2024 Self-Host User Survey Results
Visualized results from the 2024 Self-Host User Survey
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Thanks to all who participated in the 2024 Self-Host User Survey! In total, the survey received ~3,700 responses, which is almost double last year's participation.
Throughout the duration of the survey, I was also able to collect a lot of great feedback from participants regarding enhancements and improvements for next year's survey. If you have any further feedback, feel free to reach out!
The final results have been aggregated and visualized below using Chart.js.
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If you missed it, I discussed the results of this survey via livestream with DB Tech on YouTube. Check it out if you'd like to hear us chat about them with the community!
Environment
Do you self-host for personal or enterprise purposes?
Approximately how many unique users are registered across your applications?
Why do you self-host?
Select the hardware option(s) used to deploy your self-hosted software.
Do you deploy a network-attached storage device (NAS)?
Do you avoid self-hosting sensitive or important data? (Passwords, photos, etc.)
Which operating system(s) are installed on your server(s)?
Which backup strategies have you deployed for your self-hosted data?
Which cloud storage service(s) are you subscribed to for backups?
Containers
Do you use containers to deploy self-hosted software?
Do you prefer container installations to bare metal?
Do you use an orchestration platform to deploy containers?
Which container platform(s) do you use for deployment?
Do you deploy management software to administer your containers? (Portainer, Yacht, etc.)
How do you manage container updates?
Networking
If self-hosting for personal use, do you deploy a firewall aside from the router provided by your ISP? (OPNsense, pfSense, etc.)
How do you access your self-hosted software remotely?
Which web server(s) do you deploy for proxied services?
Do you utilize a custom domain for your self-hosted applications?
Which registrar(s) do you purchase or lease your custom domains from?
Additional Commentary: Overall, there were 253 individual domain providers submitted as responses to this question. The chart above categorizes any with fewer than 25 as 'Other', which in total consists of 237 providers across 650 responses.
Software
Are you self-hosting any components of an e-mail server?
Which e-mail server components are you self-hosting?
Which (if any) of the platforms below do you deploy to stream media content?
Additional Commentary: The chart above omits platforms with fewer than 20 responses.
Which (if any) of the platforms below do you deploy for remote file storage, access, or syncing?
Additional Commentary: The chart above omits platforms with fewer than 15 responses.
Which (if any) of the platforms below do you deploy for documentation or note-taking?
Additional Commentary: The chart above omits platforms with fewer than 10 responses.
Do you deploy any self-hosted software for smart home or home automation purposes?
Which smart home communication standards and protocols are you utilizing in your self-hosted ecosystem?
Do you deploy any self-hosted ActivityPub platforms?
Which ActivityPub platform(s) do you deploy?
Additional Commentary: The chart above omits platforms with fewer than 5 responses.
Are you self-hosting any game servers?
List the games you're deploying a game server for.
Additional Commentary: The chart above omits platforms with fewer than 10 responses.
How do you deploy databases for self-hosted applications?
What is your favorite self-hosted application?
Additional Commentary: Overall, there were ~320 individual pieces of software submitted as responses to this question. The chart above omits any applications that received fewer than 15. I've decided to omit an 'Other' category for visualization purposes, as it consists of a staggering 288 applications across 681 responses.
Demographics
What is your age range?
What is your gender?
What country do you currently reside in?
| United States | 964 | Croatia | 11 | Kazakhstan | 2 | ||
| Germany | 430 | Bulgaria | 10 | Sri Lanka | 2 | ||
| UK | 208 | China | 10 | Luxembourg | 2 | ||
| Canada | 187 | Singapore | 10 | Nepal | 2 | ||
| France | 171 | Slovenia | 10 | Panama | 2 | ||
| Australia | 111 | Turkey | 10 | Puerto Rico | 2 | ||
| Netherlands | 106 | Greece | 9 | Paraguay | 2 | ||
| Spain | 77 | Mexico | 9 | Serbia | 2 | ||
| Poland | 76 | Estonia | 8 | Taiwan | 2 | ||
| Italy | 55 | Slovakia | 8 | Uruguay | 2 | ||
| Switzerland | 54 | Chile | 7 | Andorra | 1 | ||
| Belgium | 53 | Indonesia | 7 | Bangladesh | 1 | ||
| Sweden | 47 | Lithuania | 7 | Bolivia | 1 | ||
| Brazil | 41 | Vietnam | 7 | Costa Rica | 1 | ||
| India | 41 | Colombia | 4 | Cuba | 1 | ||
| Czechia | 35 | Hong Kong | 4 | Algeria | 1 | ||
| Austria | 33 | Israel | 4 | Egypt | 1 | ||
| New Zealand | 33 | Korea | 4 | Georgia | 1 | ||
| Portugal | 31 | Malaysia | 4 | Iceland | 1 | ||
| Norway | 30 | Cyprus | 3 | Latvia | 1 | ||
| Denmark | 29 | Malta | 3 | Montenegro | 1 | ||
| Ireland | 25 | Philippines | 3 | North Macedonia | 1 | ||
| Russia | 24 | Thailand | 3 | Macao | 1 | ||
| Hungary | 19 | Venezuela | 3 | Maldives | 1 | ||
| Romania | 19 | UAE | 2 | Peru | 1 | ||
| Japan | 16 | Bosnia | 2 | Qatar | 1 | ||
| South Africa | 15 | Belarus | 2 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | ||
| Argentina | 13 | Dominican Republic | 2 | San Marino | 1 | ||
| Finland | 12 | Ecuador | 2 | Senegal | 1 | ||
| Ukraine | 12 | Guatemala | 2 | El Salvador | 1 |
If employed, do you work in a technical field?
What is your primary mobile device's operating system?
Have you donated to a self-hosted project in the last year?
What is the highest level of education you have completed?
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