Submit to Awesome Self-Hosted Apps
Awesome Self-Hosted Apps is an editor-reviewed directory of open-source, source-available and freeware apps you can run on your own server, showing license, repository health and install details. Listed apps get a profile page with links to the repo and install docs, plus appearances on comparison and 'alternative to' pages.
Awesome Self-Hosted Apps at a glance
- Pricing
- Free
- No price details on their site when we checked.
- Link type
- Dofollow
- App page https://awesomeselfhosted.app/apps/affine/ links to https://github.com/toeverything/AFFiNE and https://docs.affine.pro/self-host-affine with no rel attribute (checked 2026-09-23)
- Review
- Manual review
- Link back required
- No
- Account required
- No
- Domain Rating
- DR0
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs, checked Sep 24, 2026. A score of the whole site’s backlinks, not a Google metric.
- Tranco rank
- Not ranked
- No Tranco rank on record for this site.
- Who browses it
- Self-hosters picking software for storage, automation, notes, media and more
- Last checked
How to submit to Awesome Self-Hosted Apps
Open the Awesome Self-Hosted Apps submission page
This is the page makers use to add a product.
Have your assets ready
Name, tagline, description, logo and screenshots. The checklist below covers what to prepare so you can fill the form in one go.
Fill in the form carefully
Pick the most specific category the form offers and write the description for the people who browse Awesome Self-Hosted Apps (Self-hosters picking software for storage, automation, notes, media and more), not for search engines.
Wait for review
A person reviews submissions, so it can take a while. Once it’s live, check the link on your listing points to the right page.
Tips for Awesome Self-Hosted Apps
- At least one GitHub, GitLab or Codeberg repository link is required.
- Add install documentation and an optional YouTube walkthrough; the form has fields for both.
- Pick the install difficulty honestly (beginner to advanced); it is shown to readers.
From Awesome Self-Hosted Apps’s own guidelines and pages, in our words.
What to prepare
The basics every directory asks for, plus what matters most for open-source directories.
- Product name and a one-line tagline (about 60 characters)
- A short description (1–2 sentences) and a longer one (a short paragraph)
- Square logo, at least 256×256 px, PNG or SVG
- 2–3 screenshots at a consistent size
- The exact page you want the link to point to
- Pricing model (free, freemium or paid) and a contact email
- Repo URL and the exact license name (e.g. MIT, AGPL-3.0)
- A README with install steps and a screenshot or example
- A one-line description in the list’s own format
- Whether there is a hosted or paid version alongside the open-source one
Is Awesome Self-Hosted Apps worth it?
Good for your SEO foundation
Awesome Self-Hosted Apps reviews listings by hand and the listing link we inspected was followed. That combination is what makes a directory link worth having for a new site.
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs: 0 (very low). That's the strength of links to the whole site, not a promise about what your listing passes on.
- No Tranco rank on record, so we can’t say how much traffic it gets.
- A person reviews submissions, so expect a wait and a real quality bar.
- Free to list, so the only cost is your time.
This verdict is worked out from the facts above with fixed rules (link type, review, price, Domain Rating by Ahrefs, Tranco rank), not paid for. The directory has no say in it.
Questions about Awesome Self-Hosted Apps
Is Awesome Self-Hosted Apps free?
Yes. Listing on Awesome Self-Hosted Apps is free. We checked on Sep 23, 2026.
Does Awesome Self-Hosted Apps give a dofollow link?
Yes. The listing link we inspected was a followed (dofollow) link. Evidence: App page https://awesomeselfhosted.app/apps/affine/ links to https://github.com/toeverything/AFFiNE and https://docs.affine.pro/self-host-affine with no rel attribute (checked 2026-09-23).
How do I submit to Awesome Self-Hosted Apps?
Submit at https://awesomeselfhosted.app/submit-app/. A person reviews each submission before it goes live. Tip: At least one GitHub, GitLab or Codeberg repository link is required.
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Sources
The pages we opened on Sep 23, 2026 to write this page.