SurrealDB
With 32,800 GitHub stars, 180 contributors, and version 3.2 shipping in July 2026, SurrealDB eliminates the database zoo by unifying document, graph, relational, time-series, geospatial, and key-value data models into a single Rust binary queried through SurrealQL — an intuitive SQL-like language that handles graph traversals, record links, subqueries, and computed fields without switching between multiple database engines. Purpose-built for AI applications, it integrates vector indexing, full-text search, and hybrid retrieval that blends semantic similarity with graph and relational intelligence for context-aware RAG pipelines and recommendation engines. Real-time subscriptions and event-driven triggers push live data changes to connected clients without requiring external message brokers like Kafka. Multi-row, multi-table ACID transactions guarantee consistency while incrementally computed views deliver pre-calculated analytics without batch processing. Role-based access control with record-level permissions, JWT authentication, and multi-tenant isolation enables backend-as-a-service usage where client applications connect directly with fine-grained security. SDKs for JavaScript, Python, Go, Rust, .NET, and Java connect via WebSocket or HTTP APIs. Storage and compute separation allows deployment as an embedded library, a single-node server, or a highly-scalable distributed cluster with TiKV or FoundationDB backends. Deploy via Docker with persistent volumes on any Linux host. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. Source-available licensed.
Pixelfed
With nearly 7,000 GitHub stars and instances spanning hundreds of federated servers, Pixelfed has become the leading open-source alternative to Instagram — delivering ad-free, algorithm-free photo sharing across the Fediverse. Built on Laravel with a Vue.js frontend, Pixelfed provides a polished, mobile-responsive interface where users upload photos and videos, apply built-in filters, create multi-image posts with alt text, share ephemeral stories, organize content into curated collections, and exchange direct messages — all without tracking, algorithmic manipulation, or targeted advertising. Federation through the ActivityPub protocol means Mastodon, Pleroma, and other Fediverse users can follow Pixelfed accounts, view photo posts in their timelines, and interact through likes, boosts, and replies, while Pixelfed users can discover content through both local and federated timelines. Instance administrators control registration policies, content moderation rules, federation blocklists and allowlists, storage backends including local or S3-compatible options, and server-wide settings. The Mastodon-compatible API enables third-party mobile app support alongside the built-in Progressive Web App experience. Advanced features include blurhash image placeholders for smooth loading, federated groups for community building through FEP-400e and FEP-1b12 extensions, HTTP Signatures with Authorized Fetch for secure federation, and comprehensive data export for full portability. Deployment requires PHP 8.1+, MySQL or PostgreSQL, Redis, and a reverse proxy, with Docker Compose configurations available for streamlined setup. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. AGPL-3.0 licensed.
Ghostfolio
Stocks, ETFs, crypto, bonds, precious metals, and cash across every account and currency, in one privacy-first dashboard: Ghostfolio is open-source wealth management software. The deliberate design decision is no brokerage linking: positions enter by manual entry, CSV import, or the REST API, so your holdings never pass through a data aggregator. Performance is measured as return on average investment across Today, WTD, MTD, YTD, 1Y, 5Y, and Max timeframes, with benchmark comparison against indices like the S&P 500, dividend tracking, and allocation breakdowns by asset class, region, and sector. A static X-ray analysis flags concentration and other portfolio risks, and a FIRE calculator projects progress toward financial independence. Multi-currency support converts holdings using historical exchange rates, market data comes from Yahoo Finance and CoinGecko among other pluggable providers, and everything exports back out as CSV or JSON. Built with Angular and NestJS on PostgreSQL and Redis, shipped as Docker images for amd64 and ARM, with a mobile-first PWA interface, dark mode, and a distraction-free Zen mode. AGPL-licensed.
Dub
With 24,000 GitHub stars and infrastructure processing over 100 million clicks and 2 million links monthly for marketing teams at Twilio, Buffer, Framer, Perplexity, and Vercel, Dub is the most widely adopted open-source link attribution platform — unifying branded short links, real-time conversion analytics, and affiliate programs in a single self-hostable tool. Create short links on custom domains with built-in QR code generation, device and geographic targeting rules, A/B testing for destination URLs, deferred deep linking for mobile apps, and custom social media preview cards. The attribution engine tracks the complete customer journey from first click through lead capture to final sale, calculating lifetime value, retention rates, and multi-touch attribution across campaigns. Real-time analytics visualize clicks, leads, and revenue with filtering by geography, device, browser, referrer, operating system, and UTM parameters — plus an "Ask AI" feature that generates personalized reports from natural language queries. The partner program module enables embedded referral and affiliate programs with custom reward structures, automated payouts, and partner dashboards for product-led growth. Programmatic link creation via native SDKs for TypeScript, Python, Go, PHP, and Ruby supports enterprise-scale campaigns with real-time webhook notifications on link events. Migration assistants import existing links from Bitly, Rebrandly, and Short.io with redirects preserved. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. AGPLv3 licensed.
Anakin
Backed by Y Combinator and powering scraping infrastructure across 195 countries, Anakin delivers a production-grade web scraping API purpose-built for AI agents and RAG pipelines that need clean, structured data from sites that actively block conventional scrapers. The single Go binary server handles JavaScript-heavy SPAs through its Camoufox anti-detect browser service with automatic fingerprint rotation, while the HTTP-first handler chain tries lightweight extraction before escalating to full browser rendering — keeping response times under 2 seconds for static pages. The built-in React 19 dashboard provides visual scraping with live results, job tracking with status filters, domain configuration management with handler chain CRUD, and proxy performance monitoring via Thompson Sampling scoring. Structured JSON extraction leverages Gemini AI to transform raw HTML into typed schemas without manual selector maintenance. SDKs span Python, TypeScript, Go, .NET, Java, and Ruby, while the MCP server exposes all 21 tools directly to Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and any Model Context Protocol-compatible agent. The hosted platform extends the open-source engine with AI web search returning full page content with citations, multi-source agentic research across 20+ sources per query, Wire pre-built actions covering 944 websites with 5,201 structured endpoints, persistent browser sessions for authenticated scraping, and website change monitoring with scheduled alerts. Deploy via Docker Compose with three containers or run the binary directly with optional PostgreSQL persistence. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. AGPL-3.0 licensed.
Ever Gauzy
Ever Gauzy consolidates ERP invoicing, CRM sales pipelines, HRM employee records, applicant tracking, and project management into one full-stack TypeScript platform, eliminating the need to stitch together five separate SaaS subscriptions. Over 4,300 GitHub stars and 3,800+ releases back a CQRS architecture that separates command and query responsibilities across modules for invoices, expenses, payments, inventory, contacts, leads, deals, employee onboarding, candidate interviews, hiring workflows, sprints, goals, and KPI tracking. Time tracking captures hours via web timer, Electron desktop timer with activity monitoring and automatic screenshot capture, or browser extension, with timesheet submission and approval workflows supporting billable hour classification across Hubstaff and Upwork integrations. The multi-tenant architecture provides automatic tenant scoping with role-based permissions, while dual ORM support through TypeORM and MikroORM with Knex query builder ensures database flexibility across PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB. REST APIs documented with OpenAPI and Swagger expose every module for headless operation, complemented by an MCP server offering 323 tools for AI assistant integration. The Angular 19 dashboard provides dark, light, corporate, and material themes with i18n across 10 languages via Crowdin. Supports Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Pulumi deployment with Redis caching and OpenSearch full-text indexing. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. AGPL-3.0 licensed.
Steel Browser
With over 7,400 GitHub stars and benchmarked at 0.89 seconds average session lifecycle — 1.7x to 9x faster than competing browser automation platforms — Steel Browser delivers production-grade headless Chrome infrastructure purpose-built for AI agents that need to interact with the modern web. The TypeScript-based server exposes a REST API providing on-demand browser sessions with full CDP (Chrome DevTools Protocol) access, allowing connections from Puppeteer, Playwright, or Selenium through standard WebSocket endpoints without framework lock-in. Each session maintains persistent state including cookies, localStorage, IndexedDB, and authentication credentials across requests, enabling stateful multi-step agent workflows that survive session restarts. Built-in anti-detection includes stealth plugins, browser fingerprint randomization, and configurable user-agent rotation, while the proxy chain manager handles IP rotation through residential, datacenter, or custom proxy pools. CAPTCHA solving integrates natively so agents encounter fewer blocking interrupts during autonomous navigation. The Session Viewer provides real-time WebRTC-streamed visual debugging of live sessions and playback of recorded sessions with full network request logging. Browser Tools APIs convert any page to clean Markdown, readability-optimized text, PDF documents, or high-resolution screenshots with a single API call. The MCP Server integration exposes Steel sessions as tools accessible to Claude, Cursor, and other Model Context Protocol-compatible AI agents. Deploy via Docker with a single container or use Docker Compose for production configurations with automatic resource cleanup and session lifecycle management. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. Apache 2.0 licensed.
ZincSearch
ZincSearch runs full-text search as a single Go binary that consumes a fraction of the memory and CPU that Elasticsearch demands while staying API-compatible, earning 17,800+ GitHub stars as a lightweight alternative. The bluge-powered indexing library processes documents through analyzers, tokenizers, and token filters while maintaining Elasticsearch-compatible ingestion APIs for single-record and bulk operations, letting existing pipelines connect with minimal configuration changes. Schema-less document ingestion accepts JSON payloads without predefined mappings, allowing different documents within the same index to carry different field structures while the engine automatically detects and indexes field types. An embedded Vue.js web console provides a browser-based interface for creating indexes, querying with full-text syntax, browsing results with hit highlighting, managing users, and monitoring system status. A dual API architecture exposes native ZincSearch endpoints under /api alongside Elasticsearch-compatible endpoints under /es, supporting boolean operators, wildcards, phrase matching, fuzzy search, date ranges, and aggregation pipelines including terms, histogram, date histogram, and range aggregations. Multi-tenancy with user-level access control isolates data across teams. Official SDKs for Go, Python, and Node.js provide typed client libraries for programmatic integration. Deploys via Docker or direct binary download with no external dependencies beyond disk storage. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. Apache 2.0 licensed.
ToolJet
Retool's job, self-hosted: ToolJet is an open-source low-code platform for building internal tools, dashboards, and admin panels. Apps are assembled in a drag-and-drop visual builder with 60+ responsive components, including tables, charts, forms, and lists, and connected to 80+ data sources: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, REST and GraphQL APIs, cloud storage, and common SaaS tools. When visual configuration is not enough, you can run JavaScript or Python inline for queries and transformations. A built-in no-code database (ToolJet Database) covers apps that need their own tables without provisioning an external database, Workflows add node-based automation for background jobs with dedicated worker containers and a Redis-backed queue, and multi-page apps with multiplayer editing, inline comments, and mentions support team development. Security is designed for internal data: credentials are AES-256-GCM encrypted, data flows proxy-only through your server so database contents never reach a third-party cloud, and granular per-app access control plus SSO gate each tool. Where Retool-style platforms bill per builder and sometimes per end user, the self-hosted Community Edition serves unlimited builders and users at hosting cost, and full source availability means the platform itself can be forked, audited, and extended. The stack is Node.js and React on PostgreSQL, deployed via Docker.
Whoogle
Google's search results without Google's surveillance: Whoogle is a self-hosted proxy that strips the tracking and keeps the results. Your query goes from browser to your Whoogle instance, which fetches results from Google with a randomly generated User Agent and strips everything hostile before returning them: no ads or sponsored content, no third-party JavaScript or cookies, no AMP links, no URL tracking tags like utm_source, no referrer header - and Google sees your server's IP, never yours. Unlike metasearch engines that blend sources, Whoogle proxies Google exclusively, so result quality is exactly what you'd get logged out and incognito, minus the noise. A lightweight Flask app configured entirely through environment variables, it supports DuckDuckGo-style bang shortcuts, autocomplete suggestions, safe search, per-country and per-language filtering, site blocklists, and automatic rewriting of social links to privacy front-ends like Nitter and Invidious. Privacy hardening goes further: built-in Tor routing makes Google see an exit node instead of your server, HTTP/SOCKS proxy support covers other setups, and POST-based queries keep search terms out of logs. Light, dark, and fully custom CSS themes plus browser search-engine registration make it a drop-in default on desktop and mobile. Stateless, tiny, and trivial to run.
Mailu
With over 7,100 GitHub stars and 200 contributors since 2016, Mailu has become one of the most popular self-hosted email solutions, delivering a complete production-ready mail server stack as pre-configured Docker containers that eliminate weeks of manual setup. The platform bundles Postfix for SMTP and Submission with auto-configuration profiles for Thunderbird, Outlook, and mobile clients, Dovecot for IMAP and POP3 with full-text search across email attachments, Rspamd for intelligent spam filtering with auto-learn Bayesian classification, greylisting, SPF and DMARC validation, and ClamAV for antivirus scanning of attachments with configurable malicious file blocking. The web administration interface provides global admin controls, per-domain delegation, user quota management, domain aliases, custom routing rules, and announcement capabilities. Users access self-service features including aliases, auto-reply, auto-forward, fetched accounts from external mailboxes via fetchmail, and Sieve filter management through ManageSieve. Security features include enforced TLS on all connections, automatic Let's Encrypt certificate provisioning, outgoing DKIM signing, DANE and MTA-STS support for transport security, and Snuffleupagus PHP hardening for the web interface. The setup wizard at setup.mailu.io generates complete Docker Compose configurations tailored to specific deployment requirements. All components are free and open-source software with zero proprietary dependencies and no tracking. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. MIT licensed.
FireFlyIII
With over 24,000 GitHub stars and active development since 2014, Firefly III is the self-hosted personal finance manager that gives you complete control over your financial data without ever contacting external servers. The double-entry bookkeeping system tracks every transaction with source and destination accounts, ensuring accurate balance calculations and audit trails across checking, savings, credit card, cash, and asset accounts. Budget management sets monthly spending limits by category with visual progress tracking and rollover support for unused allocations. Rule-based transaction automation applies categorization, tags, and budget assignments automatically based on configurable conditions matching description, amount, source, and destination patterns. Recurring transactions schedule regular bills, subscriptions, and income entries with automatic creation on configured dates. Piggy banks divide savings accounts into virtual sub-accounts for goal tracking with target amounts and deadlines. Financial reports include income versus expense summaries, budget performance charts, category breakdowns, tag reports, and net worth tracking with weekly, monthly, and yearly time ranges. Multi-currency support handles any currency with configurable exchange rates for international finance tracking. The REST JSON API covers nearly every feature for integration with external tools, import utilities, and the companion Firefly III Data Importer for bank statement processing. Two-factor authentication provides account security. Self-hosting deploys via Docker containers or directly on PHP 8.5+ with MySQL or PostgreSQL. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. AGPL-3.0 licensed.
Saleor
Backed by 23,000+ GitHub stars and trusted by global brands processing millions of orders, Saleor delivers the open-source headless commerce API that replaces monolithic ecommerce platforms with a composable, GraphQL-native architecture where APIs are the only way to interact with the system. The core engine built on Python and Django handles catalog management, order processing, payment orchestration, inventory tracking, and fulfillment workflows while remaining completely decoupled from any frontend technology. Native multichannel support enables per-channel control of pricing, currencies, warehouses, product availability, and payment methods, managing Instagram, Amazon, regional websites, and retail POS from a single backend. The extensibility layer provides 160+ webhooks spanning synchronous payment callbacks, asynchronous event notifications via Google Cloud Pub/Sub and AWS SQS, and subscription queries that shape webhook payloads to deliver only the data your services need. Dashboard UI Extensions offer 45+ mount points for embedding custom interfaces via iframes without forking, while the Apps system allows building payment gateways, PIM integrations, loyalty programs, and discount logic in any language. The React-based administration dashboard provides product management, order processing, customer segmentation, and analytics with multi-language and multi-currency support. OIDC integration connects existing identity providers for single sign-on across the merchant organization. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. BSD 3-Clause licensed.
Orbit
Orbit is a free, realtime project management platform that unifies issue tracking, kanban boards, sprint cycles, and collaborative documents into a keyboard-driven workspace with native AI agent integration. Engineers can manage backlog items across customizable kanban boards, execute timeboxed sprint cycles with automated burndown charts, and link pull requests directly to the tasks they resolve. Team members compose specifications and meeting notes in rich-text documents with nested collections, inline comment threads, public sharing links, and self-contained interactive web pages that render alongside active project milestones. The built-in standup board aggregates workspace activity into an interactive kanban filtered to individual assignees, while comprehensive analytics dashboards report issue throughput, scope modifications, churn rates, and team distributions. Autonomous coding assistants connect directly through the integrated Model Context Protocol server to inspect project status, triage incoming tickets, file detailed bug reports, and trigger automated notifications across workspace channels. Custom views allow teams to filter issues by priority, estimate, or assignee and save shared workspace perspectives for recurring planning sessions. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. Apache-2.0 licensed.
Manage My Damn Life
Manage My Damn Life is a personal productivity platform and CalDAV task manager that gives individuals and teams a full-featured web workspace for coordinating todos, calendar agendas, and project schedules without relying on proprietary productivity software. Users can connect multiple CalDAV server backends including Nextcloud, Radicale, and Baikal to synchronize tasks, events, and subtasks across their self-hosted infrastructure. The interface offers multiple interactive perspectives, letting planners switch between nested task checklists, full monthly calendar grids, and dynamic Gantt chart roadmaps with customizable timeline scales. Keyboard-driven operators can rapidly log action items via intuitive Quick Add syntax that parses due dates, priority tiers, and category labels from inline text triggers. A versatile filter manager allows users to save custom query views matching due dates, completion statuses, parent task hierarchies, and color-coded labels. Team members can establish reusable task templates for recurring administrative workflows, assign multi-level checklist items, and manage individual calendar visibility across shared workspaces. System administrators can configure user authentication through native accounts or integrate enterprise Single Sign-On using OpenID Connect providers like Keycloak, Authentik, and Google. Client-side state caching accelerates navigation while background sync preserves CalDAV compliance. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. GPL v3 licensed.
Dashy
Every service you run, behind one polished start page: Dashy is the most customizable homelab dashboard, built as a Vue.js homepage. Configuration lives in a single YAML file, but you never have to hand-edit it: an integrated UI editor with real-time validation writes changes back to disk, so both config-as-code and point-and-click camps are served. Status indicators put a live health dot next to every app - HTTP checks or pings on custom intervals, with response time and status details on hover - giving you an at-a-glance uptime overview before anything breaks. Over 50 built-in widgets pull dynamic content from the services you already run: Pi-hole and AdGuard block stats, Proxmox lists, Nextcloud status, Netdata CPU/memory history, Prometheus data, plus weather, RSS, crypto prices, and generic iframe/API-response widgets for anything with an endpoint. Instant fuzzy search launches any app as you type, with customizable hotkeys and web-search fallthrough. Theming is deep: dozens of built-in themes, a UI color palette editor, and custom CSS over CSS variables. Alternate views include a fast-loading minimal startpage and a workspace view that embeds apps side-by-side without leaving the dashboard. Icons resolve from Font Awesome, homelab icon packs, emojis, or auto-fetched favicons. Built-in authentication, multi-page support, cloud backup/sync, and multi-language round out an MIT project with a massive community.
Khoj
A self-hosted "second brain": Khoj indexes your own files and answers questions from them, parsing Markdown (whole Obsidian vaults included), org-mode, PDF, Word, plain text, Notion pages, GitHub repositories, and images described by a vision model, then embedding everything with sentence-transformers into a vector index for semantic search and RAG with cited sources. Any LLM backend works: local models like Llama, Qwen, or Mistral via Ollama, or cloud models like GPT, Claude, and Gemini. You can build custom agents, each with its own persona, scoped knowledge base, chat model, and tools such as web search and code execution. Scheduled automations run recurring research and deliver newsletters or notifications to your inbox, and research mode performs multi-hop web searches with inline citations. Access it from a browser, the Obsidian plugin, Emacs, desktop, or WhatsApp - all clients connect to the same self-hosted instance, making Khoj one of the few AI assistants Emacs users can point at decades of org files. Semantic search means recall works without exact keywords: "that paper about forecasting with transformers" surfaces the right PDF even when you cannot remember its title. Switching LLM backends never requires re-indexing your documents, and with a local model via Ollama, even inference stays on hardware you control - journals, research, and private notes are never sent anywhere. Python/FastAPI stack, AGPL-licensed, with PostgreSQL storage.
CrowdSec
With over 14,000 GitHub stars and a growing global network of security deployments, CrowdSec turns every attack on any participating server into protection for the entire community. The security engine operates as a combined IDS/IPS and WAF, analyzing log sources from Nginx, Apache, SSH, WordPress, and over 50 other services to detect brute force attacks, port scans, web vulnerability exploitation, and credential stuffing in real time. When one server detects a new threat, the attacker's IP is shared through the community blocklist, proactively protecting thousands of other installations before the attacker can reach them. The built-in WAF powered by Coraza v3 inspects HTTP requests at the application layer, validates against OpenAPI schemas, and applies custom rules with flexible AND/OR condition mixing for precise threat detection. Bot detection serves challenge pages with client fingerprinting to distinguish legitimate traffic from automated scrapers and scanners. Remediation components block malicious IPs at multiple infrastructure layers including iptables, nftables, Nginx, HAProxy, Cloudflare, and AWS Security Groups through the detect-here-remedy-there architecture. The scenario-based detection system ships with default rules for common attack patterns and supports custom scenarios written in YAML with an expressive filter language. A centralized console provides real-time visualization of alerts, threat intelligence analysis, and management of multiple distributed security engines. GDPR compliant by design, all log analysis happens locally and raw logs never leave your infrastructure. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. MIT licensed.