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saltstack/salt

Software to automate the management and configuration of infrastructure and applications at scale.

AI dev
Updated
2026-07-16
Lists
4 list mentions
First commit
2011-02-20
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
1,838 open
Forks
5,603
Commits
125,577 commits
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
passteque/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.

AI dev
Updated
2026-07-10
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2018-02-06
License
MIT
Issues
328 open
Forks
597
Commits
2,385 commits
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
sshuttle/sshuttle

Transparent proxy server that works as a poor man's VPN. Forwards over ssh. Doesn't require admin. Works with Linux and MacOS. Supports DNS tunneling.

Updated
2026-07-10
Lists
4 list mentions
First commit
2010-05-01
License
LGPL-2.1
Issues
212 open
Forks
789
Commits
1,324 commits
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No 7-day history
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SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN

Cross-platform multi-protocol VPN software. Pull requests are welcome. The stable version is available at https://github.com/SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN_Stable.

Updated
2026-06-10
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2014-01-02
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
292 open
Forks
2,765
Commits
2,226 commits
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
firezone/firezone

Enterprise-ready zero-trust access platform built on WireGuard®.

AI dev
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2026-07-07
Lists
5 list mentions
First commit
2020-04-22
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
460 open
Forks
425
Commits
10,618 commits
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smallstep/certificates

🛡️ A private certificate authority (X.509 & SSH) & ACME server for secure automated certificate management, so you can use TLS everywhere & SSO for SSH.

Updated
2026-07-09
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2018-10-05
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
287 open
Forks
567
Commits
5,635 commits
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No 7-day history
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draios/sysdig

Linux system exploration and troubleshooting tool with first class support for containers

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2026-04-13
Lists
3 list mentions
First commit
2014-01-15
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
119 open
Forks
755
Commits
4,927 commits
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concourse/concourse

Concourse is a container-based automation system written in Go. It's mostly used for CI/CD.

Updated
2026-07-16
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2014-04-14
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
74 open
Forks
894
Commits
28,115 commits
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0 0.0%
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OneUptime/oneuptime

Complete open-source monitoring and observability platform.

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2026-07-12
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2019-08-02
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
241 open
Forks
416
Commits
39,151 commits
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0 0.0%
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Ylianst/MeshCentral

A complete web-based remote monitoring and management web site. Once setup you can install agents and perform remote desktop session to devices on the local network or over the Internet.

Updated
2026-07-12
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2017-08-28
License
Apache-2.0
Issues
146 open
Forks
913
Commits
7,464 commits
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
glpi-project/glpi

GLPI is a Free Asset and IT Management Software package, Data center management, ITIL Service Desk, licenses tracking and software auditing.

AI dev
Updated
2026-07-10
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2004-01-27
License
GPL-3.0
Issues
447 open
Forks
1,723
Commits
35,089 commits
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0 0.0%
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webmin/webmin

Powerful and flexible web-based server management control panel

Stack
Updated
2026-07-12
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2007-04-12
License
BSD-3-Clause
Issues
130 open
Forks
788
Commits
25,375 commits
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0 0.0%
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buildbot/buildbot

Python-based continuous integration testing framework; your pull requests are more than welcome!

Updated
2026-07-08
Lists
2 list mentions
First commit
2005-11-26
License
GPL-2.0
Issues
798 open
Forks
1,671
Commits
28,837 commits
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No 7-day history
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