Select the self-hosted apps you want to include in your stack. Configure environment permissions, map volume data storage, and copy your compiled compose configuration instantly.
3 Services Selected
Plex
Media
Organize and stream your personal movies, TV shows, music, and photos to any device, anywhere.
StreamingMedia Server
Jellyfin
Media
The volunteer-built media solution that puts you in control of managing and streaming your media.
Open SourceMedia Server
Sonarr
Media
Smart TV show PVR which monitors multiple RSS feeds for new episodes and imports them automatically.
TV ShowsPVR
Radarr
Media
Movie PVR tool similar to Sonarr. Automatically monitors, downloads, and processes movie releases.
MoviesPVR
Lidarr
Media
Music collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users. Automates artist discography downloads.
MusicPVR
Readarr
Media
Book and audiobook collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent. Automates e-book library building.
BooksAudiobooks
Prowlarr
Media
Indexer manager and proxy built to integrate with Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, and Readarr.
IndexerUsenet
qBittorrent
Downloads
An open-source, lightweight alternative to uTorrent with a responsive, built-in Web User Interface.
BitTorrentClient
Transmission
Downloads
A fast, lightweight, and extremely simple BitTorrent client with dynamic directory mappings.
BitTorrentLightweight
SABnzbd
Downloads
A free and open-source binary newsreader that automates downloading from Usenet servers.
UsenetDownloader
Home Assistant
Automation
Open-source home automation hub that puts local control and privacy first. Integrates 1000+ devices.
IoTSmart Home
Node-RED
Automation
Low-code visual programming tool for wiring together hardware devices, APIs, and online services.
Visual ProgrammingIoT
Pi-hole
Networking
Network-wide protection that blocks ads, trackers, and malicious domains before they even download.
DNSAd Blocker
Portainer
Networking
Universal container management platform that allows you to manage Docker stacks via an intuitive GUI.
Docker GUIAdmin
Vaultwarden
Storage
Lightweight Bitwarden-compatible password vault server compiled in Rust. Minimal CPU & memory overhead.
PasswordsSecurity
Nextcloud
Storage
Self-hosted file sharing, productivity platform, and cloud suite. Secure replacement for Google Drive.
Cloud StorageProductivity
WordPress
Web
The world's most popular website builder and blogging platform. Requires a relational database like MySQL or MariaDB.
CMSBlog
Redis
Database
In-memory data structure store used as a database, cache, message broker, and streaming engine.
NoSQLCache
MySQL
Database
The world's most popular open-source relational database management system. Commonly paired with WordPress.
DatabaseSQL
MongoDB
Database
A document-based, distributed database designed for modern application developers and the cloud era.
DatabaseNoSQL
Ubuntu
Development
Base Ubuntu image. Configured with tty enabled to keep the container running for shell access.
OSLinux
Alpine Linux
Development
Ultra-lightweight Linux distribution base container (~5MB). Runs with tty enabled to prevent immediate exit.
OSLinux
VS Code (code-server)
Development
VS Code running in a container, accessible via a web browser. Includes a built-in terminal and extension support.
IDEEditor
Emby
Media
Organize, play, and stream audio and video to a variety of devices.
StreamingMedia Server
Navidrome
Media
Modern, fast, web-based music server and streamer. Compatible with all Subsonic clients.
Music ServerStreaming
Audiobookshelf
Media
Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Features multi-user support, sync progress, and web/mobile apps.
AudiobooksPodcasts
Overseerr
Media
Request management and media discovery tool built to work with Plex, Sonarr, and Radarr.
Request ManagementPlex Integration
Tautulli
Media
Monitoring and tracking tool for Plex Media Server. Provides rich stats and notify triggers.
MonitoringPlex Stats
Bazarr
Media
Companion application to Sonarr and Radarr. Automatically manages and downloads subtitles.
SubtitlesAutomation
Calibre-Web
Media
Web interface for browsing, reading, and downloading eBooks stored in a Calibre database.
EbooksLibrary
Kavita
Media
Fast, feature-rich manga, comic, and book reader server with native web interface support.
MangaEbooks
Komga
Media
Free and open-source media server for your comics, mangas, BDs, and eBooks.
ComicsManga
Jellyseerr
Media
A fork of Overseerr focusing on Jellyfin and Emby media server integrations.
Request ManagementJellyfin
Deluge
Downloads
Lightweight, open-source BitTorrent client featuring Web UI, daemon, and rich plugin ecosystem.
BitTorrentClient
nzbGet
Downloads
High-performance C++ Usenet newsgrabber with a clean web interface and low system overhead.
UsenetDownloader
ruTorrent
Downloads
Popular web frontend for the high-performance rTorrent client. Highly extensible with plugins.
Free, open-source download management tool that simplifies downloading files from hosters/sites.
Download ManagerLink Grabber
pyLoad
Downloads
Free and open-source Download Manager written in Python and designed to run on low-end servers.
DownloaderPython
AppDaemon
Automation
Python daemon for writing Home Assistant automations. Runs separate from the core process.
PythonHome Assistant
Zigbee2MQTT
Automation
Bridge Zigbee devices to MQTT. Allows using Zigbee devices without proprietary bridges.
ZigbeeMQTT
Mosquitto
Automation
Lightweight message broker that implements the MQTT protocol. Essential for smart-home setups.
MQTTBroker
TasmoAdmin
Automation
Web application for managing devices flashed with Tasmota. Supports bulk updates and backups.
TasmotaSmart Home
Homebridge
Automation
Lightweight NodeJS server that emulates the iOS HomeKit API. Integrates non-HomeKit devices.
Apple HomeKitIoT
Gladys Assistant
Automation
Privacy-first smart home assistant that runs on your local network. Clean and user-friendly interface.
Smart HomeAssistant
ioBroker
Automation
Integration platform for the Internet of Things, focused on home automation and cross-device links.
Smart HomeIoT
AdGuard Home
Networking
Network-wide software for blocking ads & tracking. Runs as a DNS server redirecting tracking domains.
DNSAd Blocker
Nginx Proxy Manager
Networking
Manage Nginx reverse proxy hosts, SSL certs, and access lists easily through a web interface.
Reverse ProxyNginx
Traefik
Networking
Cloud-native reverse proxy and load balancer. Integrates with Docker labels to auto-configure routes.
Reverse ProxyEdge Router
WireGuard
Networking
Extremely simple yet fast and modern VPN server using state-of-the-art cryptography.
VPNSecure Tunnel
Tailscale
Networking
Zero-config mesh VPN that creates secure direct links between all your self-hosted machines.
VPNMesh Network
Fail2ban
Networking
Scans log files for malicious activity and updates local firewall rules to block IPs.
SecurityFirewall
Authelia
Networking
Single Sign-On and Two-Factor Authentication portal protecting your reverse proxied applications.
SSOAuthentication
CrowdSec
Networking
Collaborative security engine that detects malicious behaviors and blocks access using community-driven data.
SecurityIPS
DuckDNS
Networking
Free dynamic DNS service that automatically updates a public domain with your server's public IP.
DDNSDNS
Syncthing
Storage
Continuous file synchronization program. Synchronizes files between two or more computers in real time.
SynchronizationP2P
ownCloud
Storage
Open-source file sync and share server. Secure alternative to Dropbox or Google Drive.
Cloud StorageFile Sharing
MinIO
Storage
High-performance, S3 compatible object storage. Ideal for cloud-native apps and distributed backups.
S3 StorageObject Storage
Duplicati
Storage
Free backup client that securely stores encrypted, incremental, compressed backups on cloud services.
BackupEncryption
FileRun
Storage
Self-hosted Google Drive alternative. Fast file manager with WebDAV access and photo gallery support.
File ManagerCloud Sharing
File Browser
Storage
Web-based file manager interface. Allows browsing, uploading, deleting, and editing local directory structures.
File ManagerWeb UI
Picoshare
Storage
Minimalist, self-hosted service for sharing files easily with direct links and no file size limits.
File SharingSharing
Samba (SMB)
Storage
Shares directories on your local network using the SMB protocol. Fully compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux.
SMBFile Share
PostgreSQL
Database
Advanced open-source relational database. Highly robust, extensible, and widely used by self-hosted backend apps.
DatabaseSQL
MariaDB
Database
Relational database management system developed by the original developers of MySQL. High speed and compatibility.
DatabaseSQL
InfluxDB
Database
Time series database optimized for high-availability database metrics, IoT sensor data, and real-time analytics.
Time SeriesDatabase
Prometheus
Database
Systems monitoring and alerting toolkit database. Collects metrics via pull model scraping.
MetricsTime Series
Elasticsearch
Database
Distributed search and analytics database engine. Built on Apache Lucene for full-text search capability.
Search EngineNoSQL
Meilisearch
Database
Lightning-fast, open-source, typo-tolerant search engine built in Rust. Perfect search experience for any frontend app.
Search EngineRust
PocketBase
Database
Open-source Go backend in 1 file. SQLite database, realtime subscriptions, auth, and admin dashboard.
GoSQLite
Gitea
Development
Painless self-hosted Git service. Lightweight Git repository server with code reviews, issues, and wikis.
Git ServerCode Hosting
Jenkins
Development
The leading open-source automation server. Provides hundreds of plugins to support building and deploying projects.
CI/CDAutomation Server
Portainer Agent
Development
Agent used to connect remote Docker environments to a centralized Portainer dashboard server.
Docker AgentManagement
Uptime Kuma
Development
Self-hosted monitoring tool for websites, servers, and APIs. Features responsive dashboard and notifications.
MonitoringStatus Page
Grafana
Development
Query, visualize, alert on, and understand metrics from databases like Prometheus and InfluxDB.
DashboardsMetrics
Netdata
Development
Real-time health monitoring and performance troubleshooting for physical/virtual servers and containers.
MonitoringReal-time Metrics
Glances
Development
Cross-platform system monitoring tool. Provides dashboard showing CPU, memory, load, disks, network, and processes.
System StatsMonitoring
Speedtest Tracker
Development
Self-hosted internet speedtest tracker. Automatically runs speedtests and displays history charts.
SpeedtestMonitoring
CyberChef
Development
The Cyber Swiss Army Knife. A web app for encryption, decryption, encoding, compression, and analysis.
CryptographyData Conversion
Heimdall
Development
Elegant application dashboard and portal. Create shortcut links to all your self-hosted web applications.
DashboardHome Lab Portal
Ollama
AI
Run large language models (like Llama 3, Mistral, and Qwen) locally on CPU or GPU.
LLMAI
Open WebUI
AI
User-friendly, feature-rich web interface for Ollama and OpenAI-compatible LLMs.
UILLM
LocalAI
AI
Drop-in self-hosted OpenAI-compatible API replacement. Runs LLMs, audio transcription, and image generation locally.
APIOpenAI
Flowise
AI
Drag-and-drop UI to build customized LLM flows, chatbots, memory buffers, and autonomous AI agents.
OrchestrationVisual Programming
Langflow
AI
Visual framework to prototype and build RAG pipelines, multi-agent systems, and AI workflows using Python.
Visual IDERAG
LibreChat
AI
Open-source web UI supporting Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and custom API endpoints with user management.
UIChat
Memcached
Database
Free & open source, high-performance, distributed memory object caching system.
CacheKey-Value
Nginx
Web
Official build of Nginx. High performance web server, reverse proxy, and load balancer.
Web ServerReverse Proxy
BusyBox
Development
BusyBox base image combining tiny versions of many common UNIX utilities into a single small executable.
Base ImageOS
Python
Development
Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented, open-source programming language.
CompilerRuntime
Node.js
Development
Node.js is a JavaScript-based platform for server-side and networking applications.
RuntimeJavaScript
Apache HTTP Server
Web
The Apache HTTP Server Project (httpd) is an open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems.
Web ServerHTTP
RabbitMQ
Database
RabbitMQ is an open source multi-protocol messaging broker with full AMQP support.
Message QueueAMQP
Docker (DinD)
Development
Docker in Docker (commonly known as dind) allows you to run a Docker daemon inside a container.
ContainerizationDocker
Hello World
Development
Hello World! An example of minimal Dockerization to verify your docker daemon runs.
DockerTest
OpenJDK
Development
Pre-release / non-production builds of OpenJDK. Open-source implementation of the Java Platform.
JavaJDK
Go (golang)
Development
Go (golang) is a general purpose, higher-level, imperative programming language.
GoCompiler
Docker Registry
Networking
Distribution implementation for storing and distributing of container images and artifacts.
RegistryImages
Debian
Development
Debian is a Linux distribution that's composed entirely of free and open-source software.
OSLinux
Ruby
Development
Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, object-oriented, general-purpose, open-source programming language.
RuntimeRuby
PHP
Development
While designed for web development, the PHP scripting language also provides general-purpose use.
RuntimePHP
SonarQube
Development
Official images for SonarQube, code analysis tool for code quality and security.
Code AnalysisSecurity
CentOS
Development
CentOS is a community-supported distribution derived from the sources of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
OSLinux
HAProxy
Networking
HAProxy - The Reliable, High Performance TCP/HTTP Load Balancer.
Load BalancerReverse Proxy
Consul
Networking
Consul is a datacenter runtime that provides service discovery, configuration, and orchestration.
Service DiscoveryDNS
Amazon Linux
Development
Amazon Linux provides a stable, secure, and high-performance execution environment for applications.
OSLinux
Apache Tomcat
Web
Apache Tomcat is an open source implementation of the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies.
JavaWeb Server
Apache Maven
Development
Apache Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool, primarily for Java.
Build ToolJava
Caddy Server
Networking
Caddy 2 is a powerful, enterprise-ready, open source web server with automatic HTTPS written in Go.
Web ServerReverse Proxy
Eclipse Mosquitto
Networking
Eclipse Mosquitto is an open source message broker which implements MQTT version 5, 3.1.1 and 3.1.
MQTTIoT
Telegraf
Networking
Telegraf is an agent for collecting metrics and writing them to InfluxDB or other outputs.
MetricsAgent
Bash
Development
Bash is the GNU Project's Bourne Again SHell, running as a minimal environment.
ShellOS
Vault
Networking
Vault is a tool for securely accessing secrets via a unified interface and tight access control.
SecuritySecrets
Stack Customization & Live Preview
Customize environments, volumes, and ports for each selected container. The docker-compose and environment variables update below in real-time.
Global Stack Config
# -----------------------------------------------------
# Docker Compose Stack V2 (Self-Hosted Apps)
# Generated by HYVO Compiler Suite
# -----------------------------------------------------
services:
# Plex: Organize and stream your personal movies, TV shows, music, and photos to any device, anywhere.
plex:
image: lscr.io/linuxserver/plex:latest
container_name: ${CONTAINER_PREFIX}-plex
ports:
- "32400:32400"
environment:
- PUID=${PUID}
- PGID=${PGID}
- TZ=${TZ}
- VERSION=docker
volumes:
- ${CONFIG_PATH}/plex:/config
- ${MEDIA_PATH}/movies:/movies
- ${MEDIA_PATH}/tv:/tv
restart: ${RESTART_POLICY}
# Radarr: Movie PVR tool similar to Sonarr.
radarr:
image: Radarr
container_name: ${CONTAINER_PREFIX}-radarr
ports:
- "7878:7878"
environment:
- PUID=${PUID}
- PGID=${PGID}
- TZ=${TZ}
volumes:
- ${CONFIG_PATH}/radarr:/config
- ${MEDIA_PATH}/movies:/movies
- ${MEDIA_PATH}/downloads:/downloads
restart: ${RESTART_POLICY}
# qBittorrent: An open-source, lightweight alternative to uTorrent with a responsive, built-in Web User Interface.
qbittorrent:
image: lscr.io/linuxserver/qbittorrent:latest
container_name: ${CONTAINER_PREFIX}-qbittorrent
ports:
- "8080:8080"
- "6881:6881"
- "6881:6881/udp"
environment:
- PUID=${PUID}
- PGID=${PGID}
- TZ=${TZ}
- WEBUI_PORT=8080
volumes:
- ${CONFIG_PATH}/qbittorrent:/config
- ${MEDIA_PATH}/downloads:/downloads
restart: ${RESTART_POLICY}
Simplifying Home-Lab Self-Hosting with Docker
Self-hosting application suites like media servers (Plex, Jellyfin), automation nodes (Home Assistant, Node-RED), and database instances (PostgreSQL, Redis, MySQL) on local servers is incredibly popular. However, manually configuring individual Docker containers leads to network conflicts, storage mapping typos, and system permission bugs. Our Docker Compose Generator v2 automates these configurations. By setting up shared virtual bridge networks, defining standard directory parameters, and separating local configurations from template YAML, you can spin up a unified personal cloud stack with a single `docker compose up -d` command.
Why PUID and PGID Are Crucial
When using LinuxServer-based Docker images, you must specify the User ID (`PUID`) and Group ID (`PGID`) environment variables. By matching these variables to your host user credentials (run `id` in your terminal to find them, usually `1000`), you prevent Docker from assigning `root` user ownership to mounted filesystem paths. This prevents database access locks and allows you to read/write config directories from your host machine.
The Power of Shared .env Configurations
Instead of hardcoding system paths or permission IDs across separate services, we extract them into a centralized `.env` configuration file. By declaring variables like `CONFIG_PATH=/home/user/docker/config` in a local `.env`, your compose stack references them dynamically. This makes it simple to move your home lab stack to a new machine—just update the `.env` parameters without editing a single line of YAML code.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is variable interpolation?
Interpolation resolves variables dynamically. In Docker, variables like `${PUID}` fetch values from your `.env` file at runtime. Our tool includes an 'Interpolation Toggle' so you can copy raw templates or download ready-to-run YAML files with variables hardcoded.
How do I start the compiled docker-compose file?
1. Save the generated stack exactly as `docker-compose.yml` and the environment file as `.env` in the same directory. 2. Open your terminal inside that directory and run: `docker compose up -d`.
Why are PUID and PGID important in self-hosting?
Specifying PUID and PGID ensures that local files created by the containers are owned by your host user instead of root. This prevents file permission locks and allows you to easily edit configuration files.
How do I manage directory paths programmatically?
Centralizing your variables in a `.env` file enables you to reference directories like CONFIG_PATH or MEDIA_PATH dynamically. If you migrate to a new server, you only have to update the `.env` settings.
Build and scale with HYVO
Eliminate home-lab configuration bugs. Package your self-hosted apps into a clean, modern Docker Compose stack in clicks.
