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Best Self-hosted Alternatives to About.me

A curated collection of the 2 best self hosted alternatives to About.me.

Hosted personal landing-page service for individuals to create a simple profile page with photo, short bio, contact information and links to social accounts. Used as a digital business card and single-link personal profile.

Alternatives List

#1
Hubleys

Hubleys

Configurable multi-user dashboard/startpage with per-user views, link tiles, search, calendar, weather, messages and customizable backgrounds.

Hubleys is a configurable multi-user dashboard and startpage designed to aggregate links and small widgets for multiple users. Dashboard contents are predefined by administrators and shown per user based on groups and headers provided by a reverse proxy/auth provider.

Key Features

  • Per-user dashboards driven by Remote-User and Remote-Groups headers (works with forward-auth reverse proxy setups)
  • Admin-defined link tiles organized in folders and searchable with autocomplete
  • Widgets for upcoming calendar events, messages/announcements, clock, stopwatch, timer, current weather and forecast
  • Customizable and dynamic backgrounds (including Unsplash and user-uploaded wallpaper collections)
  • File-based persistent configuration and user settings stored under a /data directory for easy backups and customization
  • Distributed as a Docker image with environment variable configuration and support for reverse proxy integration (examples for Authelia, Caddy, Nginx)

Use Cases

  • Centralized startpage for home labs or small teams to provide a single launcher for self-hosted services
  • Role-based internal portal where different user groups see tailored links and announcements
  • Kiosk or shared workstation dashboard showing calendar, weather and quick-access links

Limitations and Considerations

  • Hubleys does not provide built-in authentication; it requires a reverse proxy and external auth provider to set Remote-User and related headers
  • Some features (weather, Unsplash backgrounds) require external API keys and may not function without them
  • Dashboard contents are primarily admin-controlled; per-user customization is limited to the options exposed by the admin-configured defaults

Hubleys is lightweight and focused on providing a simple, group-aware dashboard experience that integrates into existing reverse-proxy and authentication infrastructures. It is suited for admins who prefer centrally managed link catalogs and small widgets per user.

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#2
StencilBox

StencilBox

Generate fast static sites and link homepages from YAML using templates. Offers multiple build configs, an admin UI, and static output for ultra-fast pages.

StencilBox is a lightweight static site generator focused on turning structured data into simple, high-performance sites. It renders YAML data through sleek templates and produces static output optimized for fast browser load times.

Key Features

  • YAML-driven data model: content and pages are defined as structured YAML files rather than Markdown
  • Multiple build configs: build and manage multiple independent sites from a single installation
  • Web/admin UI and CLI-friendly workflow for managing builds and templates
  • Ships with reusable templates for homepages, sidebars, status pages and similar patterns
  • Static site generation with optimized assets for extremely fast client-side performance
  • Container and build tooling provided (Dockerfile, Makefile) for easy deployment and automation

Use Cases

  • Personal homepage or startpage of links and resources driven from a single YAML file
  • Team or service status pages and simple dashboards generated from structured data
  • Provide non-technical users a simple YAML-based workflow to create repeatable static pages without complex toolchains

Limitations and Considerations

  • Does not support Markdown content currently; it is designed for data-driven pages rather than long-form blogs
  • Not intended as a full CMS or for large, content-heavy publishing sites; feature set is optimized for simple, static outputs
  • Theming and template customization are available but more limited compared to heavyweight static site ecosystems

StencilBox is suited for users who need very fast, data-driven static pages and simple multi-site workflows. It prioritizes simplicity, predictable builds, and minimal runtime complexity for self-hosted startpages and small static sites.

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Why choose an open source alternative?

  • •Data ownership: Keep your data on your own servers
  • •No vendor lock-in: Freedom to switch or modify at any time
  • •Cost savings: Reduce or eliminate subscription fees
  • •Transparency: Audit the code and know exactly what's running