Self-hosted projects made with Nginx

Self-hosted backend-as-a-service with auth, databases, storage, functions, and realtime APIs for web and mobile apps.

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Firebase+2

Self-hostable federated microblogging server for the ActivityPub network, with timelines, media attachments, moderation tools, and rich web/mobile clients.

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X (formerly Twitter)+1

Open-source, self-hosted content collaboration: file sync & share, groupware, chat, and optional office collaboration with strong admin and compliance controls.

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Dropbox+3

Web-based reverse proxy manager for Nginx with hosts, streams, access lists, and automatic Let's Encrypt certificates via an easy admin UI.

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NGINX Plus+5

Self-hosted NVR that uses real-time object detection (TensorRT/Coral/CPU) with camera restreaming, recording, snapshots, a web UI, and strong Home Assistant integration.

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Plex+8

Self-hostable video conferencing with browser-based meetings, screen sharing, chat, moderation tools, and optional end-to-end encryption.

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Zoom+9

ArchiveBox helps you save and preserve web pages from bookmarks, RSS, and lists with multiple archiving methods and a searchable web UI.

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Pocket+5

Self-hostable team chat with topic-based threading, powerful search, and integrations for engineering and communities.

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Slack+4

SearXNG is a privacy-focused metasearch engine that aggregates results from many search providers, with strong customization, multiple output formats, and API support.

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Google Search+3

Self-hosted web analytics platform with dashboards, event tracking, and privacy controls, offering an alternative to Google Analytics for websites and apps.

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Google Analytics+6

SafeLine is an open-source web application firewall (WAF) that protects web apps and APIs from common attacks using HTTP traffic inspection, rules, and management UI.

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Cloudflare WAF+4

Self-hostable password manager with end-to-end encryption, vault sharing, TOTP, passkeys, and cross-platform apps plus browser extensions.

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1Password Secrets Sharing+4

Pangolin provides a self-hosted access gateway for securely exposing internal apps via tunnels, with identity-aware access controls and a web UI.

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Cloudflare SSL/TLS and reverse proxy features+3

Self-hosted shared virtual browser (Firefox/Chromium) with synchronized viewing, multi-user control, chat, and WebRTC streaming for watch parties and remote collaboration.

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Parsec+5

Open-source SMTP delivery platform with web UI, HTTP API, and message tracking for sending transactional email from your own infrastructure.

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Twilio SendGrid+5

Turn a fresh Ubuntu server into a complete mail server with webmail, DNS, spam filtering, automatic TLS, and an easy-to-use admin control panel.

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Google Workspace+7

PeerTube is a self-hosted, federated video platform using ActivityPub and BitTorrent/WebTorrent to publish, stream, and share videos across interconnected instances.

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YouTube+9

Self-hosted file sync and sharing platform with libraries, fine-grained permissions, web/mobile clients, versioning, and optional end-to-end encryption.

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Dropbox+5

Self-hosted project management platform with work packages, Agile boards, Gantt charts, roadmaps, wikis, time tracking, and team collaboration.

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Jira+7

LibreTranslate is an open-source translation API and web UI for private, self-hosted machine translation with offline models and optional API keys/limits.

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Google Cloud Translation+6

All-in-one, Docker-based email server stack with SMTP/IMAP, anti-spam, web UI administration, DKIM, and automated TLS via ACME.

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Gmail+3

Self-hosted URL shortener with branded short links, stats, and a plugin-friendly API.

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Bitly+4

Planka is a self-hosted kanban project management tool with boards, lists, cards, swimlanes, WIP limits, labels, checklists, due dates, and team collaboration.

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Trello+7

A lightweight, YAML-configured dashboard (startpage) that displays your self-hosted services, links, and status checks as a static web app.

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Start.me+3

Self-hosted WAF and reverse proxy built on NGINX, with a web UI, ModSecurity/OWASP rules, automatic HTTPS, and hardened defaults for securing web apps.

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Cloudflare WAF+5

Open-source virtual classroom for web conferencing with whiteboard, screen sharing, breakout rooms, recordings, and LMS integrations.

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Zoom+7

Self-hosted file sync and sharing platform with web/mobile/desktop clients, WebDAV access, sharing controls, versioning, and enterprise-grade security and auditing.

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Dropbox+7

Self-hostable RSS reader and feed aggregator with a web UI, full-text search, “trainable” filtering, OPML import/export, and mobile apps with offline reading.

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Feedly+4

Mailu is an all-in-one email server stack (SMTP/IMAP/webmail) packaged for Docker, with anti-spam/AV, DKIM/DMARC support, and a web admin interface for domains and mailboxes.

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Gmail+6

Moodle is a learning management system for creating and delivering online courses, assignments, quizzes, grading, and learning analytics with extensive plugins and integrations.

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Canvas LMS+9