Open source homelab projects
Every project in the registry tagged homelab, ranked by real GitHub adoption.
A self-hosted dashboard that puts all your feeds in one place
Proxmox VE Helper-Scripts (Community Edition)
Lightweight server monitoring with historical data, docker stats, and alerts.
Auto-generated network diagrams that stay current
Open-Source Personal Cloud OS for Always-On Agents
A next-gen FOSS self-hosted unified zero trust secure access platform that can operate as a remote access VPN, a ZTNA platform, API/AI/MCP gateway, a PaaS, an n
Build a full-featured home server or NAS replacement with an Ubuntu box and this playbook.
Open-source, self-hosted file-processing tool. Convert, compress, OCR, transcribe & run local AI across image, video, audio, PDF & documents, via UI, REST API &
Open-source file storage with complete data sovereignty
Extremely simple, self-hosted expense tracker with a beautiful UI.
Kuvasz (pronounce as [ˈkuvɒs]) is an open-source uptime and SSL monitoring service, with multiple notification channels, status pages, IAC support via YAML, Pro
NixOS Media Server Configuration
Self-hosted monitoring for Docker, Kubernetes and uptime. Single Go binary, no agent config, live alerts. Drop a container, your stack is monitored.
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Frequently asked questions
How many open source homelab projects are there?
This registry tracks 13 projects tagged homelab, with 118,678 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is glance at 37,086 stars.
Are these homelab projects free to use?
Yes — 13 of the 13 carry an explicit open-source licence across 3 distinct licences, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.
Which homelab project should I choose?
The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.
Are these homelab projects still maintained?
11 of the 13 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.