Self-Hosted TUI Software

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The default order favors popular apps. These picks favor your specific setup.

Homelab Novice
Wants it running tonight, with one command.
DietPi6.3k
An extremely lightweight Debian-based operating system optimized for single-board computers, with a menu-driven software installer and configuration tools.
- Live demo
- Documented
- No cloud account needed
Default rank #8
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Homelab Expert
Runs a stack already and wants it to plug in.
hermes-agent252.6k
Hermes Agent is a self-improving AI agent with a built-in learning loop, terminal UI, and messaging gateway for chatting and automating work across platforms.
- SSO sign-in
- REST or GraphQL API
- Multi-user
81/100 fitHow well this app matches homelab experts, 0 to 100
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Homelab Hacker
Wants control: APIs, scripts and many ways to run it.
GoAccess21.0k
GoAccess is a real-time web log analyzer and interactive viewer that runs in a terminal or as a browser-based HTML dashboard.
- Scriptable API
- CLI or plugin support
- Many ways to install
Default rank #6
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Zellij

35.7k

Zellij is a terminal workspace and multiplexer for developers and ops-oriented users, with layouts, floating and stacked panes, plugins, and multiplayer collaboration.

Terminal MultiplexerFully FOSS

Single ContainerFully FOSS

opencode

212.6k

An open source AI coding agent.

Artificial IntelligenceAI Coding AssistantPermissive License+3

oh-my-pi

34.9k

A coding agent with the IDE wired in.

AI Coding AssistantAI AgentsModel Context Protocol+1

2 Containers

hermes-agent

252.6k

Hermes Agent is a self-improving AI agent with a built-in learning loop, terminal UI, and messaging gateway for chatting and automating work across platforms.

Artificial IntelligenceAI AgentsAI Coding Assistant+2

2 Containers

tmux

49.9k

tmux is a terminal multiplexer that lets multiple terminals be created, accessed, and controlled from a single screen.

Terminal Multiplexer

GoAccess

21.0k

GoAccess is a real-time web log analyzer and interactive viewer that runs in a terminal or as a browser-based HTML dashboard.

Analytics ToolsCopyleft LicenseWeb Servers

herdr

43.3k

Herdr is a background server and terminal workspace for running coding agents, keeping sessions alive, and managing panes from the terminal or over SSH.

Remote AccessAI AgentsAI Harness

DietPi

6.3k

An extremely lightweight Debian-based operating system optimized for single-board computers, with a menu-driven software installer and configuration tools.

Self Hosting SolutionsAutomation ToolsCopyleft License

Posting

12.5k

Posting is a terminal-based HTTP client for creating, organizing, and sending requests with a keyboard-centric TUI.

API ManagementPermissive LicenseNetwork Utilities+1

mcfly

7.8k

McFly is a shell history search tool that replaces Ctrl-R with a smarter, context-aware reverse history search.

Miscellaneous Tools

SimpleX Chat

19.5k

A private messaging platform with no user identifiers, offering encrypted chat, groups, and calls across mobile and terminal apps.

Custom CommunicationsVideo ConferencingSelf Hosting Solutions+1

Cloud Required

Weechat

3.4k

WeeChat is a fast, lightweight, highly customizable chat client with modular plugins and script-based extensibility.

IRC CommunicationCopyleft License