Networking & VPN
VPN, network utilities, proxy servers, and firewall management tools
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99 Tools
Caddy
71KA fast, extensible web server with automatic HTTPS — zero-config TLS certificates for every site, built-in reverse proxy, and a simple Caddyfile config format.
Traefik
62KCloud-native application proxy and ingress controller that auto-discovers services and handles TLS certificates, load balancing, and routing with zero manual configuration.
Pi-hole
56KNetwork-wide ad blocking DNS server that protects every device on your network without installing anything on individual devices.
Headscale
37KAn open source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server.
AdGuard Home
33KNetwork-wide software for blocking ads and tracking. Covers all your home devices with no client-side software needed.
Nginx Proxy Manager
32KExpose your services easily and securely. Manage Nginx proxy hosts with a simple, powerful interface and free SSL via Let's Encrypt.
Tailscale
30KWireGuard mesh VPN that sets up in under 2 minutes — MagicDNS, exit nodes, subnet routers, and SSH all included, free for 100 devices.
wg-easy
25KThe easiest way to run WireGuard VPN with a web-based management UI for creating and managing clients.
Netbird
24KNetbird offers wireguard® integration, single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (mfa) as a self-hosted remote access & desktop.
Brave Browser
22KReleased under MPL-2.0, Brave Browser provides secure web browser on self-hosted infrastructure.
SafeLine
21KSelf-hosted web application firewall and reverse proxy that protects web apps from attacks and exploits.
Neko
20KSelf-hosted virtual browser running in Docker with WebRTC streaming and multi-user collaboration.
Teleport
20KIdentity-aware infrastructure access platform for SSH, Kubernetes, databases, and web apps with audit logging.
Netbox
20KNetbox is a self-hosted server monitoring replacement for Device42, Infoblox, and more.
nginx-proxy
20KAutomated Nginx reverse proxy for Docker containers using docker-gen for dynamic configuration.
Pangolin
20KSelf-hosted tunneled reverse proxy with identity-aware access, automatic HTTPS, and a management dashboard.
Anubis
18KWeb application firewall that challenges bots with proof-of-work before allowing access to upstream services
Bluesky
18KDecentralized social network built on the AT Protocol, giving users control over their data and experience
Fail2Ban
17KDaemon to ban hosts that cause multiple authentication errors - fail2ban/fail2ban
LibreSpeed
14KFree and Open Source Speedtest. Run it right now in your browser, or self-host on a PHP, Golang, Rust or Node server. License: LGPL
OAuth2 Proxy
14KSelf-hosted authentication & SSO tool that provides reverse proxy and authentication middleware.
Cloudflared
14KReleased under Apache-2.0, Cloudflared provides tunnele proxy for Cloudflare traffic on self-hosted infrastructure.
OpenVPN
13KOpenVPN gives you secure remote access VPN solutions on your own infrastructure.
FlareSolverr
13KReleased under MIT, FlareSolverr provides proxy server to bypass Cloudflare protection on self-hosted infrastructure.
CrowdSec
13KCrowdSec lets you run participative protection against malicious IPs entirely on your own server.
Gravitl
11KSecurely connect your devices, clouds, and sites with WireGuard-based virtual networks
Nginx UI
11KSelf-hosted proxy servers tool that provides yet another NGINX web interface.
Amnezia
11KAmnezia gives you VPN server and client on your own infrastructure.
imgproxy
11KReleased under MIT, imgproxy provides fast and secure standalone server for resizing and converting remote images on self-hosted infrastructure.
MyIP
10KMyIP gives you all in one IP Toolbox. Easy to check what's your IPs on your own infrastructure.
Firezone
8.5KReleased under Apache-2.0, Firezone provides replace your VPN on self-hosted infrastructure.
step-ca
8.3KStep-ca is a self-hosted proxy servers tool that provides online certificate authority for secure, automated certificate management.
Technitium DNS Server
7.9KTechnitium DNS Server gives you authoritative/recursive DNS server with ad blocking functionality on your own infrastructure.
iodine
7.7KFor networking & VPN, iodine is a self-hosted solution that provides iPv4 over DNS tunnel solution, enabling you to start up a socks5 proxy listener.
Tinyauth
7.1KTinyauth is a self-hosted authentication & SSO tool that provides simple authentication middleware for reverse proxies.
HAProxy
6.4KFor proxy servers, HAProxy is a self-hosted solution that provides very fast and reliable reverse-proxy offering high availability.
blocky
6.2KBlocky lets you run fast and lightweight DNS proxy as ad-blocker for local network with many features entirely on your own server.
Outline Server
6.2KFor networking & VPN, Outline Server is a self-hosted solution that provides proxy server that runs a Shadowsocks instance for each access key and a REST...
Tinyproxy
5.7KFor networking & VPN, Tinyproxy is a self-hosted solution that provides light-weight HTTP/HTTPS proxy daemon.
Speedtest Tracker
5.4KSpeedtest Tracker is a PHP-based application that monitors the performance and uptime of your internet connection.
Upsnap
5.4KFor network utilities, Upsnap is a self-hosted solution that provides simple Wake on LAN (WOL) dashboard app. Wake up devices on your network and see...
iSponsorBlockTV
5.2KFor ad blocking & DNS filtering, iSponsorBlockTV is a self-hosted solution that provides block and skip sponsors, while also muting and skipping ads on YouTube.
Zoraxy
5KZoraxy gives you general purpose reverse proxy and forwarding tool for networking noobs on your own infrastructure.
sish
4.6KSish gives you HTTP(S)/WS(S)/TCP tunnels to localhost using only SSH on your own infrastructure.
Unbound
4.3KReleased under BSD-3-Clause, Unbound provides validating, recursive, and caching DNS resolver on self-hosted infrastructure.
Scanopy
4.3KScanopy gives you automatically discover and document network infrastructure on your own infrastructure.
OpenZiti
3.9KSelf-hosted networking & VPN tool that provides fully-featured, zero trust, full mesh overlay network. Includes a 2FA support out of the box,.
SWAG (Secure Web Application Gateway)
3.6KSWAG (Secure Web Application Gateway) gives you NGINX webserver and reverse proxy on your own infrastructure.
Octelium
3.5KOctelium lets you run unified zero-trust secure access platform entirely on your own server.
Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™
3.5KFor network utilities, Speed Test by OpenSpeedTest™ is a self-hosted solution that provides & HTML5 Network Performance Estimation Tool.
WGDashboard
3.4KWGDashboard is a Vue-based application that provides simple dashboard for configuring and managing WireGuard.
DDNS Updater
2.9KDDNS Updater gives you periodic DNS record updates across a number of DNS providers on your own infrastructure.
go-doxy
2.9KSelf-hosted proxy servers tool that provides high-performance reverse proxy and container orchestrator for self-hosters.
Canary Tokens
2.8KCanary Tokens handles generates lightweight as a self-hosted solution.
MySpeed
2.8KMySpeed gives you speed test analysis software that shows your internet speed for up to 30 days on your own infrastructure.
Defguard
2.7KFor authentication & SSO, Defguard is a self-hosted solution that provides enterprise-grade VPN solution combining WireGuard.
Docker Socket Proxy
2.4KSelf-hosted container management tool that provides for restricting requests to the Docker API.
NPMplus
1.9KReleased under MIT, NPMplus provides NGINX Proxy Manager with improvements on self-hosted infrastructure.
DockFlare
1.9KDockFlare gives you cloudflare Tunnel controller on your own infrastructure.
Self-Hosted Gateway
1.7KSelf-Hosted Gateway is a self-hosted proxy servers tool that provides docker native tunneling to localhost.
Immich Public Proxy
1.7KSelf-hosted photo galleries tool that shares Immich assets without exposing the instance to the public.
AdGuardHome Sync
1.6KAdGuardHome Sync handles sync AdGuard Home configs across instances as a self-hosted solution.
Wiredoor
1.6KWiredoor gives you expose applications running in private or local networks on your own infrastructure.
CUPS
1.5KReleased under Apache-2.0, CUPS provides common Unix Print System uses Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) to support printing to local on self-hosted...
PeaNUT
1.4KPeaNUT lets you run tiny dashboard for network UPS tools entirely on your own server.
Domain Locker
1.2KReleased under MIT, Domain Locker provides domain name portfolio management and tracker on self-hosted infrastructure.
ZTNET
1.1KZTNET is a TypeScript-based application that provides zeroTier network controller.
Atlas
1KAtlas lets you run network discovery, visualization, and monitoring entirely on your own server.
CaddyManager
959Self-hosted proxy servers tool that provides web interface for managing Caddy.
Gravity
908Self-hosted ad blocking & DNS filtering tool that provides fully-replicated DNS and DHCP server with ad-blocking powered by etcd.
g3proxy
842For networking & VPN, g3proxy is a self-hosted solution that provides forward proxy server supporting proxy chaining.
Traefik Log Dashboard
743Self-hosted personal dashboards tool that provides real-time dashboard for analyzing Traefik logs.
NetGoat
701NetGoat is a self-hosted proxy servers tool that provides reverse proxy and traffic manager.
Jellyswarrm
581Jellyswarrm is a self-hosted media servers tool with support for Media Streaming, Reverse Proxy.
Nextcloud Social
500Nextcloud Social is a self-hosted networking & VPN tool that provides nextcloud app for federated networking.
Cert Warden
497For proxy servers, Cert Warden is a self-hosted solution that provides centralized certificate management for secure infrastructure.
Middleware Manager
472Released under MIT, Middleware Manager provides traefik middleware, router, and server manager on self-hosted infrastructure.
AdGuard Home Manager
464Self-hosted ad blocking & DNS filtering tool that provides unofficial AdGuard Home client created with Flutter.
traefik-kop
462Released under MIT, traefik-kop provides single public-facing Traefik instance for Kubernetes on self-hosted infrastructure.
Mantrae
448Mantrae handles user-friendly Traefik management interface as a self-hosted solution.
Domain Watchdog
359Domain Watchdog handles monitor and auto-purchase domains when they become available as a self-hosted solution.
UniFi Voucher Site
268UniFi Voucher Site is a self-hosted network utilities tool that provides web-based platform for generating and managing UniFi network guest vouchers.
DumbWhoIs
223DumbWhoIs is a self-hosted DNS management tool that provides stupidly simple WHOIS, IP, and ASN lookups.
txtdot
206Txtdot lets you run HTTP proxy that parses only text entirely on your own server.
PortChecker
182PortChecker lets you run port status queries for provided hostnames or IP addresses entirely on your own server.
Wakupator
167Self-hosted networking & VPN tool that provides wake On LAN Machine Manager based on network traffic.
Meshping
165Meshping handles ping any number of targets and collect response times as a self-hosted solution.
socks5-proxy-server
137Socks5-proxy-server handles sOCKS5 proxy server as a self-hosted solution.
Pi-hole Client
87Pi-hole Client is a Dart-based application that provides unofficial Pi-hole client developed with Flutter.
NPM Mobile Manager
77NPM Mobile Manager is a Makefile-based application that provides flutter-based mobile app for managing NGINX Proxy Manager.
MagicPack
50MagicPack gives you web-based Wake-On-LAN tool for teams or companies on your own infrastructure.
Pango
50Released under GPL-3.0, Pango manages Pangolin from an iPhone on self-hosted infrastructure.
NPM Remote
21NPM Remote is a self-hosted proxy servers tool that manages NPM from an iPhone.
AdGuard Home Remote
For ad blocking & DNS filtering, AdGuard Home Remote is a self-hosted solution that provides adguard Home management for iOS devices.
Pi-hole Remote
Pi-hole Remote handles pi-hole management for Apple devices as a self-hosted solution.
Privoxy
Privoxy lets you run non-caching web proxy entirely on your own server.
SANE Network Scanning
SANE Network Scanning is a self-hosted networking & VPN tool that provides allow remote clients to access image acquisition devices (scanners) available on...
Squid
Self-hosted networking & VPN tool that provides cache proxy for the Web supporting HTTP.
beelzebub
Beelzebub is a self-hosted networking & VPN tool that provides honeypot framework designed to provide a highly secure environment for detecting and analyzing.
Why Self-Host Your Network Infrastructure?
Network-level tools — VPNs, reverse proxies, firewalls, and DNS resolvers — are foundational to how traffic flows between your services and the outside world. Commercial VPN services and managed DNS providers handle this traffic on their infrastructure, which means every DNS query, every tunneled packet passes through their systems. For security-conscious individuals and organizations with compliance requirements, self-hosting network infrastructure is the only way to guarantee that connection metadata stays private.
VPN and zero-trust networking tools have strong self-hosted options. WireGuard has become the preferred VPN protocol for its simplicity and performance, and tools like wg-easy, Headscale, and Netbird make deploying WireGuard-based networks accessible without deep networking expertise. Headscale in particular is a self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control plane — giving you the same mesh VPN experience as Tailscale while keeping coordination entirely under your control.
DNS is another critical area for self-hosting. Pi-hole and AdGuard Home function as DNS-level ad blockers and privacy filters for your entire network — blocking tracking domains before they ever load in any browser. Technitium DNS Server provides full authoritative and recursive DNS functionality for internal networks. For reverse proxy and load balancing, Caddy and Traefik are modern options that automate TLS certificate management via Let’s Encrypt, while Nginx Proxy Manager makes configuration accessible through a web interface. With nearly 100 networking tools indexed, self-hosted network infrastructure covers every layer from DNS to application delivery.