Puter
Web-based operating system designed to be feature-rich, exceptionally fast, and highly extensible.
At a glance
- GitHub stars
- 44.1k
- Forks
- 4.1k
- Open issues & PRs
- 49
- Last activity
- 2026-11-03
- Latest release
- 26.11
2026-11-02 - Commits (12 mo)
- 2.7k
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Language / platform
- Nodejs, Docker
Maintenance health: Actively maintained — Commits in the last 3 months. GitHub data fetched 2026-11-04.
Run Puter yourself
- RAM: ~1 GB server (1 vCPU)
- Docker: yes
- Storage: plan disk for your data (media/files grow fast); attach a volume or use object storage.
Estimated monthly server cost
| Provider | Plan size | ~ USD / month | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vultr | 1 GB | $5 | Deploy → |
| Akamai (Linode) | 1 GB | $5 | Deploy → |
| DigitalOcean | 1 GB | $6 | Deploy → |
Rough estimate from the app's stack and category, not a benchmark. Several light apps can share one server. Some hosting links may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you; it never affects which apps we list.
Puter is an alternative to
Similar self-hosted apps
Syncthing
Peer-to-peer file synchronisation tool.
Nextcloud
Access and share your files, calendars, contacts, mail and more from any device, on your terms.
Cloudreve
File management and sharing system, supports multiple storage providers.
Pangolin
Identity-aware tunneled reverse proxy with dashboard UI, access control, and WireGuard-based tunnels (alternative to Cloudflare Tunnel, Tailscale).
Termix
Clientless web-based server management platform with SSH terminal, tunneling, and file editing capabilities.
Firezone
Secure remote access gateway that supports the WireGuard protocol. It offers a Web GUI, 1-line install script, multi-factor auth (MFA), and SSO.
Is this your project? Get it featured or send a correction upstream to awesome-selfhosted-data.