The Easiest Self-Hosted Apps to Run (2026)

Every other “easiest” list throws adjectives at you. We score it. Below is every self-hostable app ranked by a strict 1–5 difficulty score, easiest first — one-click deploys and single-command Docker setups at the top, complex multi-service stacks at the bottom. Pick a difficulty 1 and you’re running in minutes.

Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · scored on a consistent rubric · 300 apps ranked

Effortless picks (difficulty 1 — one-click or managed)

PocketBase

Airtable

Google Sheets

1/5

Single-file open-source backend: SQLite database, auth, file storage, realtime

1/5

Universal database tool for developers — SQL editor, ERD, and data browser

1/5

Offline-first, privacy-focused desktop app to run LLMs locally on any hardware

1/5

Interactive visualizer for neural network and machine learning model graphs

1/5

Lightweight server monitoring hub with SSH-based agents and beautiful UI

1-click deploy

SOPS

HashiCorp Vault

1/5

Encrypt files in Git with KMS/age/PGP — secrets management without a server

1/5

VS Code extension for personal knowledge management inspired by Roam Research

1/5

Markdown editor built for academics with Zettelkasten and citation support

1-click deploy

All 300 apps, ranked by difficulty

Sorted easiest-first · tap headers to re-sort

Project	Category			Deploy	License
n8n Sponsored TypeScript	Automation & iPaaS	204k ★	2/5 Easy	One-Click Docker +3	Sustainable Use License	yesterday	Repo
AppFlowy Sponsored Dart	Notes & Knowledge Base	77k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose	AGPL-3.0	5 days ago	Repo
Plane Sponsored TypeScript	Project Management & Kanban	59k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +2	AGPL-3.0	2 days ago	Repo
Umami Sponsored TypeScript	Product & Web Analytics	39k ★	3/5 Moderate	One-Click Docker +2	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Odoo (CRM) Sponsored Python	CRM & Sales	54k ★	4/5 Involved	Docker Manual	LGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
PocketBase Go	Databases & Spreadsheets	61k ★	1/5 Effortless	Manual Docker	MIT	3 days ago	Repo
DBeaver Community Java	Databases & Spreadsheets	52k ★	1/5 Effortless	Manual	Apache-2.0	yesterday	Repo
Jan TypeScript	AI & LLM Tools	44k ★	1/5 Effortless	Manual	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Netron Python	Product & Web Analytics	33k ★	1/5 Effortless	Manual	MIT	2 days ago	Repo
Beszel Go	Monitoring & Status Pages	25k ★	1/5 Effortless	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	2 days ago	Repo
SOPS Go	Password Managers & Secrets	23k ★	1/5 Effortless	Manual	MPL-2.0	yesterday	Repo
Foam TypeScript	Notes & Knowledge Base	17k ★	1/5 Effortless	Manual	MIT	10 days ago	Repo
Zettlr TypeScript	Notes & Knowledge Base	14k ★	1/5 Effortless	Manual	GPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Formbricks TypeScript	Forms & Surveys	13k ★	1/5 Effortless	One-Click Docker +2	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Dufs Rust	File Storage & Sync	11k ★	1/5 Effortless	Docker Manual	MIT	2 months ago	Repo
Fluent Reader Lite TypeScript	Feeds & Read-Later	9.7k ★	1/5 Effortless	Manual	MIT	2 days ago	Repo
HeyForm TypeScript	Forms & Surveys	9k ★	1/5 Effortless	One-Click Docker +2	AGPL-3.0	6 days ago	Repo
Easypanel TypeScript	Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS	4.8k ★	1/5 Effortless	One-Click Docker	Apache-2.0	3 months ago	Repo
Franchise JavaScript	Databases & Spreadsheets	4.2k ★	1/5 Effortless	Manual	MIT	4 years ago	Repo
Nullboard Javascript	Project Management & Kanban	4.1k ★	1/5 Effortless	Manual	BSD-2-Clause	2 years ago	Repo
Yarr Go	Feeds & Read-Later	4k ★	1/5 Effortless	Manual	MIT	6 days ago	Repo
LittleLink Javascript	BI & Dashboards	3.1k ★	1/5 Effortless	Manual	MIT	1 month ago	Repo
Gokapi Go	File Storage & Sync	2.9k ★	1/5 Effortless	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	3 days ago	Repo
Chitchatter Nodejs	Team Chat & Collaboration	2.3k ★	1/5 Effortless	One-Click Manual	GPL-2.0	5 days ago	Repo
Counter Go	Product & Web Analytics	1k ★	1/5 Effortless	One-Click Docker +1	MIT	11 days ago	Repo
Offen Go	Product & Web Analytics	981 ★	1/5 Effortless	One-Click Docker +1	Apache-2.0	6 months ago	Repo
CapRover Apps JSON	Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS	638 ★	1/5 Effortless	One-Click Docker	MIT	5 days ago	Repo
Snikket Lua	Team Chat & Collaboration	447 ★	1/5 Effortless	Docker Docker Compose	Apache-2.0	1 month ago	Repo
HESK PHP	Helpdesk & Support	340 ★	1/5 Effortless	Manual	Other	4 months ago	Repo
Fossil SCM C	Project Management & Kanban	236 ★	1/5 Effortless	Manual	BSD-2-Clause	18 days ago	Repo
Spectre / Master Password C	Password Managers & Secrets	16 ★	1/5 Effortless	Manual	GPL-3.0	1 year ago	Repo
Readeck Go	Feeds & Read-Later	0 ★	1/5 Effortless	Docker Manual	AGPL-3.0	4 months ago	Repo
Ollama Docker	AI & LLM Tools	181k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	yesterday	Repo
AUTOMATIC1111 Stable Diffusion WebUI Python	AI & LLM Tools	165k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	AGPL-3.0	6 months ago	Repo
Open-WebUI Docker	AI & LLM Tools	152k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose	BSD-3-Clause	yesterday	Repo
ComfyUI Python	AI & LLM Tools	133k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	GPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Stirling-PDF Docker	Notes & Knowledge Base	92k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose	Apache-2.0	yesterday	Repo
Uptime Kuma JavaScript	Monitoring & Status Pages	91k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Hugo Go	Blogging & CMS	90k ★	2/5 Easy	Manual Docker	Apache-2.0	yesterday	Repo
Syncthing Go	File Storage & Sync	89k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MPL-2.0	yesterday	Repo
Netdata C	Monitoring & Status Pages	81k ★	2/5 Easy	One-Click Docker +3	GPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Grafana TypeScript	BI & Dashboards	77k ★	2/5 Easy	One-Click Docker +3	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
OpenBB Terminal Python	Finance & Budgeting	73k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	4 days ago	Repo
Vaultwarden Rust	Password Managers & Secrets	67k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +2	AGPL-3.0	2 days ago	Repo
Apache ECharts TypeScript	BI & Dashboards	67k ★	2/5 Easy	Manual Docker	Apache-2.0	yesterday	Repo
Docusaurus TypeScript	Notes & Knowledge Base	66k ★	2/5 Easy	Manual Docker	MIT	yesterday	Repo
AnythingLLM Nodejs	AI & LLM Tools	66k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	4 days ago	Repo
NocoDB TypeScript	Databases & Spreadsheets	65k ★	2/5 Easy	One-Click Docker +3	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Memos Go	Notes & Knowledge Base	63k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Coolify PHP	Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS	62k ★	2/5 Easy	One-Click Docker +2	Apache-2.0	yesterday	Repo
Rclone Go	File Storage & Sync	60k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Gitea Go	Project Management & Kanban	58k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +2	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Jellyfin C#	Media Servers & Streaming	57k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	GPL-2.0	yesterday	Repo
Jekyll Ruby	Blogging & CMS	52k ★	2/5 Easy	Manual Docker	MIT	1 month ago	Repo
AList Go	File Storage & Sync	50k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	AGPL-3.0	4 days ago	Repo
Metabase Clojure	BI & Dashboards	49k ★	2/5 Easy	One-Click Docker +3	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Gogs Go	Project Management & Kanban	48k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	3 days ago	Repo
text-generation-webui Python	AI & LLM Tools	48k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	AGPL-3.0	29 days ago	Repo
copyparty Python	File Storage & Sync	47k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	7 days ago	Repo
SiYuan TypeScript	Notes & Knowledge Base	46k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
RSSHub Nodejs	Feeds & Read-Later	46k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Hexo JavaScript	Blogging & CMS	42k ★	2/5 Easy	Manual Docker	MIT	17 days ago	Repo
Trilium Notes TypeScript	Notes & Knowledge Base	38k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Dokploy TypeScript	Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS	37k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	Apache-2.0	4 days ago	Repo
CasaOS Go	Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS	37k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	Apache-2.0	1 year ago	Repo
Glance Docker	BI & Dashboards	37k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	10 days ago	Repo
1Panel Go	Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS	37k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	GPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Vane Docker	AI & LLM Tools	37k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose	MIT	14 days ago	Repo
ntfy Go	Team Chat & Collaboration	34k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	Apache-2.0	5 days ago	Repo
Nginx Proxy Manager Docker	Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS	34k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose	MIT	6 days ago	Repo
changedetection.io Python	Automation & iPaaS	34k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	Apache-2.0	yesterday	Repo
Homepage by gethomepage Docker	BI & Dashboards	33k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	GPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Cubox (Hoarder) TypeScript	Feeds & Read-Later	29k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Compose One-Click	AGPL-3.0	2 days ago	Repo
Actual Nodejs	Finance & Budgeting	29k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	2 days ago	Repo
Cloudreve Docker	File Storage & Sync	29k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	GPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
MkDocs Material Python	Notes & Knowledge Base	27k ★	2/5 Easy	Manual Docker	MIT	16 days ago	Repo
Dashy Nodejs	BI & Dashboards	26k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	3 days ago	Repo
Node-RED JavaScript	Automation & iPaaS	24k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	Apache-2.0	6 days ago	Repo
Navidrome Music Server Docker	Media Servers & Streaming	24k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	GPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
ChartDB Nodejs	Databases & Spreadsheets	23k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	AGPL-3.0	2 days ago	Repo
neko Go	Team Chat & Collaboration	22k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose	Apache-2.0	5 days ago	Repo
Super Productivity Docker	Project Management & Kanban	22k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	yesterday	Repo
OpenObserve Rust	BI & Dashboards	22k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +2	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Kodi C++	Media Servers & Streaming	21k ★	2/5 Easy	Manual	GPL-2.0	yesterday	Repo
GoAccess C	Product & Web Analytics	21k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	GPL-2.0	2 days ago	Repo
MediaMTX Go	Media Servers & Streaming	20k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	3 days ago	Repo
Eleventy JavaScript	Blogging & CMS	20k ★	2/5 Easy	Manual Docker	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Decap CMS JavaScript	Blogging & CMS	19k ★	2/5 Easy	Manual Docker	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Docuseal Docker	Notes & Knowledge Base	19k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	8 days ago	Repo
Calibre-Web Python	Media Servers & Streaming	18k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	GPL-3.0	10 days ago	Repo
Apprise Python	Team Chat & Collaboration	17k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	yesterday	Repo
transfer.sh Go	File Storage & Sync	16k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	3 months ago	Repo
Gotify Go	Team Chat & Collaboration	16k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	3 days ago	Repo
Grav PHP	Blogging & CMS	16k ★	2/5 Easy	Manual Docker	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Beets Python	Media Servers & Streaming	16k ★	2/5 Easy	Manual	MIT	2 days ago	Repo
BentoPDF Nodejs	Notes & Knowledge Base	15k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Mail-in-a-Box Shell	Email & Newsletters	15k ★	2/5 Easy	Manual	CC0-1.0	14 days ago	Repo
CapRover TypeScript	Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS	15k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	Apache-2.0	8 days ago	Repo
MeTube Python	Media Servers & Streaming	15k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose	AGPL-3.0	5 days ago	Repo
Filestash Docker	File Storage & Sync	15k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Bytebase Docker	Databases & Spreadsheets	14k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +2	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Gollum Ruby	Notes & Knowledge Base	14k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	9 months ago	Repo
Audiobookshelf Docker	Media Servers & Streaming	14k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	GPL-3.0	4 days ago	Repo
Gotenberg Docker	Notes & Knowledge Base	13k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	2 days ago	Repo
Wallabag PHP	Feeds & Read-Later	13k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Stash Docker	Media Servers & Streaming	13k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	5 days ago	Repo
Keep Python	Monitoring & Status Pages	12k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	2 days ago	Repo
Gatus Go	Monitoring & Status Pages	12k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +2	Apache-2.0	7 days ago	Repo
Umbrel Nodejs	Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS	12k ★	2/5 Easy	Manual	⊘ Proprietary	13 days ago	Repo
Grist TypeScript	Databases & Spreadsheets	12k ★	2/5 Easy	One-Click Docker +2	Apache-2.0	yesterday	Repo
Kavita C#	Media Servers & Streaming	12k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	GPL-3.0	2 days ago	Repo
Shiori Go	Feeds & Read-Later	12k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	2 months ago	Repo
Homer Docker	BI & Dashboards	12k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	Apache-2.0	11 days ago	Repo
Owncast Go	Media Servers & Streaming	12k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	2 days ago	Repo
Datasette Python	Databases & Spreadsheets	11k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	Apache-2.0	4 days ago	Repo
linkding Docker	Feeds & Read-Later	11k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	2 days ago	Repo
Blinko Docker	Notes & Knowledge Base	11k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose	AGPL-3.0	19 days ago	Repo
ZFile Java	File Storage & Sync	11k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	1 month ago	Repo
Screego Docker	Team Chat & Collaboration	11k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	GPL-3.0	26 days ago	Repo
Kanboard PHP	Project Management & Kanban	9.9k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	4 days ago	Repo
Tipi Shell	Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS	9.7k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	GPL-3.0	2 days ago	Repo
Heimdall PHP	BI & Dashboards	9.3k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	6 days ago	Repo
RSS-Bridge PHP	Feeds & Read-Later	9.2k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	Unlicense	18 days ago	Repo
Local Deep Research Docker	AI & LLM Tools	9.1k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Baserow Python	Databases & Spreadsheets	9k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	3 months ago	Repo
Redpanda Connect Go	Automation & iPaaS	8.7k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Kubernetes +1	Apache-2.0	yesterday	Repo
TiddlyWiki Nodejs	Notes & Knowledge Base	8.7k ★	2/5 Easy	Manual Docker	BSD-3-Clause	2 days ago	Repo
Alertmanager Go	Monitoring & Status Pages	8.6k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +2	Apache-2.0	yesterday	Repo
Wallos PHP	Finance & Budgeting	8.5k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	GPL-3.0	5 days ago	Repo
Crater PHP	Finance & Budgeting	8.3k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	AGPL-3.0	2 years ago	Repo
draw.io Javascript	Notes & Knowledge Base	8.1k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	Apache-2.0	4 days ago	Repo
Adminer PHP	Databases & Spreadsheets	7.9k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	Apache-2.0	3 days ago	Repo
Woodpecker CI Go	File Storage & Sync	7.9k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose	Apache-2.0	yesterday	Repo
miniserve Rust	File Storage & Sync	7.9k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	14 days ago	Repo
Backrest Go	File Storage & Sync	7.3k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	GPL-3.0	8 days ago	Repo
DbGate JavaScript	Databases & Spreadsheets	7.3k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Buku Python	Feeds & Read-Later	7.2k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	GPL-3.0	6 days ago	Repo
gopass Go	Password Managers & Secrets	7.1k ★	2/5 Easy	Manual	MIT	3 days ago	Repo
OnionShare Python	File Storage & Sync	7.1k ★	2/5 Easy	Manual	GPL-3.0	6 days ago	Repo
Evidence JavaScript	BI & Dashboards	6.9k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual +1	MIT	4 days ago	Repo
piku Python	Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS	6.6k ★	2/5 Easy	Manual	MIT	11 days ago	Repo
Beehive Go	Automation & iPaaS	6.5k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	AGPL-3.0	3 years ago	Repo
The Lounge TypeScript	Team Chat & Collaboration	6.3k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Cosmos Docker	Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS	6.2k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose	Apache-2.0	10 days ago	Repo
LessPass JavaScript	Password Managers & Secrets	6.1k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	GPL-3.0	2 days ago	Repo
MailDev JavaScript	Email & Newsletters	6.1k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	4 days ago	Repo
SilverBullet Docker	Notes & Knowledge Base	6k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Beancount Python	Finance & Budgeting	6k ★	2/5 Easy	Manual	GPL-2.0	23 days ago	Repo
Tiny File Manager PHP	File Storage & Sync	6k ★	2/5 Easy	Manual	GPL-3.0	1 month ago	Repo
GoatCounter Go	Product & Web Analytics	6k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	EUPL-1.2	5 days ago	Repo
Livebook Elixir	Notes & Knowledge Base	5.9k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	Apache-2.0	5 days ago	Repo
ezbookkeeping Go	Finance & Budgeting	5.6k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	2 days ago	Repo
Zoraxy Go	Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS	5.5k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Papra Docker	Notes & Knowledge Base	5.4k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	2 days ago	Repo
Vikunja Go	Project Management & Kanban	5.4k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
CloudBeaver Docker	Databases & Spreadsheets	5.1k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	Apache-2.0	yesterday	Repo
Radicale Python	Scheduling & Booking	5k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	GPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Emby C#	Media Servers & Streaming	5k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	GPL-2.0	2 years ago	Repo
hledger Haskell	Finance & Budgeting	4.7k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	GPL-3.0	2 days ago	Repo
go-doxy Docker	Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS	4.2k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	5 days ago	Repo
Dagu Go	Automation & iPaaS	4k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	GPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Shaarli PHP	Feeds & Read-Later	3.9k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	Zlib	2 days ago	Repo
LinkStack PHP	BI & Dashboards	3.9k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	1 month ago	Repo
pyLoad Python	Automation & iPaaS	3.9k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	AGPL-3.0	5 days ago	Repo
OliveTin Go	Automation & iPaaS	3.8k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	AGPL-3.0	3 days ago	Repo
Mixpost PHP	Product & Web Analytics	3.7k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	6 months ago	Repo
Tremor TypeScript	BI & Dashboards	3.6k ★	2/5 Easy	Manual Docker	Apache-2.0	11 months ago	Repo
tududi Docker	Project Management & Kanban	3.4k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Conduit Rust	Team Chat & Collaboration	3.2k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	Apache-2.0	4 months ago	Repo
Slash Docker	Feeds & Read-Later	3.2k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	GPL-3.0	22 days ago	Repo
Shynet Python	Product & Web Analytics	3.2k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	Apache-2.0	6 months ago	Repo
FileGator PHP	File Storage & Sync	3.1k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	yesterday	Repo
aaPanel Python	Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS	3.1k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	Other	19 days ago	Repo
PicoShare Go	File Storage & Sync	3k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
undb TypeScript	Databases & Spreadsheets	3k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	1 year ago	Repo
One Time Secret Docker	Team Chat & Collaboration	2.9k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	2 days ago	Repo
Libredesk Docker	Helpdesk & Support	2.9k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
WBO Nodejs	Team Chat & Collaboration	2.6k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	AGPL-3.0	3 days ago	Repo
Fava Python	Finance & Budgeting	2.6k ★	2/5 Easy	Manual	MIT	4 days ago	Repo
Donetick Go	Project Management & Kanban	2.5k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	AGPL-3.0	27 days ago	Repo
gonic Go	Media Servers & Streaming	2.5k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	GPL-3.0	8 days ago	Repo
PiGallery 2 Docker	Photo Management	2.3k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	21 days ago	Repo
Tasks.md Docker	Project Management & Kanban	2.2k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	6 months ago	Repo
Fusion Go	Feeds & Read-Later	2.2k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	24 days ago	Repo
SendPortal PHP	Email & Newsletters	2.2k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	AGPL-3.0	2 years ago	Repo
Bugsink Python	Helpdesk & Support	2.1k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	⊘ Proprietary	2 days ago	Repo
Ech0 Docker	Blogging & CMS	2.1k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Vince Go	Product & Web Analytics	2k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	AGPL-3.0	1 year ago	Repo
ProjectSend PHP	Project Management & Kanban	2k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	GPL-2.0	2 days ago	Repo
Schej Vue	Scheduling & Booking	1.7k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Compose Manual	MIT	13 days ago	Repo
Immich Kiosk Docker	Photo Management	1.7k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker	GPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Kirby PHP	Blogging & CMS	1.5k ★	2/5 Easy	Manual	⊘ Proprietary	3 days ago	Repo
Trudesk JavaScript	Helpdesk & Support	1.5k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	Apache-2.0	4 months ago	Repo
ZaneOps Python	Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS	1.4k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	Apache-2.0	yesterday	Repo
Jam JavaScript	Team Chat & Collaboration	1.3k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose	AGPL-3.0	3 years ago	Repo
Zcal TypeScript	Scheduling & Booking	1.2k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Compose Manual	MIT	6 months ago	Repo
Nextcloud Calendar PHP	Scheduling & Booking	1.2k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
HomeGallery JavaScript	Photo Management	1.2k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	2 months ago	Repo
ITFlow PHP	Project Management & Kanban	1k ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	GPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Nextcloud News PHP	Feeds & Read-Later	1k ★	2/5 Easy	Manual Docker	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
sigal Python	Photo Management	945 ★	2/5 Easy	Manual	MIT	13 days ago	Repo
phpList PHP	Email & Newsletters	870 ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	AGPL-3.0	1 month ago	Repo
Cabin JavaScript	Product & Web Analytics	800 ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	4 months ago	Repo
Stalwart XMPP Rust	Team Chat & Collaboration	800 ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	AGPL-3.0	4 months ago	Repo
Medama Go	Product & Web Analytics	642 ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	Apache-2.0	1 month ago	Repo
OpenSlots PHP	Scheduling & Booking	400 ★	2/5 Easy	Manual Docker	MIT	10 months ago	Repo
Nextcloud Forms PHP	Forms & Surveys	382 ★	2/5 Easy	One-Click Docker +1	AGPL-3.0	2 days ago	Repo
Budge (Kresus) TypeScript	Finance & Budgeting	340 ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	2 days ago	Repo
PhotoStructure TypeScript	Photo Management	291 ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	5 days ago	Repo
Passky PHP	Password Managers & Secrets	243 ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	GPL-3.0	9 months ago	Repo
AcyMailing PHP	Email & Newsletters	200 ★	2/5 Easy	Manual	GPL-3.0	4 months ago	Repo
Getform Python	Forms & Surveys	180 ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	MIT	4 months ago	Repo
Manager C#	Finance & Budgeting	159 ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	Proprietary	28 days ago	Repo
Sendy PHP	Email & Newsletters	100 ★	2/5 Easy	Docker Manual	Proprietary	4 months ago	Repo
Dify Python	AI & LLM Tools	156k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Compose Kubernetes	Apache-2.0	yesterday	Repo
Immich Docker	Photo Management	114k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Supabase TypeScript	Databases & Spreadsheets	109k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	Apache-2.0	yesterday	Repo
OpenHands Python	AI & LLM Tools	88k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose	MIT	yesterday	Repo
LobeHub Nodejs	AI & LLM Tools	82k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	⊘ Proprietary	yesterday	Repo
Caddy Go	Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS	76k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	Apache-2.0	yesterday	Repo
Apache Superset TypeScript	BI & Dashboards	75k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +2	Apache-2.0	yesterday	Repo
Strapi Nodejs	Blogging & CMS	73k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	yesterday	Repo
AFFiNE TypeScript	Notes & Knowledge Base	73k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose	MIT	2 days ago	Repo
Traefik Go	Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS	65k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +2	MIT	4 days ago	Repo
Twenty TypeScript	CRM & Sales	57k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Joplin TypeScript	Notes & Knowledge Base	56k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Ghost Nodejs	Blogging & CMS	55k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	yesterday	Repo
LocalAI Docker	AI & LLM Tools	49k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Cal.com TypeScript	Scheduling & Booking	48k ★	3/5 Moderate	One-Click Docker +2	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Cal.diy Nodejs	Scheduling & Booking	48k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Rocket.Chat TypeScript	Team Chat & Collaboration	46k ★	3/5 Moderate	One-Click Docker +3	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Paperless-ngx Python	Notes & Knowledge Base	45k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose	GPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Payload CMS Nodejs	Blogging & CMS	45k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Manual	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Puter Nodejs	File Storage & Sync	44k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	2 days ago	Repo
LibreChat Nodejs	AI & LLM Tools	43k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	yesterday	Repo
ToolJet JavaScript	Databases & Spreadsheets	41k ★	3/5 Moderate	One-Click Docker +3	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Appsmith TypeScript	Databases & Spreadsheets	41k ★	3/5 Moderate	One-Click Docker +3	Apache-2.0	yesterday	Repo
Outline TypeScript	Notes & Knowledge Base	41k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	BSL-1.1	yesterday	Repo
PhotoPrism Go	Photo Management	40k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Novu Docker	Team Chat & Collaboration	40k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose	MIT	yesterday	Repo
MindsDB Docker	Databases & Spreadsheets	40k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose	Elastic-2.0	4 days ago	Repo
Mattermost Go	Team Chat & Collaboration	39k ★	3/5 Moderate	One-Click Docker +3	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Directus Nodejs	Databases & Spreadsheets	38k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose	BUSL-1.1	yesterday	Repo
Khoj Python	AI & LLM Tools	37k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Manual	AGPL-3.0	1 month ago	Repo
Nextcloud PHP	File Storage & Sync	37k ★	3/5 Moderate	One-Click Docker +2	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Chatwoot Ruby	Helpdesk & Support	37k ★	3/5 Moderate	One-Click Docker +3	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Postiz Docker	Product & Web Analytics	36k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Langfuse TypeScript	AI & LLM Tools	35k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Compose Kubernetes	MIT	yesterday	Repo
SigNoz TypeScript	Monitoring & Status Pages	32k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +2	MIT	4 days ago	Repo
Infisical TypeScript	Password Managers & Secrets	29k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +2	MIT	yesterday	Repo
SRS Docker	Media Servers & Streaming	29k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	2 days ago	Repo
Plausible Analytics Elixir	Product & Web Analytics	29k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Compose Manual	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Karakeep Docker	Feeds & Read-Later	29k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose	AGPL-3.0	2 days ago	Repo
Authelia Go	Password Managers & Secrets	29k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +2	Apache-2.0	yesterday	Repo
Wiki.js JavaScript	Notes & Knowledge Base	29k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Grafana Loki Go	Monitoring & Status Pages	29k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Ente Docker	Photo Management	29k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Redash Python	BI & Dashboards	29k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +2	BSD-2-Clause	12 days ago	Repo
Budibase TypeScript	Databases & Spreadsheets	28k ★	3/5 Moderate	One-Click Docker +3	GPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Kestra Java	Automation & iPaaS	28k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +2	Apache-2.0	yesterday	Repo
Zulip Python	Team Chat & Collaboration	26k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Compose Manual	Apache-2.0	4 days ago	Repo
Monica PHP	CRM & Sales	25k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	4 months ago	Repo
Firefly III PHP	Finance & Budgeting	25k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Activepieces TypeScript	Automation & iPaaS	24k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +2	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Invidious Docker	Media Servers & Streaming	24k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	4 days ago	Repo
Prefect Python	Automation & iPaaS	24k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +2	Apache-2.0	3 days ago	Repo
listmonk Go	Email & Newsletters	23k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	2 days ago	Repo
Jaeger Go	Monitoring & Status Pages	23k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	Apache-2.0	yesterday	Repo
Pangolin Docker	Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS	23k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
SafeLine Docker	Self-Hosting Platforms & PaaS	23k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose	GPL-3.0	5 days ago	Repo
Teable TypeScript	Databases & Spreadsheets	22k ★	3/5 Moderate	One-Click Docker +2	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Docmost TypeScript	Notes & Knowledge Base	22k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose	AGPL-3.0	3 days ago	Repo
WordPress PHP	Blogging & CMS	21k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	GPL-2.0	yesterday	Repo
WeKan JavaScript	Project Management & Kanban	21k ★	3/5 Moderate	One-Click Docker +3	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Cube TypeScript	Databases & Spreadsheets	21k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	Apache-2.0	yesterday	Repo
Bitwarden Server C#	Password Managers & Secrets	20k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +2	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
LinkWarden Docker	Feeds & Read-Later	20k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	5 days ago	Repo
BookStack PHP	Notes & Knowledge Base	19k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Windmill Rust	Automation & iPaaS	18k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +2	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
VictoriaMetrics Go	Monitoring & Status Pages	18k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +2	Apache-2.0	yesterday	Repo
koel PHP	Media Servers & Streaming	17k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Manual	MIT	yesterday	Repo
Omnivore TypeScript	Feeds & Read-Later	16k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Compose	AGPL-3.0	4 days ago	Repo
Sonarr C#	Media Servers & Streaming	16k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	GPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
OpenProject Ruby	Project Management & Kanban	16k ★	3/5 Moderate	One-Click Docker +3	GPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
FreshRSS PHP	Feeds & Read-Later	16k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	2 days ago	Repo
Cachet PHP	Monitoring & Status Pages	15k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	BSD-3-Clause	8 days ago	Repo
Documenso Nodejs	Notes & Knowledge Base	15k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Stalwart Mail Server Rust	Email & Newsletters	15k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	2 days ago	Repo
Notesnook TypeScript	Notes & Knowledge Base	15k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose	GPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
JuiceFS Go	File Storage & Sync	14k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Kubernetes +1	Apache-2.0	yesterday	Repo
Radarr C#	Media Servers & Streaming	14k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	GPL-3.0	2 days ago	Repo
Automatisch JavaScript	Automation & iPaaS	14k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	7 months ago	Repo
Tinode Go	Team Chat & Collaboration	14k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	GPL-3.0	2 days ago	Repo
mailcow: dockerized PHP	Email & Newsletters	13k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Compose Manual	GPL-3.0	6 days ago	Repo
Rybbit TypeScript	Product & Web Analytics	13k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Compose Manual	AGPL-3.0	yesterday	Repo
Seerr Docker	Media Servers & Streaming	13k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose	MIT	yesterday	Repo
PLANKA JavaScript	Project Management & Kanban	13k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +2	AGPL-3.0	2 days ago	Repo
sftpgo Community Edition Go	File Storage & Sync	13k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	8 days ago	Repo
Leantime PHP	Project Management & Kanban	12k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	AGPL-3.0	8 days ago	Repo
october PHP	Blogging & CMS	11k ★	3/5 Moderate	Docker Docker Compose +1	⊘ Proprietary	4 days ago	Repo

Frequently asked questions

What’s the single easiest app to self-host?

The projects scored difficulty 1 in the table below — they offer a free one-click deploy template or official managed hosting, so you can be running in minutes with no server skills. Anything scored 2 needs only a single `docker run`.

Do I need a server to self-host these?

For difficulty 1 picks, no — a one-click platform like Railway, Render, or PikaPods runs it for you. For difficulty 2–3, a cheap $5/mo VPS with Docker is plenty.

How is “easiest” measured here?

Every project gets a strict 1–5 self-host difficulty score: 1 = one-click/managed, 2 = single docker run, 3 = docker-compose, 4 = manual DB/proxy/deps, 5 = complex multi-component. The table is sorted easiest-first.

Are the easy ones any good?

Yes — easy to deploy doesn’t mean weak. Many difficulty 1–2 projects (e.g. Umami, Vaultwarden, Uptime Kuma) are best-in-class. Sort by stars to see the most popular easy picks.