Nirvati

Nirvati is an open-source server management platform for self-hosting applications and services on your own hardware. It provides a dashboard, an app store of prepackaged services, storage controls, and a permissioned isolation model to reduce third-party dependence and improve privacy.

Key Features

• Kubernetes-based architecture (uses lightweight distributions such as k3s and can target upstream RKE2 for larger deployments).
• App Store with a broad catalog of preconfigured self-hosted apps (media servers, analytics, messaging, productivity, AI UIs, etc.).
• Strong app isolation: each app runs in its own isolated environment with per-app permissions and resource limits.
• Storage management options: Longhorn-backed storage in standard/enterprise flavours and local-path provisioning in a low-memory "micro" flavour.
• Built-in HTTPS by default and a focus on security-first defaults and permissions.
• Web dashboard tooling: app status, logs viewer, restart controls and app cloning from recent releases.
• Ready-to-use OS images (Armbian-based images for Raspberry Pi and generic x86_64 / aarch64 UEFI) and an installer for rapid setup.
• Project-run container registry (Harbor-based) and image pinning by SHA for image authenticity.
• Plugin system and extensibility for third-party integrations and vendor hardware support.

Use Cases

• Host personal and household services: media servers, file sharing, personal dashboards, and home automation UIs.
• Small-team or SMB self-hosting: internal tools, analytics, Git hosting, and identity services behind a single management plane.
• Developer / testing environments: quickly deploy and manage containerized stacks, snapshots, and multi-node configurations.

Limitations and Considerations

• Feature set and storage capabilities vary by "flavour": the Micro edition omits storage management features present in Standard/Enterprise editions.
• Some hosted/managed services ("My Nirvati" and managed offerings) are planned and not fully available; certain optional services may be operated by the project organization.
• The project separates a vendor-neutral core (n5i) from Nirvati’s distribution and service integrations; downstream integrations and hosted services can differ from the core project's behaviour.

Nirvati aims to make self-hosting accessible while prioritizing security and extensibility. It targets hobbyists through to small production deployments and continues to evolve through regular releases and an expanding app catalog.