Syncloud
OS with an app store and automatic updates for apps such as Nextcloud, Jellyfin, Bitwarden and Paperless, including HTTPS, a domain name and remote access without a public IP.
Little to no recent activity. Treat as unmaintained until proven otherwise.
Commit activity more than 33% of tracked projects; popularity more than 21%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 432 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | — |
| Repo updated | 19 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Go, Shell |
Is Syncloud actively maintained?
Syncloud is under active development: 112 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 9 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
Activity is cooling: commits are down 68% against the previous quarter. One slow quarter is normal; two in a row is a signal.
No tagged releases are published, so there is no stable version to pin to — you would deploy from the default branch or a container image built from it.
Syncloud ranks #16 of 28 in Self-hosting Solutions, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What Syncloud actually does
Syncloud is a self-hosted platform intended for managing personal online file storage, a social network, and an email server on your own hardware. It acts as an all-in-one system designed to help users host their own online services rather than relying on third-party cloud providers.
Best fit: It suits individuals looking for a consolidated platform to run multiple common web services on a single server without configuring each component separately.
Worth knowing: The lack of recent tagged releases and low maintenance score suggest potential stability risks and a lack of active community support.
Deployment notes
Given the Go and Shell runtime stack, you will typically need to ensure persistent storage volumes are mounted for your data and configure a reverse proxy for TLS termination.
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