Self-hosted projects using JavaScript

Lowdefy is a config-driven web framework for building internal tools, admin panels, dashboards, CRUD apps, and client portals using YAML or JSON with extensible plugins.

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Retool+8

Kill the Newsletter! turns email newsletters into private Atom feeds by providing a unique email address per feed for subscribing without cluttering your inbox.

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Kill the Newsletter!

Self-hosted, open-source web file manager with multi-user access, roles, and chunked uploads. Manage local files or connect external storage like S3 via adapters.

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cPanel File Manager+19

Raneto is an open-source, file-based Markdown knowledge base for Node.js with web editing, full-text search, theming, and optional login protection—no database required.

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GitBook+13

Open-source PicoShare lets users upload and share files of any type and size via direct download links, preserving originals and offering easy deployment via Docker or fr...

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WeTransfer+18

Speakr is a self-hosted web app for recording or uploading audio, transcribing with AI (including diarization), and turning conversations into searchable, shareable notes...

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Otter.ai+14

slskd is a modern Soulseek client-server daemon with a web UI for searching, downloading, and managing transfers, chats, and user shares from a browser.

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SoulseekQt

Canine is an open source Kubernetes deployment platform that provides a Heroku-like PaaS experience with Git-driven deploys, web UI management, and built-in SSL and secre...

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Heroku+10

Self-hosted speed test analysis tool that automates tests, stores results up to 30 days, and provides dashboards, health checks, and multi-server support.

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Speedtest by Ookla+8

Serve vector and raster map tiles from MBTiles with GL styles, including WMTS endpoints, static images, and a built-in map preview for common web GIS clients.

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MapTiler Cloud

Open-source no-code website builder to visually create fast static websites, with optional HTML/CSS/JavaScript editing and integrations for CMS and APIs.

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Webflow+11

Misago is a modern, fast forum application built with Python, Django, and React, featuring moderation tools, permissions, private threads, polls, and API integrations.

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Discourse+12

Self-hosted IPTV stream and EPG manager with M3U/XMLTV support, proxy streaming, real-time stats, and VOD (movies/series) organization for media servers.

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IPTV Editor+1

Self-hosted baby tracking app for caregivers to log feedings, sleep, diaper changes, tummy time, and more, with dashboards and insights.

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Baby Tracker+2

Open Web Analytics (OWA) is a self-hosted alternative to Google Analytics, providing first-party JavaScript tracking, dashboards, heatmaps, and session recordings.

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Google Analytics+15

OpenStreetMap is a community-built map of the world with a web interface and APIs for editing, browsing, and accessing open geographic data.

Open-source on‑prem app that connects to healthcare providers and aggregates FHIR medical records into a private personal/family dashboard.

Lightweight self-hosted Firefox Send alternative for secure, expiring file shares with user roles, optional S3-compatible storage, and REST API.

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WeTransfer+9

Open source architecture documentation tool to model and document domains, services, events, and schemas for event-driven and microservice systems.

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Backstage+13

WBO is a lightweight, real-time collaborative whiteboard where multiple users can draw simultaneously, with persistent boards and optional JWT-based access control.

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Microsoft Whiteboard+8

Web UI server for sending and monitoring G-code on CNC controllers (Grbl, Marlin, Smoothieware, TinyG/g2core) over serial connections.

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Mach3+3

Loomio is a collaborative decision-making tool for group discussions, proposals, and polls, helping teams make transparent decisions asynchronously with a clear record.

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Diligent Boards+16

Self-hosted web interface to schedule, monitor, encrypt, store, and restore PostgreSQL backups to local disk or S3-compatible storage.

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Crunchy Bridge+7

Directory Lister is a PHP directory listing app that exposes web-accessible folders for browsing, searching, README display, hash verification, and zip downloads.

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FileBrowser+4

Self-hosted image optimizer that compresses and converts images locally in your browser, works offline, and keeps files private with on-device processing.

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Convertio+6

Documize is a self-hosted knowledge base and documentation platform for internal and external docs, offering spaces, labels, search, and enterprise-friendly authenticatio...

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Atlassian Confluence+17

Peergos is a peer-to-peer encrypted file storage and private social platform with fine-grained access control, capability links, and a web UI for secure sharing.

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Proton Drive+12

Lightweight, privacy-focused self-hosted Markdown notes app with wikilinks, graph view, tags, templates, search, Mermaid diagrams, LaTeX math, and optional password prote...

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Notion+19

Open-source ticket shop and event registration software with online sales, box office mode, multilingual support, and extensible plug-ins and API.

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Eventbrite+10

Aleph indexes documents and structured datasets to enable fast search, entity extraction, and cross-referencing for investigative research and OSINT workflows.

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Glean+6