Self Hosted

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Awesome-Selfhosted

Self-hosting is the practice of hosting and managing applications on your own server(s) instead of consuming from SaaSS providers.

This is a list of Free Software network services and web applications which can be hosted on your own server(s). Non-Free software is listed on the Non-Free page.

HTML version (recommended), Markdown version (legacy).

See Contributing.


Table of contents


Software

Analytics

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Analytics is the systematic computational analysis of data or statistics. It is used for the discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data.

Related: Database Management, Personal Dashboards

  • ANALOG - A minimal analytics tool. Tracks events in a span of 10-30 days. MIT Nodejs/[Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • Aptabase - Privacy first and simple analytics for mobile and desktop apps. (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • AWStats - Generate statistics from web, streaming, ftp or mail server logfiles. (Demo, Source Code) GPL-3.0 [Perl](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/perl)
  • Countly Community Edition - Real time mobile and web analytics, crash reporting and push notifications platform. (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 Nodejs/Docker
  • d8a.tech - A data collection service that works with your existing Google Analytics setup to capture user activity and send it straight to your own private database. (Demo, Source Code) MIT Go/Docker
  • Daily Stars Explorer - Track GitHub repo trends with daily star insights to see growth and community interest over time. (Demo, Source Code) MIT Go/Nodejs/Docker
  • Druid - Distributed, column-oriented, real-time analytics data store. (Source Code) Apache-2.0 Java/Docker
  • EDA - Web application for data analysis and visualization. AGPL-3.0 Nodejs/Docker
  • GoAccess - Real-time web log analyzer and interactive viewer that runs in a terminal. (Source Code) GPL-2.0 C
  • GoatCounter - Easy web statistics without tracking of personal data. (Source Code) EUPL-1.2 Go
  • HitKeep - Privacy-first web analytics with goals, funnels, ecommerce tracking, and team management in a single binary with embedded DuckDB (alternative to Google Analytics, Plausible, Umami). (Source Code) MIT Go/Docker
  • Litlyx - All-in-one Analytics Solution. Setup in 30 seconds. Display all your data on an AI-powered dashboard. Fully self-hostable and GDPR compliant. (Source Code) Apache-2.0 [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • Liwan - Privacy-first web analytics. (Demo, Source Code) Apache-2.0 Rust/Docker
  • Matomo - Web analytics that protects your data and your customers' privacy (alternative to Google Analytics). (Source Code) GPL-3.0 PHP
  • Medama Analytics - Privacy-first website analytics. Tiny, simple, and cookie-free. (Demo, Source Code) Apache-2.0/MIT Docker/Go
  • Metabase - Easy way for everyone in your company to ask questions and learn from data. (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 Java/Docker
  • Middleware - Tool designed to help engineering leaders measure and analyze the effectiveness of their teams using the DORA metrics. (Source Code) Apache-2.0 Docker/[Python](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/python)/Nodejs
  • Mixpost - Social media management software to easily create, schedule, publish, and manage social media content in one place (alternative to Hootsuite and Buffer). (Source Code) MIT PHP/Docker
  • Netron - Visualizer for neural network and machine learning models. (Source Code) MIT Python/Nodejs
  • Offen - Fair, lightweight and open web analytics tool. Gain insights while your users have full access to their data. (Demo, Source Code) Apache-2.0 Go/Docker
  • Plausible Analytics - Simple, lightweight (< 1 KB) and privacy-friendly web analytics. (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 [Elixir](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/elixir)
  • PostHog - Product analytics, session recording, feature flagging and a/b testing that you can self-host (alternative to Mixpanel, Amplitude, Heap, HotJar, Optimizely). (Source Code) MIT [Python](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/python)
  • Postiz - Schedule posts, track the performance of your content, and manage all your social media accounts in one place (Alternative to Buffer, Hootsuite, Sprout Social). (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • Prisme Analytics - Privacy-focused and progressive analytics service based on Grafana. (Source Code) AGPL-3.0/MIT [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • Redash - Connect and query your data sources, build dashboards to visualize data and share them with your company. (Source Code) BSD-2-Clause [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • Rybbit - Web and products analytics that is easy to setup and more intuitive (alternative to Google Analytics). (Demo, Source Code) AGPL-3.0 [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • Shaper - Build Data Dashboards all in SQL. Powered by DuckDB. (Demo, Source Code) MPL-2.0 Docker/Nodejs/Python/Go
  • Socioboard - Social media management, analytics, and reporting platform supporting nine social media networks out-of-the-box. GPL-3.0 Nodejs
  • Statistics for Strava - Statistics dashboard generated from Strava data. (Demo) AGPL-3.0 [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • Superset - Modern data exploration and visualization platform. (Source Code) Apache-2.0 [Python](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/python)
  • Swetrix - Ultimate, open-source web analytics to satisfy all your needs. (Demo, Source Code) AGPL-3.0 [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • Umami - Simple, fast, privacy-focused alternative to Google Analytics. (Demo, Source Code) MIT Nodejs/Docker
  • Vince - Web analytics and dashboard (alternative to Google Analytics). (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 Go/Docker/K8S/deb

Archiving and Digital Preservation (DP)

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Digital archiving and preservation software.

Related: Backup, Content Management Systems (CMS)

See also: awesome-web-archiving

  • ArchiveBox - Create HTML & screenshot archives of sites from your bookmarks, browsing history, RSS feeds, or other sources (alternative to Wayback Machine). (Demo, Source Code) MIT Python/Docker
  • ArchivesSpace - Archives information management application for managing and providing Web access to archives, manuscripts and digital objects. (Demo, Source Code) ECL-2.0 [Ruby](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/ruby)
  • bitmagnet - BitTorrent indexer, DHT crawler, content classifier and torrent search engine with web UI, GraphQL API and Servarr stack integration. (Source Code) MIT Go/Docker
  • CKAN - Make open data websites. (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 [Python](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/python)
  • Collective Access - Providence - Highly configurable Web-based framework for management, description, and discovery of digital and physical collections supporting a variety of metadata standards, data types, and media formats. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 PHP
  • Eonvelope - Email archiving software that allows you to preserve your emails for an indefinite long period of time. (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 K8S/Docker
  • Ganymede - Twitch VOD and live stream archiving platform. Includes a rendered chat for each archive. GPL-3.0 [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • mail-archiver - Web application for archiving, searching, and exporting emails from multiple accounts (IMAP, M365 or Import). Featuring folder sync, attachment support, mailbox migration and a dashboard. GPL-3.0 [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • Omeka S - Next-generation web publishing platform for institutions interested in connecting digital cultural heritage collections with other resources online. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 Nodejs
  • Open Archiver - Email archiving solution with full-text search and eDiscovery search features. (Demo, Source Code) AGPL-3.0 [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • Piler - Feature-rich email archiving solution. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 C/Docker/deb
  • Wallabag - Wallabag, formerly Poche, is a web application allowing you to save articles to read them later with improved readability. (Source Code) MIT PHP
  • Wayback - A self-hosted toolkit for archiving webpages to the Internet Archive, archive.today, IPFS, and local file systems. GPL-3.0 Go

Automation

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Automation software designed to reduce human intervention in processes.

Related: Internet of Things (IoT), Software Development - Continuous Integration & Deployment, Media Management

  • Activepieces - No-code business automation tool like Zapier or Tray. For example, you can send a Slack notification for each new Trello card. (Source Code) MIT [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • Apache Airflow - Platform to programmatically author, schedule, and monitor workflows. (Source Code) Apache-2.0 Python/Docker
  • Automatisch - Business automation tool that lets you connect different services like Twitter, Slack, and more to automate your business processes (alternative to Zapier). (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • BookBounty - Retrieve missing Readarr books from Library Genesis. MPL-2.0 [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • changedetection.io - Stay up-to-date with web-site content changes. (Source Code) Apache-2.0 Python/Docker
  • ChiefOnboarding - Employee onboarding platform that allows you to provision user accounts and create sequences with todo items, resources, text/email/Slack messages, and more! Available as a web portal and Slack bot. (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • Cronicle - Simple, distributed task scheduler and runner with a web based UI. (Source Code) MIT Nodejs
  • Cronmaster - Cronjob management UI with human readable syntax, live logging and log history for your cronjobs. AGPL-3.0 [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • Dagu - Powerful Cron alternative with a Web UI. It allows you to define dependencies between commands as a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) in a declarative YAML format. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 Go/Docker
  • Discount Bandit - Track pricing, stock status of products across multiple stores such as Amazon, Ebay, Walmart, etc. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 PHP/Docker
  • Dittofeed - Omni-channel customer engagement and messaging automation platform (alternative to Braze, Customer.io, Iterable). (Demo, Source Code) MIT [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • feedmixer - Micro web service which takes a list of feed URLs and returns a new feed consisting of the most recent n entries from each given feed (returns Atom, RSS, or JSON). (Demo) WTFPL [Python](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/python)
  • Fredy - Searches for new apartments, houses, and flats in Germany on platforms like ImmoScout24, Immowelt, and others, and instantly delivers the results to you via Slack, Telegram, and more. (Demo, Source Code) Apache-2.0 Nodejs/Docker
  • Github Ntfy - Push notifications to NTFY, Gotify, Discord or Slack when a new release is available on Docker Hub or Github. (Clients) GPL-3.0 Rust/Docker
  • gocron - Task scheduler that allows users to specify recurring jobs via a simple YAML configuration file. MIT [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • HandBrake Web - Use one or more instances of HandBrake video transcoder on a headless device via a web interface. AGPL-3.0 [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • Healthchecks - Listen for pings and sends alerts when pings are late. (Source Code) BSD-3-Clause Python/Docker
  • Huginn - Build agents that monitor and act on your behalf. MIT [Ruby](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/ruby)
  • Kestra - Event-driven, language-agnostic platform to create, schedule, and monitor workflows. In code. Coordinate data pipelines and tasks such as ETL and ELT. (Source Code) Apache-2.0 [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • Kibitzr - Lightweight personal web assistant with powerful integrations. (Source Code) MIT [Python](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/python)
  • LazyLibrarian - Follow authors and grab metadata for all your digital reading needs. It uses a combination of Goodreads, Librarything and optionally GoogleBooks as sources for author info and book info. GPL-3.0 [Python](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/python)
  • Leon - Personal assistant who can live on your server. (Source Code) MIT Nodejs
  • Matchering - Automated music mastering (alternative to LANDR, eMastered and MajorDecibel). GPL-3.0 [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • Mylar3 - Automated Comic Book (cbr/cbz) downloader program for use with NZB and torrents. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 Python/Docker
  • OliveTin - Web interface for running Linux shell commands. (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 Go
  • pyLoad - Lightweight, customizable and remotely manageable downloader for 1-click-hosting sites like rapidshare.com or uploaded.to. (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 [Python](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/python)
  • StackStorm - StackStorm (aka IFTTT for Ops) is event-driven automation for auto-remediation, security responses, troubleshooting, deployments, and more. Includes rules engine, workflow, 160 integration packs with 6000+ actions and ChatOps. (Source Code) Apache-2.0 [Python](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/python)
  • µTask - Automation engine that models and executes business processes declared in yaml. BSD-3-Clause Go/Docker

Backup

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Backup software.

Please visit awesome-sysadmin/Backups

Related: Archiving and Digital Preservation (DP)

Blogging Platforms

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A blog is a discussion or informational website consisting of discrete, diary-style text entries (posts).

Related: Static Site Generators, Content Management Systems (CMS)

See also: WeblogMatrix

  • Antville - Free, open source project aimed at the development of a high performance, feature rich weblog hosting software. (Source Code) Apache-2.0 [Javascript](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/javascript)
  • Castopod - Podcast management hosting platform that includes the latest podcast 2.0 standards, an automated Fediverse feed, analytics, an embeddable player, and more. (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 PHP/Docker
  • Chyrp Lite - Extra-awesome, extra-lightweight blog engine. (Source Code) BSD-3-Clause PHP
  • Dotclear - Take control over your blog. GPL-2.0 PHP
  • Ech0 - Lightweight federated publishing platform focused on personal idea sharing (documentation in Chinese). (Demo, Source Code) AGPL-3.0 Docker/K8S
  • FlatPress - A lightweight, easy-to-set-up flat-file blogging engine. (Source Code) GPL-2.0 PHP
  • fx - Micro-blog tool offering built-in syntax highlighting, mobile publishing and more (alternative to Twitter, Bluesky). MIT [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • Ghost - Just a blogging platform. (Source Code) MIT Nodejs
  • Haven - Private blogging system with markdown editing and built in RSS reader. (Demo, Source Code) MIT [Ruby](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/ruby)
  • HTMLy - Databaseless PHP blogging platform. A flat-file CMS that allows you to create a fast, secure, and powerful website or blog in seconds. (Demo, Source Code) GPL-2.0 PHP
  • Known - Collaborative social publishing platform. (Source Code) Apache-2.0 PHP
  • Mataroa - Naked blogging platform for minimalists. (Source Code) MIT [Python](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/python)
  • PluXml - XML-based blog/CMS platform. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 PHP
  • Serendipity - Serendipity (s9y) is a highly extensible and customizable PHP blog engine using Smarty templating. (Source Code) BSD-3-Clause PHP
  • WriteFreely - Writing software for starting a minimalist, federated blog — or an entire community. (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 Go

Booking and Scheduling

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Event scheduling, reservation, and appointment management software.

Related: Polls and Events, Groupware

  • Alf.io - Ticket reservation system. (Demo, Source Code) GPL-3.0 [Java](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/java)
  • Cal.com - Online appointment scheduling system. (Demo, Source Code) AGPL-3.0 Nodejs
  • Easy!Appointments - Allows your customers to book appointments with you via the web. (Demo, Source Code) GPL-3.0 PHP
  • Hi.Events - Event management and ticketing platform for conferences, concerts, and more. Offering customizable event pages and embeddable ticket widgets. (Demo, Source Code) AGPL-3.0 [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • LibreBooking - Resource scheduling solution offering a flexible, mobile-friendly, and extensible interface for organizations to manage resource reservations. (Demo, Source Code) GPL-3.0 PHP/Docker
  • QloApps - Customizable and intuitive web-based hotel reservation system and a booking engine. (Demo, Source Code) OSL-3.0 PHP/Nodejs
  • Rallly - Create polls to vote on dates and times (alternative to Doodle). (Demo, Source Code) AGPL-3.0 Nodejs/Docker
  • Seatsurfing - Webbased app to book seats, desks and rooms for offices. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)

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Software which allows users to add, annotate, edit, and share bookmarks of web documents.

  • Briefkasten - Modern app for saving and managing your own bookmarks. Includes a browser extension. (Demo) MIT Nodejs/Docker
  • Buku - Powerful bookmark manager and a personal textual mini-web. GPL-3.0 Python/deb
  • Digibunch - Create bunches of links to share with your learners or colleagues. (Demo, Source Code) AGPL-3.0 Nodejs/PHP
  • Espial - An open-source, web-based bookmarking server. AGPL-3.0 [Haskell](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/haskell)
  • Firefox Account Server - Host your own Firefox accounts server. (Source Code) MPL-2.0 Nodejs/Java
  • Grimoire - Bookmark manager with a modern UI, automatic content & metadata extraction, categorization, filtering, and more. It has fully documented REST API, and Docker image for easy deployment. (Source Code) MIT Nodejs/Docker
  • Karakeep - Bookmark-everything app with a touch of AI for the data hoarders out there. (Demo, Source Code) AGPL-3.0 [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • LinkAce - Bookmark archive with automatic backups to the Internet Archive, link monitoring, and a full REST API. Installation is done via Docker, or as a simple PHP application. (Demo, Source Code) GPL-3.0 Docker/PHP
  • linkding - Minimal bookmark management with a fast and clean UI. Simple installation through Docker and can run on your Raspberry Pi. (Demo, Source Code) MIT Docker
  • LinkWarden - Bookmark and archive manager to store your useful links. (Source Code) MIT Docker/Nodejs
  • NeonLink - Bookmark service with unique design and simple installation with Docker. MIT Docker
  • Readeck - Save the precious readable content of web pages you like and want to keep forever. See it as a bookmark manager and a read later tool. (Source Code, Clients) AGPL-3.0 Go/Docker
  • Servas - A self-hosted bookmark management tool. It allows organization with tags, groups, and a list specifically for later access. It supports multiple users with 2FA. Companion browser extensions are available for Firefox and Chrome. (Clients) GPL-3.0 Docker/Nodejs/PHP
  • Shaarli - Personal, minimalist, super-fast, no-database bookmarking and link sharing platform. (Demo) Zlib PHP/deb
  • Shiori - Simple bookmark manager built with Go. MIT Go/Docker
  • Slash - An open source, self-hosted bookmarks and link sharing platform. GPL-3.0 [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • SyncMarks - Sync and manage your browser bookmarks from Edge, Firefox and Chromium. (Clients) AGPL-3.0 PHP

Calendar & Contacts

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CalDAV and CardDAV protocol servers and web clients/interfaces for Electronic calendar, address book and contact management.

Related: Groupware

  • Baïkal - Lightweight CalDAV and CardDAV server based on sabre/dav. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 PHP
  • DAViCal - Server for calendar sharing (CalDAV) that uses a PostgreSQL database as a data store. (Source Code) GPL-2.0 PHP/deb
  • Davis - A simple, dockerizable and fully translatable admin interface for sabre/dav based on Symfony 5 and Bootstrap 4, largely inspired by Baïkal. MIT PHP
  • Manage My Damn Life - Manage my Damn Life (MMDL) is a self-hosted front end for managing your CalDAV tasks and calendars. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 Nodejs/Docker
  • Radicale - Simple calendar and contact server with extremely low administrative overhead. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 Python/deb
  • SabreDAV - Open source CardDAV, CalDAV, and WebDAV framework and server. (Source Code) MIT PHP
  • Xandikos - Open source CardDAV and CalDAV server with minimal administrative overhead, backed by a Git repository. GPL-3.0 Python/deb

Communication - Custom Communication Systems

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Communication software used to provide remote access to systems and exchange files and messages in text, audio and/or video formats between different computers or users, using their own custom protocols.

  • AnyCable - Realtime server for reliable two-way communication over WebSockets, Server-sent events, etc. (Demo, Source Code) MIT Go/Docker
  • Apprise - Apprise allows you to send a notification to almost all of the most popular notification services available to us today such as: Telegram, Discord, Slack, Amazon SNS, Gotify, etc. MIT Python/Docker/deb
  • Centrifugo - Language-agnostic real-time messaging (Websocket or SockJS) server. (Demo, Source Code) MIT Go/Docker/K8S
  • Chitchatter - Peer-to-peer chat app that is serverless, decentralized, and ephemeral. (Source Code) GPL-2.0 Nodejs
  • Conduit - A simple, fast, and reliable chat server powered by Matrix. (Source Code) Apache-2.0 [Rust](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/rust)
  • Databag - Federated, end-to-end encrypted messaging service for the web, iOS, and Android, supporting text, photos, video, and WebRTC video and audio calls. (Demo) Apache-2.0 [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • Element - Fully-featured Matrix client for Web, iOS & Android. (Source Code) Apache-2.0 Nodejs
  • GlobaLeaks - Whistleblowing software enabling anyone to easily set up and maintain a secure reporting platform. (Demo, Source Code) AGPL-3.0 Python/deb/Docker
  • GNUnet - Software framework for decentralized, peer-to-peer networking. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 C
  • Gotify - Notification server with Android and CLI clients (alternative to PushBullet). (Source Code, Clients) MIT Go/Docker
  • Hyphanet - Anonymously share files, browse and publish freesites (web sites accessible only through Hyphanet) and chat on forums. (Source Code) GPL-2.0 [Java](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/java)
  • Jami - Universal communication platform which preserves the user's privacy and freedoms. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 C++
  • Live Helper Chat - Live Support chat for your website. (Source Code) Apache-2.0 PHP
  • Mumble - Low-latency, high quality voice/text chat software. (Source Code, Clients) BSD-3-Clause C++/deb
  • Notifo - Multichannel notification server with support for Email, Mobile Push, Web Push, SMS, messaging and a javascript plugin. MIT C#
  • Novu - Notification infrastructure for developers. (Source Code) MIT Docker/Nodejs
  • ntfy - Push notifications to phone or desktop using HTTP PUT/POST, with Android app, CLI and web app, similar to Pushover and Gotify. (Demo, Source Code, Clients) Apache-2.0/GPL-2.0 Go/Docker/K8S
  • One Time Secret - Share sensitive information securely with self-destructing links that are only viewable once. (Demo, Source Code) MIT Docker/Ruby/Nodejs
  • OTS - One-Time-Secret sharing platform with a symmetric 256bit AES encryption in the browser. (Source Code) Apache-2.0 Go
  • PushBits - Notification server for relaying push notifications via Matrix, similar to PushBullet and Gotify. ISC Go
  • RetroShare - Secured and decentralized communication system. Offers decentralized chat, forums, messaging, file transfer. (Source Code) GPL-2.0 C++
  • Rocket.Chat - Communications platform that puts data protection first (alternative to Gitter.im and Slack). (Source Code) MIT Nodejs/Docker/K8S
  • SAMA - Next-Gen self-hosted chat server and clients. (Demo, Source Code, Clients) GPL-3.0 Nodejs/Docker
  • Screego - Screego is a simple tool to quickly share your screen to one or multiple people via web browser. (Demo, Source Code) GPL-3.0 Docker/Go
  • Shhh - Keep secrets out of emails or chat logs, share them using secure links with passphrase and expiration dates. MIT [Python](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/python)
  • SimpleX Chat - The most private and secure chat and applications platform - now with double ratchet E2E encryption. AGPL-3.0 [Haskell](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/haskell)
  • Spectrum 2 - Spectrum 2 is an open source instant messaging transport. It allows users to chat together even when they are using different IM networks. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 C++
  • Stoat - Stoat is a user-first chat platform built with modern web technologies. (Source Code) AGPL-3.0/MIT [Rust](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/rust)
  • Synapse - Server for Matrix, an open standard for decentralized persistent communication. (Source Code) Apache-2.0 Python/deb
  • Tailchat - Next generation noIM application in your own workspace, not only another Slack/Discord/rocket.chat. (Demo, Source Code) Apache-2.0 Docker/K8S/Nodejs
  • Tiledesk - All-in-one customer engagement platform from lead-gen to post-sales, from WhatsApp to your website. With omni-channel live agents and AI-powered chatbots (alternative to Intercom, Zendesk, Tawk.to and Tidio). (Source Code) MIT Docker/K8S
  • Tinode - Instant messaging platform. Backend in Go. Clients: Swift iOS, Java Android, JS webapp, scriptable command line; chatbots. (Demo, Source Code, Clients) GPL-3.0 Go
  • Tox - Distributed, secure messenger with audio and video chat capabilities. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 C
  • Tuwunel - High-performance and feature-rich chat server for Matrix, and the successor to conduwuit (fork of Conduit). (Demo, Source Code) Apache-2.0 deb/Docker/Nix/Rust
  • Typebot - Conversational app builder (alternative to Typeform and Landbot). (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • WBO - Web Whiteboard to collaborate in real-time on schemas, drawings, and notes. (Demo) AGPL-3.0 Nodejs/Docker
  • Zulip - Zulip is a powerful, open source group chat application. (Source Code) Apache-2.0 [Python](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/python)

Communication - Email - Complete Solutions

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Simple deployment of E-mail servers, e.g. for inexperienced or impatient admins.

  • AnonAddy - Email forwarding service for creating aliases. (Source Code) MIT PHP/Docker
  • b1gMail - Complete email solution that runs on any webspace with PHP and MariaDB. It supports POP3 catchall mailboxes and can also integrate with Postfix or b1gMailServer if you're running your own server. (Source Code, Clients) GPL-2.0 PHP
  • DebOps - Your Debian-based data center in a box. A set of general-purpose Ansible roles that can be used to manage Debian or Ubuntu hosts. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 [Ansible](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/ansible)/Python
  • docker-mailserver - Production-ready fullstack but simple mail server (SMTP, IMAP, LDAP, Antispam, Antivirus, etc.) running inside a container. Only configuration files, no SQL database. (Source Code) MIT [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • Dovel - SMTP server that sends and receives emails according to a simple configuration file, with an optional web interface that you can use to browse your emails. (Source Code) LGPL-3.0 Go
  • emailwiz - Luke Smith's bash script to completely automate the setup of a Postfix/Dovecot/SpamAssassin/OpenDKIM server on debian. GPL-3.0 [Shell](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/shell)
  • Inboxen - Lets you have an infinite number of unique inboxes. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 [Python](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/python)
  • iRedMail - Full-featured mail server solution based on Postfix and Dovecot. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 [Shell](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/shell)
  • Maddy Mail Server - All-in-one mail server that implements SMTP (both MTA and MX) and IMAP. Replaces Postfix, Dovecot, OpenDKIM, OpenSPF, OpenDMARC with single daemon. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 Go
  • Mail-in-a-Box - Turns any Ubuntu server into a fully functional mail server with one command. (Source Code) CC0-1.0 [Shell](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/shell)
  • Mailcow - Mail server suite based on Dovecot, Postfix and other open source software, that provides a modern Web UI for administration. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 Docker/PHP
  • Mailu - Simple yet full-featured mail server as a set of Docker images. (Source Code) MIT Docker/Python
  • Modoboa - Mail hosting and management platform including a modern and simplified web user interface. (Source Code) ISC [Python](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/python)
  • Mox - Complete e-mail solution with IMAP4, SMTP, SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MTA-STS, DANE and DNSSEC, reputation-based and content-based junk filtering, Internationalization (IDNA), automatic TLS with ACME and Let's Encrypt, account autoconfiguration, and webmail. (Source Code) MIT Go
  • Postal - Complete and fully featured mail server for use by websites & web servers. (Source Code) MIT Docker/Ruby
  • Simple NixOS Mailserver - Complete mailserver solution leveraging the Nix Ecosystem. GPL-3.0 Nix
  • SimpleLogin - Open source email alias solution to protect your email address. Comes with browser extensions and mobile apps. (Source Code) MIT Docker/Python
  • Stalwart Mail Server - All-in-one mail server with JMAP, IMAP4, and SMTP support and a wide range of modern features. (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 Rust/Docker
  • wildduck - Scalable no-SPOF IMAP/POP3 mail server. (Source Code) EUPL-1.2 Nodejs/Docker

Communication - Email - Mail Delivery Agents

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Mail Delivery Agents (MDAs) - IMAP/POP3 server software.

  • Cyrus IMAP - Email (IMAP/POP3), contacts and calendar server. (Source Code) BSD-3-Clause-Attribution C
  • DavMail - POP/IMAP/SMTP/Caldav/Carddav/LDAP exchange gateway allowing users to use any mail/calendar client with an Exchange server, even from the internet or behind a firewall through Outlook Web Access. (Source Code) GPL-2.0 [Java](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/java)
  • Dovecot - IMAP and POP3 server written primarily with security in mind. (Source Code) MIT/LGPL-2.1 C/deb

Communication - Email - Mail Transfer Agents

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Mail Transfer Agents (MTAs) - SMTP servers.

  • chasquid - SMTP (email) server with a focus on simplicity, security, and ease of operation. (Source Code) Apache-2.0 Go
  • Courier MTA - Fast, scalable, enterprise mail/groupware server providing ESMTP, IMAP, POP3, webmail, mailing list, basic web-based calendaring and scheduling services. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 C/deb
  • DragonFly - A small MTA for home and office use. Works on Linux and FreeBSD. BSD-3-Clause C
  • EmailRelay - A small and easy to configure SMTP and POP3 server for Windows and Linux. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 C++
  • Exim - Message transfer agent (MTA) developed at the University of Cambridge. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 C/deb
  • Haraka - Fast, highly extensible, and event driven SMTP server. (Source Code) MIT Nodejs
  • OpenSMTPD - Secure SMTP server implementation from the OpenBSD project. (Source Code) ISC C/deb
  • OpenTrashmail - Complete trashmail solution that exposes an SMTP server and has a web interface to manage received emails. Works with multiple and wildcard domains and is fully file based (no database needed). Includes RSS feeds and JSON API. Apache-2.0 Python/PHP/Docker
  • Postfix - Fast, easy to administer, and secure Sendmail replacement. IPL-1.0 C/deb
  • Sendmail - Message transfer agent (MTA). Sendmail C/deb

Communication - Email - Mailing Lists and Newsletters

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Mailing list servers and mass mailing software - one message to many recipients.

  • HyperKitty - Access GNU Mailman v3 archives. (Demo, Source Code) GPL-3.0 [Python](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/python)
  • Keila - Reliable and easy-to-use newsletter tool (alternative to Mailchimp and Sendinblue). (Demo, Source Code) AGPL-3.0 [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • Listmonk - High performance, self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager with a modern dashboard. (Demo, Source Code) AGPL-3.0 Go/Docker
  • Mailman - Manage electronic mail discussion and e-newsletter lists. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 [Python](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/python)
  • Mautic - Marketing automation software (email, social and more). (Source Code) GPL-3.0 PHP
  • phpList - Newsletter and email marketing with advanced management of subscribers, bounces, and plugins. (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 PHP
  • Postorius - Web user interface to access GNU Mailman. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 [Python](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/python)
  • Schleuder - GPG-enabled mailing list manager with resending-capabilities. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 [Ruby](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/ruby)
  • Sympa - Mailing list manager. (Source Code) GPL-2.0 [Perl](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/perl)

Communication - Email - Webmail Clients

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Webmail clients.

Communication - IRC

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IRC communication software.

Communication - SIP

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SIP/IPBX telephony software.

  • Asterisk - Easy to use but advanced IP PBX system, VoIP gateway and conference server. (Source Code) GPL-2.0 C/deb
  • Flexisip - Complete, modular and scalable SIP server, includes a push gateway, to deliver SIP incoming calls or text messages on mobile device platforms where push notifications are required to receive information when the app is not active in the foreground. (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 C/Docker
  • Freepbx - Web-based open source GUI that controls and manages Asterisk. (Source Code) GPL-2.0 PHP
  • FreeSWITCH - Scalable open source cross-platform telephony platform. (Source Code) MPL-2.0 C
  • FusionPBX - Web interface for multi-platform voice switch called FreeSWITCH. (Source Code) MPL-1.1 PHP
  • Kamailio - Modular SIP server (registrar/proxy/router/etc). (Source Code) GPL-2.0 C/deb
  • openSIPS - SIP proxy/server for voice, video, IM, presence and any other SIP extensions. (Source Code) GPL-2.0 C
  • Routr - Lightweight SIP proxy, location server, and registrar for a reliable and scalable SIP infrastructure. (Source Code) MIT Docker/K8S
  • SIP3 - VoIP troubleshooting and monitoring platform. (Demo, Source Code) Apache-2.0 [Java](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/java)
  • SIPCAPTURE Homer - Troubleshooting and monitoring VoIP calls. (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 Nodejs/Go/Docker
  • Wazo - Full-featured IPBX solution built atop Asterisk with integrated Web administration interface and REST-ful API. (Source Code) GPL-3.0 [Python](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/python)
  • Yeti-Switch - Transit class4 softswitch(SBC) with integrated billing and routing engine and REST API. (Demo, Source Code) GPL-2.0 C++/Ruby

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Social Networking and Forum software.

  • Akkoma - Federated microblogging server with Mastodon, GNU social, and ActivityPub compatibility. (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 [Elixir](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/elixir)/Docker
  • Answer - Knowledge-based community software. You can use it to quickly build your Q&A community for product technical support, customer support, user communication, and more. (Source Code) Apache-2.0 Docker/Go
  • Artalk - Comment system built in Golang, providing a lightweight and highly customizable solution for adding comments to your website. (Source Code) MIT Go/Docker
  • AsmBB - Fast, SQLite-powered forum engine written in ASM. (Source Code) EUPL-1.2 Assembly
  • BuddyPress - Powerful plugin that takes your WordPress.org powered site beyond the blog with social-network features like user profiles, activity streams, user groups, and more. (Source Code) GPL-2.0 PHP
  • Chirpy - Privacy-friendly and customizable Disqus (comment system) alternate. (Demo, Source Code) AGPL-3.0 Docker/Nodejs
  • Coral - A better commenting experience from Vox Media. (Source Code) Apache-2.0 Docker/Nodejs
  • diaspora* - Distributed social networking server. (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 [Ruby](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/ruby)
  • Discourse - Advanced forum / community solution based on Ruby and JS. (Demo, Source Code) GPL-2.0 [Docker](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/docker)
  • Elgg - Powerful open source social networking engine. (Source Code) GPL-2.0 PHP
  • Enigma 1/2 BBS - Enigma 1/2 is a modern, multi-platform BBS engine with unlimited "callers" and legacy DOS door game support. (Source Code) BSD-2-Clause [Shell](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/shell)/Docker/Nodejs
  • Flarum - Delightfully simple forums. Flarum is the next-generation forum software that makes online discussion fun again. (Source Code) MIT PHP
  • Friendica - Social Communication Server. (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 PHP
  • GoToSocial - ActivityPub federated social network server implementing the Mastodon client API. (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 Docker/Go
  • Hatsu - Bridge that interacts with Fediverse on behalf of your static site. (Source Code) AGPL-3.0 Docker/Rust
  • Hubzilla - Decentralized identity, privacy, publishing, sharing, cloud storage, and communications/social platform. (Source Code) MIT PHP

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