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Sources

systems infrastructure and terminal tools

Recent window: last 5.2 months (2026-04-26 → 2026-10-02), compared with the prior 5.2 months.

horizontal · 221 members · Data as of 2026-10-05

These products provide low-level system utilities, lightweight virtual machine sandboxes, terminal applications, and remote server management tools. They are designed for systems programmers, DevOps engineers, and power users working closely with OS internals and command-line workflows. Unlike high-level developer platforms, this cluster focuses on bare-metal systems engineering, microVMs, and specialized CLI utilities.

Metrics

Stage
crowded
Recent count
150
Prior count
53
Total count
221
Momentum
183.02
Attention
0.48
Crowding
0.74
Concentration
0.81
Opportunity
0.41

Opportunity components

Attention
0.48
Low crowding
0.26
Momentum (normalized)
0.71
Low concentration
0.19

Source split

github
28 (0.19)
hn
40 (0.27)
ph
81 (0.54)
yc
1 (0.01)

Dominant source: ph · Divergence: 0.53

Similar themes

Monthly trajectory

Members

Name Source Upvotes ▲ Launched
Ts-bridge, tsserver lsp shim with daemon for Neovim HN 5 2026-01-01
SimpleW HN 6 2026-09-08
SHOW HN: I built the fastest PHP webserver in the world HN 6 2026-09-17
Pure PHP server, from yesterday, now supports sockets and rooms. HN 6 2026-07-21
ShellDash HN 6 2025-11-12
OmnySSH HN 6 2026-06-13
Remote Access for Home Assistant Without Nabu Casa HN 6 2026-04-27
Microterm runs Linux VM in any browser tab via WASM, RISCV64 emulation HN 6 2026-02-22
Pyrig HN 6 2026-08-10
Thand HN 6 2025-11-25
Ferroterm HN 6 2026-07-05
Crank HN 6 2026-02-12
IRCd in Pure Bash HN 6 2025-10-30
SSH-TPM-agent · Release v0.9.0 HN 6 2026-05-04
RiceVM HN 7 2026-04-02
WSL Dashboard HN 7 2026-06-23
Host-Ship-xuqi GITHUB 7 2026-09-13
Execute local prompts in SSH remote shells HN 7 2026-03-11
Kosh HN 7 2026-08-28
Ctx HN 7 2026-01-23
VD HN 7 2026-08-08
Deflect One HN 8 2026-04-14
Shuck HN 8 2026-04-30
lightremote GITHUB 8 2026-09-29
cert-manager-scep-issuer GITHUB 8 2026-09-14
Extra-Platforms, Python library to detect OS, arch, shell, CI, AI HN 9 2026-04-02
I ditched Grafana for my home server and built this instead HN 9 2025-11-17
Hosting-File-Manager GITHUB 9 2026-09-11
Docs over SSH for Agents HN 9 2026-04-01
Provisioner per-board sidecar for serial access, flashing, and bring-up HN 9 2026-02-16
porthole GITHUB 10 2026-10-02
funkmykali GITHUB 10 2026-09-23
your website as a TUI, over SSH right now HN 11 2026-07-08
SFX HN 11 2025-12-06
kairon GITHUB 11 2026-09-11
Ducktape HN 12 2025-12-16
Vpod HN 12 2026-06-17
YTP GITHUB 12 2026-09-28
lab-ipxe-os GITHUB 13 2026-09-14
Fostrom, an IoT Cloud Platform built for developers HN 13 2026-02-20
Embed a real Linux terminal on your website HN 13 2026-08-14
Ustps (UDP Speedy Transmission Protocol Secure) and USSH HN 13 2026-06-08
tailscale-reverse-tunnel GITHUB 13 2026-10-04
dsh-host-rsi GITHUB 14 2026-10-02
ssh tiny.christmas HN 14 2025-12-25
idu-unlock GITHUB 14 2026-09-20
HTTP-nu HN 14 2026-02-17
ScoopX GITHUB 15 2026-09-25
Flowctl HN 15 2025-12-01
pi-prefix-cache-compaction GITHUB 15 2026-09-18