Umbrel

umbrelOS, a home server operating system with an app store for self-hosting, which runs on Umbrel hardware, a Raspberry Pi 5, a PC or a virtual machine.

12.5k stars, 823 forks TypeScript On GitHub since July 2020

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What is Umbrel?

umbrelOS turns a small computer into a home server you manage from a polished web interface. Its app store installs self-hosted apps, such as file sync, media servers, smart home tools and Bitcoin and Lightning nodes, with a click. You can buy ready-made Umbrel Home or Umbrel Pro devices, or download umbrelOS for free and install it on an Intel or AMD machine, a Raspberry Pi 5 or a virtual machine. The interface is translated into 25 languages.

Good fit if

  • You want the easiest possible home server for non-technical members of a household.
  • You want to run a Bitcoin or Lightning node at home.

Look elsewhere if

  • You need an OSI-approved license: YunoHost is AGPL and Runtipi is GPL.
  • You want to use it commercially: the license forbids it.

Before you adopt it

Umbrel uses the PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0, which is not open source by the OSI definition: you may use and change it for personal and other noncommercial purposes only. The company earns money from its hardware.

Drafted with AI from the project's README and repository data, then checked against that data on 30 October 2026. Report a correction

Umbrel health: is it still maintained?

58 of 100, actively developed

  • Activity
    261 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 22 September 2026.
    29 / 30
  • Contributors
    3 people wrote the latest 100 commits; the most active wrote 54% of them.
    8 / 20
  • Releases
    8 releases in the last 12 months; the latest, 2.0.1, on 1 November 2026.
    17 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Maintainers answered 0% of recent issues.
    0 / 20
  • Security practices
    OpenSSF Scorecard 4 of 10.
    4 / 10

Read from GitHub on 1 November 2026. How the score works

Umbrel license: is it open source?

Umbrel uses PolyForm license. It is source-available, not an OSI-approved open-source license: the code is public, but the license restricts how you may use it, usually commercially.

  1. July 2020First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayPolyForm license.

How to run Umbrel yourself

Docker
Dockerfile or compose file in the repository
Compose file
None in the repository
Setup effort
Not rated: no compose file to judge from
Kubernetes
No Helm chart in the repository
Desktop and mobile
No app builds in GitHub releases
Interface languages
25 languages

Install instructions: umbrel.com or the README on GitHub.

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Questions about Umbrel

Is Umbrel open source?

Not by the OSI definition. Umbrel uses PolyForm license, which makes the code public but restricts how it may be used.

Is Umbrel still maintained?

Its health score is 58 of 100 (actively developed). It had 261 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 22 September 2026, and its latest release came out on 1 November 2026.

How do I run Umbrel?

You can run it with Docker. The README on GitHub has the exact steps.

What are the alternatives to Umbrel?

Close alternatives in the Self-hosting & PaaS category include Cosmos, Coolify, Dokku.