CrowdSec: Open-source and participative security solution
CrowdSec is a self-hosted networking and security tool. Open-source and participative security solution offering crowd-sourced protection against malicious IPs.
Why self-host CrowdSec
When you deploy CrowdSec yourself, you own the instance. That means no rate limits, no pricing changes, and no worry about the service shutting down.
What it does
CrowdSec falls into the Networking, Security category of self-hosted software. It is designed to be deployed on your own infrastructure, whether that is a home server, a VPS, or a local machine running Docker.
Community traction
The project has 8k stars on GitHub, which is a reasonable proxy for how widely it is used. Active repositories tend to ship bug fixes faster and have better documentation than projects that stall after the initial release.
Deployment
Like most modern self-hosted apps, CrowdSec supports Docker. A single compose file handles the deployment in most cases.
Maturity
The current release is 1.6.2. The project has moved past early development and tends to ship stable, documented releases.
License
It is licensed under MIT, making it freely available for personal and commercial use.
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For anyone already running a home server, CrowdSec is a natural addition. It handles networking and security without requiring a paid subscription or an account with a third party.