# lldap

> GPL-3.0 light LDAP server for simple user management

**Category:** DevOps  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://github.com/lldap/lldap  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/lldap/lldap  
**Added:** 2026-10-18

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## The Hook

lldap is a lightweight authentication server with a simplified LDAP interface and a friendly web UI, built for homelabs and small teams that need one user directory for many apps.

## What's Good

GPL-3.0 (lldap/lldap), release v0.6.3 (2026-04-30), written in Rust. Simple to set up (no slapd), low on resources, with a web UI for users and groups and email password resets. It integrates with Keycloak, Authelia, Nextcloud, Gitea and many other LDAP-aware services, and the README lists known-compatible and incompatible apps. ★~6.6k.

## The Catch

It is deliberately not a full LDAP server: schema and features are limited, so some enterprise apps will not work. Still 0.x. Pair it with an SSO layer like Authelia for modern login flows.

## Verdict

The easiest LDAP backend for a self-hosted stack.