textbee is MIT licensed and the server runs anywhere Docker does. These posts cover self-hosting the API, pairing a handset, and the privacy story that comes with it. Homelab setups get their own notes.
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textbee is an MIT-licensed, self-hostable SMS gateway. What open source means here, self-hosted vs managed, how to run it with Docker Compose, and how it compares with Gammu and other Android gateways.
Send SMS alerts from a Raspberry Pi or Linux server using textbee and an Android phone as the gateway. Python scripts, bash/curl one-liners, systemd services, and Uptime Kuma webhook config.
Send SMS from n8n workflows using textbee and your Android phone as the gateway. HTTP Request node config, workflow patterns, expressions, and a full open-source self-hosted stack guide.
