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Web & Dev Utilities

ConvertX

ConvertX is an open‑source, self‑hosted web app for converting a very large set of file types (media, documents, images, e‑books, 3D, etc.) so you can run bulk, private conversions on your own infrastructure. It orchestrates converters like FFmpeg, ImageMagick and LibreOffice, and is built with TypeScript, Bun

Content & Sites

Joomla

Joomla is a free, open-source Content Management System (CMS) for building websites and web applications with a flexible extension and API ecosystem. It is a PHP-based CMS combining a core, extensions, and templates to publish structured content, manage users and permissions, and expose content via built-in REST Web Services. Its

Developer & DevOps

Cockpit

There are two unrelated open-source projects named "Cockpit": one is a lightweight browser-based GUI to manage Linux servers, and the other is an API-first, self-hosted headless CMS that exposes a JSON API for content delivery. Both suit small teams who want low-friction control: the Linux Cockpit reduces command-line

Observability & Analytics

Observium

Observium is a self-hosted, SNMP/agent-based network monitoring platform that auto-discovers devices, collects metrics, graphs performance and sends alerts with a simple UI. Its core purpose is device-level visibility: inventory, interface statistics, historical graphs and threshold alerts aimed at network and host telemetry rather than application-level observability. Self-hosting keeps data

Developer & DevOps

Marimo

Marimo is an open-source, reactive Python notebook that stores notebooks as git-friendly .py programs and turns them into reproducible, interactive data apps. It provides reactive execution to keep notebooks consistent, and it can run locally or entirely in the browser via WebAssembly, with notebooks publishable as static sites. It targets

Search/Bookmarks/Start Pages

Heimdall

Heimdall is a free, open-source application dashboard and launcher that centralizes links to your web apps in a simple start page. It provides a tile-based interface with categories, custom icons, and optional light integrations so teams and individuals reach analytics and admin tools from one governed entry point. Self-hosted deployment

Label Studio

Label Studio is an open-source, multi-modal data labeling and annotation tool to create high-quality training data for machine learning and analytics. It provides configurable labeling interfaces, model-assisted pre-labeling, and export formats that turn human annotations into production-ready datasets. It is aimed at data scientists, ML and analytics engineers, and small

Networking & Realtime

RabbitMQ

RabbitMQ is an open-source, reliable, mature, multi-protocol messaging and streaming broker for decoupling applications. It provides reliable message and stream delivery, flexible routing via exchanges, and an HTTP management API for operational visibility. It is aimed at developers and platform teams building microservices and event-driven systems. It solves decoupling, buffering

Work Management

Affine

AFFiNE is an open-source (MIT) unified workspace that combines documents, tasks, and an edgeless whiteboard with real-time collaboration. It replaces tool sprawl by letting teams plan, write, assign, and brainstorm together in one app, reducing context switching. It suits individuals and small teams needing a single workspace, plus teams that

Content & Sites

Moodle

Moodle is an open-source Learning Management System (LMS) to create, deliver, and assess online and blended learning. It centralizes courses, assessments, grades, and competency tracking to run structured education programs. Its value is providing a full-featured LMS without license fees, letting organizations keep control of features and data. It supports

Data Stores & Backends

Appwrite

Appwrite is an open-source backend platform that provides authentication, databases with realtime, storage, serverless functions, messaging, webhooks, and SDKs for web and mobile apps. It bundles common backend services behind unified APIs to speed backend delivery and reduce integration work. It targets developers and small teams who need fast backend

Search/Bookmarks/Start Pages

Readeck

An agent runner that halts execution when a configured iteration limit is reached. The message Agent stopped due to max iterations. indicates the system enforces a hard iteration cap to avoid runaway or looping behavior. This reduces wasted compute and surfaces stuck agent workflows quickly. This is for developers and

Data Stores & Backends

NocoDB

NocoDB is an open-source, self-hosted no-code platform that turns relational databases into spreadsheet-like interfaces and apps. Its core purpose is to surface SQL schemas as collaborative tables and simple apps you can edit. A self-hosted, API-first Airtable-like interface for SQL databases that you fully own and control. It is aimed

Ollama

Ollama is a self-hosted platform to run large language models locally. It supports chat interactions with open models and can optionally use cloud-hosted models. It enables on-premises LLM inference to avoid cloud data egress, meet data residency and governance needs, and reduce reliance on external APIs. It targets individual developers

Files & Document Management

ownCloud

ownCloud is an open-source, self-hosted file sync, share, and collaboration platform. It provides file synchronization across devices, a web UI, federated sharing, and external connectors while keeping data under customer control. It also supports file versioning, file locking, virtual files, and APIs for integrations. It is aimed at individuals, small

Developer & DevOps

Weblate

Weblate is an open-source, web-based continuous localization platform that integrates tightly with version control systems to manage software translations. It hosts projects and maps repository files to translation components; its core value is automating translation sync with Git to reduce manual merging and context loss during releases. It targets developer

Identity & Security

Vaultwarden

Vaultwarden is an unofficial, lightweight Rust implementation of the Bitwarden server API for self-hosted password management. It provides a Bitwarden-compatible server so desktop, mobile, and browser clients can use a self-hosted backend. The project focuses on low resource usage, small footprints, and simple single-node deployments. It targets personal makers, small

Communication & Support

NodeBB

NodeBB is an open-source, Node.js-based forum platform with real-time WebSocket UX and an extensible plugin and theming system. It provides real-time notifications, a plugin system, theming, and REST APIs for integration. The product delivers fast, single-page-style forum experiences for threaded community discussions. It suits personal makers, small teams, and

Content & Sites

Checkmate

Checkmate is an open-source, self-hosted monitoring platform for uptime, host metrics, alerts, incidents and status pages. It is Docker-friendly and tracks server hardware, service uptime, response times, incidents, and sends reliable alerts, offering a single package for small teams and hobbyists who need full control of monitoring data. It targets

Identity & Security

Logto

Logto is an open-source, developer-first Identity & Access Management (IAM) platform that handles authentication (AuthN) and authorization (AuthZ). It implements industry standards (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML), provides SDKs for many stacks, and can run as a managed cloud service or be self-hosted from the OSS codebase. This review

Castopod

Castopod is an open‑source, self‑hosted podcast hosting and media CMS for publishing, managing, monetizing and sharing podcasts while keeping full control of media files and metadata. It implements modern podcasting features (Podcast‑2.0 tags, chapters, transcripts), provides a built‑in web player and episode pages, and includes

Automation & Orchestration

n8n

n8n is an open-source, node-based workflow automation platform that connects apps, APIs, and custom code to automate processes. It provides a visual, drag-and-drop editor plus pre-built nodes and code nodes so teams can build integrations and automations without writing a full integration layer from scratch. It is intended for developers,

Data Stores & Backends

Typesense

Typesense is an open-source search engine focused on delivering typo-tolerant, instant search-as-you-type experiences with low latency and a developer-friendly API. It packages as a single binary with multi-language SDKs and built-in features (facets, synonyms, filters, real-time indexing) that make it easy to add relevance-driven search to web and mobile apps.

LiteLLM

LiteLLM is an open-source LLM gateway and Python SDK that exposes a single OpenAI‑compatible API surface for completions, chat, embeddings and image generation while routing requests to many underlying providers. It provides an official proxy server (Docker images), a first‑class Python client, and features for routing, retries, budgeting,

Forms & Feedback

HeyForm

HeyForm is an open-source, conversational form builder for surveys, quizzes, polls and lead capture. It provides a visual drag-and-drop editor, single-question conversational UI, conditional logic, templates, integrations and self-hosting support so teams can run forms inside their own infrastructure. This post focuses on why a team would self-host HeyForm, what