Deployment-ready shortlist

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These are the self-hosted apps we would actually feel good deploying, hardening, backing up, and owning with a client. Each entry includes the operational notes that matter once a service is no longer a weekend experiment.

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13 Curated services
13 Coverage areas
100% Ops-first picks
What this page is for

Shortlist ideas quickly, then open each service card for ports, persistence requirements, and the operational footguns you need to think about before go-live.

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Review lens Backups, upgrades, exposure, and day-two maintenance.
Best use Planning a starter stack or validating one critical app before rollout.
Outcome Fewer surprises once the service becomes business infrastructure.
Catalog notes

Every card is written from the operator's seat.

This is not a giant directory dump. It is a tighter list of tools that map well to real teams, recurring maintenance, and sensible self-hosting tradeoffs.

AI Assistant /openclaw

OpenClaw

Self-hosted personal AI assistant with channels, skills, and full control over your data.

Ports 2 endpoint(s)
Storage 3 persistence area(s)
Notes 2 ops reminder(s)
Open service notes Visit upstream
Automation /n8n

n8n

Workflow automation platform for triggers, jobs, and internal integrations.

Ports 1 endpoint(s)
Storage 3 persistence area(s)
Notes 2 ops reminder(s)
Open service notes Visit upstream

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