Most-starred self-hosted apps

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n8nFeatured

Free node based Workflow Automation Tool. Easily automate tasks across different services.

Source-availableAutomation & WorkflowsDocker

207k

n8n has 206,738 GitHub stars, is source-available under the Sustainable Use License 1.0 (not an open-source license), ships a Docker image and had 9,029 commits in the last year; it replaces Zapier and IFTTT.

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Ollama

Get up and running with Llama 3.3, DeepSeek-R1, Phi-4, Gemma 3, and other large language models.

AI & LLM ToolsDocker

182k

AI-nativeOllama has 182,289 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 1,083 commits in the last year; it replaces ChatGPT.

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Stable Diffusion WebUI

Browser interface for Stable Diffusion image generation.

AI & LLM Tools

165k

AI-nativeStable Diffusion WebUI has 165,199 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license and was last updated in March 2026.

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Dify.ai

Build, test and deploy LLM applications.

Source-availableLow-code & BackendDocker

158k

AI-nativeDify.ai has 157,921 GitHub stars, is source-available under the Dify Open Source License (modified Apache 2.0) (not an open-source license), ships a Docker image and had 6,112 commits in the last year; it replaces ChatGPT and Lovable.

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Langflow

Visual framework for building and deploying AI agents and RAG workflows.

AI & LLM ToolsDocker

156k

AI-nativeLangflow has 155,530 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 2,486 commits in the last year.

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Open-WebUI

User-friendly AI Interface, supports Ollama, OpenAI API.

Source-availableAI & LLM ToolsDocker

154k

AI-nativeOpen-WebUI has 154,037 GitHub stars, is source-available under the Open WebUI License (BSD-3-Clause plus branding clause) (not an open-source license), ships a Docker image and had 4,746 commits in the last year; it replaces ChatGPT and Lovable.

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ComfyUI

Node-based interface and engine for diffusion image and video generation.

AI & LLM Tools

136k

AI-nativeComfyUI has 136,240 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license and had 2,050 commits in the last year.

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Excalidraw

Virtual hand-drawn style whiteboard for diagrams and sketches.

UtilitiesDocker

134k

Excalidraw has 133,574 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 272 commits in the last year; it replaces Figma and Lucidchart.

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ImmichFeatured

Photo and video backup solution directly from your mobile phone (alternative to Google Photos).

Photo GalleriesDocker

116k

Immich has 115,648 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 2,638 commits in the last year; it replaces Google Photos and Adobe Photoshop.

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Supabase

Postgres development platform with auth, realtime, storage and edge functions, the open-source Firebase alternative.

Low-code & BackendDocker

111k

Supabase has 111,147 GitHub stars, uses the Apache-2.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 6,123 commits in the last year; it replaces Firebase.

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frp

Fast reverse proxy that exposes local servers behind NAT to the internet.

Proxy & VPNDocker

110k

frp has 109,755 GitHub stars, uses the Apache-2.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 165 commits in the last year; it replaces ngrok.

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Stirling-PDF

Local hosted web application that allows you to perform various operations on PDF files, such as merging, splitting, file conversions and OCR.

Document ManagementDocker

94k

Stirling-PDF has 93,634 GitHub stars, uses the Apache-2.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 1,925 commits in the last year; it replaces Adobe Acrobat.