Tailscaletailscale/tailscale
Easy WireGuard mesh VPNPersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsSecurity & identityDesktopCLI★ 37kBSD-3-Clausecommit yesterday86worth
Open-source alternatives to acme.sh
24 projects in the catalog share a category with acme.sh (Infra & DevOps or Security & identity). They are ranked by how closely their categories, platforms and GitHub topics match, then by worth score. Of these, 9 run with Docker, 18 have a permissive license and 24 had a commit in the last 90 days.
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| Project | Runs on | Self-host with Docker | License | Stars | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| acme.sh (this project) | CLI | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 48k | |
| Tailscale | Desktop, CLI | Not listed | BSD-3-Clause | 37k | |
| Certbot | CLI | Not listed | Custom (read before use) | 33k | |
| Cilium | Docker / self-host | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 26k | |
| Pangolin | Docker / self-host | Yes | Custom (read before use) | 23k | |
| Headscale | Docker / self-host | Yes | BSD-3-Clause | 44k | |
| NetBird | Docker / self-host | Yes | Custom (read before use) | 30k | |
| Traefik | Docker / self-host, CLI | Yes | MIT | 65k | |
| Moby | Docker / self-host, CLI | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 72k | |
| Geth | CLI | Not listed | LGPL-3.0 | 51k | |
| Kubernetes | Docker / self-host, CLI | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 128k | |
| Bitcoin Core | Desktop, CLI | Not listed | MIT | 90k | |
| Docker Compose | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 38k | |
| K3s | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 34k | |
| Ventoy | Desktop, CLI | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 80k | |
| Ansible | CLI | Not listed | GPL-3.0 | 71k | |
| rclone | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 60k | |
| Trivy | Docker / self-host, CLI | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 38k | |
| Caddy | Docker / self-host, CLI | Yes | Apache-2.0 | 76k | |
| Podman | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 33k | |
| minikube | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 32k | |
| Firecracker | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 37k | |
| SkillSpector | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 19k | |
| Proxmox VE Helper Scripts | CLI | Not listed | MIT | 30k | |
| Salt | CLI | Not listed | Apache-2.0 | 16k |
Command-line tools (20)
Certbotcertbot/certbot
Get Let's Encrypt certificatesPersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsSecurity & identityCLI★ 33kcommit 3 days ago74worth
Traefiktraefik/traefik
Cloud-native reverse proxy and load balancerPersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-hostCLI★ 65kMITcommit 4 days ago89worth
Mobymoby/moby
The open-source project behind Docker EngineEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-hostCLI★ 72kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago89worth
Gethethereum/go-ethereum
Go implementation of EthereumPersonalEnterpriseSecurity & identityCLI★ 51kLGPL-3.0commit 3 days ago89worth
Kuberneteskubernetes/kubernetes
Production-grade container orchestrationEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-hostCLI★ 128kApache-2.0commit 18 hours ago86worth
Bitcoin Corebitcoin/bitcoin
Reference implementation of BitcoinPersonalEnterpriseSecurity & identityDesktopCLI★ 90kMITcommit 18 hours ago86worth
Docker Composedocker/compose
Define and run multi-container appsPersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 38kApache-2.0commit yesterday86worth
K3sk3s-io/k3s
Lightweight KubernetesPersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 34kApache-2.0commit 24 hours ago86worth
Ventoyventoy/Ventoy
Boot many ISO files from one USB drivePersonalInfra & DevOpsDesktopCLI★ 80kGPL-3.0commit 3 days ago85worth
Ansibleansible/ansible
Simple IT automation over SSHEnterpriseAutomationInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 71kGPL-3.0commit 20 hours ago85worth
rclonerclone/rclone
rsync for cloud storagePersonalEnterpriseSelf-hosted appsInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 60kMITcommit yesterday85worth
Trivyaquasecurity/trivy
Find vulnerabilities, misconfigurations and secretsEnterpriseSecurity & identityDocker / self-hostCLI★ 38kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago85worth
Caddycaddyserver/caddy
Web server with automatic HTTPSPersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsDocker / self-hostCLI★ 76kApache-2.0commit 15 hours ago84worth
Podmanpodman-container-tools/podman
Daemonless container enginePersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 33kApache-2.0commit 22 hours ago83worth
minikubekubernetes/minikube
Run Kubernetes locallyPersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 32kApache-2.0commit 7 days ago83worth
Firecrackerfirecracker-microvm/firecracker
Secure, fast microVMsEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 37kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago82worth
SkillSpectorNVIDIA/SkillSpector
Security scanner for agent skillsPersonalEnterpriseAgent skillsSecurity & identityCLI★ 19kApache-2.0commit 23 hours ago82worth
Proxmox VE Helper Scriptscommunity-scripts/ProxmoxVE
One-line installs for Proxmox containersPersonalSelf-hosted appsInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 30kMITcommit 22 hours ago81worth
Saltsaltstack/salt
Infrastructure automation at scaleEnterpriseAutomationInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 16kApache-2.0commit 2 weeks ago81worth
Self-hosted Docker apps (4)
Ciliumcilium/cilium
eBPF-based networking and securityEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsSecurity & identityDocker / self-host★ 26kApache-2.0commit 19 hours ago82worth
Pangolinfosrl/pangolin
Secure access to apps and infrastructurePersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsSecurity & identityDocker / self-host★ 23kcommit 2 days ago78worth
Headscalejuanfont/headscale
Self-hosted Tailscale control serverPersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsSecurity & identityDocker / self-host★ 44kBSD-3-Clausecommit 3 days ago75worth
NetBirdnetbirdio/netbird
WireGuard overlay network with SSOEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsSecurity & identityDocker / self-host★ 30kcommit 21 hours ago75worth