Self-hostable software: CLI (152)

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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 #26
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Homelab Expert
Runs a stack already and wants it to plug in.
SeaweedFS35.3k
SeaweedFS is a highly scalable distributed file system that also serves S3 object storage, a POSIX file system, and a lakehouse with S3 Tables from the same data.
- REST or GraphQL API
- Multi-user
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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 #14
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152 projects

Ollama

182.4k

Ollama is a tool for running open models locally and exposing them through a REST API for apps, agents, and integrations.

Artificial IntelligenceLocal LLMsGenerative Artificial Intelligence Genai+3

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

Caddy

77.6k

Caddy is an extensible web server and server platform that uses TLS by default and automates HTTPS.

Web ServersPermissive LicenseProxy Servers+1

Codex

128.2k

Codex CLI is a local coding agent from OpenAI that runs on your computer.

Artificial IntelligenceAI Coding AssistantPermissive License+3

SeaweedFS

35.3k

SeaweedFS is a highly scalable distributed file system that also serves S3 object storage, a POSIX file system, and a lakehouse with S3 Tables from the same data.

File & Object StoragePermissive LicenseSelf Hosting Solutions

3 Containers

Context7

62.8k

Context7 provides up-to-date, version-specific library documentation and code examples for LLM prompts via a CLI skill flow or MCP server.

Model Context ProtocolArtificial IntelligencePermissive License+2

NGINX

31.8k

NGINX is a high-performance web server, reverse proxy, load balancer, API gateway, and content cache.

Web ServersPermissive LicenseProxy Servers+2

Dokku

32.2k

Dokku is a Docker-powered mini-Heroku PaaS for deploying and managing applications on a self-hosted server.

Platform as a ServiceSelf Hosting SolutionsPermissive License

Continue

36.2k

Continue is an open-source coding agent available as a CLI, VS Code extension, and JetBrains plugin.

Artificial IntelligenceAI Coding AssistantAI Agents+2

oh-my-pi

34.7k

A coding agent with the IDE wired in.

AI Coding AssistantAI AgentsModel Context Protocol+1

2 Containers

Pi

113.6k

Pi Agent Harness is a mono-repo for a self-extensible coding agent, including an interactive coding agent CLI, agent runtime, and a unified multi-provider LLM API.

AI HarnessAI AgentsAI Coding Assistant+1

hyperframes

59.3k

HyperFrames is an open-source framework for turning HTML, CSS, media, and seekable animations into deterministic MP4 videos.

Video EditingAutomation ToolsAI Media Generation