For iPhone · Coming soon to the App Store

A little magic for your home server.

ServerMage installs self-hosted apps on your own Linux server and keeps them running: updates, backups and health checks, all from your iPhone.

No terminal, no Compose files
No router ports opened, ever
Your data stays on your server

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Certified on

Ubuntu 22.04 & 24.04 · Debian 12 & 13 · Rocky Linux 9 & 10 · AlmaLinux 9

Intel/AMD and ARM64 · Docker installed for you

How it works

Three steps. No command line.

1
Add your server

Enter its address and sign in once over SSH, with a password or a key. ServerMage checks the server, installs Docker if it needs to, and sets up a small Agent. Then it forgets the sign-in.
2
Pick an app

Choose from a catalog of tested apps. Before anything is installed, ServerMage checks memory, disk space, ports and folders, and tells you plainly what to fix.
3
It looks after it

Each app gets a simple address, like http://server/jellyfin, plus health checks, updates, backups and alerts from then on. Open ServerMage when you want to; it tells you when something needs you.

The catalog

Apps worth running at home.

Every app in the catalog is set up for you, signed, and certified on every system listed above before it's offered. The catalog grows on its own schedule, without waiting for an app update.

Movies & TV

Jellyfin

Your own streaming service for the media you already have.

Photos

Immich

Phone photo backup and a private photo library.

Files

Nextcloud

Your own cloud for files, calendars and contacts, ready to sign in.

Network · Pro

Pi-hole

Blocks ads and trackers for every device at home, and gives your apps easy names like jellyfin.myserver.home.

Monitoring

Uptime Kuma

Watches your sites and devices and tells you when one goes down.

On the way to the catalog

Audiobookshelf
Navidrome
Mealie
Tautulli
Paperless-ngx
Gitea
BookStack
Ghost
Plex

App names are trademarks of their owners. ServerMage isn't affiliated with these projects; each installed app links to its official documentation.

The upkeep, handled

More time enjoying your server.
Less time tending it.

Updates with a way back

Before an update, ServerMage backs the app up and steps through major versions one at a time. If the new version doesn't come up healthy, it rolls back on its own, database included.

Backups on a schedule

Daily or weekly backups of each app's settings and database, kept on your server. Restore in a tap.

Alerts that make sense

"Jellyfin isn't healthy." "Backups are behind." "The disk is nearly full." Even "your server's address could change." Each alert opens the screen that fixes it.

Keeps itself current

ServerMage's own Agent, and the web router that gives your apps their addresses, update overnight and put themselves back if anything goes wrong.

Your data is never thrown away

Removing an app keeps its data unless you say otherwise, and a reinstall can pick it back up. Your own folders are never deleted.

A repair button

If the app can't reach your server, it explains why and can fix common problems for you, like Docker that won't start.

Pro · Reach from anywhere

Your apps away from home.
Your router left alone.

Bring a domain with its DNS on Cloudflare. ServerMage connects it to your server with a Cloudflare Tunnel, so the apps you pick get trusted HTTPS addresses that work anywhere.

No ports, no port forwarding

The tunnel only connects outward. Nothing changes on your router or firewall, and there's no dynamic DNS to babysit.

Off until you turn it on

Each app has its own switch. ServerMage won't open an app until its own sign-in is set up, so no stranger can claim it first.

ServerMage stays home

Only the apps you choose go out. The controls for your server are never reachable from the internet, and turning remote access off cleans up after itself.

Remote access uses Cloudflare's free plan and your own domain (about $10–15 a year from a registrar). Cloudflare's limits apply, such as 100 MB per upload; ServerMage tells you about them before you turn an app on.

Your server stays yours

Safe by design, not by setting.

There's no web admin page to attack, no cloud account between you and your server, and no shell access through the app. ServerMage does a short list of things, carefully.

Control stays at home. Your iPhone talks straight to your server on your home network. ServerMage itself is never put on the internet, even with remote access on.
Only your iPhone can control it. Every request is signed with a key kept in your iPhone's Secure Enclave.
SSH for setup only. Your password is used once and not stored.
Hands off what isn't its own. You can see your other containers, but ServerMage never changes them. In your Cloudflare account, it only touches the tunnel and names it created.
A signed, tested catalog. Every app definition is signed and checked, with images pinned to exact versions, and no app gets powers that could take over your server.

Questions

Good to know.

Do I need to know Linux?

You need a Linux server and a sign-in for it. ServerMage is certified on the systems listed at the top of this page, and setup checks your server first and tells you plainly if it can't be used. ServerMage does the rest: it installs Docker if needed, sets up its Agent, and handles each app's setup.

Can I use my apps away from home?

Yes, with Pro and your own domain on Cloudflare. ServerMage sets up a Cloudflare Tunnel, and each app you choose gets a trusted HTTPS address like https://photos.yourdomain.com. Nothing is opened on your router, and ServerMage itself stays at home. Without it, your apps work on your home network.

What happens to containers I already run?

They keep running exactly as they are. ServerMage shows them so you have the full picture, but it only ever changes apps it installed itself.

What if I remove an app, or ServerMage?

Removing an app keeps its data by default, so you can reinstall later and carry on. You can also remove ServerMage from a server entirely, with or without its apps; Docker and your own folders are left alone.

How do I open my apps at home?

Each app has a simple address on your server, like http://myserver/jellyfin, and ServerMage shows it with a button to open it. With Pi-hole installed, apps also get names like http://jellyfin.myserver.home on devices that use it.

Is there an Android version or a web app?

ServerMage is made for iPhone. There's no web version by design: it keeps your server off the browser and out of reach.

What will it cost?

The plan is to start free, with up to two apps. Pro removes the limit and adds remote access and Pi-hole. Pricing will be announced at launch.

Coming soon to the App Store.

ServerMage is in final testing on real home servers. Check back here for the launch.

Made by The Black Well Foundry, an independent app studio.