Self-hosted projects using JavaScript

Self-hosted subscription manager to track recurring expenses, send email/push/webhook reminders, and view reports with multi-currency and timezone support.

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Rocket Money+3

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

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Mastodon (mastodon.social)+7

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

Create configurable RSS feeds from Reddit, Hacker News, Lemmy, Lobste.rs, PieFed, Mbin, and GitHub with optional AI summaries, media embedding, and comment inclusion.

MITActively maintained

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RSS.app+11

Project-based, minimalist time tracking with realtime reports, exports and basic integrations; available as a hosted demo or deployable via Docker and MongoDB.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Toggl Track+11

Containerized MQTT management solution bundling a Mosquitto broker with a web UI for ACLs, dynamic security, client management, monitoring and cloud bridges.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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EMQX Cloud+6

Self-hosted Go web app to share and store text snippets, files, links and a Markdown notepad over a local network with PWA support and configurable expirations.

MITSlowing down

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Apple AirDrop+10

Self-hosted RSS reader inspired by Google Reader, featuring smart folders, advanced search expressions, clustering, quality scoring, and Fever/Google Reader API compatibility.

MITActively maintained

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Feedly+7

Open-source event tracker for tech products: ingest key events, send push notifications, run webhook actions, and monitor critical workflows in real time.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Healthchecks.io+10

Open-source event tracker that sends push notifications and real-time alerts, with webhook action buttons, PWA support, and a developer-friendly API and SDKs.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Healthchecks.io+6

Web-based workout diary that visualizes activity as a GitHub-style year heatmap. Built in Go, configurable via file or env, Docker-ready with optional authentication and themes.

MITLikely dormant

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Hevy+8

Open-source PHP membership and user management system for clubs, associations and organizations with roles, events, media, documents and exports.

GPL-2.0Actively maintained

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WildApricot+14

Create self-destructing, shareable event pages without registration. Privacy-focused, federated event hosting for ad-hoc and time-limited events.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Evite+12

A web-first music sheet library to upload, organize, and share sheet music with account management and tablet support.

AGPL-3.0Likely dormant

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Music Stand by WorshipTools+3

Express middleware that generates REST collection APIs from JSON Schema with a Django-like admin UI; supports MongoDB, PostgreSQL or JSON-file storage.

MITActively maintained

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Directus Cloud+10

Self-hosted collaborative office suite for Nextcloud providing real-time editing, high-fidelity rendering and support for DOCX, XLSX, PPTX and ODF formats.

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Collabora Online+11

Client-side web app to inspect and batch-change audio and subtitle tracks on Plex Media Server. Provides a GUI for series-, season-, or episode-level track and subtitle updates.

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Plex

Dashwise is a self-hosted homelab dashboard built with Next.js and PocketBase. It offers GUI-managed links, modular widgets, link uptime checks, spotlight search and OIDC SSO.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Dashy+9

Federated, open-source short-video platform for communities and creators with ActivityPub federation, API access, and creator-focused features.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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PeerTube+1

QPixel is a Ruby on Rails Q&A platform powering Codidact, supporting multiple communities, categories, Markdown content, voting and activity-based privileges.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Stack Overflow+5

Open-source Java LMS for course authoring, assessments and institutional learning management with SCORM/QTI support and REST API.

Actively maintained

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Canvas LMS+14

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

Open-source archives information management application for accessioning, describing, preserving, and providing access to archival collections and digital objects.

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Omeka.net+19

Open-source Django LMS for creating courses with YAML/Markdown content, git-backed versioning, sandboxed code questions, automatic grading, calendars and analytics.

Actively maintained

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Codio+8

Syncloud is a self-hosted personal cloud platform that installs and manages curated applications via snaps, offering device images and a Vue-based web UI for private on-prem app hosting.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Umbrel+15

MintHCM is an open-source HCM platform delivering recruitment, onboarding, time & leave management, employee profiles, performance, analytics, and API integrations.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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BambooHR+19

Mbin is a federated content aggregator offering voting, discussion and microblogging via ActivityPub. A community-focused fork of kbin, built with PHP and Symfony.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Reddit+19

Self-hosted web app for family wishlists to share gift ideas, avoid duplicate gifts, supports SSO, CouchDB/PouchDB storage and Docker deployment.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Elfster+3

Open-source Raspberry Pi irrigation controller with responsive web UI, scheduling, plugins (Node-RED, MQTT), and support for relay interfaces, pumps, and hydroponics.

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Rachio+4

A protocol gateway that bridges users across different instant messaging networks using libpurple adapters, enabling cross-network chat and presence.

Slowing down

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Ably Realtime+5