Links

Links to self-hosted apps, helpful sites and other tools that I use regularly. If you'd like to share similar tools you find to be very useful for system administrators or web developers, comment below and I'll gladly add them, or open a pull request on GitHub with new links added!

• JellyfinType: self-hostedA personal media server for your videos, like Plex though with less slick UI, but it's fully open-source with no paid features.
• PlexType: self-hostedA personal media server that provides a slick Netflix-like frontend for all your videos, automatically grabbing metadata, generating posters, etc. However, Plex is closed-source and they some lock features behind Plex Pass.
• TautulliType: self-hostedA web app that you can run alongside your Plex Media Server to monitor activity and track various statistics.
• IT-ToolsType: toolA suite of online tools for developers and IT professionals. Use the website or self-host it as a Docker container.
• PaperlessType: toolA document management system that transforms your physical documents into a searchable online archive so you can keep less paper.
• JellystatsType: self-hostedA monitoring and statistics app like Tautulli, but for Jellyfin.
• Stirling PDFType: self-hostedSelf-hosted web app that allows you to perform various operations on PDF files.
• DockgeType: self-hostedGUI to manage container stacks via Docker Compose, created by the person who made Uptime-Kuma.
• ForgejoType: self-hostedA self-hosted software forge -- really just means it's a self-hosted GitHub alternative.
• Home AssistantType: self-hostedOpen-source home automation platform that puts local control and privacy first. Usable as a dedicated OS, a Docker container or you can purchase an appliance with it installed.
• ScrutinyType: self-hostedSelf-hosted S.M.A.R.T. monitoring with historical trends and real-world failure thresholds.
• CockpitType: self-hostedA web-based graphical interface for managing Linux servers.
• KavitaType: self-hostedA self-hosted ebook server and web-based reader with a slick UI.
• Nginx Proxy ManagerType: self-hostedDocker container app that lets you easily manage a reverse proxy through a GUI.
• OpenGistType: self-hostedA self-hosted pastebin powered by Git, open-source alternative to Github Gist.
• Speedtest TrackerType: self-hostedSelf-hosted app that runs in Docker which does an Ookla speedtest every hour (though it can be scheduled however you like) and plots it to the chart, so you can see differences in speed and ping over time on pretty graphs.
• DecomposerizeType: toolTool that is opposite of Composerize, you paste in a docker compose file's yaml and it gets converted into a docker run command.
• Uptime-KumaType: self-hostedA self-hosted uptime monitoring solution, free and open source alternative to Uptime Robot.
• Pi-HoleType: self-hostedSelf-hosted network-wide DNS sinkhole, can block many ads on most devices through the use of community-maintained block lists. This was my first self-hosted app and what got me into self-hosting!
• ComposerizeType: toolTool that lets you paste in a docker run command and convert it into yaml syntax used in docker compose files.
• CSS Filter GeneratorType: toolConvert hex or RGB color codes into CSS filter properties, handy for figuring out how to apply colors to SVGs.
• RsyncinatorType: toolUse a GUI to create complexe rsync commands to copy & paste directly into your terminal.
• Font AwesomeType: toolA good icon library with a decent free selection, but they also have "premium" icon styles that are locked behind a paywall.
• IconifyType: toolHosts many different open-source icon sets available to use in your websites and apps.
• PWA Image GeneratorType: toolUpload and image and have it converted into the different sizes and formats necessary for a PWA. Part of the PWA Builder web apps, my most used part for sure.
• PWA BuilderType: toolA suite of tools that help you build PWAs, from beginning to publishing on an app store, and everything in-between.
• nekoCalcType: toolA bunch of useful CSS typography (and also non-webdev) calculators including for golden ratio, px to em or rem (and vice versa), etc.
• JSON to YAMLType: toolA tool that lets you write either JSON or YAML and auto-convert it to the other format.
• SVG Favicon GeneratorType: toolAn upgraded version of Real Favicon Generator that accepts only SVGs, but generates both light and dark theme favicon SVGs from it!
• LayoutItType: toolA set of handy tools for front-end web development. I find their CSS Generator particularly useful!
• Real Favicon GeneratorType: toolA tool that generates favicons from a JPEG, PNG or SVG image you upload.
• UI GoodiesType: toolA site that brings together the best web design resources in one place.
• Realtime ColorsType: toolVery cool site that you test different color palettes from a simple, changes immediately take effect.
• Meta Tags ToolkitType: toolGenerate, preview and edit meta tags for your website.
• Crontab GuruType: toolA quick and simple editor for cron schedule expressions.
• What is my viewport?Type: toolShows the viewport of the browser window and updates the size as you make the windows bigger or smaller.
• Image Color PickerType: toolSite that lets you drag and drop an image to extract the HEX and RGB colors it uses.
• Chmod CalculatorType: toolCheck boxes to choose Linux permissions and show the numeric value (e.g. 777) or symbolic notation (e.g. rwxrwxrwx) for those permissions.