Websoft9
GitOps-driven, multi-application hosting for cloud servers and home servers, one-click deployment of 200+ open source apps.
Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Still maintained? Yes: 119 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 2.4.4 (Oct 2026).
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At a glance
Websoft9 quick facts
- Health score
- 83/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 2,132
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 2.4.4, Oct 2026
- Licence
- LGPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Web-based PaaS for running 300+ open source applications on your own server."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Websoft9 scores 83/100, #8 of 28 in Self-hosting Solutions: 119 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (2.4.4, today) earns 25.0 of 25, 2,132 stars add 13.3 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
119 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
2.4.4 released today
- Stars 13.3 / 20
2.1k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 119
- Last 90 days
- 490
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #8 of 28 tools in Self-hosting Solutions by health , between StartOS (#7) and Self Host Blocks (#9) .
Details
| Licence | LGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Shell, Python |
| Latest release | 2.4.4 · today |
| Stars | 2,132 |
| Open issues | 62 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | websoft9/websoft9 ↗ |
Websoft9 vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Websoft9 (Self-hosting Solutions), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umbrel | 96 | 12k | ⊘ Proprietary | 1 month ago |
| YunoHost | 84 | 3k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| DockSTARTer | 83 | 2.6k | MIT | 9 days ago |
| Websoft9 (this tool) | 83 | 2.1k | LGPL-3.0 | today |
| Tipi | 77 | 9.7k | GPL-3.0 | 3 days ago |
| Nirvati | 46 | 1 | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
Websoft9: common questions
Is Websoft9 still maintained?
Websoft9 had 119 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, 2.4.4, is from today. Repoly recomputes this nightly.