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StartOSSelfPrivacy
Free

StartOS can be installed yourself; Start9 also sells servers with it preinstalled.

 Free

The app is free and open source; you pay your own cloud hosting provider.

Self-hosted Android
  • Marketplace for installing self-hosted services
  • Can run on DIY hardware or a bought Start9 server
  • Sets up email, Nextcloud, Forgejo, Bitwarden and Jitsi without using a console
  • Services run on a server you control
  • Limited to software packaged for its marketplace
  • Requires accounts with third-party hosting and DNS providers
  • Ongoing hosting costs are your own
Self-hosted, Operating system Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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