Community & Resources
Useful FOSS projects, communities, and tools for anyone interested in self-hosting, deployment automation, and the broader FOSS hosting ecosystem.
Deployment & DevOps
Coolify
Open source, self-hostable Heroku alternative. Deploy from Git with zero infrastructure knowledge.
Apache 2.0CapRover
Extremely simple, lightweight PaaS for self-hosting. Docker-based with one-click apps.
MITDokku
Containerized PaaS in a single Docker daemon. The smallest Heroku-like setup you can run.
MITPorter
Self-hosted Heroku alternative with a modern UI. AWS/GCP/DigitalOcean compatible.
Apache 2.0Server Management
Ansible
IT automation engine for configuration management, application deployment, and orchestration.
GPL-3.0Terraform
Infrastructure as Code for provisioning and managing cloud and on-prem infrastructure.
BSLCockpit
Web-based interface for Linux servers. Monitor and administer servers without a terminal.
LGPL-2.1Webmin
Web-based system configuration tool for Unix/Linux administration.
BSD-3Monitoring & Observability
Grafana
Open source analytics and monitoring solution for every database.
AGPL-3.0Prometheus
Systems monitoring and alerting toolkit with a powerful query language.
Apache 2.0Uptime Kuma
Self-hosted monitoring tool like "Uptime Robot" — lightweight and easy to set up.
MITPortainer
Web interface for managing Docker containers, images, volumes, and networks.
ZlibBackups & Storage
Restic
Fast, secure, efficient backup program with deduplication and encryption.
BSD-2Duplicati
Backup client that stores encrypted, incremental backups to cloud storage.
LGPL-2.1Nextcloud
Self-hosted productivity platform with file sync, collaboration, and communication.
AGPL-3.0Syncthing
Continuous file synchronization program. No cloud, no accounts, no central server.
MPL-2.0Security
Let's Encrypt
Free, automated, nonprofit certificate authority for TLS encryption.
CC BY 4.0Fail2ban
Intrusion prevention software that protects servers from brute-force attacks.
GPL-2.0Crowdsec
Collaborative security engine with IP ban, HTTP protection, and community-driven blocklists.
MITWatchtower
Automatically update running Docker containers when new images are available.
GPL-3.0Communities & Learning
r/selfhosted
Reddit community for self-hosters. Share setups, troubleshoot issues, discover new software.
Communityr/homelab
Home lab enthusiasts — server setups, networking, virtualization, and learning.
CommunityLinuxServer.io
Community producing Docker containers with excellent documentation and auto-updates.
CommunityArch Wiki
The best Linux documentation anywhere. Comprehensive, community-maintained, and-searchable.
Documentation