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Self-hosted Internet of Things (IoT) software (2026)

[Internet of Things](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_of_things) describes physical objects with sensors, processing ability, software, and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices over the Internet.

Related: Automation

20 open-source apps · all free & self-hostable

Domoticz source

Home Automation System that lets you monitor and configure various devices like: Lights, Switches, various sensors/meters like Temperature, Rain, Wind, UV, Electra, Gas, Water and much more.

GPL-3.0C/C++/Docker/Shell

EMQX source

Scalable MQTT broker. Connect 100M+ IoT devices in one single cluster, move and process real-time IoT data with 1M msg/s throughput at 1ms latency.

Apache-2.0Docker/Erlang

evcc source

Extensible Electric Vehicle Charge Controller and home energy management system.

MITdeb/Docker/Go

FHEM source

Automate common tasks in the household like switching lamps and heating. It can also be used to log events like temperature or power consumption. You can control it via web or smartphone frontends, telnet or TCP/IP directly.

GPL-3.0Perl

FlowForge source

Deploy Node-RED applications in a reliable, scalable and secure manner. The FlowForge platform provides DevOps capabilities for Node-RED development teams.

Apache-2.0Nodejs/Docker/K8S

FMD Server source

A server to communicate with the FMD (Find My Device) Android app, to locate and control your devices.

GPL-3.0Docker/Go

Gladys source

Privacy-first home assistant.

Apache-2.0Nodejs/Docker

ioBroker source

Integration platform for the Internet of Things, focused on building automation, smart metering, ambient assisted living, process automation, visualization and data logging.

MITNodejs

LHA

Light Home Automation application that is fully extensible using Blockly, HTML or Lua. It includes extensions such as ConBee, Philips Hue or Z-Wave JS.

MITLua

Node RED source

Browser-based flow editor that helps you wiring hardware devices, APIs and online services to create IoT solutions.

Apache-2.0Nodejs/Docker

Onloc source

Track and share your location in real time. Control and lock stolen or lost phones.

AGPL-3.0Docker

openHAB source

Vendor and technology agnostic open source software for home automation.

EPL-2.0Java

OpenRemote source

IoT Asset management, Flow Rules and WHEN-THEN rules, Data visualization, Edge Gateway.

AGPL-3.0Java

polluSensWeb source

Web-based serial interface and charting tool for visualizing and logging data from UART pollution sensors (PM2.5, VOC, etc). Features live data acquisition, dynamic charts, CSV export, and webhook integration.

MITJavascript

SOLECTRUS source

Photovoltaic dashboard that displays energy production and consumption with cost and savings calculations.

AGPL-3.0Docker

Tasmota source

Open source firmware for ESP devices. Total local control with quick setup and updates. Control using MQTT, Web UI, HTTP or serial. Automate using timers, rules or scripts. Integration with home automation solutions.

GPL-3.0C/C++

Thingsboard source

Open-source IoT Platform - Device management, data collection, processing and visualization.

Apache-2.0Java/Docker/K8S

WebThings Gateway source

WebThings is an open source implementation of the Web of Things, including the WebThings Gateway and the WebThings Framework.

MPL-2.0Nodejs