Best Self-Hosted Security Apps
Lock down your home lab with open-source self-hosted security apps. Explore password vaults, authentication, access control and private camera security that keep your accounts, network and household safe without third-party services.
AliasVault
A privacy-first password and email alias manager with end-to-end encryption and a built-in email server.
Bitwarden
The open source password manager you can host yourself to store, autofill, and share passwords securely across devices and family members.
Frigate
Local AI object detection, RTSP camera support, and native Home Assistant integration with no cloud required.
Passbolt
Run Passbolt on your own hardware with Docker to store, share, and audit passwords for self-hosted services.
Pi-hole
A DNS sinkhole that blocks ads and unwanted content for every device on your network, with no client software to install.
Scrypted
Stream any camera to HomeKit, Google Home, and Alexa simultaneously with local AI object detection and zero cloud dependency.
SearXNG
A metasearch engine that gathers results from many search services, run as a private instance on your own server.
Vaultwarden
A small Rust server that works with the official Bitwarden apps and browser extensions, so you can keep a family password vault at home.
Viseron
A self-hosted, local-only NVR with object detection, motion detection and face recognition, configured from a built-in web interface.
ZoneMinder
A full surveillance suite that captures, analyses, records and monitors CCTV and security cameras attached to a Linux machine.