Immich
A self-hosted photo and video backup platform with mobile auto-upload, albums, search and facial recognition.
Docker
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THE SHORTLIST
Software worth a closer look
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n8n
A workflow automation platform with visual flows, code nodes and native AI capabilities that can be self-hosted.
Docker
Vaultwarden
A lightweight Bitwarden-compatible password manager for individuals and small teams that want control of their data.
Docker
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FROM THE NOTEBOOK
Ideas you can put to work
Practical guides, considered choices, and the details that make a difference.
Databasement: Centralized Database Backups with a Self-Hosted Web UI
Databasement gives teams a self-hosted interface for scheduled backups, snapshot restores, remote connectivity, storage targets, notifications, and automation across several database engines. Verify restore coverage and deployment requirements before adoption.
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pgmoneta: A Self-Hosted Backup and Restore Tool for PostgreSQL
pgmoneta provides full and incremental PostgreSQL backups, WAL handling, point-in-time recovery, compression, encryption, and monitoring. Review version, platform, migration, and recovery requirements before adoption.
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BorgBackup: Deduplicating Archives for Self-Hosted Backups
BorgBackup is suited to individuals, developers, and small teams that want control over their backup repositories. It offers content-defined chunking, optional compression, client-side encryption, and several remote-storage paths. Separate the stable release line from the still-testing Borg2 branch before deployment.
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Memex: Turning Life Fragments into a Local Knowledge Base
Memex is an open-source, local-first AI journal for iOS and Android, aimed at people who want low-friction capture while retaining control over storage and export.
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OpenLore: A Governed Filesystem for Shared Agent Knowledge
OpenLore turns ordinary Markdown into a shared knowledge space for agents, people, and repositories, exposing the same virtual filesystem through SSH, MCP, SFTP/SSHFS, and a web view. It fits teams that need current context and scoped permissions, but deployment still requires careful review of identity, persistence, write policy, and version support.
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Seafile: Self-Hosted File Sync, Sharing, and Organization
Seafile targets people and teams that want control over file storage and collaboration. Its documented features include library-based sync, sharing, version control, metadata views, and collaboration integrations, with component and licensing details to verify before deployment.
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Beyond the first launch.
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