WebRTC.

    Neko - I am maintaining it. TVHeadend Gitlab CE Matrix.org Aria2

  • btc-rpc-explorer

    Database-free, self-hosted Bitcoin explorer, via RPC to Bitcoin Core.

    You mean the explorer? I build the Dockerfile of https://github.com/janoside/btc-rpc-explorer and created a docker-compose for it.

  • stash

    An organizer for your porn, written in Go. Documentation: https://docs.stashapp.cc

  • Passbolt

    Passbolt Community Edition (CE) API. The JSON API for the open source password manager for teams!

    I also recommend passbolt - password manager designed for team collaboration (IMHO excellent UI easy to install)

  • web-portal

    Web Portal is a all-in-one web dashboard, providing many widgets to build a personal portal. With the ability to load external plugins.

    Here's the repository link: github.com/enchant97/web-portal. Theres also a lite version, that's still in development.

  • szurubooru

    Image board engine, Danbooru-style.

    I can share something like that. There is this imageboard called (Szurubooru)[https://github.com/rr-/szurubooru]. People use such boards to host their anime and hentai stuff.

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NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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