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Best MIT-licensed self-hosted apps

The best MIT-licensed self-hosted apps are Ollama, Langflow and Uptime Kuma. Ollama leads with 182,289 GitHub stars. Candidates: the 347 apps whose declared license is exactly MIT (dual- or multi-licensed apps are left out).

The MIT license is one of the most permissive open-source licenses: you can use, modify and embed the code, commercially too, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

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Top picks

  1. Rank 1:

    Ollama

    ollama/ollama

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

    AI & LLM ToolsGoDocker

    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.

  2. Rank 2:

    Langflow

    langflow-ai/langflow

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

    AI & LLM ToolsPythonDocker

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

  3. Rank 3:

    Uptime Kuma

    louislam/uptime-kuma

    Easy-to-use self-hosted uptime monitor with status pages and 90+ notification channels.

    Monitoring & Status PagesJavaScriptDocker

    Uptime Kuma has 92,149 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 1,359 commits in the last year; it replaces Datadog and Uptime Robot.

Full ranking

All 12 picks, ranked

Ranked by GitHub stars and recent activity. Open any pick for live stats and licence details.

  1. 1

    Ollama

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

    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.

  2. 2

    Langflow

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

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

  3. 3

    Uptime Kuma

    Easy-to-use self-hosted uptime monitor with status pages and 90+ notification channels.

    Uptime Kuma has 92,149 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 1,359 commits in the last year; it replaces Datadog and Uptime Robot.

  4. 4

    OpenHands

    Platform for AI software development agents that write code and run commands.

    AI-nativeOpenHands has 90,074 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 3,155 commits in the last year.

  5. 5

    Excalidraw

    Virtual hand-drawn style whiteboard for diagrams and sketches.

    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.

  6. 6

    AnythingLLM

    All-in-one desktop & Docker AI application with built-in RAG, AI agents, No-code agent builder, MCP compatibility, and more.

    AI-nativeAnythingLLM has 66,738 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 887 commits in the last year; it replaces ChatGPT.

  7. 7

    Memos

    Knowledge base that works with a SQLite db file.

    Memos has 63,545 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 928 commits in the last year; it replaces Evernote and Google Keep.

  8. 8

    Traefik

    HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer that makes deploying microservices easy.

    Traefik has 65,081 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 846 commits in the last year; it replaces ngrok.

  9. 9

    MeiliSearch

    Ultra relevant, instant and typo-tolerant full-text search API.

    MeiliSearch has 59,497 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 1,966 commits in the last year; it replaces Algolia.

  10. 10

    Gitea

    Git with a cup of tea! Painless self-hosted all-in-one software development service, including Git hosting, code review, team collaboration, package registry and CI/CD.

    Gitea has 58,319 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 1,696 commits in the last year; it replaces GitHub and GitLab.

  11. 11

    Hoppscotch Community Edition

    Fast and beautiful API request builder.

    Hoppscotch Community Edition has 80,572 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 295 commits in the last year; it replaces Postman.

  12. 12

    code-server

    VS Code in the browser, hosted on a remote server.

    code-server has 79,549 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 296 commits in the last year.

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What are the best MIT-licensed self-hosted apps?

The best MIT-licensed self-hosted apps are Ollama, Langflow and Uptime Kuma. Ollama leads with 182,289 GitHub stars. Candidates: the 347 apps whose declared license is exactly MIT (dual- or multi-licensed apps are left out).

Is Ollama free?

Yes. Ollama 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 self-host these apps with Docker?

Yes, all of them. Ollama, Langflow and Uptime Kuma publish Docker images, so you can run them on a VPS or home server with Docker Compose.

Are all of these apps open source?

All 12 apps on this list are open source. You can self-host and modify each one under its license.

Which of these apps is the most actively developed?

OpenHands, with 3,155 commits in the last 12 months and a latest release, v1.25.0, from October 2026. Activity is a good sign that bugs and security issues get fixed.

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