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Hosty is a self-hosted PHP application for minimalists who want to host images and text content themselves. It allows users to manage and serve their own media without relying on external platforms, making it suitable… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hosty – Image/Text self-hosting for minimalists in PHP launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1AW
   A Web-to-RSS Parser in Common Lisp▲125

   Bitbucket Cloud is a Git-based code and CI/CD tool optimized for teams using Jira.

   2016 · bitbucket.org · its alternatives →

2. 2IG
   I got tired of stressing about my karma, so I wrote this.▲46

   Bitbucket Cloud is a Git-based code and CI/CD tool optimized for teams using Jira.

   2012 · bitbucket.org · its alternatives →

3. 3FA
   Forsh – A Unix shell embedded in Forth▲76

   Bitbucket Cloud is a Git-based code and CI/CD tool optimized for teams using Jira.

   2017 · bitbucket.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   1MB – Free and easy static website hosting and database▲744

   Unlock the full potential of your website with 1MB

   2019 · 1mb.site · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Wunderbucket▲302

   Static hosting for designers and developers

   2022 · wunderbucket.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Itty bitty▲374

   A tool to create websites contained within their own link

   2018 · itty.bitty.site · its alternatives →

7. 7AS
   A searchable list of self-hosted software with screenshots▲656

   2019 · selfhostedsource.tech · its alternatives →

8. 8
   I made a no-bullshit image host▲248

   2019 · imgz.org · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hostful▲99

   Fastest way to host your websites & PDFs

   2023 · hostful.io · its alternatives →

10. 10GA
    Gutenberg – A simple interface to the Project Gutenberg corpus▲94

    Bitbucket Cloud is a Git-based code and CI/CD tool optimized for teams using Jira.

    2014 · bitbucket.org · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hosty▲122

    Product designed for Airbnb Hosts to give to their guests

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12MS
    My Snake-implemetation, how I taught myself GLSL▲24

    Bitbucket Cloud is a Git-based code and CI/CD tool optimized for teams using Jira.

    2010 · bitbucket.org · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hostme Space▲61

    Deploy sites with ease on our dev-friendly hosting platform

    2023 · expireddomains.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Soft Serve▲101

    A tasty, self-hosted Git server for the command line

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Protonet▲238

    Private cloud servers - Slack meets Dropbox in a box

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    BitBalloon▲79

    Free and incredibly simple static site hosting.

    2014 · app.netlify.com · its alternatives →

17. 17RB
    Run, Bucket, Run – Source code as a game▲13

    Bitbucket Cloud is a Git-based code and CI/CD tool optimized for teams using Jira.

    2015 · bitbucket.org · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Drp.io▲152

    Free, easy and anonymous image hosting

    2014 · drp.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Gitzero▲105

    Encrypted Git hosting for teams and enterprises.

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20GA
    Godfish – A Database Migration Manager▲7

    Bitbucket Cloud is a Git-based code and CI/CD tool optimized for teams using Jira.

    2019 · bitbucket.org · its alternatives →

21. 21SJ
    Sentinel.JS - The simplest alternative to angular.js▲41

    Bitbucket Cloud is a Git-based code and CI/CD tool optimized for teams using Jira.

    2014 · bitbucket.org · its alternatives →

22. 22MM
    Minimal MVC Framework for Unity3D▲25

    Bitbucket Cloud is a Git-based code and CI/CD tool optimized for teams using Jira.

    2015 · bitbucket.org · its alternatives →

23. 23BL
    Bumb.ly, an HTML5 image editor/sharer/host - I'm 2 weeks in, continue?▲21

    2011 · bumb.ly · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Host your own minimal file sharing site (now with expiring files)▲110

    minimal file sharing site - self hosted. Contribute to nikosch86/file-upload development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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