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Larder
Run your own apps on your own server, without the command line.
- Score
- 61
- confidence 53
- Evidence
- 8
- items on the page
- Rivals
- 3
- named in sources
- First version
- 40 d
- estimate
- Type
- Desktop and mobile
- PWA: on computers and phones alike
- Market since
- 2010
- Mature market · AI estimate
ScreensConcept
Desktop and mobile: Initial setup and app management happen on a server via command line, while monitoring and approvals occur on phone or laptop as needed. Sample screens on a computer and a phone, in the proposed brand. Their numbers are sample data.
My server
All healthy4 apps
- Files
About this appAI proposal
Larder is a control panel for people who want to self-host apps but don't want to learn Docker. Run one command on a rented server or a spare home machine. After that, you install, update, back up and restore apps from a web app on your phone or laptop.
It is made for non-expert users and small teams: a family, a studio, a club, a five-person office. Each app has plain-language status, one-click updates with automatic rollback, and scheduled backups you can test with a restore. Your data stays on your server.
Larder doesn't replace the apps you run. It takes over the setup and upkeep that make self-hosting tiring: certificates, domains, updates, disk space and backups. You can open a shell or leave Larder at any time.
- Tagline
- Your apps, your server, your data. Kept tidy.
- Voice
- CalmPlainReassuring
- Why this name
- A larder is a store you keep stocked and own. It suggests apps and data kept safe at home, in a plain word that is easy to say.
In the first version
Members say which features they would use. It tells PWAS what people want; it changes no score.
One-command setup
Paste one command on a fresh Linux server. Larder installs what it needs, checks the machine and connects it to your account.
No member yet
One-click app catalogue
Pick an app, name it, choose a domain. Larder handles containers, storage, HTTPS and first-run settings for you.
No member yet
Safe updates with rollback
Updates take a snapshot first. If the app fails its health check afterwards, Larder returns to the previous version.
No member yet
Backups you can trust
Schedule encrypted backups to your own storage. Run a test restore to a scratch copy and see whether it worked.
No member yet
Brand identityAI proposal
Check the name against trademark registers before using it.
Palette
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Typography
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Larder
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Your apps, your server, your data. Kept tidy.
PricingAI proposal
Based on VERIFIED pricing pages: Nextcloud lists 4 paid plans from €42 to €204.75 a year; Unraid lists 3 plans from $49 to $249 one-time. Tiers sit in that range and are a starting point to test.
Free
Free
- 1 server
- Up to 3 apps
- Manual backups
- Community support
Home
$48 a year
- 1 server, unlimited apps
- Scheduled encrypted backups
- Safe updates with rollback
- Push alerts
Team
$149 a year
- Up to 3 servers
- Up to 10 invited members
- Helper roles and audit log
- Test restores
What it could be worthEstimate
What a software business making this much sells for today, from real deals. Pick a monthly revenue.
If it makes
Worth about
$194,000
Sale range $132,000 to $263,000
$120,000 a year in revenue
From 87 software businesses listed and sold on Empire Flippers in the last year, revenue vetted by the broker: they sell for about 19× their monthly revenue, most between 13× and 26×.
Measured on profit, the middle deal is 32× monthly net profit: about 2.7 years of profit.
An estimate, not an offer or financial advice. A real price depends on profit, growth, churn, how much of the work is the owner's, and the buyer.
How it would growAI proposal
How the product would reach new customers through its own use, and how the first ones would be found. A plan to test, not a result.
- Built-in loop
- Users invite others. The person who sets up a space invites family or colleagues. Invitees sign in to the Larder PWA to open apps and, as helpers, to restart or update them.
- Do they become customers?
- Most invitees only use apps and won't pay. Test whether helpers or members start their own spaces, for example one in ten invited households.
- First customers
- Small creative studios and households of 2 to 10 people with one technically curious member, who want a private file, photo and notes server.
- Where to reach them
- Self-hosting communities: Answer setup questions in self-hosting forums and subreddits, and offer free early access to people who ask for easier setup.
- Setup guides: Publish step-by-step guides for moving from cloud storage and photo services to your own server, ending with a Larder install.
- Small-host partnerships: Ask budget VPS providers to list Larder as a recommended first-time setup.
- First milestone
- 20 Home or Team subscriptions in 60 days, with at least half still backing up and restoring after a month.
Why people already pay for this
- VerifiedGitHub repository gained 9682 stars in 1657 days
- Public claimPlatform targets users who want simplified self-hosted application deployment
- AI inferenceProject has significant community adoption and engagement
- AI inferenceProject has been actively maintained for extended period
- Verified
Tech stack
Every proposal builds on the same PWA base, installable from the browser on any phone or computer. Dashed boxes are what this app adds.
- AppNext.js and TypeScript
- PWAManifest and service worker
- UITailwind CSS
- Data and authSupabase Postgres
- PaymentsStripe
- EmailResend
- HostingVercel
- This app · Server agentSmall signed agent that manages containersInstalls apps, updates and backups on the user's own server through an outbound connection, so no open ports.
- This app · Reverse proxy and HTTPSAutomatic certificate reverse proxyGives each app a domain and certificate without manual setup.
RisksAI inference
- TechnicalAgents run on very different servers and home networks. Failed installs or bad updates would damage user data and trust, so the first catalogue must stay small and well tested.
- CommercialFree and open tools already exist and the material shows both a GitHub project and paid products. Non-experts must be shown to pay for less upkeep, not just for software.
- PlatformThe catalogue depends on third-party apps' licences and release changes. Upstream updates can break the one-click installs, so someone must keep testing each app.
- DataBackups hold private data. A flaw in encryption or key handling would be serious, and users who lose their recovery key cannot get their data back.
- RegulatoryTeam use can mean personal data of members or clients. Larder's account data and the agent's access to servers need clear privacy terms.
Everything marked AI proposal or AI inference was written by a model from the evidence on the opportunity page. The proposed name must be checked against trademark registers before it is used.