---
title: "5 open source tools to take control of your own data"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/5-open-source-tools-to-take-control-of-your-own-data-jti1c4gkr
source_url: https://opensource.com/article/23/2/open-source-tools-data
type: article
source: "Open Source Way"
published: 2023-02-24T08:03:19.280Z
updated: 2026-07-02T02:13:35.756Z
tags: ["containers", "jellyfin"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 3
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# 5 open source tools to take control of your own data

**[Open Source Way](https://daily.dev/sources/oss)** · 4 min read · 3 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Learn about open source tools for self-hosting and backing up your data, including containers, Syncthing, Nextcloud, Jellyfin, and home servers.

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