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Real open-source server software — installed straight from each project's own official source. Not a mirror: runs via the project's own repo, Docker image, or install script.

12 guides

Cronicle

Any Docker host

A self-hosted job scheduler with a web dashboard, event history, alerting, and multi-server clustering — a modern, user-friendly alternative to a pile of cron jobs.

job-schedulerautomationself-hosted

Excalidraw (self-hosted)

Any Docker host

A self-hosted instance of the popular hand-drawn-style whiteboard tool for sketching diagrams, wireframes, and quick collaborative drawings.

whiteboarddiagramsself-hosted

File Browser

Any Docker host

A free, open-source, self-hosted web UI for browsing, uploading, and managing files on a server -- a lightweight alternative to a full NAS OS when you just need remote file access.

UtilitiesStorage

Glances

Any Docker host (native installers also available for Linux/Windows/MacOS)

A cross-platform, real-time system monitoring tool (CPU, RAM, disk, network, sensors, Docker containers) with both a terminal UI and an optional web interface.

monitoringsystem-resourcesCLI

Gotify

Any Docker host

Gotify is a simple, self-hosted server for sending and receiving push notifications, distributed as a small Go binary or an official multi-arch Docker image.

Utilities

Homepage

Any Docker host

A fast, highly customizable self-hosted start page for your homelab — service links, live widgets (Docker container status, weather, RSS, and dozens of app integrations) defined in simple YAML files.

dashboardhomelabself-hosted

IT Tools

Any Docker host

A self-hosted collection of over 80 small developer/IT utilities in one page — JSON formatter, JWT decoder, UUID generator, regex tester, hash generator, and many more.

developer-toolsself-hostedDocker

Shlink

Any Docker host

A self-hosted URL shortener with a full REST API, visit-tracking analytics, and an optional web UI (Shlink Web Client) — your own private bit.ly.

URL-shortenerself-hostedDocker

Stirling PDF

Any Docker host

A self-hosted, all-in-one PDF toolkit — merge, split, compress, convert, OCR, watermark, and edit PDFs from a browser, with no files ever leaving your own server.

PDFself-hostedDocker

Watchtower

Any Docker host

A free, open-source tool that watches your running Docker containers and automatically pulls + restarts them when a new image version is published -- keeps self-hosted apps patched without manual `docker pull` runs.

UtilitiesDockerAutomation

ntfy

Any Docker host

ntfy is a simple HTTP-based publish-subscribe push notification service that lets you send notifications to your phone or desktop via plain HTTP PUT/POST requests, officially shipped as tarballs, deb/rpm packages, and a Docker image.

Utilities

qBittorrent (headless, Web UI)

Any Docker host

A free, open-source BitTorrent client running headless on a server with a full-featured web interface — no desktop environment or physical access needed.

torrentself-hostedDocker