• AdGuard icon
  • Homarr  icon
  • Prometheus icon
  • Grafana icon
  • Home Assistant icon
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Homelab/Selfhost - All the basics

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A work in progress list of all the essential homelab software.

  1. AdGuard icon
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    AdGuard is the best way to get rid of intrusive ads and online tracking, and to protect your computer from malware. Make your web surfing faster, safer and more comfortable with AdGuard!.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Chrome OS
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Android TV
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    AdGuard screenshot 1
    Very good app for blocking ads. Use it!
    AdGuard screenshot 2
    +4
    AdGuard screenshot 3
  2. Homarr  icon
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    Homarr is a simple and modern homepage for your server that helps you access all of your services in one place. It integrates with the services you use to display useful information or control them. It's easy to install and supports many different devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    Homarr  screenshot 1
    Homarr  screenshot 1
  3. Prometheus is an open-source systems monitoring and alerting toolkit originally built at SoundCloud. Since its inception in 2012, many companies and organizations have adopted Prometheus, and the project has a very active developer and user community.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Cloudron
    • Docker Hub
    Prometheus screenshot 1
    Prometheus screenshot 1
    Prometheus screenshot 2
    +1
    Prometheus screenshot 3
  4. Grafana icon
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    Grafana provides a powerful and elegant way to create, explore, and share dashboards and data with your team and the world.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Node.JS
    • Cloudron
    Grafana screenshot 1
    Grafana screenshot 1
    Grafana screenshot 2
    +1
    Grafana screenshot 3
  5. Open-source and privacy-first home automation with an emphasis on local control and backed by a worldwide community. Runs on Raspberry Pi or local server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Apple Watch
    Home Assistant screenshot 1
  6. Syncthing icon
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    Open-source, decentralized alternative ensuring data ownership with encrypted communication and peer-to-peer sync, void of central server reliance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Terminal
    • Termux
    Syncthing screenshot 1
  7. Tailscale icon
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    Private networks made easy. Connect all your devices using WireGuard, without the hassle. Tailscale makes it as easy as installing an app and signing in.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    Tailscale screenshot 1
    Tailscale screenshot 1
    Tailscale screenshot 2
    +1
    Tailscale screenshot 3
  8. Pi-hole icon
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    The Pi-hole® is a DNS sinkhole that protects your devices from unwanted content without installing any client-side software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Ubuntu
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Fedora
    • Raspberry Pi OS
    • CentOS
    The Web interface shows how many ads were blocked, a query log, and more.
    Domains can be whitelisted and blacklisted using either the web interface or the command line.
    The settings page lets you control and configure your Pi-hole.
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    Pi-hole screenshot 3
  9. Immich icon
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    Self-hosted solution enabling photo and video backup, privacy-driven local AI search, facial recognition, map-based tagging, and multi-user sharing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Docker
    • Cloudron
    • F-Droid
    Immich screenshot 1
    Immich screenshot 1
    Immich screenshot 2
    +9
    Immich screenshot 3
  10. Plex icon
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    Need something to watch? We’re on it. Plex combines free movies & TV with the best free streaming services, so there’s always more to discover.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    Plex screenshot 1
    Plex screenshot 1
    Plex screenshot 2
    +6
    Plex screenshot 3
  11. Jellyfin icon
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    Free open-source media system alternative to proprietary options, supports Chromecast, 4K streaming, plugin extensions, with privacy focus.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Self-Hosted
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Kindle Fire
    Jellyfin screenshot 1
    Jellyfin screenshot 1
    Jellyfin screenshot 2
    +5
    Jellyfin screenshot 3
  12. Restic icon
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    restic is a program that does backups right. The design goals are: Easy, Fast, Verifiable, Secure, Efficient, Free.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • Arch Linux
    • OpenBSD
    Restic screenshot 1
  13. Advanced self-hosted tool for tracking uptime across multiple services with reactive UX, interval checks, various notifications, and multi-language support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    Uptime Kuma screenshot 1
    Uptime Kuma screenshot 1
  14. Unraid icon
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    Flexible OS manages mixed drive storage, runs Docker containers and VMs, supports hardware passthrough, offers user-friendly web interface and parity protection.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Unraid screenshot 1
    Unraid screenshot 1
    Unraid screenshot 2
  15. The leading platform for scale-out computing, Ubuntu Server helps you make the most of your infrastructure. Whether you want to deploy an OpenStack cloud, a Hadoop cluster or a 50,000-node render farm, Ubuntu Server delivers the best value scale-out performance available.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Ubuntu Server screenshot 1
  16. TrueNAS icon
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    TrueNAS (formerly FreeNAS) is an operating system that can be installed on virtually any hardware platform to share data over a network. TrueNAS is the simplest way to create a centralized and easily accessible place for your data.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    TrueNAS screenshot 1
    TrueNAS screenshot 1
    TrueNAS screenshot 2
    +6
    TrueNAS screenshot 3
  17. Proxmox Virtual Environment is a complete and easy to use Open Source virtualization platform for running Virtual Appliances and Virtual Machines. Proxmox VE tightly integrates KVM hypervisor and LXC containers, software-defined storage and networking functionality on a single...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Proxmox VE 9.1 - Node Summary
    Proxmox Virtual Environment 8.2 - Cluster summary
    Proxmox VE 9.0 - New Node Metrics
    +3
    Proxmox Virtual Environment 8.1 - VMware ESXi Guest import add storage

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