Most-starred self-hosted apps

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n8nFeatured

Free node based Workflow Automation Tool. Easily automate tasks across different services.

Source-availableAutomation & WorkflowsDocker

209k

Stands out for the most GitHub stars. n8n has 208,840 GitHub stars, is source-available under the Sustainable Use License 1.0 (not an open-source license), ships a Docker image and had 10,360 commits in the last year; it replaces Zapier and IFTTT.

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Ollama

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

AI & LLM ToolsDocker

185k

AI-nativeStands out for a permissive MIT license. Ollama has 185,075 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 1,263 commits in the last year; it replaces ChatGPT.

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Stable Diffusion WebUI

Browser interface for Stable Diffusion image generation.

AI & LLM Tools

165k

AI-nativeStands out for AI features named in its own description. Stable Diffusion WebUI has 165,167 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license and was last updated in March 2026.

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Dify.ai

Build, test and deploy LLM applications.

Source-availableLow-code & BackendDocker

160k

AI-nativeStands out for a published Docker image. Dify.ai has 159,780 GitHub stars, is source-available under the Dify Open Source License (modified Apache 2.0) (not an open-source license), ships a Docker image and had 6,840 commits in the last year.

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Open-WebUI

User-friendly AI Interface, supports Ollama, OpenAI API.

Source-availableAI & LLM ToolsDocker

157k

AI-nativeStands out for an appsgit step-by-step deploy guide. Open-WebUI has 157,004 GitHub stars, is source-available under the Open WebUI License (BSD-3-Clause plus branding clause) (not an open-source license), ships a Docker image and had 6,037 commits in the last year; it replaces ChatGPT and Lovable.

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Langflow

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

AI & LLM ToolsDocker

156k

AI-nativeLangflow has 156,084 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 2,758 commits in the last year.

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ComfyUI

Node-based interface and engine for diffusion image and video generation.

AI & LLM Tools

144k

AI-nativeComfyUI has 143,662 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license and had 2,109 commits in the last year.

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Excalidraw

Virtual hand-drawn style whiteboard for diagrams and sketches.

UtilitiesDocker

135k

Excalidraw has 134,690 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 285 commits in the last year; it replaces Figma and Lucidchart.

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ImmichFeatured

Photo and video backup solution directly from your mobile phone (alternative to Google Photos).

Photo GalleriesDocker

117k

Immich has 117,454 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 2,902 commits in the last year; it replaces Google Photos and Adobe Photoshop.

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Supabase

Postgres development platform with auth, realtime, storage and edge functions, the open-source Firebase alternative.

Low-code & BackendDocker

114k

Supabase has 114,226 GitHub stars, uses the Apache-2.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 6,324 commits in the last year; it replaces Firebase.

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frp

Fast reverse proxy that exposes local servers behind NAT to the internet.

Proxy & VPNDocker

110k

frp has 110,229 GitHub stars, uses the Apache-2.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 192 commits in the last year; it replaces ngrok.

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Stirling-PDF

Local hosted web application that allows you to perform various operations on PDF files, such as merging, splitting, file conversions and OCR.

Document ManagementDocker

95k

Stirling-PDF has 95,215 GitHub stars, uses the Apache-2.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 2,068 commits in the last year; it replaces Adobe Acrobat.