Self-hosted projects using Git

MPD is a modular, network-controlled music server that streams and manages a local music collection via a protocol-enabled daemon.

GPL-2.0Actively maintained

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Volumio Premium (MyVolumio)+8

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

MITActively maintained

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Portainer Business Edition (Portainer Cloud)+16

Lightweight self-hosted web app for managing checklists and Markdown notes with file-based storage, PGP encryption, REST API and Docker deployment.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Evernote+13

OpenRouteService is an open-source REST API providing routing, isochrones, matrices, geocoding, POIs, elevation and vehicle-optimization services built from OpenStreetMap data.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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NextBillion.ai Directions API

Open-source Ruby on Rails blogging and publishing platform (formerly Typo) with themes, plugins, multilingual support and an official demo.

MITActively maintained

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WordPress.com+9

Open-source multiplayer modification and engine for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas that adds synchronized networking, Lua scripting, resource-based content, and a server browser.

Automates Reverse Proxy-over-VPN (RPoVPN) using WireGuard, Caddy and NGINX to expose Docker Compose services to the public Internet with automated TLS.

AGPL-3.0Slowing down

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Cloudflare Tunnel+3

Open-source, self-hosted tournament system for creating and managing Swiss, single‑elimination and round‑robin tournaments with scheduling, dashboards, team/club management and CSV import.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Challonge+4

Minimal, local-first markdown note-taking app built with Svelte and Tailwind; provides desktop (Tauri) and web interfaces with local PGlite storage.

AGPL-3.0Slowing down

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Standard Notes+11

Open-source C++ music server with web UI, Subsonic API, audio transcoding, recommendations, multi-library support and playlists/lyrics features.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Plex+11

Open-source lightweight music server offering web-based streaming, tagging, recommendations, Subsonic API compatibility and audio transcoding for personal music collections.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Plex+9

Doco-CD is a lightweight GitOps continuous deployment tool that deploys and updates Docker Compose projects and Docker Swarm stacks via webhooks or polling.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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Portainer Business Edition (Portainer Cloud)+2

A minimalistic wiki for collaborative documentation, storing pages in Git and editing in Markdown with version history, attachments, and user authentication.

MITActively maintained

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Atlassian Confluence+12

Self-hosted web app to organize product warranties, track expirations, manage claims, store receipts, and send customizable notifications.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Encircle Home Inventory

Open-source, self-hosted deployment platform that turns any VPS into a hosting machine with a browser-based terminal, file manager, and one-click deployments.

Actively maintained

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Railway+15

Open-source Rust-based CLI to parse, scale, search, import and serve Cooklang recipes; generates shopping lists, reports, and a browsable web UI.

MITActively maintained

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Paprika Recipe Manager+6

Gerrit Code Review is a web-based code review and workflow tool for Git that supports inline comments, access controls, and integrated Git hosting via SSH/HTTPS.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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Gerrit Code Review+8

openHAB is a Java-based, modular open-source smart home platform providing a rules engine, extensible add-ons, multi-protocol device integration and mobile/web UIs.

EPL-2.0Actively maintained

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Samsung SmartThings+15

Apache OFBiz is a Java-based open-source ERP and e-commerce framework providing modular apps for accounting, CRM, order management, inventory and manufacturing, plus developer APIs.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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Odoo+19

A web application that organizes and runs retro game ROMs in the browser with cloud saves, automatic box art, controller support and multi-platform emulation.

MITActively maintained

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Steam+2

Open-source .NET-based ROM and title manager that organizes ROMs, fetches metadata from external sources, and provides in-browser emulation.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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LaunchBox Cloud+3

Privacy-first, end-to-end encrypted note-taking app with desktop, mobile and web clients, open-source code, web clipper, bidirectional links, and a self-hostable sync server.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Evernote+12

Open-source server for hosting multiple static documentation projects with versioning, CLI upload, tagging and built-in search.

MITActively maintained

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Read the Docs+14

Private, self-hosted blogging app with Markdown editor, private RSS, built-in reader, and Docker/Postgres deployment options.

MITActively maintained

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Medium+9

Self-hosted monitoring tool for uptime, TCP/HTTP checks, Docker monitoring, multi-user dashboards, incident management, SSO and alerting integrations.

Actively maintained

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UptimeRobot+16

Self-hostable CLI tool to back up and periodically sync Git repositories from major hosting providers to local storage.

MITSlowing down

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Duplicacy (Commercial)+7

Lightweight Go-based CLI that executes commands on game servers via the RCON protocol, with interactive and single-command modes, YAML config, and a Docker image.

Open-source, self-hosted personal finance manager with Docker installation, PHP backend, multi-user support, budgets, categories and Excel/JSON import.

MITActively maintained

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Mint (Intuit Mint)+14

Open-source, Markdown-based flat-file CMS for documentation, knowledge bases, manuals and eBook generation with plugins, themes and AI-assisted editing.

MITActively maintained

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Typemill Cloud+13

Lightweight CalDAV/CardDAV server implemented in Python that stores calendars and contacts in a Git-backed hierarchy with history and sync support.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Google Calendar+4