xsrv
Install and manage self-hosted services/applications, on your own server(s).
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 63% of tracked projects; popularity more than 20%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 407 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 2.2.0 · 26 Aug 2026 |
| Repo updated | 19 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Ansible, Shell |
Is xsrv actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 489 commits, of which 175 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 58 commits a month.
The most recent tagged release, 2.2.0, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 28 projects we track in Self-hosting Solutions, xsrv ranks #5 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What xsrv actually does
xsrv is a collection of automation scripts and playbooks designed to help you install and manage multiple self-hosted services on your own infrastructure. It acts as an orchestration layer to provision applications without manual configuration of every single component. The project relies on standard configuration management tools to handle deployments across your servers.
Best fit: It is a suitable fit if you already use automation frameworks for server administration and want a structured approach to running standard application stacks.
Worth knowing: You will need to be comfortable debugging provisioning scripts and managing underlying server configurations when automation routines fail or require customisation.
Deployment notes
Because the tool uses configuration automation, you will typically need a control machine with the required execution environment to target your deployment servers and manage state.
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