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Automation & WorkflowsWebsite change detection and notification
Replaces IFTTT
The 27 best Lightweight automation & workflows you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Website change detection and notification
Replaces IFTTT
Distributed task queue for Python with scheduling support
Replaces AWS Batch, AWS SQS
Automatically update running Docker containers to new images
Replaces Renovate
Flow-based programming for event-driven apps
Replaces Zapier
Python module for building complex batch job pipelines
Replaces AWS Step Functions
Watch files and trigger actions when they change
Replaces fswatch
Run scripts and commands from configurable HTTP endpoints
Replaces Zapier Webhooks
Event and agent system for connecting things
Replaces IFTTT
Wake-on-LAN dashboard to power devices on and off
Replaces Commercial WOL apps
Notifier that alerts when Docker images receive updates
Replaces Watchtower
A docker-friendly job scheduler written in Go
Replaces cron
Lightweight, extensible download manager with a web UI
Replaces JDownloader
Web buttons that safely run predefined shell commands
Replaces Rundeck
Get notified when container images have updates
Replaces Watchtower
Lightweight Dropbox client that runs as a daemon
Replaces Dropbox client
Web interface for editing and managing crontab jobs
Replaces cron
Monitor webpages for changes and get notified
Replaces Visualping, Distill.io
Tray application and CLI for managing Syncthing
Replaces Resilio Sync
Crontab-compatible job runner built for containers
Replaces cron
Notification routing library and CLI for many services
Replaces Apprise
Smarter cron replacement with retries and notifications
Replaces cron
PostgreSQL-backed task queue for Python automation
Replaces Celery
Fast checker for available Docker image updates
Replaces Watchtower
Unified notification gateway for many services
Replaces IFTTT
Modern YAML-configured cron replacement with alerting
Replaces cron
Lightweight cron daemon for containers and minimal systems
Replaces cron
Job scheduler for Docker environments using container labels
Replaces cron
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Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Lightweight within the automation & workflows category. Compare them on the individual app pages for setup difficulty and resource requirements.