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### Cloudron ### Cloudron
#### Pros [Cloudron](https://www.cloudron.io) is complete solution for running apps on your own server
**Pros**
- 👍 Decent web interface for app, domain & user management. - 👍 Decent web interface for app, domain & user management.
- 👍 Large library of apps. - 👍 Large library of apps.
- 👍 Built-in SSO using LDAP, which is compatible with more apps and often has a better user interface than OAuth. - 👍 Built-in SSO using LDAP, which is compatible with more apps and often has a better user interface than OAuth.
- 👍 Apps are actively maintained by the Cloudron team. - 👍 Apps are actively maintained by the Cloudron team.
#### Cons **Cons**
- 👎 Moving away from open source. The core is now proprietary software. - 👎 Moving away from open source. The core is now proprietary software.
- 👎 Libre tier has a single app limit. - 👎 Libre tier has a single app limit.
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### YunoHost ### YunoHost
#### Pros [YunoHost](https://yunohost.org) is an operating system aiming for the simplest administration of a server
**Pros**
- 👍 Lovely web interface for app, domain & user management. - 👍 Lovely web interface for app, domain & user management.
- 👍 Bigger library of apps. - 👍 Bigger library of apps.
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- 👍 Doesn't require a public-facing IP. - 👍 Doesn't require a public-facing IP.
- 👍 Supports system-wide mutualisation of resources for apps (e.g. sharing databases by default) - 👍 Supports system-wide mutualisation of resources for apps (e.g. sharing databases by default)
#### Cons **Cons**
- 👎 Upstream libre software communities aren't involved in packaging. - 👎 Upstream libre software communities aren't involved in packaging.
- 👎 Uninstalling apps leaves growing cruft. - 👎 Uninstalling apps leaves growing cruft.
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### Caprover ### Caprover
#### Pros [CapRover](https://caprover.com) is an easy to use app/database deployment & web server manager for applications
**Pros**
- 👍 Bigger library of apps. - 👍 Bigger library of apps.
- 👍 Easy set-up using a DigitalOcean one-click app. - 👍 Easy set-up using a DigitalOcean one-click app.
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- 👍 Deploy any app with a `docker-compose.yml` file as a "One Click App" via the web interface. - 👍 Deploy any app with a `docker-compose.yml` file as a "One Click App" via the web interface.
- 👍 Multi-node (multi-server) set-up works by default. - 👍 Multi-node (multi-server) set-up works by default.
#### Cons **Cons**
- 👎 Single-file app definition format, difficult to tweak using entrypoint scripts. - 👎 Single-file app definition format, difficult to tweak using entrypoint scripts.
- 👎 Nginx instead of Traefik for load-balancing. - 👎 Nginx instead of Traefik for load-balancing.
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### Ansible ### Ansible
#### Pros [Ansible](https://www.ansible.com) mature automation and deployment tool.
**Pros**
- 👍 Includes server creation and bootstrapping. - 👍 Includes server creation and bootstrapping.
#### Cons **Cons**
- 👎 Upstream libre software communities aren't publishing Ansible roles. - 👎 Upstream libre software communities aren't publishing Ansible roles.
- 👎 Lots of manual work involved in things like app isolation, backups, updates. - 👎 Lots of manual work involved in things like app isolation, backups, updates.
### Kubernetes ### Kubernetes
#### Pros [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io) (or K8s) is a system for automating deployment, scaling, and
management of containerized applications.
**Pros**
- 👍 Helm charts are available for some key apps already. - 👍 Helm charts are available for some key apps already.
- 👍 Scale all the things. - 👍 Scale all the things.
#### Cons **Cons**
- 👎 Too big -- requires 3rd party tools to run a single-node instance. - 👎 Too big -- requires 3rd party tools to run a single-node instance.
- 👎 Not suitable for a small to mid size hosting provider. - 👎 Not suitable for a small to mid size hosting provider.
### Docker-compose ### Docker-compose
#### Pros [Docker Compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/) is a tool for defining and running multi-container applications.
**Pros**
- 👍 Quick to set up and familiar for many developers. - 👍 Quick to set up and familiar for many developers.
#### Cons **Cons**
- 👎 Manual work required for process monitoring. - 👎 Manual work required for process monitoring.
- 👎 Secret storage not available yet. - 👎 Secret storage not available yet.
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### Doing it Manually (Old School) ### Doing it Manually (Old School)
#### Pros If you are an absolute Shaman in a Shell and learning new gadgets just slows you down,
have it, but maybe ask how old [is old enough](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_press)?
**Pros**
- 👍 Simple - just follow upstream instructions to install and update. - 👍 Simple - just follow upstream instructions to install and update.
#### Cons **Cons**
- 👎 Loads of manual work required for app isolation and backups. - 👎 Loads of manual work required for app isolation and backups.
- 👎 Array of sysadmin skills required to install and maintain apps. - 👎 Array of sysadmin skills required to install and maintain apps.
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### Stackspin ### Stackspin
#### Pros [Stackspin](https://www.stackspin.net) deployment and management stack for a
handful of popular team collaboration apps.
**Pros**
- 👍 Easy instructions to install & upgrade multiple tightly integrated apps. - 👍 Easy instructions to install & upgrade multiple tightly integrated apps.
- 👍 Offers a unified SSO user experience. - 👍 Offers a unified SSO user experience.
- 👍 Offers tightly integrated logging, monitoring, and maintenance. - 👍 Offers tightly integrated logging, monitoring, and maintenance.
- 👍 Has a strong focus and attention to security. - 👍 Has a strong focus and attention to security.
#### Cons **Cons**
- 👎 Upstream libre software communities aren't involved in packaging. - 👎 Upstream libre software communities aren't involved in packaging.
- 👎 It is not designed to be a general specification. - 👎 It is not designed to be a general specification.
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### Maadix ### Maadix
#### Pros [Maadix](https://maadix.net) managed hosting and deployment of popular privacy preserving applications.
**Pros**
- 👍 Nice looking web interface for app, domain & user management. - 👍 Nice looking web interface for app, domain & user management.
- 👍 Offers a paid hosting service to get up and running easily. - 👍 Offers a paid hosting service to get up and running easily.
#### Cons **Cons**
- 👎 Upstream libre software communities aren't involved in packaging. - 👎 Upstream libre software communities aren't involved in packaging.
- 👎 It is not designed to be a general specification. - 👎 It is not designed to be a general specification.