Umbrel Alternatives

Umbrel is described as 'A beautiful personal server OS for self-hosting for any Linux distro' and is a Linux Distro in the system & hardware category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Umbrel for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Web-based, Windows and Mac apps. The best Umbrel alternative is Debian, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Umbrel are YunoHost, macOS, Pop!_OS and ReactOS.

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Umbrel alternatives are mainly Operating Systems, but if you're looking for Linux Distros or Server Management Tools you can filter on that. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Umbrel.
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  1. GreenteaOS icon
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    A warm and cozy, open-source operating system compatible with existing apps, games and drivers. The main idea is to efficiently create a compatible environment for existing software and provide the best user experience on a personal computer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. Knoppix icon
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    Knoppix is an operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD (Live CD) or a USB key (Live USB), one of the first of its kind for any operating system. When starting a program, it is loaded from the removable medium and decompressed into a RAM drive.

    95 Knoppix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. PikaOS icon
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    PikaOS is a gaming focused Linux distribution focussing on ease of use and high compatability. Using the know how from Nobara combined with a Ubuntu base.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. NomadBSD icon
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    NomadBSD is a persistent live system for USB flash drives, based on FreeBSD. Together with automatic hardware detection and setup, it is configured to be used as a desktop system that works out of the box, but can also be used for data...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • BSD
     
  5. HRCloud2 icon
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    A full-featured home-hosted Cloud Drive & Personal Assistant. Convert files, create archives, scan for viruses, perform OCR on images or documents, stream media, edit images and more! Compatible with HRC2 Apps!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. FreedomBox icon
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    The FreedomBox Project is a community project to develop, design and promote personal servers running free software for private, personal, communications.

    21 FreedomBox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. Ethibox icon
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    Simple UI to search, install, update, configure, backup, check, rollback, secure, expose, scale, monetize & uninstall your free softwares.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8.  6 likes
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    Libre.sh is a little framework to host Docker. It is simple and modular and respect the convention over configuration paradigm.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9.  1 like
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    ParticleOS is a fully customizable immutable distribution implementing the concepts described in Fitting Everything Together.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. hiveDisk icon
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    Store your data safely in hiveDrive. It federates unused computing resources to form a sustainable, distributed cloud. Say goodbye to energy-hungry data centers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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