ioBroker
ioBroker is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Home Automation & IoT category, licensed MIT and written mainly in Shell. It is a self-hosted alternative to Nest / SmartThings and Google Home. It has 1,382 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 24, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 1,382
- Forks
- 160
- Open issues
- 39
- Commits, last 12 months
- 85
- Last commit
- Oct 24, 2026
- Latest release
- 2026-10-15Oct 16, 2026
- Created
- Aug 12, 2014
- License
- MITOpen source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 24, 2026, 85 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases10 or more releases in 12 months
| Last commit | Oct 24, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 85 |
| Latest release | 2026-10-15 (Oct 16, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 10 or more |
| Releases, all time | 90 |
| Open issues | 39 |
| Open pull requests | 2 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | No |
| Created | Aug 12, 2014 |
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About ioBroker
Integration platform for the Internet of Things, focused on building automation, smart metering, ambient assisted living, process automation, visualization and data logging.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/ioBroker/ioBroker.
Topics
- smarthome
- home-automation
- nodejs
- iobroker
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Is ioBroker free and open source?
Yes. ioBroker is open-source software released under the MIT license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run ioBroker with Docker?
ioBroker does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Nodejs), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to ioBroker?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to ioBroker include Home Assistant, Tasmota and Node RED. ioBroker itself is a self-hosted alternative to Nest / SmartThings and Google Home.
Is ioBroker actively maintained?
The most recent commit to ioBroker was on Oct 24, 2026 with 85 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 2026-10-15, published Oct 16, 2026. It had 39 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.