Self-hosted apps that are actually useful — private photos, cameras, documents, chat, automation, transcription, search, and backups. This hub points to the guides and alternatives I’ve written, grouped by what you’re replacing.
Immich — Google Photos, self-hosted
Full migration guide: Immich on a NAS, moving off Google/iCloud Photos, storage and backup layout.
Read the guide →Google Photos alternatives
Immich, PhotoPrism and others compared for a private photo library.
See alternatives →Netflix alternatives (Jellyfin)
Self-host your own media library with Jellyfin instead of another streaming subscription.
See alternatives →Spotify alternatives (Navidrome)
Stream your own music collection from a self-hosted server.
See alternatives →Notion alternatives
AppFlowy, Affine and Outline for a private notes/wiki workspace.
See alternatives →Evernote alternatives
Self-hosted note-taking without the subscription.
See alternatives →Paperless-ngx — document archivePlanned
Scan, OCR and search every document you own, fully offline.
Confluence alternatives
BookStack and Outline for team/family documentation.
See alternatives →1Password / Bitwarden alternatives
Vaultwarden: run your own password manager on a Pi or mini PC.
See alternatives →Dropbox alternatives (Nextcloud)
Files, calendar and contacts on hardware you control.
See alternatives →Backblaze alternatives
Self-hosted and hybrid backup targets for a 3-2-1 strategy.
See alternatives →Backup & update patternsPlanned
How I keep Docker stacks patched and recoverable — snapshots, restic, and rollback.
Frigate — local NVR with AI detectionPlanned
Object detection on your own cameras, no cloud, Coral/GPU accelerated.
Open WebUI + Ollama
A private ChatGPT-style UI in front of local models.
Go to Local LLMs →Zapier / n8n alternatives
Self-host automation and connect your services without SaaS limits.
See alternatives →ChatGPT alternatives (local)
Run capable models locally for private chat and coding.
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