# Awesome Sysadmin [![](https://cdn.rawgit.com/sindresorhus/awesome/d7305f38d29fed78fa85652e3a63e154dd8e8829/media/badge.svg)](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) [![](https://github.com/correia-jpv/fucking-awesome-sysadmin/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/correia-jpv/fucking-awesome-sysadmin/issues/416) **A curated list of amazingly awesome Free and Open-Source sysadmin resources.** Please read the [Pull Request template](./.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md) if you wish to add software and consider 48⭐ 4🍴 [donating](https://github.com/n1trux/awesome-donations)) to the FLOSS projects you use regularly. Please consider contributing to fix one of the pinned [issues](https://github.com/correia-jpv/fucking-awesome-sysadmin/issues) if your time allows. -------------------- ## Table of contents - [Software](#software) - [Automation](#automation) - [Backups](#backups) - [Build and software organization tools](#build-and-software-organization-tools) - [ChatOps](#chatops) - [Cloud Computing](#cloud-computing) - [Code Review](#code-review) - [Configuration Management](#configuration-management) - [Configuration Management Database](#configuration-management-database) - [Continuous Integration & Continuous Deployment](#continuous-integration--continuous-deployment) - [Control Panels](#control-panels) - [Databases](#databases) - [Deployment Automation](#deployment-automation) - [Diagramming](#diagramming) - [Distributed Filesystems](#distributed-filesystems) - [DNS - Control Panels & Domain Management](#dns---control-panels--domain-management) - [DNS - Servers](#dns---servers) - [Editors](#editors) - [Identity Management](#identity-management) - [Identity Management - LDAP](#identity-management---ldap) - [Identity Management - Single Sign-On (SSO)](#identity-management---single-sign-on-sso) - [Identity Management - Tools and web interfaces](#identity-management---tools-and-web-interfaces) - [IT Asset Management](#it-asset-management) - [Log Management](#log-management) - [Mail Clients](#mail-clients) - [Metrics & Metric Collection](#metrics--metric-collection) - [Miscellaneous](#miscellaneous) - [Monitoring](#monitoring) - [Network Configuration Management](#network-configuration-management) - [PaaS](#paas) - [Packaging](#packaging) - [Project Management](#project-management) - [Queuing](#queuing) - [Remote Desktop Clients](#remote-desktop-clients) - [Router](#router) - [Service Discovery](#service-discovery) - [Software Containers](#software-containers) - [Status Pages](#status-pages) - [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting) - [Version control](#version-control) - [Virtualization](#virtualization) - [VPN](#vpn) - [Web](#web) - [List of Licenses](#list-of-licenses) - [External links](#external-links) - [Communities / Forums](#communities--forums) - [Repositories](#repositories) - [Websites](#websites) - [License](#license) -------------------- ## Software ### Automation **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** Build automation. - 🌎 [Apache Ant](ant.apache.org/) - Automation build tool, similar to make, a library and command-line tool whose mission is to drive processes described in build files as targets and extension points dependent upon each other. ( 442⭐ 443🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/apache/ant))) `Apache-2.0` `Java` - 🌎 [Apache Maven](maven.apache.org/) - Build automation tool mainly for Java. A software project management and comprehension tool. Based on the concept of a project object model (POM), Maven can manage a project's build, reporting and documentation from a central piece of information. ( 4645⭐ 2745🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/apache/maven))) `Apache-2.0` `Java` - 🌎 [Bazel](www.bazel.io/) - A fast, scalable, multi-language and extensible build system. Used by Google. ( ?⭐ ?🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/))) `Apache-2.0` `Java` - 🌎 [Bolt](www.puppet.com/community/open-source/bolt) - You can use Bolt to run one-off tasks, scripts to automate the provisioning and management of some nodes, you can use Bolt to move a step beyond scripts, and make them shareable. ( 525⭐ 225🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/puppetlabs/bolt))) `Apache-2.0` `Ruby` - 🌎 [GNU Make](www.gnu.org/software/make/) - The most popular automation build tool for many purposes, make is a tool which controls the generation of executables and other non-source files of a program from the program's source files. 🌎 [Source Code](git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/make.git)) `GPL-3.0` `C` - 🌎 [Gradle](gradle.org/) - Another build automation system. ( 17794⭐ 4969🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/gradle/gradle))) `Apache-2.0` `Groovy/Java` - 🌎 [Rake](ruby.github.io/rake/) - Build automation tool similar to Make, written in and extensible in Ruby. ( 2387⭐ 622🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/ruby/rake))) `MIT` `Ruby` ### Backups **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** 🌎 [Backup](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backup) software. _See also: 712⭐ 60🍴 [Restic's list of Linux backup software](https://github.com/restic/others))_ - 🌎 [Backupninja](0xacab.org/liberate/backupninja) - Lightweight, extensible meta-backup system, provides a centralized way to configure and coordinate many different backup utilities. `GPL-2.0` `Shell` - 🌎 [Backrest](garethgeorge.github.io/backrest/) - Backrest is a web UI and orchestrator for restic backup. ( 3171⭐ 88🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/garethgeorge/backrest))) `GPL-3.0` `Docker/Go` - 🌎 [Bareos](www.bareos.org/) - Cross-network backup solution which preserves, archives, and recovers data from all major operating systems. ( 1073⭐ 280🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/bareos/bareos))) `AGPL-3.0` `C++/C` - 🌎 [Barman](pgbarman.org) - Backup and Recovery Manager for PostgreSQL. ( 2392⭐ 208🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/EnterpriseDB/barman))) `GPL-3.0` `Python` - 🌎 [BorgBackup](www.borgbackup.org/) - Deduplicating archiver with compression and authenticated encryption. ( 11960⭐ 770🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/borgbackup/borg))) `BSD-3-Clause` `Python` - 🌎 [Burp](burp.grke.org/) - Network backup and restore program. ( 488⭐ 75🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/grke/burp))) `AGPL-3.0` `C` - [Dar](http://dar.linux.free.fr/) - Which stands for Disk ARchive, is a robust and rich featured archiving and backup software of the tar style. ( 153⭐ 21🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/Edrusb/DAR))) `GPL-2.0` `C++` - 🌎 [Duplicati](www.duplicati.com) - Backup client that securely stores encrypted, incremental, compressed backups on cloud storage services and remote file servers. ( 12745⭐ 967🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/duplicati/duplicati))) `LGPL-2.1` `C#` - 🌎 [Duplicity](duplicity.gitlab.io/) - Encrypted bandwidth-efficient backup using the rsync algorithm. 🌎 [Source Code](gitlab.com/duplicity/duplicity)) `GPL-2.0` `Python` - 🌎 [Proxmox Backup Server](www.proxmox.com/en/proxmox-backup-server) - Proxmox Backup Server is an enterprise-class, client-server backup solution thatis capable of backing up virtual machines, containers, and physical hosts. 🌎 [Source Code](git.proxmox.com/?p=proxmox-backup.git;a=tree)) `GPL-3.0` `Rust` - 🌎 [rclone](rclone.org/) - Command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers.. ( 51150⭐ 4579🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/rclone/rclone))) `MIT` `Go` - 🌎 [Rdiff-backup](rdiff-backup.net/) - Reverse differential backup tool, over a network or locally. ( 1173⭐ 95🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup))) `GPL-2.0` `Python` - 🌎 [Restic](restic.net/) - Easy, fast, verifiable, secure and efficient remote backup tool. ( 29071⭐ 1614🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/restic/restic))) `BSD-2-Clause` `Go` - 🌎 [Rsnapshot](rsnapshot.org/) - Filesystem snapshot utility based on rsync. ( 3455⭐ 270🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/rsnapshot/rsnapshot))) `GPL-2.0` `Perl` - 385⭐ 63🍴 [Shield](https://github.com/starkandwayne/shield)) - A pluggable architecture for backup and restore of database systems. `MIT` `Go` - 🌎 [UrBackup](www.urbackup.org/) - Client/Server Open Source Network Backup for Windows, MacOS and Linux. ( 731⭐ 154🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/uroni/urbackup_backend))) `AGPL-3.0` `C/C++` ### Build and software organization tools **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** Build and software organization tools. - 🌎 [EasyBuild](easybuild.io/) - EasyBuild builds software and modulefiles for High Performance Computing (HPC) systems in an efficient way. ( 413⭐ 742🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-easyconfigs))) `GPL-2.0` `Python` - 🌎 [Environment Modules](cea-hpc.github.io/modules/) - Environment Modules provides for the dynamic modification of a user's environment via modulefiles. ( 774⭐ 114🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/cea-hpc/modules))) `GPL-2.0` `Tcl` - 🌎 [Lmod](www.tacc.utexas.edu/research-development/tacc-projects/lmod) - Lmod is a Lua based module system that easily handles the MODULEPATH Hierarchical problem. ( 541⭐ 133🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/TACC/Lmod))) `MIT` `Lua` - 🌎 [Spack](spack.io/) - A flexible package manager that supports multiple versions, configurations, platforms, and compilers. ( 4698⭐ 2409🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/spack/spack))) `MIT/Apache-2.0` `Python` ### ChatOps **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** Conversation-driven development and management. _See also: 🌎 [/r/chatops](old.reddit.com/r/chatops)* - 🌎 [Eggdrop](www.eggheads.org/) - The oldest Internet Relay Chat (IRC) bot still in active development. ( 536⭐ 91🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/eggheads/eggdrop))) `GPL-2.0` `C` - 🌎 [Errbot](errbot.io/) - Plugin based chatbot designed to be easily deployable, extensible and maintainable. ( 3197⭐ 626🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/errbotio/errbot))) `GPL-3.0` `Python` - 🌎 [Hubot](hubot.github.com/) - A customizable, life embetterment robot. ( 16751⭐ 3742🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/hubotio/hubot))) `MIT` `Nodejs` ### Cloud Computing **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** 🌎 [Cloud computing](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing) is the on-demand availability of computer system resources, especially data storage (cloud storage) and computing power, without direct active management by the user. **Please visit 🌎 [Cloud Native Software Landscape](landscape.cncf.io/?group=projects-and-products&view-mode=card)** ### Code Review **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** 🌎 [Code review](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_review) is a software quality assurance activity in which one or several people check a program mainly by viewing and reading parts of its source code. **Please visit 🌎 [awesome-selfhosted/Software Development - Project Management](awesome-selfhosted.net/tags/software-development---project-management.html)** ### Configuration Management **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** 🌎 [Configuration management (CM)](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Configuration_management) is a systems engineering process for establishing and maintaining consistency of a product's performance, functional, and physical attributes with its requirements, design, and operational information throughout its life. - 🌎 [Ansible](www.ansible.com/) - Provisioning, configuration management, and application-deployment tool. ( 65437⭐ 24034🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/ansible/ansible))) `GPL-3.0` `Python` - 🌎 [CFEngine](cfengine.com/) - Configuration management system for automated configuration and maintenance of large-scale computer systems. ( 506⭐ 189🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/cfengine/core))) `GPL-3.0` `C` - 🌎 [Chef](www.chef.io/products/chef-infra) - Configuration management tool using a pure-Ruby, domain-specific language (DSL) for writing system configuration "recipes". ( 7846⭐ 2519🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/chef/chef))) `Apache-2.0` `Ruby` - 🌎 [cloud-init](cloud-init.io/) - Initialization tool to automate the configuration of VMs, cloud instances, or machines on a network. ( 3297⭐ 960🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init))) `GPL-3.0/Apache-2.0` `Python` - 🌎 [Puppet](www.puppet.com/) - Software configuration management tool which includes its own declarative language to describe system configuration. ( 7622⭐ 2197🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet))) `Apache-2.0` `Ruby/C` - 🌎 [Rudder](www.rudder.io/) - Scalable and dynamic configuration management system for patching, security & compliance, based on CFEngine. ( 561⭐ 82🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/Normation/rudder))) `GPL-3.0` `Scala` - 🌎 [Salt](docs.saltproject.io/) - Event-driven IT automation, remote task execution, and configuration management software. ( 14572⭐ 5527🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/saltstack/salt))) `Apache-2.0` `Python` ### Configuration Management Database **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** Configuration management database (CMDB) software. _Related: [IT Asset Management](#it-asset-management)_ - 🌎 [Collins](tumblr.github.io/collins/) - At Tumblr, it's the infrastructure source of truth and knowledge. ( 573⭐ 99🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/tumblr/collins))) `Apache-2.0` `Docker/Scala` - 🌎 [i-doit](www.i-doit.org/) - IT Documentation and CMDB. `AGPL-3.0` `PHP` - 🌎 [iTop](www.combodo.com/itop-193) - Complete ITIL web based service management tool. 🌎 [Source Code](sourceforge.net/projects/itop/files/)) `AGPL-3.0` `PHP` - 🌎 [netbox](netbox.dev/) - IP address management (IPAM) and data center infrastructure management (DCIM) tool. 🌎 [Demo](demo.netbox.dev/), 17995⭐ 2736🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox))) `Apache-2.0` `Python` ### Continuous Integration & Continuous Deployment **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** 🌎 [Continuous integration](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous_integration) 🌎 [deployment](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous_deployment) software. - 🌎 [Buildbot](buildbot.net/) - Python-based toolkit for continuous integration. ( 5361⭐ 1645🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/buildbot/buildbot))) `GPL-2.0` `Python` - 🌎 [CDS](ovh.github.io/cds/) - Enterprise-Grade Continuous Delivery & DevOps Automation Open Source Platform. ( 4723⭐ 440🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/ovh/cds))) `BSD-3-Clause` `Go` - 🌎 [Concourse](concourse-ci.org/) - Concourse is a CI tool that treats pipelines as first class objects and containerizes every step along the way. 🌎 [Demo](ci.concourse-ci.org/), 7586⭐ 861🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/concourse/concourse))) `Apache-2.0` `Go` - 🌎 [drone](drone.io/) - Drone is a Continuous Delivery platform built on Docker, written in Go. ( 32894⭐ 2844🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/drone/drone))) `Apache-2.0` `Go` - 🌎 [Factor](www.factor.io/) - Programmatically define and run workflows to connect configuration management, source code management, build, continuous integration, continuous deployment and communication tools. ( 81⭐ 5🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/factor-io/factor))) `MIT` `Ruby` - 🌎 [GitLab CI](about.gitlab.com/solutions/continuous-integration/) - Gitlab's built-in, full-featured CI/CD solution. 🌎 [Source Code](gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss)) `MIT` `Ruby` - 🌎 [GoCD](www.go.cd/) - Continuous delivery server. ( 7244⭐ 971🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/gocd/gocd))) `Apache-2.0` `Java/Ruby` - 🌎 [Jenkins](jenkins-ci.org/) - Continuous Integration Server. ( ?⭐ ?🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/))) `MIT` `Java` - 🌎 [Laminar](laminar.ohwg.net) - Fast, lightweight, simple and flexible Continuous Integration. ( 319⭐ 58🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/ohwgiles/laminar))) `GPL-3.0` `C++` - 684⭐ 146🍴 [PHP Censor](https://github.com/php-censor/php-censor)) - Open source self-hosted continuous integration server for PHP projects. `BSD-2-Clause` `PHP` - 🌎 [Strider](strider-cd.github.io/) - Open Source Continuous Deployment / Continuous Integration platform. ( 4588⭐ 426🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/Strider-CD/strider))) `MIT` `Nodejs` - 🌎 [Terrateam](terrateam.io) - GitOps-first automation platform for Terraform and OpenTofu workflows with support for self-hosted runners. ( 792⭐ 34🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/terrateamio/terrateam))) `MPL-2.0` `OCaml/Docker` - 🌎 [werf](werf.io/) - Open Source CI/CD tool for building Docker images and deploying to Kubernetes via GitOps. ( 4455⭐ 208🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/werf/werf))) `Apache-2.0` `Go` - 🌎 [Woodpecker](woodpecker-ci.org/) - Community fork of Drone that uses Docker containers. ( 5171⭐ 431🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker))) `Apache-2.0` `Go` ### Control Panels **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** Web hosting and server or service control panels. - 🌎 [Ajenti](ajenti.org/) - Control panel for Linux and BSD. ( 7743⭐ 861🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/ajenti/ajenti))) `MIT` `Python/Shell` - 🌎 [Cockpit](cockpit-project.org/) - Web-based graphical interface for servers. ( 12186⭐ 1180🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit))) `LGPL-2.1` `C` - 🌎 [Froxlor](froxlor.org/) - Lightweight server management software with Nginx and PHP-FPM support. ( ?⭐ ?🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/Froxlor/Froxlor/))) `GPL-2.0` `PHP` - 🌎 [HestiaCP](hestiacp.com/) - Web server control panel (fork of VestaCP). 🌎 [Demo](demo.hestiacp.com:8083/login/), 3829⭐ 761🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/hestiacp/hestiacp))) `GPL-3.0` `PHP/Shell/Other` - 🌎 [ISPConfig](www.ispconfig.org) - Manage Linux servers directly through your browser. 🌎 [Source Code](git.ispconfig.org/ispconfig/ispconfig3)) `BSD-3-Clause` `PHP` - 🌎 [Sentora](sentora.org/) - Open-Source Web hosting control panel for Linux, BSD (fork of ZPanel). ( 670⭐ 445🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/sentora/sentora-core))) `GPL-3.0` `PHP` - 🌎 [Virtualmin](www.virtualmin.com/) - Powerful and flexible web hosting control panel for Linux and BSD systems. ([Source Code](https://github.com/virtualmin)) `GPL-3.0` `Shell/Perl/Other` - 🌎 [Webmin](www.webmin.com/) - Web-based interface for system administration for Unix. ( 5029⭐ 697🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/webmin/webmin))) `BSD-3-Clause` `Perl` ### Databases **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** Database servers. **Please visit 🌎 [dbdb.io - Database of Databases](dbdb.io/)** _See also: 🌎 [awesome-selfhosted/Database Management](awesome-selfhosted.net/tags/database-management.html)_ ### Deployment Automation **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** Tools and scripts to support deployments to your servers. - 🌎 [Capistrano](capistranorb.com/) - Deploy your application to any number of machines simultaneously, in sequence or as a rolling set via SSH (rake based). ( 12813⭐ 1766🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/capistrano/capistrano))) `MIT` `Ruby` - 🌎 [CloudSlang](www.cloudslang.io/) - Flow-based orchestration tool for managing deployed applications, with Docker capabilities. ( 88⭐ 44🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/CloudSlang/score))) `Apache-2.0` `Java` - 🌎 [CloudStack](cloudstack.apache.org/) - Cloud computing software for creating, managing, and deploying infrastructure cloud services. ( 2419⭐ 1192🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/apache/cloudstack))) `Apache-2.0` `Java/Python` - 🌎 [Cobbler](cobbler.github.io/) - Cobbler is a Linux installation server that allows for rapid setup of network installation environments. ( 2692⭐ 651🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler))) `GPL-2.0` `Python` - 🌎 [Fabric](www.fabfile.org/) - Python library and cli tool for streamlining the use of SSH for application deployment or systems administration tasks. ( 15152⭐ 1946🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/fabric/fabric))) `BSD-2-Clause` `Python` - 59⭐ 24🍴 [Genesis](https://github.com/starkandwayne/genesis)) - A template framework for multi-environment BOSH deployments. `MIT` `Perl` - 🌎 [munki](www.munki.org/munki/) - Webserver-based repository of packages and package metadata, that allows macOS administrators to manage software installs. ( 3247⭐ 347🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/munki/munki))) `Apache-2.0` `Python` - 🌎 [Overcast](andrewchilds.github.io/overcast/) - Deploy VMs across different cloud providers, and run commands and scripts across any or all of them in parallel via SSH. ( 485⭐ 35🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/andrewchilds/overcast))) `MIT` `Nodejs` ### Diagramming **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** Tools used to create diagrams of networks, flows, etc. - 🌎 [Diagrams.net](app.diagrams.net/) - A.K.A. 🌎 [Draw.io](app.diagrams.net/). Easy to use Diagram UI with a plethora of templates. ( 1806⭐ 305🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/jgraph/drawio))) `Apache-2.0` `JavaScript/Docker` - 🌎 [Kroki](kroki.io) - API for generating diagrams from textual descriptions. ( 3290⭐ 248🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/yuzutech/kroki))) `MIT` `Java` - 🌎 [Mermaid](mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid-live-editor/) - Javascript module with a unique, easy, shorthand syntax. Integrates into several other tools like Grafana. ( 5151⭐ 812🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid-live-editor))) `MIT` `Nodejs/Docker` ### Distributed Filesystems **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** Network distributed filesystems. _See also: 🌎 [awesome-selfhosted/File Transfer - Object Storage & File Servers](awesome-selfhosted.net/tags/file-transfer---object-storage--file-servers.html)_ - 🌎 [Ceph](ceph.com/en/) - Distributed object, block, and file storage platform. ( 15156⭐ 6094🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/ceph/ceph))) `LGPL-3.0` `C++` - 🌎 [DRBD](linbit.com/drbd/) - Distributed replicated storage system, implemented as a Linux kernel driver. ( 619⭐ 102🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/LINBIT/drbd))) `GPL-2.0` `C` - 🌎 [GlusterFS](www.gluster.org/) - Software-defined distributed storage that can scale to several petabytes, with interfaces for object, block and file storage. ( 4943⭐ 1104🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/gluster/glusterfs))) `GPL-2.0/LGPL-3.0` `C` - 🌎 [Hadoop Distributed Filesystem (HDFS)](hadoop.apache.org/) - Distributed file system that provides high-throughput access to application data. ( 15133⭐ 9059🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/apache/hadoop))) `Apache-2.0` `Java` - 🌎 [JuiceFS](juicefs.com/) - Distributed POSIX file system built on top of Redis and S3. ( 11740⭐ 1045🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/juicedata/juicefs))) `Apache-2.0` `Go` - 16532⭐ 3079🍴 [Kubo](https://github.com/ipfs/kubo)) - Implementation of IPFS, a global, versioned, peer-to-peer filesystem that seeks to connect all computing devices with the same system of files. `Apache-2.0/MIT` `Go` - 🌎 [LeoFS](leo-project.net) - Highly available, distributed, replicated eventually consistent object/blob store. ( 1568⭐ 156🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/leo-project/leofs))) `Apache-2.0` `Erlang` - 🌎 [Lustre](www.lustre.org/) - Parallel distributed file system, generally used for large-scale cluster computing. 🌎 [Source Code](git.whamcloud.com/?p=fs/lustre-release.git;a=summary)) `GPL-2.0` `C` - 🌎 [Minio](min.io/) - High-performance, S3 compatible object store built for large scale AI/ML, data lake and database workloads. ( 53298⭐ 5962🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/minio/minio))) `AGPL-3.0` `Go` - 🌎 [MooseFS](moosefs.com/) - Fault tolerant, network distributed file system. ( 1817⭐ 218🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/moosefs/moosefs))) `GPL-2.0` `C` - 🌎 [OpenAFS](www.openafs.org/) - Distributed network file system with read-only replicas and multi-OS support. 🌎 [Source Code](git.openafs.org/?p=openafs.git;a=summary)) `IPL-1.0` `C` - 🌎 [Openstack Swift](docs.openstack.org/developer/swift/) - A highly available, distributed, eventually consistent object/blob store. 🌎 [Source Code](opendev.org/openstack/swift)) `Apache-2.0` `Python` - 🌎 [Perkeep](perkeep.org/) - A set of open source formats, protocols, and software for modeling, storing, searching, sharing and synchronizing data (previously Camlistore). ( 6639⭐ 454🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/perkeep/perkeep))) `Apache-2.0` `C` - 🌎 [TahoeLAFS](tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs) - Secure, decentralized, fault-tolerant, peer-to-peer distributed data store and distributed file system. ( 1335⭐ 253🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/tahoe-lafs/tahoe-lafs))) `GPL-2.0` `Python` - 🌎 [XtreemFS](www.xtreemfs.org/) - Distributed, replicated and fault-tolerant file system for federated IT infrastructures.. ( 340⭐ 64🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/xtreemfs/xtreemfs))) `BSD-3-Clause` `Java` ### DNS - Control Panels & Domain Management **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** DNS server control panels, web interfaces and domain management tools. _Related: [DNS - Servers](#dns---servers)_ _See also: 🌎 [awesome-selfhosted/DNS](awesome-selfhosted.net/tags/dns.html)_ - ?⭐ ?🍴 [Atomia DNS](https://github.com/atomia/atomiadns/)) - DNS management system. `ISC` `Perl` - 🌎 [Designate](wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Designate) - DNSaaS services for OpenStack. 🌎 [Source Code](opendev.org/openstack/designate)) `Apache-2.0` `Python` - 🌎 [DNSControl](stackexchange.github.io/dnscontrol/) - Synchronize your DNS to multiple providers from a simple DSL. ( 3426⭐ 446🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol))) `MIT` `Go/Docker` - 🌎 [DomainMOD](domainmod.org) - Manage your domains and other internet assets in a central location. ( 529⭐ 106🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/domainmod/domainmod))) `GPL-3.0` `PHP` - 🌎 [nsupdate.info](www.nsupdate.info/) - Dynamic DNS service. 🌎 [Demo](www.nsupdate.info/account/register/), 1087⭐ 122🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/nsupdate-info/nsupdate.info))) `BSD-3-Clause` `Python` - 3375⭐ 418🍴 [octoDNS](https://github.com/github/octodns)) - DNS as code - Tools for managing DNS across multiple providers. `MIT` `Python` - 🌎 [Poweradmin](www.poweradmin.org/) - Web-based DNS control panel for PowerDNS server. ( 706⭐ 273🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/poweradmin/poweradmin))) `GPL-3.0` `PHP` - 🌎 [SPF Toolbox](spftoolbox.com) - Application to look up DNS records such as SPF, MX, Whois, and more. ( 282⭐ 64🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/charlesabarnes/SPFtoolbox))) `MIT` `PHP` ### DNS - Servers **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** 🌎 [DNS](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_server) servers. _Related: [DNS - Control Panels & Domain Management](#dns---control-panels--domain-management)_ _See also: 🌎 [awesome-selfhosted/DNS](awesome-selfhosted.net/tags/dns.html)_ - 🌎 [Bind](www.isc.org/bind/) - Versatile, classic, complete name server software. 🌎 [Source Code](gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/bind9)) `MPL-2.0` `C` - 🌎 [CoreDNS](coredns.io/) - Flexible DNS server. ( 13103⭐ 2251🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/coredns/coredns))) `Apache-2.0` `Go` - 🌎 [djbdns](cr.yp.to/djbdns.html) - A collection of DNS applications, including tinydns. 🌎 [Source Code](salsa.debian.org/debian/djbdns)) `CC0-1.0` `C` - 🌎 [dnsmasq](www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html) - Provides network infrastructure for small networks: DNS, DHCP, router advertisement and network boot. 🌎 [Source Code](thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git;a=tree)) `GPL-2.0` `C` - 🌎 [Knot](www.knot-dns.cz/) - High performance authoritative-only DNS server. 🌎 [Source Code](gitlab.nic.cz/knot/knot-dns)) `GPL-3.0` `C` - 🌎 [NSD](www.nlnetlabs.nl/projects/nsd/about/) - Authoritative DNS name server developed speed, reliability, stability and security. ( 496⭐ 111🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/NLnetLabs/nsd))) `BSD-3-Clause` `C` - 🌎 [PowerDNS Authoritative Server](doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/) - Versatile nameserver which supports a large number of backends. ( 3923⭐ 935🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns))) `GPL-2.0` `C++` - 🌎 [Unbound](nlnetlabs.nl/projects/unbound/about/) - Validating, recursive, and caching DNS resolver. ( 3612⭐ 392🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/NLnetLabs/unbound))) `BSD-3-Clause` `C` - 🌎 [Yadifa](www.yadifa.eu/) - Clean, small, light and RFC-compliant name server implementation developed from scratch by .eu. ( 72⭐ 13🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/yadifa/yadifa))) `BSD-3-Clause` `C` ### Editors **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** Open-source code editors. - 758⭐ 31🍴 [Atom Community](https://github.com/atom-community/atom)) - A fork of 60511⭐ 17315🍴 [atom](https://github.com/atom/atom)) A hackable text editor from Github. `MIT` `JavaScript` - 🌎 [Brackets](brackets.io/) - Code editor for web designers and front-end developers. ( 1439⭐ 183🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/brackets-cont/brackets))) `MIT` `JavaScript` - 🌎 [Eclipse](www.eclipse.org/) - IDE written in Java with an extensible plug-in system. 🌎 [Source Code](git.eclipse.org/c/)) `EPL-1.0` `Java` - 🌎 [Geany](www.geany.org/) - GTK2 text editor. ( 3294⭐ 622🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/geany/geany))) `GPL-2.0` `C/C++` - 🌎 [GNU Emacs](www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) - An extensible, customizable text editor-and more. ( 4695⭐ 1322🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/emacs-mirror/emacs))) `GPL-3.0` `C` - [Haroopad](http://pad.haroopress.com/) - Markdown editor with live preview. ( 1618⭐ 224🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/rhiokim/haroopad))) `GPL-3.0` `JavaScript` - 208⭐ 32🍴 [jotgit](https://github.com/jdleesmiller/jotgit)) - Git-backed real-time collaborative code editing. `MIT` `Nodejs` - 🌎 [KDevelop](www.kdevelop.org/) - IDE by the people behind KDE. 🌎 [Source Code](invent.kde.org/kdevelop/kdevelop)) `GFDL-1.2` `C++` - 🌎 [Micro](micro-editor.github.io/) - A modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor. ( 26367⭐ 1220🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro))) `MIT` `Go` - 🌎 [Nano](nano-editor.org) - Easy to use, customizable text editor. 🌎 [Source Code](git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/nano.git/tree/)) `GPL-3.0` `C` - 🌎 [Notepad++](notepad-plus-plus.org/) - GPLv2 multi-language editor with syntax highlighting for Windows. ( 24942⭐ 4854🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus))) `GPL-2.0` `C++` - 🌎 [TextMate](macromates.com/) - A graphical text editor for OS X. ( ?⭐ ?🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/textmate/textmate/))) `GPL-3.0` `C++` - 🌎 [Vim](www.vim.org) - A highly configurable text editor built to enable efficient editing. ( 38422⭐ 5709🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/vim/vim))) `Vim` `C` - 🌎 [VSCodium](vscodium.com/) - An open source cross-platform extensible code editor based on 🌎 [VS Code by Microsoft](code.visualstudio.com/) removing their non-free additions. ( 27704⭐ 1319🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium))) `MIT` `TypeScript` ### Identity Management **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** 🌎 [Identity management](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_management) (IdM), also known as identity and access management (IAM or IdAM), is a framework of policies and technologies to ensure that the right users (that are part of the ecosystem connected to or within an enterprise) have the appropriate access to technology resources. **Please visit [Identity Management - LDAP](#identity-management---ldap), [Identity Management - Tools and web interfaces](#identity-management---tools-and-web-interfaces), [Identity Management - Single Sign-On SSO](#identity-management---single-sign-on-sso)** ### Identity Management - LDAP **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** 🌎 [Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol) is an open, vendor-neutral, industry standard application protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over an Internet Protocol (IP) network. - 🌎 [389 Directory Server](www.port389.org/) - Enterprise-class Open Source LDAP server for Linux. ( 240⭐ 103🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base))) `GPL-3.0` `C` - 🌎 [Apache Directory Server](directory.apache.org/apacheds/) - Extensible and embeddable directory server, certified LDAPv3 compatible, with Kerberos 5 and Change Password Protocol support, triggers, stored procedures, queues and views. ( 160⭐ 95🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/apache/directory-server))) `Apache-2.0` `Java` - 🌎 [FreeIPA](www.freeipa.org/) - Integrated security information management solution combining Linux (Fedora), 389 Directory Server, Kerberos, NTP, DNS, and Dogtag Certificate System (web interface and command-line administration tools). 🌎 [Source Code](pagure.io/freeipa)) `GPL-3.0` `Python/C/JavaScript` - 🌎 [FreeRADIUS](freeradius.org/) - Multi-protocol policy server (radiusd) that implements RADIUS, DHCP, BFD, and ARP and associated client/PAM library/Apache module. ( 2302⭐ 1136🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/FreeRADIUS/freeradius-server))) `GPL-2.0` `C` - 5119⭐ 265🍴 [lldap](https://github.com/nitnelave/lldap)) - Light (simplified) LDAP implementation with a simple, intuitive web interface and GraphQL support. `GPL-3.0` `Rust` - 🌎 [OpenLDAP](www.openldap.org/) - Open-source implementation of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (server, libraries and clients). 🌎 [Source Code](git.openldap.org/openldap/openldap)) `OLDAP-2.8` `C` ### Identity Management - Single Sign-On (SSO) **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** 🌎 [Single sign-on (SSO)](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_sign-on) is an authentication scheme that allows a user to log in with a single ID to any of several related, yet independent, software systems. - 🌎 [Authelia](www.authelia.com/) - The Single Sign-On Multi-Factor portal for web apps. ( 24224⭐ 1233🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/authelia/authelia))) `Apache-2.0` `Go` - 🌎 [Authentik](goauthentik.io/) - Flexible identity provider with support for different protocols. (OAuth 2.0, SAML, LDAP and Radius). ( 16666⭐ 1181🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik))) `MIT` `Python` - 🌎 [KeyCloak](www.keycloak.org) - Open Source Identity and Access Management. ( 27868⭐ 7405🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak))) `Apache-2.0` `Java` ### Identity Management - Tools and web interfaces **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** Miscellaneous utilities and web interfaces for identity management systems. - 🌎 [BounCA](bounca.org/) - A personal SSL Key / Certificate Authority web-based tool for creating self-signed certificates. 🌎 [Source Code](gitlab.com/bounca/bounca/)) `Apache-2.0` `Python` - 4234⭐ 1210🍴 [easy-rsa](https://github.com/OpenVPN/easy-rsa)) - Bash script to build and manage a PKI CA. `GPL-2.0` `Shell` - 🌎 [Fusion Directory](www.fusiondirectory.org) - Improve the Management of the services and the company directory based on OpenLDAP. ( 177⭐ 35🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/fusiondirectory/fusiondirectory))) `GPL-2.0` `PHP` - 🌎 [LDAP Account Manager (LAM)](www.ldap-account-manager.org/lamcms/) - Web frontend for managing entries (e.g. users, groups, DHCP settings) stored in an LDAP directory. ( ?⭐ ?🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/LDAPAccountManager/lam/))) `GPL-3.0` `PHP` - 🌎 [Libravatar](www.libravatar.org/) - Libravatar is a service which delivers your avatar (profile picture) to other websites. 🌎 [Source Code](git.linux-kernel.at/oliver/ivatar/)) `AGPL-3.0` `Python` - 🌎 [Pomerium](www.pomerium.io/) - An identity and context aware access-proxy inspired by BeyondCorp. ( 4313⭐ 302🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/pomerium/pomerium))) `Apache-2.0` `Docker/Go` - 🌎 [Samba](www.samba.org/) - Active Directory and CIFS protocol implementation. 🌎 [Source Code](download.samba.org/pub/samba/)) `GPL-3.0` `C` - 🌎 [Smallstep Certificates](smallstep.com/certificates/) - A private certificate authority (X.509 & SSH) and related tools for secure automated certificate management. ( 7374⭐ 474🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/smallstep/certificates))) `Apache-2.0` `Go` - 🌎 [ZITADEL](zitadel.com/) - Cloud-native Identity & Access Management solution providing a platform for secure authentication, authorization and identity management. ( 10931⭐ 744🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel))) `Apache-2.0` `Go/Docker/K8S` ### IT Asset Management **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** IT 🌎 [asset management](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset_management) software. - 🌎 [GLPI](www.glpi-project.org/) - Information Resource-Manager with an additional Administration Interface. ( 4851⭐ 1395🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/glpi-project/glpi))) `GPL-3.0` `PHP` - 🌎 [OCS Inventory NG](ocsinventory-ng.org/) - Asset management and deployment solution for all devices in your IT Department. ([Source Code](https://github.com/OCSInventory-NG)) `GPL-2.0` `PHP/Perl` - 🌎 [OPSI](www.opsi.org) - Hardware and software inventory, client management, deployment, and patching for Linux and Windows. ( ?⭐ ?🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/opsi-org/))) `GPL-3.0/AGPL-3.0` `OVF/Python` - 🌎 [RackTables](racktables.org/) - Datacenter and server room asset management like document hardware assets, network addresses, space in racks, networks configuration. 🌎 [Demo](www.racktables.org/demo.php), 773⭐ 266🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/RackTables/racktables))) `GPL-2.0` `PHP` - 🌎 [Ralph](ralph.allegro.tech/) - Asset management, DCIM and CMDB system for large Data Centers as well as smaller LAN networks. ( 2348⭐ 568🍴 [Demo](https://github.com/allegro/ralph#live-demo)), 2348⭐ 568🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/allegro/ralph))) `Apache-2.0` `Python/Docker` - 🌎 [Snipe IT](snipeitapp.com/) - Asset & license management software. ( 12339⭐ 3436🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/snipe/snipe-it))) `AGPL-3.0` `PHP` ### Log Management **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** Log management tools: collect, parse, visualize... - 🌎 [Fluentd](www.fluentd.org/) - Data collector for unified logging layer. ( 13198⭐ 1362🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/fluent/fluentd))) `Apache-2.0` `Ruby` - 🌎 [Flume](flume.apache.org/) - Distributed, reliable, and available service for efficiently collecting, aggregating, and moving large amounts of log data. ( 2552⭐ 1567🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/apache/flume))) `Apache-2.0` `Java` - 🌎 [GoAccess](goaccess.io/) - Real-time web log analyzer and interactive viewer that runs in a terminal or through the browser. ( 19448⭐ 1158🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/allinurl/goaccess))) `MIT` `C` - 🌎 [Loki](grafana.com/oss/loki/) - Log aggregation system designed to store and query logs from all your applications and infrastructure. ( 25828⭐ 3702🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/grafana/loki))) `AGPL-3.0` `Go` - 🌎 [rsyslog](www.rsyslog.com/) - Rocket-fast system for log processing. ( 2146⭐ 673🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog))) `GPL-3.0` `C` ### Mail Clients **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** An 🌎 [email client](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_client), email reader or, more formally, message user agent (MUA) or mail user agent is a computer program used to access and manage a user's email. - 🌎 [aerc](aerc-mail.org/) - Terminal MUA with a focus on plaintext and features for developers. 🌎 [Source Code](git.sr.ht/~rjarry/aerc)) `MIT` `Go` - [Claws Mail](http://www.claws-mail.org/) - Old school email client (and news reader), based on GTK+. 🌎 [Source Code](git.claws-mail.org/?p=claws.git;a=tree)) `GPL-3.0` `C` - [ImapSync](http://imapsync.lamiral.info/) - Simple IMAP migration tool for copying mailboxes to other servers. ( 3661⭐ 492🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/imapsync/imapsync))) `NLPL` `Perl` - [Mutt](http://www.mutt.org/) - Small but very powerful text-based mail client. 🌎 [Source Code](gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt)) `GPL-2.0` `C` - 🌎 [Sylpheed](sylpheed.sraoss.jp/en/) - Still developed predecessor to Claws Mail, lightweight mail client. ( 148⭐ 14🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/sylpheed-mail/sylpheed))) `GPL-2.0` `C` - 🌎 [Thunderbird](www.thunderbird.net/) - Free email application that's easy to set up and customize. 🌎 [Source Code](hg.mozilla.org/comm-central/file)) `MPL-2.0` `C/C++` ### Metrics & Metric Collection **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** Metric gathering and display software. _Related: [Databases](#databases), [Monitoring](#monitoring)_ - 🌎 [Beats](www.elastic.co/beats/) - Single-purpose data shippers that send data from hundreds or thousands of machines and systems to Logstash or Elasticsearch. ( 12442⭐ 4968🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/elastic/beats))) `Apache-2.0` `Go` - 🌎 [Collectd](collectd.org/) - System statistics collection daemon. ( 3288⭐ 1248🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/collectd/collectd))) `MIT` `C` - 1757⭐ 600🍴 [Diamond](https://github.com/python-diamond/Diamond)) - Daemon that collects system metrics and publishes them to Graphite (and others). `MIT` `Python` - 🌎 [Grafana](grafana.com/) - A Graphite & InfluxDB Dashboard and Graph Editor. ( 68640⭐ 12713🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/grafana/grafana))) `AGPL-3.0` `Go` - 🌎 [Graphite](graphite.readthedocs.org/en/latest/) - Scalable graphing server. ( 5985⭐ 1251🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/graphite-project/graphite-web))) `Apache-2.0` `Python` - 🌎 [RRDtool](oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/) - Industry standard, high performance data logging and graphing system for time series data. ( 1060⭐ 271🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/oetiker/rrdtool-1.x))) `GPL-2.0` `C` - ?⭐ ?🍴 [Statsd](https://github.com/etsy/statsd/)) - Daemon that listens for statistics like counters and timers, sent over UDP or TCP, and sends aggregates to one or more pluggable backend services. `MIT` `Nodejs` - [tcollector](http://opentsdb.net/docs/build/html/user_guide/utilities/tcollector.html) - Gathers data from local collectors and pushes the data to OpenTSDB. ( ?⭐ ?🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/OpenTSDB/tcollector/))) `LGPL-3.0/GPL-3.0` `Python` - 15697⭐ 5655🍴 [Telegraf](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf)) - Plugin-driven server agent for collecting, processing, aggregating, and writing metrics. `MIT` `Go` ### Miscellaneous **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** Software that does not fit in another section. - 🌎 [Chocolatey](chocolatey.org/) - The package manager for Windows. ( 10857⭐ 918🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco))) `Apache-2.0` `C#/PowerShell` - 🌎 [Clonezilla](clonezilla.org/) - Partition and disk imaging/cloning program. 🌎 [Source Code](clonezilla.org/downloads/src/)) `GPL-2.0` `Perl/Shell/Other` - 🌎 [DadaMail](dadamailproject.com/) - Mailing List Manager, written in Perl. 🌎 [Source Code](sourceforge.net/projects/dadamail/files/)) `GPL-2.0` `Perl` - 🌎 [Fog](www.fogproject.org/) - Cloning/imaging solution/rescue suite. ( 1331⭐ 237🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/FOGProject/fogproject))) `GPL-3.0` `PHP/Shell` - 🌎 [phpList](www.phplist.org/) - Newsletter and email marketing software. ( 797⭐ 276🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/phpList/phplist3))) `AGPL-3.0` `PHP` ### Monitoring **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** Monitoring software. _Related: [Metrics & Metric Collection](#metrics--metric-collection)_ - [Adagios](http://adagios.org/) - Web based Nagios interface for configuration and monitoring (replacement to the standard interface), and a REST interface. ( 332⭐ 74🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/opinkerfi/adagios))) `AGPL-3.0` `Docker/Python` - 🌎 [Alerta](alerta.io/) - Distributed, scalable and flexible monitoring system. ( 2444⭐ 364🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/alerta/alerta))) `Apache-2.0` `Python` - 🌎 [Beszel](beszel.dev/) - Lightweight server monitoring platform that includes Docker statistics, historical data, and alert functions. ( 12792⭐ 395🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/henrygd/beszel))) `MIT` `Go` - 🌎 [Cacti](www.cacti.net) - Web-based network monitoring and graphing tool. ( 1731⭐ 418🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/Cacti/cacti))) `GPL-2.0` `PHP` - 18067⭐ 2378🍴 [cadvisor](https://github.com/google/cadvisor)) - Analyzes resource usage and performance characteristics of running containers. `Apache-2.0` `Go` - 🌎 [checkmk](checkmk.com/) - Comprehensive solution for monitoring of applications, servers, and networks. ( 1879⭐ 504🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/Checkmk/checkmk))) `GPL-2.0` `Python/PHP` - 2962⭐ 114🍴 [dashdot](https://github.com/MauriceNino/dashdot)) - A simple, modern server dashboard for smaller private servers. 🌎 [Demo](dash.mauz.dev/)) `MIT` `Nodejs/Docker` - 9⭐ 0🍴 [EdMon](https://github.com/Edraens/EdMon)) - A command-line monitoring application helping you to check that your hosts and services are available, with notifications support. `MIT` `Java` - 🌎 [eZ Server Monitor](www.ezservermonitor.com) - A lightweight and simple dashboard monitor for Linux, available in Web and Bash application. ( 358⭐ 130🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/shevabam/ezservermonitor-web))) `GPL-3.0` `PHP/Shell` - 🌎 [glances](nicolargo.github.io/glances/) - Open-source, cross-platform real-time monitoring tool with CLI and web dashboard interfaces and many exporting options. ( 29010⭐ 1594🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/nicolargo/glances))) `GPL-3.0` `Python` - 🌎 [Healthchecks](healthchecks.io/docs/self_hosted/) - Monitoring for cron jobs, background services and scheduled tasks. ( 8986⭐ 894🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/healthchecks/healthchecks))) `BSD-3-Clause` `Python` - 🌎 [Icinga](www.icinga.com/) - Nagios fork that has since lapped nagios several times. Comes with the possibility of clustered monitoring. ( 2099⭐ 588🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2))) `GPL-2.0` `C++` - 🌎 [LibreNMS](www.librenms.org) - Fully featured network monitoring system that provides a wealth of features and device support. ( 4253⭐ 2444🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/librenms/librenms))) `GPL-3.0` `PHP` - 10487⭐ 1205🍴 [Linux Dash](https://github.com/afaqurk/linux-dash)) - A low-overhead monitoring web dashboard for a GNU/Linux machine. `MIT` `Nodejs/Go/Python/PHP` - 🌎 [Monit](mmonit.com/monit/#home) - Small utility for managing and monitoring Unix systems. 🌎 [Source Code](bitbucket.org/tildeslash/monit/src/master/)) `AGPL-3.0` `C` - 🌎 [Munin](munin-monitoring.org/) - Networked resource monitoring tool. ( 2074⭐ 479🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/munin-monitoring/munin))) `GPL-2.0` `Perl/Shell` - 🌎 [Naemon](www.naemon.org/) - Network monitoring tool based on the Nagios 4 core with performance enhancements and new features. ( 161⭐ 63🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/naemon/naemon-core))) `GPL-2.0` `C` - 🌎 [Nagios](www.nagios.org/) - Computer system, network and infrastructure monitoring software application. ( 1713⭐ 459🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/NagiosEnterprises/nagioscore))) `GPL-2.0` `C` - 🌎 [Netdata](www.netdata.cloud/) - Distributed, real-time, performance and health monitoring for systems and applications. Runs on Linux, FreeBSD, and MacOS. ( 74870⭐ 6077🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/netdata/netdata))) `GPL-3.0` `C` - 🌎 [NetXMS](www.netxms.org/) - Open Source network and infrastructure monitoring and management. ( 280⭐ 56🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/netxms/netxms))) `LGPL-3.0/GPL-3.0` `Java/C++/C` - [Observium Community Edition](http://www.observium.org/) - Network monitoring and management platform that provides real-time insight into network health and performance. `QPL-1.0` `PHP` - 🌎 [openITCOCKPIT Community Edition](openitcockpit.io/) - Monitoring Suite featuring seamless integrations with Naemon, Checkmk, Grafana and more. 🌎 [Demo](demo.openitcockpit.io/), 294⭐ 53🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/it-novum/openITCOCKPIT))) `GPL-3.0` `deb/Docker` - [Performance Co-Pilot](http://pcp.io) - Lightweight, distributed system performance and analysis framework. ( 1010⭐ 245🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/performancecopilot/pcp))) `LGPL-2.1/GPL-2.0` `C` - 🌎 [PHP Server Monitor](www.phpservermonitor.org/) - Open source tool to monitor your servers and websites. ( 2188⭐ 687🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/phpservermon/phpservermon))) `GPL-3.0` `PHP` - 🌎 [PhpSysInfo](phpsysinfo.github.io/phpsysinfo/) - A customizable PHP script that displays information about your system nicely. ( 1408⭐ 236🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/phpsysinfo/phpsysinfo))) `GPL-2.0` `PHP` - 🌎 [Prometheus](prometheus.io/) - Service monitoring system and time series database. ( 59120⭐ 9609🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus))) `Apache-2.0` `Go` - 🌎 [Riemann](riemann.io/) - Flexible and fast events processor allowing complex events/metrics analysis. ( 4250⭐ 509🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/riemann/riemann))) `EPL-1.0` `Java` - 2170⭐ 159🍴 [rtop](https://github.com/rapidloop/rtop)) - Interactive, remote system monitoring tool based on SSH. `MIT` `Go` - 172⭐ 6🍴 [ruptime](https://github.com/alexmyczko/ruptime)) - Classic system status server. `AGPL-3.0` `Shell` - 6304⭐ 194🍴 [Scrutiny](https://github.com/AnalogJ/scrutiny)) - Web UI for hard drive S.M.A.R.T monitoring, historical trends & real-world failure thresholds. `MIT` `Go` - 🌎 [Sensu](sensu.io/) - Monitoring tool for ephemeral infrastructure and distributed applications. ( 1056⭐ 176🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/sensu/sensu-go))) `MIT` `Go` - 257⭐ 27🍴 [Status](https://github.com/dani3l0/Status)) - Simple and lightweight system monitoring tool for small homeservers with a pleasant web interface. 🌎 [Demo](status.enshittification.social/) `MIT` `Python` - 🌎 [Thruk](www.thruk.org/) - Multibackend monitoring web interface with support for Naemon, Nagios, Icinga and Shinken. ( 422⭐ 154🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/sni/Thruk))) `GPL-1.0` `Perl` - 🌎 [Wazuh](wazuh.com/) - Unified XDR and SIEM protection for endpoints and cloud workloads. ( 12737⭐ 1885🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh))) `GPL-2.0` `C` - 🌎 [Zabbix](www.zabbix.com/) - Enterprise-class software for monitoring of networks and applications. 🌎 [Source Code](git.zabbix.com/projects/ZBX/repos/zabbix/browse)) `GPL-2.0` `C` ### Network Configuration Management **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** Network configuration management tools. - 🌎 [GNS3](www.gns3.com/) - Graphical network simulator that provides a variety of virtual appliances. ( ?⭐ ?🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/GNS3/gns3-gui/))) `GPL-3.0` `Python` - 🌎 [OpenWISP](openwisp.org/) - Open Source Network Management System for OpenWRT based routers and access points. 🌎 [Demo](openwisp.org/demo.html), [Source Code](https://github.com/openwisp)) `GPL-3.0` `Python` - 3013⭐ 975🍴 [Oxidized](https://github.com/ytti/oxidized)) - Network device configuration backup tool. `Apache-2.0` `Ruby` - 🌎 [phpIPAM](phpipam.net/) - Open source IP address management with PowerDNS integration. ( 2435⭐ 753🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/phpipam/phpipam))) `GPL-3.0` `PHP` - 🌎 [RANCID](www.shrubbery.net/rancid/) - Monitor network devices configuration and maintain history of changes. ( 124⭐ 47🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/haussli/rancid))) `BSD-3-Clause` `Perl/Shell` - 🌎 [rConfig](www.rconfig.com/) - Network device configuration management tool. ( 136⭐ 18🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/rconfig/rconfig))) `GPL-3.0` `PHP` ### PaaS **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** 🌎 [Platform-as-a-Service](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_as_a_service) software allows customers to provision, instantiate, run, and manage a computing platform and one or more applications, without the complexity of building and maintaining the infrastructure typically associated with developing and launching the application. Also includes 🌎 [Serverless computing](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serverless_computing) and 🌎 [Function-as-a-service (FaaS)](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function_as_a_service) software. - 🌎 [CapRover](caprover.com/) - Build your own PaaS in a few minutes. 🌎 [Demo](captain.server.demo.caprover.com/#/login), 14143⭐ 905🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/caprover/caprover))) `Apache-2.0` `Docker/Nodejs` - 🌎 [Coolify](coolify.io/) - An open-source & self-hostable Heroku / Netlify alternative (and even more). ( 42706⭐ 2623🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/coollabsio/coolify))) `Apache-2.0` `Docker` - 🌎 [Dokku](dokku.com/) - An open-source PaaS (alternative to Heroku). ( 30702⭐ 1981🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/dokku/dokku))) `MIT` `Docker/Shell/Go/deb` - 2208⭐ 157🍴 [fx](https://github.com/metrue/fx)) - A tool to help you do Function as a Service with painless on your own servers. `MIT` `Go` - 🌎 [Kubero](www.kubero.dev/) - A self-hosted Heroku PaaS alternative for Kubernetes that implements GitOps. 🌎 [Demo](demo.kubero.dev/), 3534⭐ 153🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/kubero-dev/kubero))) `GPL-3.0` `K8S/Nodejs/Go` - 🌎 [LocalStack](localstack.cloud/) - LocalStack is a fully functional local AWS cloud stack. This includes Lambda for serverless computation. ( 59377⭐ 4176🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/localstack/localstack))) `Apache-2.0` `Python/Docker/K8S` - 🌎 [Nhost](nhost.io/) - Firebase Alternative with GraphQL. Get a database and backend configured and ready in minutes. ( 8611⭐ 530🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/nhost/nhost))) `MIT` `Docker/Nodejs/Go` - 🌎 [OpenFaaS](www.openfaas.com/) - Serverless Functions Made Simple for Docker & Kubernetes. ( 25726⭐ 1971🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/openfaas/faas))) `MIT` `Go` - 🌎 [Tau](taubyte.com) - Easily build Cloud Computing Platforms with features like Serverless WebAssembly Functions, Frontend Hosting, CI/CD, Object Storage, K/V Database, and Pub-Sub Messaging. ( 4029⭐ 125🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/taubyte/tau))) `BSD-3-Clause` `Go/Rust/Docker` - 240⭐ 15🍴 [Trusted-CGI](https://github.com/reddec/trusted-cgi)) - Lightweight self-hosted lambda/applications/cgi/serverless-functions platform. `MIT` `Go/deb/Docker` ### Packaging **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** A 🌎 [package manager](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Package_manager) or package-management system is a collection of software tools that automates the process of installing, upgrading, configuring, and removing computer programs for a computer in a consistent manner. - 🌎 [aptly](www.aptly.info/) - Swiss army knife for Debian repository management. ( 2670⭐ 383🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/aptly-dev/aptly))) `MIT` `Go` - 🌎 [fpm](fpm.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) - Versatile multi format package creator. ( 11312⭐ 1069🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/jordansissel/fpm))) `MIT` `Ruby` - 1294⭐ 298🍴 [omnibus-ruby](https://github.com/chef/omnibus)) - Easily create full-stack installers for your project across a variety of platforms. `Apache-2.0` `Ruby` - 388⭐ 129🍴 [tito](https://github.com/dgoodwin/tito)) - Builds RPMs for git-based projects. `GPL-2.0` `Python` ### Project Management **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** Web-based project management and bug tracking systems. **Please visit 🌎 [awesome-selfhosted/Project Management](awesome-selfhosted.net/tags/software-development---project-management.html)** ### Queuing **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** 🌎 [Message queues](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message_queue) and 🌎 [message broker](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message_broker) software, typically used for inter-process communication (IPC), or for inter-thread communication within the same process. _See also: 🌎 [Cloud Native Landscape - Streaming & Messaging](landscape.cncf.io/?group=projects-and-products&view-mode=card#app-definition-and-development--streaming-messaging)_ - 🌎 [ActiveMQ](activemq.apache.org/) - Java message broker. ( 2366⭐ 1465🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/apache/activemq))) `Apache-2.0` `Java` - 🌎 [BeanstalkD](beanstalkd.github.io/) - A simple, fast work queue. ( 6640⭐ 879🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/beanstalkd/beanstalkd))) `MIT` `C` - [Gearman](http://gearman.org/) - Fast multi-language queuing/job processing platform. ( 746⭐ 139🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/gearman/gearmand))) `BSD-3-Clause` `C++` - 🌎 [NSQ](nsq.io/) - A realtime distributed messaging platform. ( 25398⭐ 2912🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/nsqio/nsq))) `MPL-2.0` `Go` - 🌎 [ZeroMQ](zeromq.org/) - Lightweight queuing system. ([Source Code](https://github.com/zeromq)) `GPL-3.0` `C++` ### Remote Desktop Clients **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** 🌎 [Remote Desktop](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_desktop_software) client software. _See also: 🌎 [awesome-selfhosted/Remote Access](awesome-selfhosted.net/tags/remote-access.html)_ - 🌎 [Remmina](www.remmina.org/) - Feature-rich remote desktop application for linux and other unixes. 🌎 [Source Code](gitlab.com/Remmina/Remmina)) `GPL-2.0` `C` - 🌎 [Tiger VNC](tigervnc.org/) - High-performance, multi-platform VNC client and server. ( 6164⭐ 1059🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc))) `GPL-2.0` `C++` - 🌎 [X2go](wiki.x2go.org/doku.php) - X2Go is an open source remote desktop software for Linux that uses the NoMachine/NX technology protocol. 🌎 [Source Code](code.x2go.org/gitweb)) `GPL-2.0` `Perl` ### Router **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** Software for management of [router](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router_(computing)) hardware. - 🌎 [DD-WRT](dd-wrt.com/) - A Linux-based firmware for wireless routers and access points, originally designed for the Linksys WRT54G series. 🌎 [Source Code](svn.dd-wrt.com/)) `GPL-2.0` `C` - 🌎 [OpenWrt](openwrt.org/) - A Linux-based router featuring Mesh networking, IPS via snort and AQM among many other features. 🌎 [Source Code](git.openwrt.org/openwrt/openwrt.git)) `GPL-2.0` `C` - 🌎 [OPNsense](opnsense.org/) - An open source FreeBSD-based firewall and router with traffic shaping, load balancing, and virtual private network capabilities. ([Source Code](https://github.com/opnsense)) `BSD-2-Clause` `C/PHP` - 🌎 [pfSense CE](www.pfsense.org/) - Free network firewall distribution, based on the FreeBSD operating system with a custom kernel and including third party free software packages for additional functionality. ( 5285⭐ 1536🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense))) `Apache-2.0` `Shell/PHP/Other` ### Service Discovery **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** 🌎 [Service discovery](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_discovery) is the process of automatically detecting devices and services on a computer network. - 🌎 [Consul](www.consul.io/) - Consul is a tool for service discovery, monitoring and configuration. ( 29060⭐ 4485🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul))) `MPL-2.0` `Go` - 🌎 [etcd](etcd.io/) - Distributed K/V-Store, authenticating via SSL PKI and a REST HTTP Api for shared configuration and service discovery. ( 49684⭐ 10090🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/coreos/etcd))) `Apache-2.0` `Go` - 🌎 [ZooKeeper](zookeeper.apache.org/) - ZooKeeper is a centralized service for maintaining configuration information, naming, providing distributed synchronization, and providing group services. ( 12520⭐ 7290🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/apache/zookeeper))) `Apache-2.0` `Java/C++` ### Software Containers **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** 🌎 [Operating system–level](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS-level_virtualization) virtualization. - 🌎 [Docker Compose](docs.docker.com/compose/) - Define and run multi-container Docker applications. ( 35657⭐ 5430🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/docker/compose))) `Apache-2.0` `Go` - 🌎 [Docker Swarm](docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/) - Manage cluster of Docker Engines. ( 3489⭐ 622🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/moby/swarmkit))) `Apache-2.0` `Go` - 🌎 [Docker](www.docker.com/) - Platform for developers and sysadmins to build, ship, and run distributed applications. 🌎 [Source Code](www.docker.com/community/open-source/)) `Apache-2.0` `Go` - 🌎 [LXC](linuxcontainers.org/lxc/) - Userspace interface for the Linux kernel containment features. ( 4905⭐ 1132🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/lxc/lxc))) `GPL-2.0` `C` - 🌎 [LXD](linuxcontainers.org/lxd/) - Container "hypervisor" and a better UX for LXC. ( 3659⭐ 315🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/lxc/lxd))) `Apache-2.0` `Go` - 🌎 [OpenVZ](openvz.org) - Container-based virtualization for Linux. 🌎 [Source Code](src.openvz.org/projects/OVZ)) `GPL-2.0` `C` - 🌎 [Podman](podman.io) - Daemonless container engine for developing, managing, and running OCI Containers on your Linux System. Containers can either be run as root or in rootless mode. Simply put: `alias docker=podman`. ( 27324⭐ 2682🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/containers/podman))) `Apache-2.0` `Go` - 🌎 [Portainer Community Edition](www.portainer.io/) - Simple management UI for Docker. ( 33361⭐ 2600🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/portainer/portainer))) `Zlib` `Go` - 🌎 [systemd-nspawn](www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-nspawn.html) - Lightweight, chroot-like, environment to run an OS or command directly under systemd. ( 14303⭐ 4023🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/systemd/systemd))) `GPL-2.0` `C` ### Status Pages **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** 🌎 [Uptime](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uptime) is a measure of system reliability, expressed as the percentage of time a machine, typically a computer, has been working and available. **Please visit 🌎 [awesome-selfhosted/Status / Uptime Pages](awesome-selfhosted.net/tags/status--uptime-pages.html)** ### Troubleshooting **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** Troubleshooting tools. - 🌎 [grml](grml.org) - Bootable Debian Live CD with powerful CLI tools. ( ?⭐ ?🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/grml/))) `GPL-3.0` `Shell` - 🌎 [mitmproxy](mitmproxy.org/) - A Python tool used for intercepting, viewing and modifying network traffic. Invaluable in troubleshooting certain problems. ( 39581⭐ 4225🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy))) `MIT` `Python` - 🌎 [mtr](www.bitwizard.nl/mtr/) - Network utility that combines traceroute and ping. ( 2937⭐ 354🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/traviscross/mtr))) `GPL-2.0` `C` - 🌎 [Sysdig](www.sysdig.com/) - Capture system state and activity from a running Linux instance, then save, filter and analyze. ( 8029⭐ 741🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/draios/sysdig))) `Apache-2.0` `Docker/Lua/C` - 🌎 [Wireshark](www.wireshark.org/) - The world's foremost network protocol analyzer. 🌎 [Source Code](gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark)) `GPL-2.0` `C` ### Version control **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** Software versioning and revision control. - 🌎 [Darcs](darcs.net/) - Cross-platform version control system, like git, mercurial or svn but with a very different approach: focus on changes rather than snapshots. 🌎 [Source Code](darcs.net/releases/)) `GPL-2.0` `Haskell` - 🌎 [Fossil](www.fossil-scm.org/) - Distributed version control with built-in wiki and bug tracking. 🌎 [Source Code](www.fossil-scm.org/home/dir?ci=trunk)) `BSD-2-Clause` `C` - 🌎 [Git](git-scm.com/) - Distributed revision control and source code management (SCM) with an emphasis on speed. ( 55383⭐ 26345🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/git/git))) `GPL-2.0` `C` - 🌎 [Mercurial](www.mercurial-scm.org/) - Distributed source control management tool. 🌎 [Source Code](repo.mercurial-scm.org/hg/file/tip)) `GPL-2.0` `Python/C/Rust` - 🌎 [Subversion](subversion.apache.org/) - Client-server revision control system. 🌎 [Source Code](svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/trunk/)) `Apache-2.0` `C` ### Virtualization **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** Virtualization software. - 🌎 [Ganeti](www.ganeti.org/) - Cluster virtual server management software tool built on top of KVM and Xen. ( 544⭐ 115🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/ganeti/ganeti))) `BSD-2-Clause` `Python/Haskell` - 🌎 [KVM](www.linux-kvm.org) - Linux kernel virtualization infrastructure. 🌎 [Source Code](git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm.git/)) `GPL-2.0/LGPL-2.0` `C` - 🌎 [OpenNebula](opennebula.org/) - Build and manage enterprise clouds for virtualized services, containerized applications and serverless computing. ( 1506⭐ 504🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/OpenNebula/one))) `Apache-2.0` `C++` - 🌎 [oVirt](www.ovirt.org/) - Manages virtual machines, storage and virtual networks. ([Source Code](https://github.com/oVirt)) `Apache-2.0` `Java` - 🌎 [Packer](www.packer.io/) - A tool for creating identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration. ( 15394⭐ 3337🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer))) `MPL-2.0` `Go` - 🌎 [Proxmox VE](www.proxmox.com/proxmox-ve) - Virtualization management solution. 🌎 [Source Code](git.proxmox.com/)) `GPL-2.0` `Perl/Shell` - 🌎 [QEMU](www.qemu.org/) - QEMU is a generic machine emulator and virtualizer. 🌎 [Source Code](gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu)) `LGPL-2.1` `C` - 🌎 [Vagrant](www.vagrantup.com/) - Tool for building complete development environments. ( 26731⭐ 4438🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant))) `BUSL-1.1` `Ruby` - 🌎 [VirtualBox](www.virtualbox.org/) - Virtualization product from Oracle Corporation. 🌎 [Source Code](www.virtualbox.org/browser/vbox)) `GPL-3.0/CDDL-1.0` `C++` - 🌎 [XCP-ng](www.xcp-ng.org/) - Virtualization platform based on Xen Source and Citrix® Hypervisor (formerly XenServer). ([Source Code](https://github.com/xcp-ng)) `GPL-2.0` `C` - 🌎 [Xen](www.xenproject.org/) - Virtual machine monitor for 32/64 bit Intel / AMD (IA 64) and PowerPC 970 architectures. 🌎 [Source Code](xenbits.xenproject.org/gitweb/?p=xen.git;a=tree;hb=HEAD)) `GPL-2.0` `C` ### VPN **[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)** VPN software. - 🌎 [DefGuard](defguard.net/) - True enterprise WireGuard with MFA/2FA and SSO. ([Source Code](https://github.com/DefGuard)) `Apache-2.0` `Rust` - 🌎 [Dockovpn](dockovpn.io) - Out-of-the-box stateless dockerized OpenVPN server which starts in less than 2 seconds. ( 1356⭐ 260🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/dockovpn/dockovpn))) `GPL-2.0` `Docker` - 🌎 [Firezone](www.firezone.dev/) - WireGuard based VPN Server and Firewall. ( 7346⭐ 323🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/firezone/firezone))) `Apache-2.0` `Docker` - 10148⭐ 452🍴 [Gluetun VPN client](https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun)) - VPN client in a thin Docker container for multiple VPN providers, written in Go, and using OpenVPN or Wireguard, DNS over TLS, with a few proxy servers built-in. `MIT` `docker` - 29296⭐ 1576🍴 [Headscale](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale)) - Self-hostable fork of 🌎 [Tailscale](tailscale.com), cross-platform clients, simple to use, built-in (currently experimental) monitoring tools. `BSD-3-Clause` `Go` - 15717⭐ 1041🍴 [Nebula](https://github.com/slackhq/nebula)) - A scalable p2p VPN with a focus on performance, simplicity and security. `MIT` `Go` - 🌎 [ocserv](www.infradead.org/ocserv/) - Cisco AnyConnect-compatible VPN server. 🌎 [Source Code](gitlab.com/ocserv/ocserv)) `GPL-2.0` `C` - 🌎 [OpenVPN](community.openvpn.net) - Uses a custom security protocol that utilizes SSL/TLS for key exchange. ( 11993⭐ 3115🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn))) `GPL-2.0` `C` - 🌎 [SoftEther](www.softether.org/) - Multi-protocol software VPN with advanced features. ( ?⭐ ?🍴 [Source Code](https://github.com/SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN/))) `Apache-2.0` `C` - 12406⭐ 762🍴 [sshuttle](https://github.com/sshuttle/sshuttle)) - Poor man's VPN. `LGPL-2.1` `Python` - 🌎 [strongSwan](www.strongswan.org/) - Complete IPsec implementation for Linux. 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Based on the list here. - 🌎 [Ops School](www.opsschool.org) - Comprehensive program that will help you learn to be an operations engineer. - 🌎 [Digital Ocean Tutorials](www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials) - 6,000+ tutorials for getting the basics of certain applications/tools/systems administration topics. ------------------ ## License ![cc license](http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-sa/4.0/88x31.png) This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) license. ## Source 29554⭐ 1726🍴 [awesome-foss/awesome-sysadmin](https://github.com/awesome-foss/awesome-sysadmin))

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