TUI: 31 Self-Hosted Apps

Best for your setup

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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31 projects

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

hunk

9.6k

Hunk is a review-first terminal diff viewer for reviewing Git changesets, raw files, and patches with an interactive UI.

IDE ToolsAI Coding AssistantMiscellaneous Tools

Hister

6.0k

Hister is a private search engine that indexes the full contents of web pages and local files for searching via web, terminal, and MCP clients.

Self Hosting SolutionsAI RAG SystemsModel Context Protocol+1

Single Container

Backlog.md

7.0k

Markdown-native task manager and Kanban visualizer for any Git repository.

Artificial IntelligenceAI ToolingPermissive License+3

openrig

6.7k

OpenRig is a CLI tool for defining, launching, and managing a team of AI coding agents in a persistent shared rig.

AI AgentsAI Coding AssistantAI Harness+1

Enigma 1/2 BBS

668

ENiGMA½ is a modern, highly customizable BBS software with support for traditional terminal access and web-based services.

Social NetworksPermissive LicenseCustom Communications+2

musikcube

4.9k

A cross-platform terminal-based audio engine, library, player, and streaming server written in C++.

Audio StreamingMedia ManagementSelf Hosting Solutions+1

netwatch

3.5k

NetWatch is a real-time network diagnostics terminal application that shows interfaces, connections, packet captures, and health probes with zero configuration.

Network UtilitiesSelf Hosting Solutions

zerostack

1.7k

zerostack is a minimal Rust-based coding agent with a terminal UI, multi-provider LLM support, session management, and extensible tooling.

AI Coding AssistantAI AgentsModel Context Protocol

gloomberb

2.4k

An open-source finance terminal for researching markets, tracking portfolios and watchlists, and running command-driven workflows in a desktop app or terminal UI.

Budgeting and FinanceFully FOSSArtificial Intelligence

Fully FOSS

once

2.0k

ONCE is a platform for installing and managing Docker-based web applications, with automatic updates, backups, and a TUI/CLI for self-hosting operations.

Self Hosting SolutionsAutomation ToolsPlatform as a Service

Codeman

788

Codeman is a self-hosted dashboard for managing AI coding agents in persistent terminal sessions, with live web access, mobile-friendly controls, and background automation.

AI Coding AssistantAI AgentsAutomation Tools+2

Single Container

rmux

2.7k

RMUX is a universal multiplexer engine for working with multiple terminal sessions and related workflows across Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Terminal MultiplexerAutomation ToolsAI Agents

machtiani

191

Machtiani (mct) is a terminal-based local code chat service for working with large real codebases and syncing project history for context-aware answers.

Artificial IntelligenceAI Coding AssistantAI Agents+3

ouijit

175

Ouijit is a customizable task and terminal session manager for agentic development workflows, with lifecycle hooks, scripts, worktree management, and VM sandboxing.

Task RunnersAI Coding AssistantAI Agents

tsuzuri

247

Tsuzuri is a terminal-based block markdown notebook that keeps notes as plain Markdown files.

Note Taking AppsKnowledge Management

fungible

114

A keyboard-first personal finance app available as a terminal UI or desktop app, with Plaid sync, CSV import, tagging, analysis, and MCP/HTTP API access.

Budgeting and FinanceSelf Hosting SolutionsModel Context Protocol+1

masume

104

masume is a keyboard-first terminal database client with AI chat and an MCP server for working with multiple database engines.

Database ManagementAI ToolingModel Context Protocol

10 Containers

AsmBB

Fast, SQLite-powered forum engine written in ASM.

Social NetworksSelf Hosting SolutionsDatabase Management+1

crush

28.6k

Crush is a terminal-based coding assistant that connects your tools, code, and workflows to an LLM of your choice.

Artificial IntelligenceAI Coding AssistantAI Harness+2