Edit: There are technical issues with the survey. Sometimes it does not work, sometimes it does. I am trying to figure out why. Hello, It's...
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Edit: There are technical issues with the survey. Sometimes it does not work, sometimes it does. I am trying to figure out why.

Hello,

It’s that time again! Following up on to previous surveys (like the 2024 survey), I deployed the 2025 edition to see which are you most important apps.

What’s this all about?

This survey aims to find out which apps and services are making a real difference in your self-hosting setups. I’m particularly interested in what you consider your Most Valuable Programs (MVPs) – the apps you genuinely find essential. This is just a fun project I’ve put together because I’m curious to see which apps people truly value, as opposed to just what’s popular on other lists. It’s primarly focused on user-facing services (think Nextcloud, Jellyfin, Home Assistant), but info on your favorite utility tools is welcome too!

Take the Survey:

https://survey.deployn.de/self-hosted-2025/

(It’s generally easier to fill out on a computer, especially if you’re adding links to apps, but mobile works too. Sharing links is optional but helps with identifying apps.)

What’s inside the 2025 Survey:

This year’s survey got a few new questions and lost some others:

  • New “Select Your Favorite” sections: Pick your top choices for different categories like adblockers, databases, media servers.

Survey Details:

Aggregated results will be published.

Instructions:

  • Most questions are optional. Skip any you’re not comfortable with.
  • If you pick “Other,” feel free to add details or leave it blank.
  • Please don’t enter sensitive or personal info in the free text fields.
  • A note on results: The survey will run for some time. Analyzing everything takes time, so it might be a little while before I can share the full breakdown. Maybe there will a some update on the results before the final results. Also, since each question adds to the evaluation time, I might have to drop some less critical ones from the final analysis, but the MVP questions will definitely be a focus.

Let’s Discuss!

Besides the survey, I’d love to see your thoughts in the comments:

  1. What are your top 1-5 self-hosted apps right now?
  2. Any cool new services you’ve started using in 2025?
  3. What makes these services stand out for you?

You can check out the results from the 2022 survey here: https://selfhosted-services-2022.deployn.de/

You can check out the results from the 2023 survey here: https://selfhosted-survey-2023.deployn.de/

You can check out the results from the 2024 survey here: https://selfhosted-survey-2024.deployn.de/

Thanks for taking part! I’m looking forward to seeing what you’re all running.