Self-hosted projects using Nginx

Elgg is a modular open source platform for building social networks and collaborative communities with plugin-based extensions.

Actively maintained

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Facebook+12

Self-hosted ingress platform that exposes internal HTTP/TCP services to the internet through reverse WireGuard tunnels, with NGINX routing and automatic TLS certificates.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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ngrok+13

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 music server for collectors with flexible metadata parsing, multiple releases/versions support, music-video handling and Docker deployment.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Plex+9

Atlas is a containerized network infrastructure visualizer that scans subnets and Docker hosts, stores results, and presents real-time graphs and dashboards for monitoring.

MITActively maintained

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Auvik+6

MyBB is a PHP-based, open-source forum platform with plugins, themes, moderation tools, private messaging and multi-database support.

LGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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XenForo Cloud+13

Dockerized image processing service that fetches, resizes, crops, compresses, caches, and serves optimized images (AVIF, WebP, MozJPEG, PNG, GIF, optional JXL).

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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CloudConvert+6

Self-hosted lightweight temporary file host with drag-and-drop, paste and one-click uploads, plus an API for automated uploads and ShareX support.

GPL-3.0Slowing down

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WeTransfer+9

Enterprise-grade PHP CMS with multisite, multilingual and headless capabilities, extensible via Composer and an extensive extension ecosystem.

GPL-2.0Actively maintained

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Adobe Experience Manager+19

Request Tracker (RT) is an enterprise-grade ticketing and issue tracking system with email integration, automation, workflows, reporting, and optional asset management.

GPL-2.0Actively maintained

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Zendesk+19

FusionPBX is a domain-based, multi-tenant PBX and softswitch web UI for FreeSWITCH, supporting extensions, IVR, queues, voicemail, provisioning, and more.

Actively maintained

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3CX+13

Administrative web interface for managing, monitoring, and updating Tasmota-flashed IoT devices, including device discovery, bulk actions, and OTA firmware updates.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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SONOFF Cloud (eWeLink)+13

Open-source PHP-based image and video hosting platform for building Imgur/Flickr-style sites with S3/external storage, Docker support, multi-user accounts and admin tools.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Imgur+8

Open-source radio broadcast and automation platform with scheduling, library management, live broadcasting and playout integration (Icecast, Liquidsoap).

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Airtime Pro+6

Open-source self-hosted real-time location sharing backend with in-memory storage, temporary share links, a Docker image and companion mobile clients.

Apache-2.0Likely dormant

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Glympse+2

Automad is a fast, lightweight flat-file CMS with an admin dashboard, block editor, in-page editing, theme/package support, and an optional headless JSON API.

Actively maintained

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WordPress.com+19

Open-source investment portfolio tracker with real-time market data, charts, collaboration, and an optional LLM chat assistant grounded on your holdings.

Actively maintained

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Morningstar Portfolio Manager+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

RapidBay is a self-hosted torrent video streaming service that searches via Jackett, streams selected files in-browser, downloads subtitles, and supports Chromecast, Apple TV, and Kodi.

MITActively maintained

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Webtor.io+4

Self-hosted web hosting control panel built around Docker containers, providing isolated per-user environments, resource limits, and integrated DNS, SSL, and management tools.

Actively maintained

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cPanel+19

WonderCMS is a tiny flat-file CMS for building fast websites and blogs with in-place editing, themes/plugins, and one-click updates and backups—no database required.

MITActively maintained

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WordPress.com+14

Xibo is an open source digital signage platform with a web-based CMS for creating, scheduling, and managing content across one or many display screens.

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

Open source web-based double-entry accounting and ERP with invoicing, order processing, inventory, projects, and robust PostgreSQL-backed reporting.

Actively maintained

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QuickBooks Online+14

Open-source Vue.js single-page app that visualizes OwnTracks Recorder data: live locations, history, heatmaps, filtering and distance calculations.

MITLikely dormant

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Life360+6

Lightweight databaseless wiki using Markdown files with WYSIWYG editor, attachments, revisions and sitemap. Runs on PHP/Apache and available via Docker.

MITActively maintained

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Atlassian Confluence+12

Self-hosted PHP web application for logging amateur radio contacts with mapping, analytics, awards tracking and integration with common QSO services.

MITActively maintained

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Club Log+1

Open-source 2D browser battle royale inspired by surviv.io. Client and server in TypeScript with real-time multiplayer, Pixi-based rendering, and self-hosting support.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Apex Legends+4

NixOS distribution of modular 'blocks' that standardize and test server services, offering backups, ZFS datasets, LDAP/SSO, monitoring, reverse proxy, and certificate management.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Cloudron+5