Please join us on [chat](https://chat.awesh.unknownplus.com/channel/awesome-selfhosted) to clarify any questions.
Please open a new issue to clarify any questions, or post in the [General discussion issue](https://github.com/Kickball/awesome-selfhosted/issues/89).
All guidelines for adding new software to the list are listed in [PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md](PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md).
Other recommendations:
- To add a new entry, [edit the README.md file](https://github.com/Kickball/awesome-selfhosted/edit/master/README.md) through Github's web interface or a text editor, and send a Pull Request.
- See [Editing files in another user's repository](https://help.github.com/articles/editing-files-in-another-user-s-repository/), [Creating Pull Requests](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request/), [Using Pull Requests](https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/) for help on sending your patch.
- A script to help you format new entries is available at (it requires `make` to be installed): `git clone`/[download](https://github.com/Kickball/awesome-selfhosted/archive/master.zip) and enter the repository, run `make add` and follow the instructions.
- The list of contributors can be updated with `make contrib`.
- Software with no development activity for 6-12 months may be removed from the list.
* The **syntax** for links is ``- [Name](http://homepage/) - Short description. ([Demo](http://url.to/demo), [Source Code](http://url.of/source/code)) `License``Language` ``.
* All projects must have their **license** and main server-side **language**/platform/requirement listed
* Project descriptions must be less than 250 characters long.
* Entries must be ordered alphabetically.
* Entries in README.md must be [Free Software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software).
* Non-[Free](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software) software must be marked `⊘ Proprietary` next to the title, and added to [non-free.md](../non-free.md).
* To **add an entry**: clone/[download](https://github.com/Kickball/awesome-selfhosted/archive/master.zip) and enter the repository, run `make add` and follow the instructions; or [edit the README.md file](https://github.com/Kickball/awesome-selfhosted/edit/master/README.md) directly. See [Editing files in another user's repository](https://help.github.com/articles/editing-files-in-another-user-s-repository/), [Creating Pull Requests](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request/), [Using Pull Requests](https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/) for help on sending your patch.
* A minimum of 3 entries are required to start a new category, otherwise add to the Misc/Other category.
* The `⚠` character must be inserted for software that relies on a third party service the user does not control, e.g ``[Name](http://homepage/) `⚠` - Short description...``.
* Check current [issues](https://github.com/Kickball/awesome-selfhosted/issues) and [Pull Requests](https://github.com/Kickball/awesome-selfhosted/pulls), as well as [closed issues/PRs](https://github.com/Kickball/awesome-selfhosted/pulls?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aclosed+).
* The list of contributors can be updated with `make contrib`.
* Software with no development activity for 6-12 months may be removed from the list.
@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ To ensure your PR is dealt with swiftly please check the following:
``- [Name](http://homepage/) - Short description, less than 250 characters. ([Demo](http://url.to/demo), [Source Code](http://url.of/source/code)) `License``Language` ``
- [ ] Your additions are ordered alphabetically.
- [ ] Your additions are [Free software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software), or if not they have been added to [non-free](non-free.md).
- [ ] Your additions are [Free software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software), or if not they have been added to [non-free](non-free.md) and marked `⊘ Proprietary`.
- [ ] Your additions are not already listed at [awesome-sysadmin](https://github.com/n1trux/awesome-sysadmin) (IT infrastructure management), [staticgen.com](https://www.staticgen.com/) or [staticsitegenerators.net](https://staticsitegenerators.net/) (static site generators).
- [ ] Your additions have their `License` main server-side `Language`/platform/requirement listed.
- [ ] Any licenses you have added are in our [list of licenses](https://github.com/Kickball/awesome-selfhosted/blob/master/README.md#list-of-licenses).
- [ ] You have searched the repository for any relevant [issues](https://github.com/Kickball/awesome-selfhosted/issues) or [PRs](https://github.com/Kickball/awesome-selfhosted/pulls).
- [ ] Any category you are creating has the minimum requirement of 3 items.
- [ ] You have searched the repository for any relevant [issues](https://github.com/Kickball/awesome-selfhosted/issues) or [PRs](https://github.com/Kickball/awesome-selfhosted/pulls), incluing closed ones.
- [ ] Any category you are creating has the minimum requirement of 3 items. If not, your addition may be inserted into `Misc/Other`.
- [ ] Any software project you are adding to the list is actively maintained.
Selfhosting is the process of locally hosting and managing applications instead of renting from SaaS providers.
@ -1395,12 +1395,11 @@ See also [Documentation Generators](#documentation-generators), [Wikimatrix](htt
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