Self-hosted projects using PHP

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.

MITActively maintained

Alternative to:

cPanel File Manager+19

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

GPL-2.0Actively maintained

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Google Analytics+15

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

MITActively maintained

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FileBrowser+4

Self-hosted web-based RSS reader and feed aggregator with OPML import, plug-ins, and a RESTful JSON API. Supports SQLite, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Feedly+7

Pelican Panel is an open-source web control panel for managing game servers, offering Docker-based isolation, deployment workflows, and real-time resource monitoring.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Pterodactyl Panel (Cloud)

Self-hosted live chat and customer support platform with website widgets, operator console, chatbots, omnichannel integrations, and optional voice/video/screensharing.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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Zendesk+19

Self-hosted Nextcloud Talk combines chat, video calls and webinars into one secure collaboration app.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Microsoft Teams+19

Fusio is an open source API management platform for building, securing, and operating REST APIs, with a web backend, developer portal, and SDK generation.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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Amazon API Gateway+5

phpBB is an open-source forum (bulletin board) platform in PHP for building and managing community discussion boards with extensible theming and add-ons.

GPL-2.0Actively maintained

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Discourse+8

Movim is a federated social platform and web-based XMPP client for blogging, chat, communities, and real-time messaging with a responsive cross‑platform interface.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Element Matrix (Hosted)+15

Self-hosted file sharing portal for securely exchanging files with clients, with roles, groups, audit logs, expiration rules, and optional encryption at rest.

GPL-2.0Actively maintained

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DocSend+19

CloudPanel is a lightweight server control panel for managing PHP, Node.js, Python, static sites, and reverse proxies with SSL/TLS and performance-focused defaults.

Actively maintained

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CloudPanel+12

On-prem password manager enabling secure sharing and fine-grained access control over credentials.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Bitwarden+9

Diskover indexes file systems with Elasticsearch to provide fast file search, metadata analytics, and storage visibility across on-prem, NAS, and cloud storage.

Apache-2.0Slowing down

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Dell EMC DataIQ+16

Open-source invoicing app built with Laravel & Vue. Provides invoices, estimates, expense tracking, REST API, customizable PDF templates and self-hosting documentation.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Invoice Ninja+9

MantisBT is a free web-based issue tracker for managing bugs, tasks, and projects with customizable workflows, email notifications, and role-based access control.

Actively maintained

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Atlassian Jira+7

DreamFactory generates secure, documented REST APIs for SQL/NoSQL databases and other services, with a web admin UI, authentication, and role-based access control.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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Hasura+7

Open-source web app to manage electronic component inventory with projects/BOMs, barcode labels, fine-grained permissions, and powerful search.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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inFlow Inventory+11

sabre/dav is a PHP framework for building WebDAV file servers and CalDAV/CardDAV calendar and contacts services.

BSD-3-ClauseActively maintained

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Google Calendar+11

Cypht is an open-source PHP/JavaScript webmail and RSS aggregator built from modular plugin sets, unifying multiple accounts with search and server-side filters.

Friendica is a decentralized, federated social network server that connects to the Fediverse, offering posts, profiles, events, photos, and strong privacy controls.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Mastodon (mastodon.social)+8

SnappyMail is a fast, modern webmail client (RainLoop fork) focused on performance, privacy, and secure IMAP access with optional PGP support and admin controls.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Gmail+10

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 open-source billing, invoicing, payments, and client management platform for hosting and online service businesses.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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WHMCS+12

ZenTao is an open source project management system for agile teams, combining product planning, Scrum/Kanban execution, bug tracking, testing, docs, and reporting.

Actively maintained

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Jira Software+19

Open-source self-hosted app to manage, track and journal houseplants with locations, tasks, inventory, calendar, reminders, group chat and plant identification.

MITActively maintained

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Planta+2

Open-source self-hosted image sharing app with multi-format uploads, nested tags, deduplication, ShareX support, and Docker deployment.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Imgur+13

Next-generation open-source CRM for managing contacts, companies, tasks, and sales opportunities with a modern UI and customizable fields.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Salesforce Sales Cloud+18

Open source link-in-bio platform for creating a single landing page of links, with social features like a feed, discovery, questions, and likes.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

Alternative to:

Campsite.bio+1

WatchState is a self-hosted service that synchronizes watch progress and play state between Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby, with backups, webhooks, and parity checks.

MITActively maintained

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Plex+1