Your apps. Your network. In one box.
HomeFree is a personal server and router that hosts your cloud, your identity, and your connectivity — without giving any of it to a megacorp.
One box that sits between you and the internet — and runs everything you'd otherwise rent.
Most self-hosting projects are app launchers. HomeFree is also your router: dynamic DNS, automatic HTTPS, firewall, ad-blocking DNS, mesh VPN — built in.
A curated, growing catalog of apps comes pre-wired behind a single sign-on, on hardware you own, on a network you control. Sign in once with HomeFree SSO and every app trusts you.
Sovereign by default. Boring to operate.
You shouldn't have to assemble a router, a domain, your apps, and half-a-dozen accounts to get a working personal cloud. HomeFree gives you all of it as a single, friendly system.
Real router, not just apps
A real home network in one box: firewall, ad-blocker, automatic HTTPS, a private VPN so your phone reaches your apps from anywhere. No fiddly setup. No second device to plug in.
One sign-in, every app
Your photos, files, chat, calendar, password vault — all behind a single login. Add a family member once and they have access to everything they should, nowhere they shouldn't.
Boring to run, easy to fix
A guided installer gets you up in an afternoon. Updates are one click. If something breaks, rolling back is one click too. You will not be living in a terminal.
Your hardware, your data
Bring your own mini PC or buy one preloaded. Backups are encrypted and yours — to a local disk, a NAS, or any S3-compatible provider. Walk away with a USB drive any day.
A curated app catalog. One login. Day one.
Real apps with real web addresses, ready to use on day one — all behind a single sign-on.
One sign-in across every app. Sign in once, you're in.
A real admin UI, not a configuration file.
Every screen below is a real page in the HomeFree admin. Swipe through to see backups, storage, traffic, hardware, and updates.
Dashboard
Live connectivity, CPU, memory, and per-interface throughput at a glance.
Backups
Scheduled, encrypted backups to local disk, NAS, or any S3-compatible target.
Storage
Encrypted btrfs pools, RAID, and shared folders managed from the browser.
Traffic
See which device is talking to the internet, in real time.
Hardware
Detected drives, NICs, and USB devices, ready to configure.
Updates
One-click upgrades. One-click rollback if anything regresses.
Not just another app launcher.
Other self-hosting projects are great. HomeFree differs in shape — it's the router, the apps, and one sign-in across everything, all in one box.
| HomeFree | CasaOS | Umbrel | YunoHost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App catalog | Curated & preconfigured | Large | Large | Large |
| One sign-in across all apps | Yes, built in | No | No | Partial |
| Router / DDNS / firewall | Built in | — | — | Partial |
| HTTPS wildcards (DNS-01) | Automatic | Manual | Manual | Per app |
| Private VPN to your apps from anywhere | Built in | — | App | App |
| One-click updates and rollback | Yes | No | No | Partial |
A snapshot, not a takedown. Full breakdown →
From bare metal to your own cloud — in an evening.
Put the installer on a USB stick, plug it into the small computer that sits between your modem and your switch, and follow the on-screen steps.
HomeFree is a technical preview. Production users welcome, but expect some sharp edges.