Flame instead of start.me

6,554 stars on GitHub Latest commit on April 25, 2026 More about Flame

A browser start page with everything you open every day: services, bookmarks and a search box. On your own instance, without an account with a provider.

about €1.67 / month All the pricing details

What you get out of it

  • A page that shows only what you put on it
  • Your own colours, light and dark
  • Runs on the smallest size

start.me and Podless

start.me and Podlessstart.meOn Podless
Where the data livesstart.meOn the provider’s serversOn PodlessIn your own instance in the EU
Source codestart.meNot open to readOn PodlessOpen, you can read what runs
Ads and profilingstart.mePer the provider’s termsOn PodlessNone
Your own domainstart.meUsually not offeredOn PodlessIncluded, certificate too
Getting out againstart.meAs far as the provider allowsOn PodlessSFTP, database, backups to your storage
If it gets shut downstart.meYou have to moveOn PodlessYou decide when you leave

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