Self-Hosted NocoBase: Build Business Apps Without Vibe-Coding a CRM
NocoBase — data-model-driven no-code + AI employees, workflows, and permissions on Docker/PostgreSQL. ~23k stars. Infrastructure, not widget glue.
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Self-Hosted Dockge: Manage Docker Compose Stacks Without Losing Your YAML
Dockge (louislam, Uptime Kuma author) — reactive compose stack UI on port 5001. ~23k stars. Files stay on disk, web terminal, multi-host agents.
Read articleSelf-Hosted Dashy: The Homelab Start Page You Can Actually Customize
Dashy (lissy93) — MIT dashboard with status checks, widgets, themes, and a UI config editor on Docker. ~25k stars. Bookmark board polish vs Homepage API depth.
Read articleSelf-Hosted Karakeep: Pocket Is Dead — Hoard Links With AI Tags
Karakeep (formerly Hoarder) — bookmark links, notes, and images with Meilisearch, Ollama tagging, and full-page archival on Docker. ~26k stars, AGPL.
Read articleWhat Is SSHGrid? AI Agents on a Real Linux Server
SSHGrid gives your AI a VPS — deploy sites, fix 500s, set cron, and get SSL on your subdomain from chat. Real SSH, per-dispatch pricing, free tier to start.
Read articleSelf-Hosted Plausible: Web Analytics Without Cookies or Google
Plausible CE — cookie-free, privacy-first pageview analytics on Docker (PostgreSQL + ClickHouse). ~27k stars, AGPL. Skip the GA4 consent banner.
Read articleSelf-Hosted SigNoz: Logs, Traces, and Metrics Without the Datadog Bill
SigNoz is OpenTelemetry-native APM on Docker — ClickHouse backend, distributed tracing, log search, dashboards, alerts. ~27k stars. Uptime Kuma tells you it's up; SigNoz tells you why it's slow.
Read articleSelf-Hosted ArchiveBox: Save the Web Before the Link Dies
ArchiveBox archives URLs, Pocket exports, and bookmarks as HTML, PDF, PNG, WARC, and MP4 on Docker. ~28k stars — preservation, not change monitoring.
Read articleSelf-Hosted IPsec VPN: Your Own Canadian Exit Node in One Command
hwdsl2/setup-ipsec-vpn — IKEv2, L2TP, and Cisco IPsec on Ubuntu/Debian via Libreswan. ~28k stars, one-liner install, native iOS and Windows clients.
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