YunoHost is a Debian-based server operating system that makes self-hosting accessible to non-technical users. It provides a complete, user-friendly platform for running your own internet services: one-command installation of more than 100 applications, built-in email and domain management, automatic backups, and an administration web interface that requires no command-line skills. YunoHost is a mature project with a large community and is released under the AGPL-3.0 licence.

Key Features

• One-command app installation — Install over 100 applications (Nextcloud, Mastodon, Jellyfin, Matrix and many more) with a single command or a click in the admin panel
• Simplified server administration — Web-based admin interface for users, domains, apps, backups and system updates
• Built-in email server — Configure a full email stack (SMTP, IMAP, webmail) for your own domain
• Automatic backups — Back up apps and system data with scheduled, restorable snapshots
• LDAP user management — Centralised user accounts shared across all installed apps
• Domains and TLS — Manage multiple domains with automatic HTTPS certificates
• Debian-based — Built on a solid, widely supported Linux distribution

Why Use YunoHost?

YunoHost is the closest thing self-hosting has to an appliance: install it on a dedicated machine, answer a few setup questions, and you have a working private server with mail, cloud storage, websites and chat. It is ideal for people who want to leave big-tech cloud services but do not want to become full-time system administrators.

Use Cases

• Running a private cloud (Nextcloud) with your own email and domains
• Self-hosting websites, blogs and collaboration tools for a small organisation
• Replacing Google/Microsoft services with a community-supported alternative on hardware you control

Platform

Debian-based Linux on x86_64 and ARM (Raspberry Pi, ARM SBCs, and x86 mini-PCs)

Licence

GNU AGPL-3.0 (core); applications vary

Website

yunohost.org

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