Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to umbrelOS 1.0
Turn a Raspberry Pi into your home cloud
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. umbrelOS 1.0 launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Umbrel Pro▲329Bring the cloud to your home with umbrelOS - a beautiful home server OS for self-hosting, and Umbrel Home and Umbrel Pro - plug-and-play home servers. Install Nextcloud, Jellyfin, Bitcoin node, and hundreds of self-hosted apps in one click.
Feb 2026 · umbrel.com · its alternatives →
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Umbrel Home▲31Home server to run cloud storage, media/VPN server and more
2023 · umbrel.com · its alternatives →
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Using the Raspberry Pi to water plants automatically
2017 · mtlynch.io · its alternatives →
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HomeDock OS▲139An intuitive, versatile, and powerful home server operating system for self-hosting. Featuring a curated app store and seamless multi-platform support, it’s designed to empower your personal cloud on Raspberry Pi, x86 systems, or your preferred setup. - BansheeTech/HomeDockOS
2025 · homedock.cloud · its alternatives →
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Your very own offline-first privacy-centric open-source data-center! https://homelabos.com/
2018 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →
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ohai! I've released Lightwhale 3, which is possibly the easiest way to self-host Docker containers. It's a free, immutable Linux system purpose-built to live-boot straight into a working Docker Engine, thereby shortcutting the need for installation, configuration, and maintenance. Its simple design makes it easy to learn, and its low memory footprint should make it especially attractive during these times of RAMageddon. If this has piqued your interest, do check it out, along with its easy-to-follow Getting Started guide. In any event, have a nice day! =)
Apr 2026 · lightwhale.asklandd.dk · its alternatives →
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Zo Computer▲202Build powerful personal software on an intelligent server
Nov 2025 · zo.computer · its alternatives →
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A global contest to grow and monitor your own food with Raspberry Pi - alexellis/growlab
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hello Hacker News, My co-founder and I have spent the better part of years developing a completely hackable Home Automation toolset that runs on a Raspberry Pi, or any machine running Linux. With just a Raspberry Pi and a $45 Z-Wave dongle (https://www.amazon.com/Aeotec-Z-Stick-Z-Wave-create-gateway/...), you can run a complete home automation system! Our hub will support any Z-Wave or Z-Wave plus device. We are cloud hosted service that doesn't require you to purchase any proprietary hardware. Our hub software runs on NodeJS and is completely open source. We encourage…
2018 · its alternatives →
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CasaOS▲98A simple, easy-to-use, elegant open-source home cloud system
2021 · casaos.zimaspace.com · its alternatives →
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Cloud by Daplie▲139The world's first in-home server for Everyone
2016 · daplie.com · its alternatives →
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I have realized that a lot of people nowadays self-host services and set up home labs with mini racks. One major pain point I have come across personally is to quickly get health status from self-hosted services and machines, and have the ability to headlessly control my Raspberry Pi inside a mini rack. So It got me thinking about building a built-in GUI that users can easily add to their Raspberry Pi nodes in their (mini or full) racks or elsewhere. I have previously designed this GUI for an open source project I have been working on (called Ubo pod: github.com/ubopod) and decided to…
2025 · getubo.com · its alternatives →
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balenaCloud: Manage fleets of IoT Linux devices with balena’s cloud platform. First 10 devices are free. Develop, deploy, and scale your IoT fleet.
2015 · resin.io · its alternatives →
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2016 · sweclockers.com · its alternatives →
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Easy workflow automation for cloud infrastructure
2021 · puppet.com · its alternatives →
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pi pod runs your pi session in a cloud pod. pipod.dev
20d ago · pipod.dev · its alternatives →
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A step-by-step guide how to create a simple OS from scratch.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Deploying Kubernetes has gotten easier than ever. Home Automation with Raspberry Pi(s) can now benefit from some of the tools used by large-scale deployments.
2020 · technicallywizardry.com · its alternatives →
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