Use-case catalog

This page is generated from the published v0.54.8 release. It lists every use case that release declares, grouped by main use case, with its purpose, components and default app. A declared component is not evidence of an installation or a verified run on a host; OS compatibility has the verified lifecycle grades. Use cases has the setup guides overview.

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Photos

Family photo and video vault with mobile backup, search, and shared memories. Guide: Open the guide Alternatives: immich, immich-lite

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Documents & Files

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Documents

Private document ingestion, OCR, indexing and search through Paperless-ngx. Guide: Open the guide

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File Storage and Documents

Private file storage and sharing: Cloudreve by default, Nextcloud or kombify Paperwork as alternatives, with optional office editing and a document archive. Guide: Open the guide Alternatives: cloudreve, nextcloud, opencloud

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Vault

Private password and secure-note vault with owner-controlled lifecycle and recovery. Guide: Open the guide Alternatives: passbolt, vaultwarden

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Media

Private media library and streaming intent for household media collections. Guide: Open the guide Alternatives: emby, jellyfin

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Smart Home

Home automation centered on Home Assistant, native product interfaces, and optional local device adjacency. Guide: Open the guide Alternatives: home-assistant, home-assistant-existing, home-assistant-haos, home-assistant-imported

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Dev

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Developer Platform

Private source control, developer collaboration, and delivery-platform intent. Guide: Open the guide Alternatives: forgejo, gitea

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Remote Desktop

Private remote desktop and browser-accessible workspace intent. Guide: Open the guide

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Mail

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Private Mail

Private webmail through Roundcube for a mailbox you already have at an external provider. No mail server, DNS or MX record is created. Guide: Open the guide

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Own Mail Server

Your own mail server on a dedicated Cloud node through Stalwart: mailboxes for your domain with SMTP, IMAP and submission. StackKits prints the DNS records you publish; it never changes DNS. Guide: Open the guide

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Game

Self-hosted game servers for friends and family through Calagopus (or Pelican or Pterodactyl), with curated Minecraft Java, Paper and Bedrock, Terraria and Valheim profiles. Guide: Open the guide Alternatives: calagopus, pelican, pterodactyl

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Network

Filter DNS for selected clients while preserving the existing local resolver and device DNS choices. Guide: Open the guide

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Automation

Scheduled and event-driven automations on your own node through kombify Workpaths, a headless engine with a private owner-token API. Runs without a kombify plan. Guide: Open the guide

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AI

Private AI workloads, local model serving, and user-facing AI workbench intent. Guide: Open the guide Alternatives: anythingllm, private-ai

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Marketplace

Your own app store for applications you run on your homelab, at home and in the cloud. Guide: Open the guide