Self-Hosting App Quiz

Find the Right Self-hosted Apps and Home Server

Answer a few questions to turn your self-hosting goals into a practical build. The quiz matches a coherent set of apps with the server class, memory, storage, networking, and expansion ...

What is ZimaOS?

Takes about 90 seconds. No account, no email. Recommendations explained from your answers.

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Apps and hardware matched to how you actually want to use your server.

01Apps2โ€“4 that belong together
02HardwareThe right server class first
03StorageCapacity with room to grow
04Next stepReuse, install, compare, or buy

Built around your life

Own the services you use every day.

Private cloud, family photos, media, or local AI โ€” start with the outcome, not a spec sheet.

Most-loved by our community

ImmichYour personal Google Photos.

Private photo backup with automatic uploads, search, maps, and local-first ownership of your memories.

Immich photo library interface

Emby, Jellyfin, and PlexYour media, any screen.

Organize movies, shows, music, and photos on your own server, then stream them across the devices you already use.

Plex media library interface

Home AssistantA local smart-home core.

Bring automations, sensors, dashboards, and supported devices together while keeping more of the experience local.

Home Assistant dashboard

Frequently asked questions

It recommends a focused stack of self-hosted apps plus a suitable server class and ZimaSpace hardware path based on your goals, workload, storage, access needs, and experience level.
The result weighs workload intensity, concurrent users, storage growth, expansion needs, networking, and GPU requirements before mapping the required server class to a product.
Yes. If you already have compatible x86-64 hardware and your answers indicate that it can meet the estimated workload, the quiz can recommend reusing it with ZimaOS instead of buying a new server.
Those answers change the recommendation. Storage affects capacity and expansion, remote access changes networking and security guidance, and experience level helps keep the suggested app stack practical to manage.
No. The result is an estimate and decision aid. Product availability, app support, storage devices, codecs, GPU workloads, and existing hardware details can change the final fit, so compatibility should still be verified before purchase or migration.

Recommendations are estimates based on your answers and current product positioning. Verify compatibility, app availability, and pricing before purchase. Drive-failure protection is not a backup.

Matching apps…
Sizing workload…
Building result…