Self-hosted projects tagged “Encryption”

Enterprise-grade, disk-based backup server for Windows, Linux, and macOS clients using SMB, rsync, or tar over SSH, with deduplication and web-based restores.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Veeam Backup & Replication+10

Self-hosted, client-side encrypted note and file sharing service inspired by PrivNote, with view/time limits and an optional CLI client.

MITActively maintained

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Privnote+2

Open-source, self-hostable file transfer service with resumable uploads, S3 or disk storage, transfer requests, and end-to-end encrypted WebRTC quick transfers.

AGPL-3.0Slowing down

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WeTransfer+9

Self-hosted web app for real-time, end-to-end encrypted file sharing from one device to many via peer-to-peer WebRTC transfers.

MITActively maintained

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Snapdrop+11

Databunker is a self-hosted vault that tokenizes and encrypts PII/PHI/KYC/PCI data, providing a secure API, consent management, and audit trails for compliance.

MITActively maintained

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Skyflow

Lightweight self-hosted cloud storage with end-to-end encryption, chunked file transfer, private search, and secure share links via a web UI.

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Dropbox+15

Share sensitive text or files securely using client-side encryption, expiring links, view limits, and optional password protection.

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Onetime Secret+3

Hyphanet (formerly Freenet) is a peer-to-peer platform for censorship-resistant communication and publishing using an encrypted, decentralized data store and plugin-based apps.

GPL-2.0Actively maintained

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Mastodon (mastodon.social)+8

Lightweight OwnTracks location data recorder that ingests MQTT/HTTP publishes, stores them locally without an external DB, and exposes a REST/WebSocket API and web UI.

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Life360+1

Nextcloud Mail is a webmail app that connects to IMAP/SMTP accounts, offering a unified inbox and deep integration with other Nextcloud apps like Contacts and Calendar.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Microsoft Outlook+11

Self-hosted image, GIF, MP4, and text paste hosting with a simple API, on-the-fly resizing, and URL-based transformations. File-based storage; no database required.

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Imgur+19

wastebin is a minimal, self-hostable pastebin with a Rust/axum backend, SQLite storage, syntax highlighting, optional encryption, and expiration/burn-after-read controls.

MITActively maintained

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Pastebin+4

Self-hosted web app for signing PDFs (single or multi-signer), organizing pages (merge/rotate/extract), editing PDF metadata, and compressing files.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Docusign+19

Self-hosted one-time secret sharing service that encrypts secrets in the browser with AES-256 and deletes them after the first read.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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Privnote+3

Lab Dash is an open-source homepage/dashboard for homelabs. It offers a customizable widget grid, shortcuts, system info, basic health checks, PWA support, and local encrypted configuration.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Start.me+13

Modern Node.js-based BBS server with Telnet/SSH/WebSocket access, theming and mods, message networks, file areas, doors, and strong authentication options.

BSD-2-ClauseActively maintained

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Discourse+14

Self-hosted one-time, self-destructing message service that stores secrets in HashiCorp Vault, with a lightweight web UI and optional TLS automation.

MITActively maintained

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Onetime Secret+1

Simple PHP app for one-time encrypted secret sharing. Stores encrypted secrets in SQLite, deletes on retrieval, and provides a curl API and Docker images.

MITActively maintained

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Onetime Secret+1

Encrypted diary and journal web app with client-side encryption, markdown editor, file uploads, searchable entries, multi-user accounts and PWA support.

MITActively maintained

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Day One+11

Self-hosted database backup manager with scheduling, S3-compatible storage, multi-database support, diff viewer and restore capabilities.

MITActively maintained

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Veeam Backup & Replication+9

Self-hosted, open-source XMPP-based messaging server providing end-to-end encryption, multi-device sync, federation, secure backups, and integrated WebRTC audio/video calling.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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WhatsApp+17

Plainpad is a lightweight self-hosted note-taking app built with PHP and Laravel. It encrypts notes before storage, supports multiple users, and provides an offline-capable PWA.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Evernote+9

QuickDrop is a Spring Boot app for anonymous, chunked file uploads with optional encryption, per-file passwords, token share links, previews and an admin console.

MITActively maintained

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WeTransfer+19

Ruby on Rails document management server for uploading, organizing, encrypting and full-text searching PDF documents. Provides a REST API and mobile-friendly web UI.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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DocuWare+7

Open-source, self-hosted toolbox for bookmarks, URL shortening, and encrypted image hosting, with optional hosted service and browser/mobile integrations.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Bitly+19

Open-source, self-hostable file sharing app that encrypts files and filenames in the browser before upload; Rust backend, SQLite metadata, Docker-ready.

MITSlowing down

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WeTransfer+7

Decentralized, browser-first chat focused on privacy and peer-to-peer interactions. Supports end-to-end encryption, WebRTC file sharing, voice/video calls, mixed-reality spaces and a webtop environment.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Slack+10

Accessible, rule-based spam protection for web forms that inspects form fields, stores minimal data encrypted, and auto-deletes entries after 14 days.

MITActively maintained

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hCaptcha+4

goploader is a Go-based server and CLI client for easy, streamed file sharing. Files are AES-encrypted on receipt, keys are not stored, and uploads are curl-compatible.

MITActively maintained

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WeTransfer+9

Client-side web app to encrypt or split secrets into QR codes and OCR-friendly printouts for offline recovery using AES and Shamir Secret Sharing.

Slowing down

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Onetime Secret+1