How much RAM and storage does a self-hosted app need?
Each app shows our estimate for a typical small setup. We base it on the publisher's guidance when there is some. Real use depends on your users and data, so treat it as a starting point.
The RAM and storage filters use the low end of each estimate, and each choice includes the smaller ones. "Up to 2GB" shows every app that can start in 2 GB or less.
| Storage | Low end of the estimate |
|---|---|
| Tiny | Under 1 GB |
| Low | 1 to 10 GB |
| Medium | 10 to 100 GB |
| High | 100 GB or more |
To check whether several apps fit on one server, use the self-hosted app resource planner.
What is the difference between an official and a community Docker image?
An official image comes from the app's publisher. A community image is built by someone else, such as LinuxServer.io. It can work well, but the publisher doesn't support it, and updates depend on whoever maintains it. The Docker filter includes both, and each app says which it has.
New to Docker? Self-hosting for beginners covers installing it and writing a Compose file.
What do the health labels mean?
Health shows how recently the code changed, from the last commit in the app's public repository.
| Health | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Active | A commit in the last year |
| Slow | Last commit one to two years ago |
| Stale | No commit for more than two years |
| Archived | The repository is archived |
| Not verified | We couldn't check it |
Repository facts refresh automatically. Apps without a public repository get their health from our review instead. A quiet project isn't always abandoned, since some apps are simply finished, but check for security fixes before you rely on one.
How are apps checked?
Each app is checked against its official website, repository, docs, and image pages, and we write its summary ourselves. Facts we couldn't confirm show as unknown or "not verified" instead of a guess. The list includes open source, source-available, and closed-source apps, so check the license before you build on one. Software licenses for self-hosting explains what each license lets you do.
The full dataset is on GitHub.