Self-hosted projects using GNU Make

Open-source DNS-based ad & tracker blocking server for networks. Offers per-device rules, parental controls, encrypted upstream DNS (DoH/DoT/DNSCrypt), web UI and API.

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AdGuard+5

OpenVPN is a widely used open-source VPN daemon providing TLS/SSL-based secure tunneling, flexible client-server and site-to-site modes, and cross-platform support.

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OpenVPN CloudConnexa+18

Eclipse Mosquitto is a lightweight, open-source MQTT broker supporting MQTT 5.0 and 3.1.1, plus client libraries and CLI tools for pub/sub messaging.

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EMQX 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

Tinyproxy is a small, efficient HTTP/HTTPS proxy daemon for POSIX systems, designed for low resource usage with access controls, filtering, and optional reverse/transpare...

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Charles Proxy+9

Standards-based validating recursive DNS resolver with DNSSEC validation, DNS-over-TLS/HTTPS support and configurable caching for privacy and performance.

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Cloudflare DNS+9

Self-hosted web UI that exposes YAML-defined shell commands as buttons, dashboards and API endpoints with ACLs, auth and logging for safe, repeatable server operations.

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PagerDuty Rundeck+11

ddclient is a Perl-based Dynamic DNS client that detects IP changes and updates DNS records across many supported DDNS and DNS provider APIs.

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DynDNS+5

Portable, file-backed workflow orchestrator that defines DAGs in declarative YAML, runs anywhere as a single binary, and includes a modern Web UI for monitoring and contr...

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Prefect Cloud+10

Open-source PBX and telephony toolkit for building communications applications; modular C-based engine with SIP, WebRTC, RTP, ARI/AMI APIs and hardware support.

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3CX+19

Kamailio is an open source SIP signaling server for scalable VoIP and real-time communication platforms, supporting routing, load balancing, WebRTC, and IMS/VoLTE.

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AudioCodes Mediant Session Border Controller (SBC)+6

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

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Cloudflare Tunnel+3

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

High-performance, standards-compliant IMAP/POP3/LMTP server with flexible authentication, extensible plugin system (Lua, Sieve) and OpenSSL TLS support.

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Microsoft Exchange Online+15

Self-hosted DNS sinkhole written in Go that blocks ads, trackers and malicious domains; provides a modern web dashboard, Docker support, DoT/DoH options and realtime stat...

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AdGuard+5

UnrealIRCd is an open-source, modular IRC server implementing IRCv3, TLS, anti-spam/flood protections, GeoIP and admin APIs for running public or private IRC networks.

An open-source, fast-paced arena shooter featuring parkour mechanics, multiplayer modes, and a realtime WYSIWYG map editor for cooperative map creation.

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Quake Champions+4

Adds ActivityPub federation to Nextcloud so users can post, follow, and interact with the fediverse while keeping content on their Nextcloud instance.

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Mastodon (mastodon.social)+7

Open-source genealogy software with a web interface, multilingual support, GEDCOM import/export, relationship calculations, per-person access control and templating.

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Ancestry+3

Lightweight filesystem wiki engine using Git for history and Mycomarkup for content, suited for personal wikis, digital gardens and small teams.

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Atlassian Confluence+19

A small, C-based Mail Transfer Agent for local submission and outbound relay with TLS/SMTP authentication, aimed at home and small office use.

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Postfix+11

Secrover generates human-readable HTML security audit reports for repositories and domains. Scans dependencies, code, and domains; supports scheduling and remote exports.

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Snyk+15

Minimal, fast image and video gallery server with PWA support, thumbnail generation, slideshows, filtering, and simple filesystem-based operation for self-hosting.

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Google Photos+14

cmyflix is a lightweight Netflix-like media server in C that scans media folders, builds JSON databases and static HTML pages, and plays HTML5-compatible video files.

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Plex+6

Lightweight C service that spoofs local IPs and sends Wake-on-LAN packets to automatically wake registered LAN machines when relevant traffic is detected.

A scalable open-source integrated library system (ILS) for cataloging, circulation, acquisitions, patron management and consortial workflows with web and OPAC interfaces.

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Follett Destiny Library Manager+6

Self-hostable REST API that returns IANA time zone identifiers for given latitude/longitude using timezone-boundary-builder data. Distributed as a Go binary and Docker im...

Generate fast static sites and link homepages from YAML using templates. Offers multiple build configs, an admin UI, and static output for ultra-fast pages.

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Start.me+14

Inboxen provides unlimited unique email inboxes to protect your primary address from spam, sign-ups, and tracking while keeping your real inbox clean.

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Mailinator+3

SANE provides a portable API, a collection of scanner backends and frontends, and network scanning support (saned/scanimage) for Unix-like systems.

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VueScan+7