Lightwhale Alternatives

Apps similar to Lightwhale include Debian, which is free and open source. Other options are openSUSE, FreeBSD, CentOS and Umbrel. You can choose from more than 10 Operating Systems like Lightwhale for Linux, self-hosting, Windows, Mac and the web.

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  1. Debian icon
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    The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. This operating system that we have created is called Debian.

    217 Debian alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. FreeBSD icon
     277 likes

    FreeBSD is an operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms. A large community has continually developed it for more than thirty years. Its advanced networking, security, and storage features have made FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of...

    208 FreeBSD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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  3. CentOS icon
     155 likes

    CentOS is a community-supported, free and open source operating system based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It exists to provide a free enterprise class computing platform and strives to maintain 100% binary compatibility with its upstream distribution.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
    The logon screen
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  4. CasaOS icon
     39 likes

    CasaOS is an open-source Home Cloud system based on the Docker ecosystem and designed for home scenarios. It is committed to building the world's most simple, easy-to-use, and elegant Home Cloud system.

    21 CasaOS alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Orange Pi
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  5. Red Hat is the leader in development, deployment, and management of Linux and open source solutions for Internet infrastructure - ranging from embedded devices to secure Web servers. Red Hat was founded in 1994 by visionary entrepreneurs Bob Young and Marc Ewing.

    197 Red Hat Enterprise Linux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
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  6. StartOS icon
     29 likes

    StartOS is a browser-based, graphical operating system for a personal server that facilitates the discovery, installation, configuration, dependency management, and health monitoring of self-hosted software services.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • US flagUnited States
    welcome screen
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  7. XigmaNAS icon
     28 likes

    XigmaNAS (formerly NAS4Free) is an embedded Open Source Storage NAS (Network-Attached Storage) distribution based on FreeBSD. This project is a continuation of TrueNAS 7 series project.

    19 XigmaNAS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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  8. Runtipi icon
     19 likes

    Tipi is a personal homeserver orchestrator that makes it easy to manage and run multiple services on a single server. It is based on Docker and comes with a simple web interface to manage your services.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  9. GhostBSD icon
     22 likes

    GhostBSD is a user friendly desktop operating system based on FreeBSD , which attempts to conform to the Single Unix Specification. FreeBSD is known for its stability and security in server environments, which, incidentally, provides an...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • BSD
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  10. OpenMandriva Lx icon
     12 likes

    The OpenMandriva distribution is a full-featured Linux desktop and server, sponsored by the OpenMandriva Association, and is based on ROSA, a Russian Linux distribution project which forked Mandriva Linux in 2012.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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