Swap a SaaS bill for a compose file you can read.

OpenLogs will be a directory of open-source tools that replace paid SaaS. Each entry will give you a docker-compose file, a difficulty rating with the reason, and a plain note on the license and business model.

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compose.yaml Example. Not a published entry.

services:
  wiki:
    image: example/wiki:2.4
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "8080:3000"
    environment:
      DATABASE_URL: postgres://wiki:${DB_PASSWORD}@db/wiki
      SMTP_HOST: ${SMTP_HOST}
    depends_on:
      - db

  db:
    image: postgres:16-alpine
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      POSTGRES_USER: wiki
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
      POSTGRES_DB: wiki
    volumes:
      - wiki-db:/var/lib/postgresql/data

volumes:
  wiki-db:

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Lines 2 and 13Two services to run and update: the app and a Postgres database.
Line 21One volume holds the database. You own its backups.
Line 9It needs an outside mail server to send email.

Example entry for a made-up app. The rating and its reasons are illustrative.

What every entry will include

A compose file, checked: Before an entry goes live, we will run docker compose config on its file. That check catches YAML and schema errors before you run it.
A difficulty rating, with the reason: Easy, Medium or Hard. The reason names what drives it: how many services you run, what data you must back up, and what outside services it needs, such as a mail server.
The license and business model: Fully open source, open-core, or source-available. If a feature is only in an enterprise plan, the entry will name it.

Example entries

Three real tools, shown in the entry format. The ratings, reasons and compose files here are illustrative and not verified. None of them is a published entry.

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Uptime Kuma

Difficulty: Easy

Replaces a hosted uptime monitor.

One container and one data volume. No outside services to set up.

Example. Not a published entry.

compose.yaml Illustrative. Not verified.

# Illustrative example. Not a published or verified entry.
services:
  uptime-kuma:
    image: louislam/uptime-kuma:1
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "3001:3001"
    volumes:
      - kuma-data:/app/data

volumes:
  kuma-data:

ntfy

Difficulty: Easy

Replaces a paid push-notification service.

One container with a cache volume and a config folder.

Example. Not a published entry.

compose.yaml Illustrative. Not verified.

# Illustrative example. Not a published or verified entry.
services:
  ntfy:
    image: binwiederhier/ntfy
    command: serve
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      TZ: UTC
    ports:
      - "8080:80"
    volumes:
      - ntfy-cache:/var/cache/ntfy
      - ./config:/etc/ntfy

volumes:
  ntfy-cache:

Umami

Difficulty: Medium

Replaces hosted web analytics.

Two services: the app and a Postgres database that you back up yourself.

Example. Not a published entry.

compose.yaml Illustrative. Not verified.

# Illustrative example. Not a published or verified entry.
services:
  umami:
    image: ghcr.io/umami-software/umami:postgresql-latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    environment:
      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://umami:${DB_PASSWORD}@db:5432/umami
      DATABASE_TYPE: postgresql
      APP_SECRET: ${APP_SECRET}
    depends_on:
      db:
        condition: service_healthy

  db:
    image: postgres:15-alpine
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: umami
      POSTGRES_USER: umami
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
    volumes:
      - umami-db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U umami -d umami"]
      interval: 5s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 5

volumes:
  umami-db:

Swap a SaaS bill for a compose file you can read.

What every entry will include

Example entries

Uptime Kuma

ntfy

Umami

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