awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted-html

This repository contains the HTML source code for the website awesome-selfhosted.net, which is a curated directory of free software you can run on your own servers. The website helps people discover alternatives to mainstream cloud services, giving them the ability to host their own applications for things like file sharing, project management, and media streaming without relying on outside companies. The project works as a static website built primarily with HTML. At a high level, it acts as a giant, categorized catalog. Instead of hosting a complex database to manage all the software listings, the pages are pre-built and served directly to the visitor's browser. This approach makes the site fast to load, lightweight, and easy to host almost anywhere. The main users of this directory are people and organizations who want more control over their digital tools. For example, a small business owner concerned about data privacy might visit the site to find a self-hosted alternative to Google Drive. Similarly, a hobbyist who enjoys tinkering with home servers could browse the directory to find software for managing their personal movie collection or running a private chat server for friends. Because the README does not go into detail about the specific build process or maintenance workflow, the technical implementation remains straightforward. The main tradeoff of a static HTML approach is that updating the directory requires manually editing the underlying code rather than filling out a simple web form. This means the project relies on contributors comfortable with editing HTML to keep the listings current.