Best Self-Hosted Apps for VPS India 2026 — Complete List
The best self-hosted apps for best VPS hosting India in 2026 are n8n (workflow automation), Uptime Kuma (monitoring), Vaultwarden (password manager), Immich (photo backup), and Stirling PDF. All run on GigaNodes Cloud Nano (₹400/mo, 2GB RAM) except Immich which needs Cloud XS (₹800/mo, 4GB RAM).
Self-hosting means replacing paid SaaS subscriptions — Zapier, Google Photos, Bitwarden — with your own version running on a VPS you control. You own your data, pay a fixed monthly fee instead of per-seat pricing, and avoid being locked into a vendor.
This list covers 8 of the most useful self-hosted apps in 2026, exactly how much RAM each needs, the Docker command to install it, and which GigaNodes VPS India plan fits.
1. n8n — Workflow Automation
Replaces: Zapier, Make. RAM: 512MB. Port: 5678. Plan: Cloud Nano (₹400/mo).
2. Uptime Kuma — Monitoring
Replaces: UptimeRobot. RAM: 256MB. Port: 3001. Plan: Cloud Nano (₹400/mo).
3. Vaultwarden — Password Manager
Replaces: Bitwarden cloud. RAM: 256MB. Port: 80. Plan: Cloud Nano (₹400/mo).
4. Immich — Photo Backup
Replaces: Google Photos. RAM: 2GB. Port: 2283. Plan: Cloud XS (₹800/mo).
Immich uses docker-compose with multiple services (server, database, machine learning, redis). Download the official compose file before starting:
wget -O .env https://github.com/immich-app/immich/releases/latest/download/example.env
docker compose up -d
5. Stirling PDF — PDF Tools
Replaces: iLovePDF. RAM: 512MB. Port: 8080. Plan: Cloud Nano (₹400/mo).
6. Plausible Analytics
Replaces: Google Analytics. RAM: 1GB. Plan: Cloud Nano (₹400/mo).
Plausible needs docker-compose with a ClickHouse and Postgres database. Clone the official repo and run:
cd plausible-ce
docker compose up -d
7. Nextcloud — File Storage
Replaces: Google Drive. RAM: 1GB. Plan: Cloud XS (₹800/mo).
services:
nextcloud:
image: nextcloud
ports:
– 8081:80
volumes:
– nextcloud_data:/var/www/html
restart: always
volumes:
nextcloud_data:
8. Gitea — Git Hosting
Replaces: GitHub (private repos). RAM: 512MB. Port: 3000. Plan: Cloud Nano (₹400/mo).
Master Comparison Table
| App | Replaces | RAM | Port | GigaNodes Plan | Cost/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n8n | Zapier | 512MB | 5678 | Cloud Nano | ₹400 |
| Uptime Kuma | UptimeRobot | 256MB | 3001 | Cloud Nano | ₹400 |
| Vaultwarden | Bitwarden | 256MB | 80 | Cloud Nano | ₹400 |
| Immich | Google Photos | 2GB | 2283 | Cloud XS | ₹800 |
| Stirling PDF | iLovePDF | 512MB | 8080 | Cloud Nano | ₹400 |
| Plausible | Google Analytics | 1GB | 8000 | Cloud Nano | ₹400 |
| Nextcloud | Google Drive | 1GB | 8081 | Cloud XS | ₹800 |
| Gitea | GitHub | 512MB | 3000 | Cloud Nano | ₹400 |
Running Multiple Apps on One VPS with Nginx
Instead of buying a separate VPS for each app, run them all as Docker containers on different ports on one VPS, then use Nginx as a reverse proxy to serve each app on its own subdomain from a single IP address.
listen 80;
server_name n8n.yourdomain.com;
location / {
proxy_pass http://localhost:5678;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
}
}
Repeat this block for each app with a different subdomain and port, then run certbot --nginx to get free SSL for all subdomains at once.
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