Software

AdGuard Home

AdGuard Software Ltd

A self hosted DNS server with network wide ad and tracker blocking, upstream load balancing, and custom local domain support.

Docker

Docker Inc

A container runtime that packages applications into isolated, portable environments, making self hosted software straightforward to deploy and manage.

Frigate

Blake Blackshear

An open source NVR with built in AI object detection, designed to run locally on your own hardware with no cloud account required.

HACS

HACS Contributors

A community built integration manager for Home Assistant that extends it with custom integrations, frontend cards, and themes beyond the official library.

Home Assistant

Home Assistant Contributors

An open source home automation platform that runs locally on your own hardware, integrates with thousands of devices, and keeps your data on your network.

MQTT

Eclipse Foundation

A lightweight publish and subscribe messaging protocol used to connect services in a self hosted home lab without them needing to talk directly to each other.

Portainer

Portainer.io

A browser based management interface for Docker that makes deploying and monitoring containers accessible without relying on the command line.