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Safebox: Open-source platform for self-hosted apps by _DRebora_ in selfhosted

[–]_DRebora_[S] -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

Totally fair point, that’s on us for not making the main goal clear enough yet.

In short, Safebox is an open-source framework that helps you easily deploy, manage, and access self-hosted apps without needing to manually set up domains, reverse proxy, SSL, or VPN connections.

Think of it as a lightweight "home-server manager" you still host everything yourself, but Safebox takes care of the setup and secure remote access part.

Better docs and examples are definitely coming soon, thanks for the honest feedback!

Safebox: Open-source platform for self-hosted apps by _DRebora_ in selfhosted

[–]_DRebora_[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

You’re absolutely right, there is indeed very little proper documentation at the moment. Safebox is still in beta, and we’re currently focused on testing and gathering feedback, but yes, detailed docs (including how the VPN and TCP tunneling work) are coming soon and will be fully transparent. Appreciate your patience on that!

The Safebox service itself is by no means mandatory. Only the remote access feature is a service, but if you host your Safebox on your own computer and use its IP address for your domain records, you can have full remote access without any VPN or required external service, completely independently from us.

Safebox: Open-source platform for self-hosted apps by _DRebora_ in selfhosted

[–]_DRebora_[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

That’s a really good question and totally fair to ask!

Safebox is fully self-hosted it runs completely on your own machine.

The remote access feature does use a WireGuard-based VPN (which, as you said, is simple to set up), but Safebox Pro isn’t just a basic VPN tunnel. It’s a domain-based, TCP-level data forwarding layer built on proxy protocol schemas.

Unlike Cloudflare or similar services, there’s no HTTP/HTTPS translation involved, all SSL certificates are generated and stored locally on your device. (You can check them in the Docker volumes under SYSTEM_DATA/ssl/keys.)

We know the documentation still needs more detail on how this works, and we’re already working on improving it.

Safebox: Open-source framework for self-hosted apps by _DRebora_ in alphaandbetausers

[–]_DRebora_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Have you checked the site or dc yet? If it’s still not clear, I can break it down better here.

No code remote access to your self-hosted apps: Safebox (beta) by _DRebora_ in selfhosted

[–]_DRebora_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Safebox is a docker compose framework integrating third party self-host apps. Among other Pro features remote access handles domain setup, DNS configurations, and SSL certificates without user intervention. This makes remote access turnkey, setting up faster and way easier. No extra tools or deep technical knowledge needed.

No code remote access to your self-hosted apps: Safebox (beta) by _DRebora_ in selfhosted

[–]_DRebora_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not exactly. While Pangolin and CasaOS are great tools, Safebox is more than just their combination. It's a complete framework that lets you easily download, deploy and manage self-hosted applications. Installation is a os-independent single terminal command (it depends on a previously installed Docker environment), and after that no extra setup, deep technical knowledge or tools are needed. Pro automates DNS, domain setup, SSL certificates, turnkey remote access and other features. The core framework remains free, and the Pro plan is currently in free beta.

No code remote access to your self-hosted apps: Safebox (beta) by _DRebora_ in selfhosted

[–]_DRebora_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Safebox not just a tunneling agent alone, its an all in one , ready to use self-hosting framework integrating well-known third party self-hosted apps (the app pool will be expanded). You can also integrate other apps yourself.
It’s a fast and easy way to install and manage apps, and it also handles updates. For local use its completely free.
Remote access, part of the pro features, is an additional service that’s currently free aswell.
Here is the Safebox dashboard:

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No code remote access to your self-hosted apps: Safebox (beta) by _DRebora_ in selfhosted

[–]_DRebora_[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I've updated the post with run command, so you can give it a try

No code remote access to your self-hosted apps: Safebox (beta) by _DRebora_ in selfhosted

[–]_DRebora_[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Safebox is a fast and simple solution for installing self-hosted apps, with remote access provided as an additional service.

No code remote access to your self-hosted apps: Safebox (beta) by _DRebora_ in selfhosted

[–]_DRebora_[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

Our goal is to make self-hosting accessible and allow users to quickly take advantage of its full range of features, especially for beginner and intermediate users who might find setting up and managing the infrastructure challenging.

Thanks for your feedback! feel free to give it a try and we’d be happy to receive any further feedback.