Benefits of Self-Hosted, Open-Source Media & Network Services
Going self-hosted with open-source software gives you full control over your digital life, reducing reliance on subscription services and corporate cloud providers. By centralizing media, files, and network services in your own environment, you regain ownership of your data, increase security, and improve privacy.
Media & File Management – Tools like Jellyfin, NextCloud, Sonarr, Radarr, and Syncthing allow you to store, organize, and stream media, synchronize files across devices, and automate updates for content you legally own. This creates a seamless, subscription-free media experience tailored to your needs.
Data Redundancy & Storage Reliability – Using ZFS and JBOD disk arrays, your system can protect against hardware failure and data loss. ZFS provides advanced features like checksumming, snapshots, and self-healing, while JBOD arrays allow flexible expansion of storage. Together, these ensure that your critical files and media remain safe and accessible.
Network Security & Privacy – With Pi-hole or Technitium DNS, you can block ads, trackers, and malicious domains at the network level, improving both privacy and performance. I2P, encrypted network tunnels, and reverse proxies enable secure, anonymous access to your services from anywhere. Open-source firewall software gives you strong, customizable protection without relying on ISP-provided router/modem combos.
High Availability & Monitoring – Solutions like Keepalived ensure critical services remain online with redundancy, while Wazuh and NetAlertX provide monitoring, intrusion detection, and security alerts to keep your system safe and give you peace of mind.
Communication & Collaboration – Open-source platforms such as Mumble, Element (Matrix), and Jitsi allow private, secure voice, video, and chat communication without exposing your data to corporate servers or subscription services.
By self-hosting, you gain independence, transparency, and control over your digital environment. You can tailor your network and services to your personal or business needs, maintain privacy, ensure data integrity and redundancy, reduce exposure to tracking, and create a robust, secure infrastructure that you truly own.
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Jellyfin Media Solution
The Free Software Media System
Jellyfin is the volunteer-built media solution that puts you in control of your media. Stream to any device from your own server, with no strings attached. Your media, your server, your way.
Dolibarr CMS & EMS Solution
One system to run your entire business—simple, flexible, and built for growth.
Whether you're managing a fleet, running a mechanic shop, or growing a small business, Dolibarr helps you stay on top of everything—from finances and inventory to sales, purchasing, and asset management—all in one easy-to-use platform.
Only what you need: Activate just the tools relevant to your business—no clutter, no confusion.
Seamless integration: Everything connects out of the box—no more double data entry between departments or systems.
Always up to date: Upgrade to the latest version anytime, without losing your data or starting over.
Customizable to fit you: Use plug-and-play add-ons, build your own features with simple tools, or go fully custom if your needs grow.
For logistics & trucking: Manage your fleet, schedule maintenance, track expenses, and handle billing—all in one place.
For mechanic shops: Track inventory, parts, work orders, customer history, and payments with ease.
For small businesses: Stay organized with modules for accounting, invoicing, customer relationship management, and purchasing.
Dolibarr is powerful enough to grow with your business—and simple enough to get started today.
https://www.dolibarr.org/
Freescout Ticket
Best Open Source Helpdesk & Shared Mailbox
Free self-hosted Zendesk & Help Scout alternative
https://freescout.net/
Vyos Firewall & Router
Your Network, Your Rules
In a world where network vendors dictate the terms, VyOS stands out by putting ownership and control back into your hands.
With VyOS, your network is truly yours: adaptable, transparent, and free from unnecessary restrictions or costly licensing models.
https://vyos.io/
nextcloud
Nextcloud is committed to provide self hosted open source cloud file storage technology that is a perfect fit for the privacy and security of your enterprise
Why do enterprises
use Nextcloud?
Amid a push to improve efficiency and facilitate remote work through online collaboration technology, enterprises counter a growing compliance, cost and data leak risk by strategic deployments of Nextcloud.
https://nextcloud.com/