Categories · 14 workflows

Choose what you want to own first.

Every category is a written guide, not just a list. Each one names the apps worth comparing, the tradeoffs you should expect, and what to test before you commit.

How to choose

Start with a low-risk category like RSS or dashboards. Move to high-stakes data (photos, passwords, home automation) once you trust your backups.

Low risk first Backups before data Restore tests matter
  • Self-hosted bookmarks guide

    Compare bookmark managers for archiving links, tagging research, full-text search, and shared collections.

    3 apps raindrop alternativebookmark manager
  • Self-hosted code hosting guide

    Compare Git forges for repositories, issues, pull requests, runners, packages, and team workflows.

    3 apps github alternativegit server
  • Self-hosted dashboards and start pages guide

    Compare dashboards for organizing service links, health status, bookmarks, and home lab launch points.

    2 apps homepage dashboardstart page
  • Self-hosted file sync and storage guide

    Compare file sync platforms for documents, backups, collaboration, and cross-device access.

    4 apps dropbox alternativepersonal cloud storage
  • Self-hosted home automation guide

    Understand home automation servers for local control, device integrations, routines, and household resilience.

    1 apps smart home serverhome assistant
  • Self-hosted media server guide

    Compare media servers for streaming films, television, music, and personal libraries from your own hardware.

    5 apps jellyfinplex alternative
  • Self-hosted network tools guide

    Compare DNS, filtering, and local network utilities for privacy, observability, and safer home networks.

    2 apps pi-hole alternativedns filtering
  • Self-hosted notes and knowledge guide

    Compare note-taking and knowledge systems for personal research, wikis, teams, and documentation.

    4 apps notion alternativeknowledge base
  • Self-hosted password manager guide

    Compare password vaults for families, teams, browser autofill, sharing, and recovery planning.

    3 apps 1password alternativepassword vault
  • Self-hosted photos guide

    Choose a photo library for backups, albums, mobile sync, search, and family sharing without giving up ownership.

    3 apps google photos alternativephoto backup server
  • Self-hosted read-it-later guide

    Compare read-it-later apps for saving articles, offline reading, highlights, and long-term archives.

    2 apps pocket alternativearticle archive
  • Self-hosted RSS reader guide

    Choose an RSS reader for feeds, saved articles, mobile clients, and low-noise reading workflows.

    3 apps feedly alternativerss server
  • Self-hosted uptime monitoring guide

    Choose an uptime monitor for HTTP checks, alerting, incidents, and a public status page you run yourself.

    1 apps uptimerobot alternativeopen source status page
  • Self-hosted world clock guide

    Run your own world clock and timezone converter for exact time, UTC, city times, and developer timestamps.

    1 apps time.is alternativetimezone converter