Guides for evaluating, self-hosting, and migrating to open source.

Self-host Plausible Analytics in 2026. AGPL 3.0, ~19K stars, Elixir — GDPR-compliant web analytics without cookies or personal data. Script tag setup, event.

Complete guide to self-hosting Postal, the open source email sending platform and Mailgun/SendGrid alternative. Docker setup, DNS, DKIM, SPF, DMARC in 2026.

Self-host PrivateBin for zero-knowledge encrypted pastes in 2026. No account needed, server never sees content, burn-after-read option. Complete Docker setup.

Self-host the Prometheus + Grafana monitoring stack in 2026. Apache 2.0 — scrape metrics from servers, Docker, databases. Alertmanager for alerts now.

Self-host Radicale in 2026. GPL 3.0, ~3K stars, Python — sync calendars and contacts to iOS, Android, macOS, and Thunderbird. 5-minute Docker setup, Caddy.

Self-host Rocket.Chat for enterprise team messaging in 2026. MIT license, ~39K stars — channels, omnichannel (live chat, email), marketplace, federation.

Self-host Roundcube in 2026. GPL 3.0, ~5K stars, PHP — the leading open source webmail client. Docker setup, plugins (CardDAV, 2FA, Enigma PGP), skins, and.

Self-host Seafile in 2026. AGPL 3.0, ~12K stars, Python/C — fastest self-hosted Dropbox alternative with per-library E2E encryption. Docker setup now.

Self-host SearXNG as a private search engine in 2026. Aggregate results from Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, and 70+ engines without being tracked — complete.

Self-host Semaphore in 2026. MIT license, ~10K stars, Go — web UI for running Ansible playbooks with scheduling, inventory management, team access, and.

Self-host Shiori for bookmark management in 2026. MIT license, ~9K stars, Go — Pocket/Pinboard alternative with offline archiving, full-text search, browser.

Self-host Snikket for private XMPP messaging in 2026. Apache 2.0, Prosody-based — encrypted group chats, voice/video calls, iOS and Android apps here.

Self-host Stalwart in 2026. AGPL 3.0, ~6K stars, Rust — modern all-in-one email server with SMTP, IMAP, JMAP, and a built-in web admin. Faster and simpler.

Self-host Stirling PDF in 2026: Docker setup, PDF merge/split/compress/OCR workflows, security caveats, and when it replaces ILovePDF or Adobe Acrobat.

Self-host Syncthing for peer-to-peer file synchronization in 2026. MPL 2.0, ~63K stars, Go — sync files between devices without a server. No cloud now.

Self-host Tandoor Recipes in 2026. MIT license, ~5K stars, Python/Vue — recipe manager with nutrition tracking, meal planning, shopping list generation, and.