168 one-click apps: skip the setup, keep the root access
4 min read · by the InstantNode team
Most self-hosted projects die in the same place: forty minutes into a stale installation guide, three dependency errors deep. The App Installer on every Linux KVM server removes that phase. Open your server in the panel, hit App Installer, pick from 168 apps, click install - a few minutes later the app is running and linked from the panel.
What is in the catalog
The self-hosting canon: Nextcloud for files, Vaultwarden for passwords, Uptime Kuma for monitoring, WordPress and Ghost for publishing, Gitea for repos, Jellyfin for media, AdGuard Home for DNS filtering, n8n for automation, plus databases, dashboards, wikis, chat servers and dev tools. Every image in the catalog is verified against its registry - no broken references, no abandoned images.
How it works, honestly
No magic: the installer provisions Docker on your server and deploys the app as a Compose stack. That choice is deliberate. Your server stays your server - full root, and the app is a standard docker compose project you can inspect, edit or extend over SSH like any other. The panel button is a convenience, not a cage. Uninstall removes the stack cleanly.
A good starter stack
On a mid-size VPS, this combination covers most of a person's cloud subscriptions: Nextcloud (files + calendar + contacts), Vaultwarden (passwords), Uptime Kuma (is everything up?), AdGuard Home (network-wide ad blocking over VPN). Add WireGuard and the whole stack is reachable privately from your phone. Total cost: one VPS.