Submit to Self-Hosted.Directory
Self-Hosted.Directory is a curated catalog of self-hostable software organized by category, scenario and deployment style, with reviewed project pages. Makers can submit for free with a badge, or pay a one-time fee to be listed immediately and featured.
Self-Hosted.Directory at a glance
- Pricing
- Free + paid options
- Free (badge required, reviewed within 30 days); Basic $9.9 one-time; Pro $29.9 one-time with homepage feature
- Link type
- Mixed
- Project page https://self-hosted.directory/projects/appwrite: main site link https://appwrite.io/ has rel="noreferrer" (followed) while in-text links carry rel="nofollow noreferrer" (checked 2026-09-23)
- Review
- Manual review
- Link back required
- Yes, a link back to them
- Account required
- Not verified
- Domain Rating
- DR12
- 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
- People looking for self-hostable apps and deployment options
- Last checked
How to submit to Self-Hosted.Directory
Open the Self-Hosted.Directory submission page
This is the page makers use to add a product.
Sign up if asked
We couldn’t confirm whether an account is required. Use a company email if one is needed.
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 Self-Hosted.Directory (People looking for self-hostable apps and deployment options), not for search engines.
Decide on the link back
They ask for a link or badge on your site. Decide whether you’re happy to add it before you submit.
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 Self-Hosted.Directory
- The free tier requires keeping their badge on your site; they say they re-check and unpublish if it is removed.
- Free submissions can take up to 30 days and may be rejected; paid tiers skip the queue.
- Signing in before submitting attaches the entry to your account, which the site says makes moderation easier.
From Self-Hosted.Directory’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 Self-Hosted.Directory worth it?
Depends on the listing
Self-Hosted.Directory uses followed links on some listings and not others. Read the evidence above and check which kind your listing gets before you pay for anything.
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs: 12 (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.
- There’s a free option. Start free and only pay for upgrades if the traffic justifies it.
- They ask for a link back to their site. One reciprocal link is common, but Google’s spam policies list excessive link exchanges as a problem, so don’t do this for every directory.
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 Self-Hosted.Directory
Is Self-Hosted.Directory free?
There’s a free option, with paid upgrades. Pricing details: Free (badge required, reviewed within 30 days); Basic $9.9 one-time; Pro $29.9 one-time with homepage feature. We checked on Sep 23, 2026.
Does Self-Hosted.Directory give a dofollow link?
It depends. Some listing links on Self-Hosted.Directory are followed and some are not. Evidence: Project page https://self-hosted.directory/projects/appwrite: main site link https://appwrite.io/ has rel="noreferrer" (followed) while in-text links carry rel="nofollow noreferrer" (checked 2026-09-23).
How do I submit to Self-Hosted.Directory?
Submit at https://self-hosted.directory/submit. They ask for a link back to their site. A person reviews each submission before it goes live. Tip: The free tier requires keeping their badge on your site; they say they re-check and unpublish if it is removed.
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Sources
The pages we opened on Sep 23, 2026 to write this page.