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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
adexsnap GITHUB 35 2026-09-11
OctoDNS, Tools for managing DNS across multiple providers HN 31 2025-11-19
QTap DevTools HN 30 2026-01-21
A Unix environment in a single HTML file (420 KB) HN 30 2026-02-18
NexTerm GITHUB 30 2026-09-27
dbx-plugin-ssh GITHUB 27 2026-09-14
Docking HN 26 2026-04-04
BVisor HN 24 2026-02-23
Bsub.io HN 23 2025-11-17
Octopii, a framework for building distributed applications in Rust HN 22 2025-11-17
yumesute-preservation-server GITHUB 22 2026-09-29
OpenRun HN 21 2026-02-10
SuperPlane HN 21 2026-01-28
DengShell GITHUB 21 2026-09-13
bwssh GITHUB 20 2026-09-22
WaveHouse HN 20 2026-08-20
Bhatti HN 19 2026-05-03
frp_pyd GITHUB 18 2026-09-23
Hibana HN 18 2026-02-06
duckdb-rust-workers GITHUB 17 2026-09-29
hyphp GITHUB 16 2026-09-28
pi-prefix-cache-compaction GITHUB 15 2026-09-18
Flowctl HN 15 2025-12-01
ScoopX GITHUB 15 2026-09-25
HTTP-nu HN 14 2026-02-17
ssh tiny.christmas HN 14 2025-12-25
dsh-host-rsi GITHUB 14 2026-10-02
idu-unlock GITHUB 14 2026-09-20
Fostrom, an IoT Cloud Platform built for developers HN 13 2026-02-20
Ustps (UDP Speedy Transmission Protocol Secure) and USSH HN 13 2026-06-08
tailscale-reverse-tunnel GITHUB 13 2026-10-04
Embed a real Linux terminal on your website HN 13 2026-08-14
lab-ipxe-os GITHUB 13 2026-09-14
YTP GITHUB 12 2026-09-28
Vpod HN 12 2026-06-17
Ducktape HN 12 2025-12-16
your website as a TUI, over SSH right now HN 11 2026-07-08
kairon GITHUB 11 2026-09-11
SFX HN 11 2025-12-06
funkmykali GITHUB 10 2026-09-23
porthole GITHUB 10 2026-10-02
Hosting-File-Manager GITHUB 9 2026-09-11
Provisioner per-board sidecar for serial access, flashing, and bring-up HN 9 2026-02-16
Docs over SSH for Agents HN 9 2026-04-01
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
cert-manager-scep-issuer GITHUB 8 2026-09-14
Shuck HN 8 2026-04-30
Deflect One HN 8 2026-04-14
lightremote GITHUB 8 2026-09-29