HomelabHub — Curated self-hosted app launcher

Helps homelabbers discover and one-click deploy the self-hosted apps they'll actually use daily

Problem

In self-hosting communities, people rely on a small set of genuinely great open-source apps—shorteners, password managers, analytics, photo tools. But discovering and choosing them still happens through forum word-of-mouth or scattered Awesome lists, making it hard for newcomers to know what's worth deploying.

Solution

A curated directory of self-hosted apps with one-click deploy: apps organized by use case, with GitHub stars, recency, resource footprint, and user ratings; Docker Compose template generation and one-command deployment; users pick apps, and the tool generates a compose file while checking port and env var conflicts.

Users

Self-hosting enthusiasts, homelabbers, small teams leaving SaaS, privacy-conscious users

MVP

Curate 50–100 high-frequency self-hosted apps with structured pages; filter and compare by use-case tags; generate Docker Compose with port/env conflict checks; community ratings and short usage notes; export configs locally

Revenue

Free directory + premium templates/auto-update subscription; sponsored placements for app vendors; affiliate deals for VPS, domains, and backup services

Why now

Self-hosting keeps growing, Docker Compose is standard, and an indie dev can differentiate fast with curation and automated templates