Self-Hosted Software List is a self-hosted software directory website used to discover various types of software that can be deployed by oneself. Its official description is:
"Discover top free and proprietary self-hosted software from various categories. Perfect for enhancing control and privacy on your servers."
According to the materials, the site lists multiple self-hosted projects by category, and entries usually include the name, a brief feature description, Alternative to, license, tech stack, and access link. The following are examples of some projects appearing in the materials:
In terms of purpose and coverage, the directory covers development tools, IT monitoring, media management, files and notes, network security, content management, social and blogging, and more. For example:
- RStudio Server: a web browser-based IDE for the R language.
- Zabbix: real-time monitoring of IT components and services (network, servers, virtual machines, applications, and cloud).
- ZoneMinder / Zoneminder: closed-circuit television (CCTV) software application supporting IP, USB, and analog cameras.
- YOURLS: a set of PHP scripts used to run your own URL shortening service, supporting password protection, custom URLs, bookmarklets, statistics, API, plugins, jsonp, under the MIT license.
- Trilium Notes: a hierarchical note-taking application focused on building a large personal knowledge base, under AGPL-3.0, with a tech stack of Nodejs/Docker/K8S.
- MeshCentral: a complete computer management website that can run its own web server to remotely manage and control computers on the local network or anywhere on the internet, under Apache-2.0, with a tech stack of Nodejs.
- mpd: a daemon for remotely playing music, streaming music, and handling and organizing playlists, providing various clients, under GPL-2.0, with a tech stack of C++.
- Takahē: a federated microblogging server compatible with Mastodon and ActivityPub, under BSD-3-Clause, with a tech stack of Docker.
- Zusam: free, open-source, self-hostable private forum for use by groups of friends or family, under AGPL-3.0, with a tech stack of PHP.
- Romm: a web-based retro ROM manager integrated with IGDB, under GPL-3.0, with a tech stack of Docker.
- YABin: a feature-rich yet simple pastebin supporting optional end-to-end encryption, a client CLI application, syntax highlighting, a minimalist UI, API, keyboard shortcuts, and more, and can even run in a serverless environment, under MIT, with a tech stack of Nodejs/Docker.
- Simply Shorten: a simple URL shortening service, under MIT, with a tech stack of Java/Docker.
- WikiDocs: a database-free Markdown flat-file wiki engine, under MIT, with a tech stack of PHP/Docker.
- Neos: a modern open-source CMS, under GPL-3.0, with a tech stack of PHP.
- Chyrp Lite: a lightweight blogging engine.
- Tube: a YouTube-like video sharing application written in Go, supporting automatic transcoding to MP4 H.265 AAC, multiple collections, and RSS subscriptions, under MIT, with a tech stack of Go.
- Entries such as MeshCentral, Zabbix, and YOURLS also show relatively high attention numbers (such as Zabbix 864.5K, Trilium Notes 900K, YOURLS 36.5K, etc.).
In terms of usage, the materials only state that this is a directory of "self-hostable software" for discovering and accessing these projects, and do not provide unified installation commands or deployment steps; the installation and deployment methods of each project itself need to be understood by visiting the corresponding project page, and are not provided in these materials.
In terms of applicable scenarios, it is suitable for users who want to host services themselves, enhance server control and privacy, and look for alternatives with specific functions. In terms of limitations, the materials do not explain specific information such as the directory's fees, pricing, platform, or effects.
