Best Self-hosted IDEs & Web Dev Environments tools in 2026

14 self-hosted open source alternatives in this category

code-server

Run Visual Studio Code in the browser on your own server

code-server runs Visual Studio Code in your browser, providing a remote development environment you can self-host on a VM or container and access from any device.

Alternative to:

Visual Studio Code+10

JupyterLab

Web-based interactive computing environment for notebooks and code

15k

3.9k

Last commit: 12h ago

JupyterLab is an extensible web-based IDE for Jupyter notebooks, code, terminals, and data exploration with rich outputs and a plugin-based interface.

Alternative to:

Anaconda Notebooks+15

Coder

Self-hosted cloud development environments for teams and agents

12.3k

1.2k

Last commit: 7h ago

Open-source platform to provision secure, self-hosted developer workspaces (VMs, containers, Kubernetes) defined in Terraform, with IDE integrations and AI agent support.

Alternative to:

Coder (Coder Cloud)+6

A Dark Room

Minimalist browser-based text adventure game

1.7k

Last commit: 9mo ago

A minimalist text adventure game for the browser, featuring incremental progression and multiple language translations.

Eclipse Che

Kubernetes-native cloud development environments with a web IDE

7.1k

1.2k

Last commit: 11h ago

Eclipse Che provides Kubernetes-based cloud development environments (CDEs) with containerized workspaces, a web IDE, and Devfile-based project configuration for teams.

Alternative to:

Codenvy Developer Workspaces+6

Livebook

Interactive Elixir notebooks for code, data and automation

5.7k

488

Last commit: 8h ago

Web-based interactive and collaborative notebooks for Elixir with data visualizations, integrations, reproducible workflows, and automation.

Alternative to:

Deepnote+9

RStudio Server

Browser-based IDE for R and Python data science

1.2k

Last commit: 23h ago

RStudio Server provides the RStudio IDE in a web browser for multi-user R and Python development, including editing, plotting, debugging, and project management.

Alternative to:

JetBrains DataSpell+16

Rustpad

Minimal real-time collaborative code editor for the browser

194

Last commit: 1y ago

Efficient, minimal collaborative code editor with real-time editing in the browser, OT-based syncing, WebSocket communication, and optional SQLite persistence.

Alternative to:

Replit+5

LiveCodes

Client-side browser code playground with 90+ languages.

1.4k

233

Last commit: 2d ago

Open-source, browser-based code playground that runs entirely client-side; supports 90+ languages and embeddable demos, with Docker-based self-hosting.

Alternative to:

CodeSandbox+5

Compose Craft

GUI editor and visualizer for Docker Compose files

993

Last commit: 2mo ago

Open-source web app to create, edit, visualize, and share Docker Compose files with an interactive diagram-based GUI and import/export support.

Alternative to:

Docker+2

Atheos

Self-hosted, browser-based cloud IDE and code editor

647

Last commit: 2mo ago

Atheos is a self-hosted, web-based cloud IDE and code editor with a small footprint, featuring plugins, multi-user support, and built-in Git integration.

Alternative to:

Replit+11

Schoco

Web-based Java 8 IDE for classroom assignments and automated testing

Last commit: 11mo ago

Web-based IDE for Java 8 focused on teaching: teacher-managed assignments, JUnit auto-testing, isolated execution via Docker workers, and Gitea-backed projects.

Alternative to:

Codio+8

Visual DB

Web-based SQL client and database IDE for teams

Visual DB is a browser-based database client for exploring schemas, running SQL queries, and managing multiple databases with a modern UI and team-friendly sharing.

Alternative to:

DBeaver Cloud+11

XRSH

Browser-based XR terminal and REPL with optional ISO boot

XRSH is a browser-based XR terminal/REPL that can run standalone from a single executable, optionally booting a Linux ISO and embedding into A-Frame scenes.

Alternative to:

Replit+12