- [Bazel](https://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](https://puppet.com/products/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. ([Source Code](https://github.com/puppetlabs/bolt)) `Apache-2.0``Ruby`
- [GNU Make](https://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](https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/make.git)) `GPL-3.0``C`
- [Gradle](https://gradle.org/) - Another build automation system. ([Source Code](https://github.com/gradle/gradle)) `Groovy/Java``Apache-2.0`
- [Gradle](https://gradle.org/) - Another build automation system. ([Source Code](https://github.com/gradle/gradle)) `Apache-2.0``Groovy/Java`
- [Rake](https://ruby.github.io/rake/) - Build automation tool similar to Make, written in and extensible in Ruby. ([Source Code](https://github.com/ruby/rake)) `MIT``Ruby`
@ -136,31 +134,10 @@ Conversation-driven development and management.
- [Eggdrop](https://www.eggheads.org/) - The oldest Internet Relay Chat (IRC) bot still in active development. ([Source Code](https://github.com/eggheads/eggdrop)) `GPL-2.0``C`
- [Errbot](https://errbot.io/) - a plugin based chatbot designed to be easily deployable, extensible and maintainable. ([Source Code](https://github.com/errbotio/errbot)) `GPL-3.0``Python`
- [Errbot](https://errbot.io/) - Plugin based chatbot designed to be easily deployable, extensible and maintainable. ([Source Code](https://github.com/errbotio/errbot)) `GPL-3.0``Python`
- [Hubot](https://hubot.github.com/) - A customizable, life embetterment robot. ([Source Code](https://github.com/hubotio/hubot)) `MIT``Nodejs`
- [Froxlor](https://froxlor.org/) - Lightweight server management software with Nginx and PHP-FPM support. ([Source Code](https://github.com/Froxlor/Froxlor/)) `GPL-2.0``PHP`
- [ISPConfig](https://www.ispconfig.org) - Manage Linux servers directly through your browser. ([Source Code](https://git.ispconfig.org/ispconfig/ispconfig3)) `BSD-3-Clause``PHP`
- [Sentora](https://sentora.org/) - Open-Source Web hosting control panel for Linux, BSD (fork of ZPanel). ([Source Code](https://github.com/sentora/sentora-core)) `GPL-3.0``PHP`
- [Bind](https://www.isc.org/bind/) - Versatile, classic, complete name server software. ([Source Code](https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/bind9)) `MPL-2.0``C`
- [CoreDNS](https://coredns.io/) - Flexible DNS server. ([Source Code](https://github.com/coredns/coredns)) `Apache-2.0``Go`
- [djbdns](https://cr.yp.to/djbdns.html) - A collection of DNS applications, including tinydns. ([Source Code](https://salsa.debian.org/debian/djbdns)) `Public Domain``C`
- [djbdns](https://cr.yp.to/djbdns.html) - A collection of DNS applications, including tinydns. ([Source Code](https://salsa.debian.org/debian/djbdns)) `CC0-1.0``C`
- [dnsmasq](https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html) - Provides network infrastructure for small networks: DNS, DHCP, router advertisement and network boot. ([Source Code](https://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git;a=tree)) `GPL-2.0``C`
- [Knot](https://www.knot-dns.cz/) - High performance authoritative-only DNS server. ([Source Code](https://gitlab.nic.cz/knot/knot-dns)) `GPL-3.0``C`
- [NSD](https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/projects/nsd/about/) - Authoritative DNS name server developed speed, reliability, stability and security. ([Source Code](https://github.com/NLnetLabs/nsd)) `BSD-3-Clause``C`
@ -365,7 +342,7 @@ Open-source code editors.
- [Eclipse](https://www.eclipse.org/) - IDE written in Java with an extensible plug-in system. ([Source Code](https://git.eclipse.org/c/)) `EPL-1.0``Java`
- [Geany](https://www.geany.org/) - GTK2 text editor. ([Source Code](https://github.com/geany/geany)) `GPL-2.0``C/C++`
- [GNU Emacs](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) - An extensible, customizable text editor-and more. ([Source Code](https://github.com/emacs-mirror/emacs)) `GPL-3.0``C`
- [Haroopad](http://pad.haroopress.com/) - Markdown editor with live preview. ([Source Code](https://github.com/rhiokim/haroopad)) `GLP-3.0``JavaScript`
- [Haroopad](http://pad.haroopress.com/) - Markdown editor with live preview. ([Source Code](https://github.com/rhiokim/haroopad)) `GPL-3.0``JavaScript`
- [ICEcoder](https://icecoder.net/) - Code editor awesomeness, built with common web languages. ([Demo](http://demo.icecoder.net), [Source Code](https://github.com/icecoder/ICEcoder)) `MIT``PHP`
- [KDevelop](https://www.kdevelop.org/) - IDE by the people behind KDE. ([Source Code](https://invent.kde.org/kdevelop/kdevelop)) `GFDL-1.2``C++`
@ -407,7 +384,7 @@ Open-source code editors.
Miscellaneous utilities and web interfaces for identity management systems.
- [BounCA](https://bounca.org/) - A personal SSL Key / Certificate Authority web-based tool for creating self-signed certificates. ([Source Code](https://gitlab.com/bounca/bounca/)) `Apache-2.0``Python`
- [easy-rsa](https://github.com/OpenVPN/easy-rsa) - bash script to build and manage a PKI CA. `GPL-2.0``Shell`
- [easy-rsa](https://github.com/OpenVPN/easy-rsa) - Bash script to build and manage a PKI CA. `GPL-2.0``Shell`
- [Fusion Directory](https://www.fusiondirectory.org) - Improve the Management of the services and the company directory based on OpenLDAP. ([Source Code](https://github.com/fusiondirectory/fusiondirectory)) `GPL-2.0``PHP`
- [Indieauth](https://indieauth.com/) - Sign in with your domain name (using the rel-me-auth protocol). ([Source Code](https://github.com/aaronpk/IndieAuth.com)) `Apache-2.0``Ruby`
- [LDAP Account Manager (LAM)](https://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`
@ -450,7 +427,7 @@ IT [asset management](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset_management) software.
- [Fluentd](https://www.fluentd.org/) - Data collector for unified logging layer. ([Source Code](https://github.com/fluent/fluentd)) `Apache-2.0``Ruby`
- [Flume](https://flume.apache.org/) - distributed, reliable, and available service for efficiently collecting, aggregating, and moving large amounts of log data. ([Source Code](https://github.com/apache/flume)) `Apache-2.0``Java`
- [Flume](https://flume.apache.org/) - Distributed, reliable, and available service for efficiently collecting, aggregating, and moving large amounts of log data. ([Source Code](https://github.com/apache/flume)) `Apache-2.0``Java`
- [GoAccess](https://goaccess.io/) - Real-time web log analyzer and interactive viewer that runs in a terminal or through the browser. ([Source Code](https://github.com/allinurl/goaccess)) `MIT``C`
- [Loki](https://grafana.com/oss/loki/) - Log aggregation system designed to store and query logs from all your applications and infrastructure. ([Source Code](https://github.com/grafana/loki)) `AGPL-3.0``Go`
- [rsyslog](https://www.rsyslog.com/) - Rocket-fast system for log processing. ([Source Code](https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog)) `GPL-3.0``C`
@ -469,6 +446,19 @@ An [email client](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_client), email reader or,
- [Thunderbird](https://www.thunderbird.net/) - Free email application that's easy to set up and customize. ([Source Code](https://hg.mozilla.org/comm-central/file)) `MPL-2.0``C/C++`
### Miscellaneous
**[`^ back to top ^`](#awesome-sysadmin)**
Software that does not fit in another section.
- [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/) - The package manager for Windows. ([Source Code](https://github.com/chocolatey/choco)) `Apache-2.0``C#/PowerShell`
- [Clonezilla](https://clonezilla.org/) - Partition and disk imaging/cloning program. ([Source Code](https://clonezilla.org/downloads/src/)) `GPL-2.0``Perl/Shell/Other`
- [DadaMail](https://dadamailproject.com/) - Mailing List Manager, written in Perl. ([Source Code](https://sourceforge.net/projects/dadamail/files/)) `GPL-2.0``Perl`
- [RRDtool](https://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/) - Industry standard, high performance data logging and graphing system for time series data. ([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. `Nodejs``MIT`
- [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`
- [Telegraf](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf) - Plugin-driven server agent for collecting, processing, aggregating, and writing metrics. `MIT``Go`
- [DadaMail](https://dadamailproject.com/) - Mailing List Manager, written in Perl. ([Source Code](https://sourceforge.net/projects/dadamail/files/)) `GPL-2.0``Perl`
@ -623,7 +602,7 @@ Software for management of [router](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router_(comput
- [DD-WRT](https://dd-wrt.com/) - A Linux-based firmware for wireless routers and access points, originally designed for the Linksys WRT54G series. ([Source Code](https://svn.dd-wrt.com/)) `GPL-2.0``C`
- [OpenWrt](https://openwrt.org/) - A Linux-based router featuring Mesh networking, IPS via snort and AQM among many other features. ([Source Code](https://git.openwrt.org/openwrt/openwrt.git)) `GPL-2.0``C`
- [OPNsense](https://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`
- [OPNsense](https://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](https://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. ([Source Code](https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense)) `Apache-2.0``Shell/PHP/Other`
@ -634,7 +613,7 @@ Software for management of [router](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router_(comput
[Service discovery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_discovery) is the process of automatically detecting devices and services on a computer network.
- [Consul](https://www.consul.io/) - Consul is a tool for service discovery, monitoring and configuration. ([Source Code](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul)) `MPL-2.0``Go`
- [etcd](https://etcd.io/) - distributed K/V-Store, authenticating via SSL PKI and a REST HTTP Api for shared configuration and service discovery. ([Source Code](https://github.com/coreos/etcd)) `Apache-2.0``Go`
- [etcd](https://etcd.io/) - Distributed K/V-Store, authenticating via SSL PKI and a REST HTTP Api for shared configuration and service discovery. ([Source Code](https://github.com/coreos/etcd)) `Apache-2.0``Go`
- [ZooKeeper](https://zookeeper.apache.org/) - ZooKeeper is a centralized service for maintaining configuration information, naming, providing distributed synchronization, and providing group services. ([Source Code](https://github.com/apache/zookeeper)) `Apache-2.0``Java/C++`
@ -648,7 +627,7 @@ Software for management of [router](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router_(comput
- [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) - Platform for developers and sysadmins to build, ship, and run distributed applications. ([Source Code](https://www.docker.com/community/open-source/)) `Apache-2.0``Go`
- [LXC](https://linuxcontainers.org/lxc/) - Userspace interface for the Linux kernel containment features. ([Source Code](https://github.com/lxc/lxc)) `GPL-2.0``C`
- [LXD](https://linuxcontainers.org/lxd/) - a container "hypervisor" and a better UX for LXC. ([Source Code](https://github.com/lxc/lxd)) `Apache-2.0``Go`
- [LXD](https://linuxcontainers.org/lxd/) - Container "hypervisor" and a better UX for LXC. ([Source Code](https://github.com/lxc/lxd)) `Apache-2.0``Go`
- [OpenVZ](https://openvz.org) - Container-based virtualization for Linux. ([Source Code](https://src.openvz.org/projects/OVZ)) `GPL-2.0``C`
- [Podman](https://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`. ([Source Code](https://github.com/containers/podman)) `Apache-2.0``Go`
- [Portainer Community Edition](https://www.portainer.io/) - Simple management UI for Docker. ([Source Code](https://github.com/portainer/portainer)) `Zlib``Go`
@ -661,7 +640,7 @@ Software for management of [router](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router_(comput
Troubleshooting tools.
- [grml](https://grml.org) - bootable Debian Live CD with powerful CLI tools. ([Source Code](https://github.com/grml/)) `GPL-3.0``Shell`
- [grml](https://grml.org) - Bootable Debian Live CD with powerful CLI tools. ([Source Code](https://github.com/grml/)) `GPL-3.0``Shell`
- [mitmproxy](https://mitmproxy.org/) - A Python tool used for intercepting, viewing and modifying network traffic. Invaluable in troubleshooting certain problems. ([Source Code](https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy)) `MIT``Python`
- [mtr](https://www.bitwizard.nl/mtr/) - Network utility that combines traceroute and ping. ([Source Code](https://github.com/traviscross/mtr)) `GPL-2.0``C`
- [perf-tools](https://github.com/brendangregg/perf-tools) - Performance analysis tools based on Linux perf_events (aka perf) and ftrace. `GPL-2.0``Shell`
@ -740,23 +719,30 @@ VPN software.
## List of Licenses
- `AGPL-3.0` - [GNU Affero General Public License 3.0](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0)
- `Apache-2.0` - [Apache, Version 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/)