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20 self-hosted DirectAdmin alternatives

DirectAdmin is a web hosting control panel that provides a browser-based interface for managing Linux servers and hosting accounts. Features include domain and DNS management, email and database administration, SSL certificate handling, user/reseller management, and server configuration tools.

Alternatives to DirectAdmin

Open-source personal cloud system with a web dashboard, app store, and file management to run and manage Docker apps on home servers and SBCs.

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36.9k stars2.2k forksApache-2.0last commit Slowing down

Dockge is a self-hosted, stack-oriented manager for Docker Compose files, providing a responsive web UI to edit, deploy, update, and monitor compose.yaml stacks.

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23.9k stars795 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

CapRover is an open-source platform to deploy, manage and scale apps using Docker and nginx with a web UI and CLI, automatic SSL, one-click databases and clustering support.

15.1k stars985 forkslast commit Actively maintained

umbrelOS is a home server operating system that lets you self-host popular apps via a built-in app store, with one-click installs on Raspberry Pi, x86, or Umbrel Home.

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11.7k stars777 forkslast commit Actively maintained

Runtipi is a homeserver orchestrator with a web interface and app store for one-click installation and management of self-hosted services using Docker.

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9.6k stars357 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Runtipi is a personal homeserver platform that lets you install and manage self-hosted apps with one-click installs, powered by Docker and a simple web UI.

9.6k stars357 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

DietPi is an ultra-lightweight Debian-based OS for SBCs and small servers, featuring menu-driven system configuration and an optimized one-command software installer.

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6.2k stars558 forksGPL-2.0last commit Actively maintained

Cosmos Cloud is a security-focused self-hosting platform that provides an app store, reverse proxy with automatic HTTPS, SSO/MFA, container management, backups, and monitoring.

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6.1k stars237 forkslast commit Actively maintained

Webmin is a web-based server administration control panel for Unix-like systems, offering modular management of users, services, storage, and common server software.

6k stars788 forksBSD-3-Clauselast commit Actively maintained

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High-performance reverse proxy and container orchestrator with Web UI, automatic Docker/Podman route discovery, idle-sleep, access control, and automated Let's Encrypt support.

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3.5k stars150 forkslast commit Actively maintained

Open-source, self-hosted tool to provision servers and deploy PHP apps with database, SSL, firewall, cron, services, monitoring, workflows, plugins, and API.

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3.2k stars410 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Open-source Debian-based OS and control panel that simplifies installing, managing and securing web apps, mail and services via a web admin and app catalog.

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3k stars349 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

DockSTARTer is a menu-driven CLI that installs Docker and helps configure and run curated Docker Compose apps for homelab and self-hosted setups.

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2.6k stars293 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Websoft9 is a web-based Linux panel and lightweight PaaS for deploying, running, and operating hundreds of open-source applications on your own server.

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2.1k stars318 forkslast commit Actively maintained

Open source Linux server OS with a web UI and marketplace for installing, configuring, monitoring, and backing up self-hosted services.

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2k stars189 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

CloudPanel is a lightweight server control panel for managing PHP, Node.js, Python, static sites, and reverse proxies with SSL/TLS and performance-focused defaults.

1.9k stars138 forkslast commit Actively maintained

Manage Caddy 2 servers from a modern web dashboard with Caddyfile editing, authentication, audit logs, API keys, and SQLite or MongoDB storage.

1.1k stars45 forkslast commit Slowing down

Deployrr automates homelab setup and app deployment using Docker and Docker Compose, with pre-configured stacks, Traefik reverse proxy options, and security integrations.

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795 stars77 forkslast commit Actively maintained

Self-hosted web hosting control panel built around Docker containers, providing isolated per-user environments, resource limits, and integrated DNS, SSL, and management tools.

708 stars99 forkslast commit Actively maintained

Syncloud is a self-hosted personal cloud platform that installs and manages curated applications via snaps, offering device images and a Vue-based web UI for private on-prem app hosting.

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433 stars46 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

What replacing DirectAdmin actually involves

Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 18 of 20 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: Apache-2.0, MIT, GPL-3.0, GPL-2.0, BSD-3-Clause. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.

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