Complete self-hosted backend stack in seconds!

Deploy a feature-complete backend infrastructure on your own servers with PostgreSQL, Hasura GraphQL, Redis, Auth, Storage, and optional microservices. Works across local development, staging, and production with automated SSL, smart defaults, and production-ready configurations.

Production-ready backend infrastructure with complete control over your data. Copy the below command in Terminal to install and get up and running in seconds!

curl install.nself.org | bash

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Created by Aric Camarata

Your backend. Self-hosted. Running in 5 minutes.

ɳSelf is a single Go binary that spins up PostgreSQL, Hasura GraphQL, Auth, Storage, Nginx, monitoring, and 87 plugins on any server you control. MIT licensed. Free forever. No vendor lock-in.

Terminal — zsh

~/projects$

~/projects $

$curl -fsSL install.nself.org | bash

✓ nself v1.0 installed

$nself start

✓ PostgreSQL ready

✓ Hasura GraphQL ready

✓ Auth + Storage ready

→ https://api.localhost

Install free

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Documentation

GitHub

MIT licensed

87 plugins

Runs on any VPS

macOS, Linux, WSL

What you get for free

The full product, not a trial. MIT licensed, no restrictions. Commercial use included.

PostgreSQL 16

TimescaleDB, PostGIS, pgvector extensions

Hasura GraphQL

Instant API with real-time subscriptions

Authentication

JWT, 13+ OAuth providers, MFA, WebAuthn

Nginx + SSL

Reverse proxy with Let's Encrypt auto-renewal

MinIO Storage

S3-compatible object storage with file pipeline

Redis

Caching, sessions, pub/sub, queue backend

Monitoring (10 services)

Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo, Alertmanager

Multi-tenancy

RLS, white-label, custom domains, billing

Custom Services

CS_1..CS_10 with 40+ language templates

25 Free Plugins

Feature flags, search, jobs, webhooks, and more

Kubernetes + Helm

8 cloud providers, managed cluster support

46 CLI Commands

Single Go binary, cross-platform

Open-source apps powered by ɳSelf

Each product is a self-hosted MIT app you run on your own server. Premium plugin bundles are $0.99/mo each. ɳSelf+ ($3.99/mo) unlocks everything.

ɳClaw

AI personal assistant. Email, calendar, tasks, budget, browser automation.

Comparable to ChatGPT

ClawDE

AI dev environment. Flutter desktop and mobile.

Comparable to Cursor

nTV

Free IPTV player at v1.0.9. Full media server + multi-platform coming v1.1.0.

Comparable to Plex

nFamily coming v1.2.0

Private family social media. Photo sharing, activity feeds, genealogy.

In development

nChat

Messaging with video calls, bots, moderation.

Comparable to Signal

ɳTasks

Task management. Free plugins only. Works with nSelf, Supabase, Nhost, or Bolt.

Comparable to Todoist

See plugin bundles and pricing →

Plugin bundles

The core CLI and 25 free plugins are MIT licensed — free forever, commercial use included. Premium plugin bundles unlock product-specific features at $0.99/mo each. ɳSelf+ covers everything.

Free forever

Full CLI + Admin + 25 free plugins. The real product, not a trial. MIT licensed.

Get started →

Any bundle

$0.99 /mo

nClaw · nChat · nTV · nFamily · ClawDE

All plugins in that bundle, run on your server.

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Best value

ɳSelf+

$3.99 /mo

$39.99/yr — all 5 bundles, all apps, support.

Cheaper than buying bundles separately.

Get ɳSelf+ →

All security features are free. Always. Full pricing comparison →

How it compares

Cloud backends charge monthly for infrastructure you do not own. ɳSelf runs on your server for $0 (plus your VPS cost).

	ɳSelf	Supabase	Nhost
Self-hosted	Yes	No	No
Data ownership	100%	No	No
Production cost	$0 + VPS	$25/mo+	$25/mo+
Plugin ecosystem	87	Limited	Limited
AI assistant	ɳClaw	No	No

Full comparison with Railway and more →

Install in one line

curl -sSL https://install.nself.org | bash

Also available via Homebrew (brew install nself-org/nself/nself) and npm (npx nself install). Requires Docker. Works on macOS, Linux, and WSL.

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