Closed pilot
Your own server.Reachable from anywhere.
Run open-source apps on a computer you own: a Raspberry Pi, a Linux machine or a Mac that is on anyway. Every app gets a web address that works from anywhere.
Your data stays on your hardware. No port forwarding, and no Docker to look after.
How a visit reaches you
From your phone to the box at home.
01
You open your address
vault.mara.obacht.space, on your phone, from anywhere.
02
The address knows your device
Obacht looks up which device it belongs to. That's all it looks at.
03
Through the Obacht network
Encrypted the whole way, through a connection your device opened itself.
04
Your device answers
At home, with your data. Nothing to forward on the router.
Why
Self-hosting shouldn't need a homelab degree.
You want your own website, a password manager or a tool for your team, on hardware that's yours. Somewhere between SSH, Docker, certificates and dynamic DNS the project stalls.
The homelab way
- Forward port 443
- Set up dynamic DNS
- Renew TLS certificates
- Debug Docker networking
- Edit YAML at midnight
With Obacht
Obacht does the part in between. Pick an app and it installs with a web address and HTTPS already working. The device sits at your place. You run it from the browser.
How it works
Install. Operate. Publish.
Pick an app, get it running on your device, keep an eye on it and open it from anywhere.
- 01
Connect your device
Pi: flash the SD card, copy the install bundle on and power on. Linux: run one command. Mac: install the app and click “Register this Mac”. A few minutes later it shows up in your browser.
- 02
Pick an app
A password manager, a blog, a survey tool, a wiki. Fill in a few settings and it installs. No command line.
- 03
Open it from anywhere
Each app gets an address under your-name.obacht.space, with HTTPS. Scan the QR code or share the link. Got your own domain? Add it later.
What you get
Everything a small server needs. Nothing it doesn't.
Obacht does the chores around your apps, so the device can sit in a cupboard and you can forget about it.
Install apps
Pick from a catalogue of signed apps. Fill in a few settings, done. No terminal, and the containers look after themselves.
A web address for each
Every app gets its own address with HTTPS, ready the moment it's installed. Bring your own domain if you like.
Password protection
Put a login in front of any address with one switch. Handy for things only you should see.
See how it's doing
CPU, memory and disk at a glance, for every device you own.
A mail when it matters
Disk filling up, device gone quiet, app stopped. You hear about it, the rest of the time it's quiet.
Updates you can trust
Apps and the agent are signed. Your device checks every signature before anything changes.
Runs on
The computer you already have.
A Raspberry Pi, an old laptop, a mini PC from the drawer, or the Mac that's on anyway. If it runs Linux or macOS on Apple silicon, it can run Obacht.
A small box that just runs
Flash Raspberry Pi OS onto an SD card, copy the bundle on, plug it in, and it shows up a few minutes later. Plenty for a site, a CMS or a password manager.
- Setup by flashing and copying files, no shell
- Low power, runs unattended
Apps
Pick what you want to run.
Password manager, website, notes, AI chat, file sharing. 62 open-source apps right now, sorted by what they're for.
Your own cloud
Be visible online
Organise and get things done
Design and create
Your own AI
For tinkerers and developers
For the Raspberry Pi
- Browse all apps
Two views
A simple view. A technical one when you want it.
Most people never need more than apps and addresses. If you do, it's one switch in the menu, and the same account shows you everything underneath.
For everyone
Apps and addresses
A store, one install sheet, a web address with a QR code. That's it.
For tinkerers
Everything underneath
Terminal, files, telemetry, services, your own domains. Every change lands in the audit log on the device.
Ownership
Your hardware.Your data.Your domain.
Apps run on your device. Files live on your SD card, your disk or your Mac. Traffic to your address passes through. We store none of it. If Obacht went away tomorrow, your apps and their data would stay with you and keep running at home.
- Your own domainyours
- Your obacht.space addressours, for testing
- Obachtreplaceable
- Your dataon your device
- Your hardwareyours
Security
Built so we can't look inside.
Encryption ends on your device, not on our servers. Installs and settings are signed in your browser, with a key we never see.
Read the security architectureOpen source
Paying back the people who wrote the software.
Where a project can take money, part of what you pay goes straight to it. Every app page says where.
How the money flowsWant in?
Obacht is in a closed pilot phase. Put yourself on the list. We let people in a few at a time, so it can take a while.