software deployment and configuration tools
Recent window: last 5.4 months (2026-05-01 → 2026-10-11), compared with the prior 5.4 months.
Software deployment and configuration tools automate application rollouts, server provisioning, and runtime environment settings. They are built for developers, DevOps engineers, and system administrators who need to standardize how code moves to production and how machines are maintained. Unlike general CI/CD runners or infrastructure monitoring suites, these products focus directly on target-state management, release distribution, and configuration reproducibility.
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Members
| Name | Source | Upvotes ▼ | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|
| dif.sh | PH | 359 | 2026-09-05 |
| Enroll, a tool to reverse-engineer servers into Ansible config mgmt | HN | 265 | 2026-01-01 |
| Vercel Flags | PH | 207 | 2026-04-18 |
| Bor | HN | 197 | 2026-08-02 |
| Dawn | GITHUB | 157 | 2026-09-17 |
| Shittp | HN | 136 | 2025-12-21 |
| Alien | HN | 106 | 2026-04-20 |
| GrayKet | GITHUB | 103 | 2026-10-02 |
| Distr 2.0 | HN | 101 | 2026-02-10 |
| Wise-Registrity | GITHUB | 98 | 2026-10-09 |
| Deplo | PH | 98 | 2026-09-14 |
| PortainerPackage1 | GITHUB | 86 | 2026-09-22 |
| ysptp-docker | GITHUB | 59 | 2026-10-05 |
| Hermuse | GITHUB | 57 | 2026-09-27 |
| deepcloud-releases | GITHUB | 54 | 2026-10-07 |
| uni-switch | GITHUB | 54 | 2026-10-07 |
| rn-update | GITHUB | 51 | 2026-09-12 |
| Kappal | HN | 50 | 2026-02-05 |
| Renovate | HN | 43 | 2026-02-11 |
| deployment-checklist | GITHUB | 41 | 2026-09-26 |
| vps-first-steps | GITHUB | 40 | 2026-09-15 |
| DepsGuard | HN | 40 | 2026-06-01 |
| Pglayers | HN | 40 | 2026-07-01 |
| intunewin-contextprep | GITHUB | 40 | 2026-09-18 |
| office365_flake | GITHUB | 39 | 2026-09-16 |
| KeelPublic | GITHUB | 37 | 2026-09-27 |
| docker-rollout-action | GITHUB | 36 | 2026-09-25 |
| harmony-release | GITHUB | 36 | 2026-09-23 |
| Operations | GITHUB | 35 | 2026-10-02 |
| I built self-hosted deployment automation tool for Windows and IIS | HN | 35 | 2026-08-25 |
| Stelvio | HN | 31 | 2026-02-02 |
| Mushak | HN | 28 | 2025-12-21 |
| header-sentinel | GITHUB | 27 | 2026-10-13 |
| zuey-pi-setup | GITHUB | 25 | 2026-09-15 |
| Chart Preview | HN | 22 | 2025-12-20 |
| OpenRun | HN | 21 | 2026-02-10 |
| Config manager for Claude Code (and others) | HN | 21 | 2026-01-28 |
| BUPTapi-dsh | GITHUB | 20 | 2026-09-20 |
| dotkeep | GITHUB | 18 | 2026-09-13 |
| nix-demo | GITHUB | 18 | 2026-10-07 |
| nix-compact | GITHUB | 16 | 2026-09-21 |
| the-onboarding-tool | GITHUB | 14 | 2026-09-25 |
| teamly-account-factory | GITHUB | 14 | 2026-10-10 |
| nomad | GITHUB | 14 | 2026-09-22 |
| Profile2Blueprint | GITHUB | 13 | 2026-10-01 |
| An Open Source Alternative to Vercel/Render/Netlify | HN | 12 | 2026-02-01 |
| kaiten | GITHUB | 12 | 2026-09-30 |
| Host, share, promote and track release artifacts via your coding agent | HN | 12 | 2026-04-14 |
| lead-utp-docker | GITHUB | 11 | 2026-09-11 |
| RuiC-oc-ferry-windows | GITHUB | 11 | 2026-10-11 |