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Dev tools · July 11, 2022

Lldap, a Simplified LDAP Server

Hi everyone! For the past year I've been working on a simple LDAP server for user management, targeted at self-hosted servers. The idea is that OpenLDAP is a pain to install, configure and manage, and on top of that you need a frontend if you want a web UI. LDAP instead provides a minimalistic LDAP server that supports the subset of LDAP needed for user management and authentication, with almost no configuration required, and a nice UI/API in front of it. We just released version 0.4 (and 0.3 actually) and it should now be stable enough to use it yourself! We've had some people using it…

Lldap, a Simplified LDAP Server launched on July 11, 2022 with 229 votes, #77 of 2,916 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 4 years on.

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In plain words

Lldap is a simplified LDAP server designed for self-hosted user management and authentication. It streamlines the complexity of traditional LDAP setups like OpenLDAP by offering minimal configuration requirements and including a built-in web UI and API. The software supports essential LDAP functionality needed for user management while eliminating the need for separate frontend tools. It is intended for administrators managing self-hosted servers.

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From the sources

Light LDAP implementation. Contribute to lldap/lldap development by creating an account on GitHub.

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hi everyone! For the past year I've been working on a simple LDAP server for user management, targeted at self-hosted servers. The idea is that OpenLDAP is a pain to install, configure and manage, and on top of that you need a frontend if you want a web UI. LDAP instead provides a minimalistic LDAP server that…

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