Best Self-hosted Security & Privacy tools in 2026

MyIP (IPCheck.ing) is an open-source web IP toolbox that detects local/public IPs, runs DNS leak and WebRTC checks, speed/latency/MTR tests, availability and whois lookup...

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WhatIsMyIPAddress.com+10

Open-source VPN client for desktop and mobile that can automatically set up a private VPN server and connect using WireGuard, OpenVPN, IKEv2, and obfuscated modes.

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NordVPN+15

Firezone is a zero-trust VPN replacement built on WireGuard, providing identity-aware access policies, peer-to-peer encrypted tunnels, and lightweight gateways.

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Tailscale+11

step-ca is a private CA and ACME server for issuing and automating X.509 TLS and SSH certificates, enabling short-lived credentials and secure enrollment for teams.

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HashiCorp Vault+7

Graylog is an open source platform for collecting, indexing, searching, and alerting on logs and machine data from many sources in one place.

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Graylog Cloud+11

iodine is a DNS tunneling tool that forwards IPv4 traffic through DNS queries and replies, providing a TUN interface to route IP traffic when only DNS is allowed.

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Cloudflare Tunnel+15

Tinyauth is a lightweight auth middleware that adds a login screen, OAuth, or LDAP authentication in front of your apps via common reverse proxies.

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Cloudflare Access+17

Self-hosted lightweight LAN IP/ARP scanner with web dashboard, new-host notifications, online/offline history, and metrics export to Prometheus or InfluxDB for Grafana.

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Fing+9

Self-hosted transparent bastion host and PAM for SSH, HTTPS, MySQL and Postgres with RBAC, session recording, and SSO/2FA—no client-side software required.

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Teleport+7

Self-hostable observability platform for uptime monitoring, alerting, incident management, on-call, status pages, logs, and APM in one integrated suite.

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OneUptime+19

Pocket ID is a simple self-hosted OpenID Connect (OIDC) provider that lets users sign in to apps using passkeys instead of passwords.

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Auth0+19

ClamAV is an open-source antivirus toolkit providing a multi-threaded daemon, command-line scanners, and automatic signature updates for mail gateways and file scanning.

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McAfee+8

Self-hosted Node.js server for remote monitoring, web-based remote desktop, terminal, file access and multi-DB device management.

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TeamViewer+14

LLDAP is a lightweight LDAP server for authentication and user management, providing a simplified LDAP interface, a web admin UI, and SQLite/MySQL/PostgreSQL backends.

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Microsoft Active Directory+2

Passbolt is an open-source, security-first password and secret manager for teams, with end-to-end encryption, granular sharing permissions, and auditing.

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Passbolt Cloud+11

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 monit...

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Cloudron+18

Self-hosted network visibility and presence scanner that discovers connected devices and alerts on new, unknown, or changed hosts across your LAN/Wi‑Fi.

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Fing+8

OpenBao is an open source secrets management platform to securely store, generate, lease, and revoke secrets, certificates, and encryption keys with auditing and access c...

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HashiCorp Vault+3

Lightweight, self-hostable CAPTCHA alternative using SHA-256 proof-of-work challenges to protect forms and APIs from bots without tracking or visual puzzles.

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Google reCAPTCHA+8

Pomerium is an identity-aware access proxy that provides zero trust, per-request authorization to internal web apps and services without a traditional VPN.

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Cloudflare Access+12

Kanidm is a secure identity management platform providing SSO, passkeys (WebAuthn), and integrations like OAuth2/OIDC, RADIUS, and LDAP gateway for legacy apps.

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Okta+19

Cerbos is a scalable, language-agnostic authorization layer for defining and evaluating context-aware access control policies via a dedicated Policy Decision Point (PDP)...

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OSO Cloud+17

OPNsense is an open source FreeBSD-based firewall and routing platform with a web GUI, API, VPN, traffic shaping, and security features for networks and homelabs.

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Fortinet FortiGate+12

OpenZiti is an open-source zero trust networking platform that builds an identity-based overlay mesh with SDKs, tunnelers, and policy-based access controls.

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Zscaler Private Access+14

Open-source web app to manage TOTP/HOTP 2FA accounts: scan QR codes, generate one-time codes, import/export tokens, and protect access with WebAuthn and optional encrypti...

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Google Authenticator+3

Self-hosted web dashboard for WireGuard and AmneziaWG to manage configs, peers, and access with a simple UI and optional 2FA.

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Tailscale+15

Open-source app that creates self-deleting secret links with audit logs.

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Onetime Secret+1

GLAuth is a lightweight LDAP/LDAPS authentication server for development, CI, and homelabs, supporting file, S3, SQL, or LDAP proxy backends and optional 2FA.

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Microsoft Active Directory+5

Canarytokens generates honeytokens (URLs, files, credentials, docs) that alert you when an attacker touches them, helping detect breaches early.

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Thinkst Canary+2

Open-source web and API service to create encrypted, single-view links for sharing secrets with configurable expiry and optional passphrase protection.

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Onetime Secret+6