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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
WSL Dashboard HN 7 2026-06-23
VD HN 7 2026-08-08
Kosh HN 7 2026-08-28
Execute local prompts in SSH remote shells HN 7 2026-03-11
RiceVM HN 7 2026-04-02
Host-Ship-xuqi GITHUB 7 2026-09-13
Ctx HN 7 2026-01-23
Pure PHP server, from yesterday, now supports sockets and rooms. HN 6 2026-07-21
SHOW HN: I built the fastest PHP webserver in the world HN 6 2026-09-17
SimpleW HN 6 2026-09-08
OmnySSH HN 6 2026-06-13
Microterm runs Linux VM in any browser tab via WASM, RISCV64 emulation HN 6 2026-02-22
Crank HN 6 2026-02-12
Remote Access for Home Assistant Without Nabu Casa HN 6 2026-04-27
IRCd in Pure Bash HN 6 2025-10-30
ShellDash HN 6 2025-11-12
SSH-TPM-agent · Release v0.9.0 HN 6 2026-05-04
Thand HN 6 2025-11-25
Ferroterm HN 6 2026-07-05
Pyrig HN 6 2026-08-10
YAML Validator –A simple Docker-based YAML checker HN 5 2025-11-13
Tlx HN 5 2026-09-25
Shellbox HN 5 2026-01-12
DockMate HN 5 2025-12-29
fmsg HN 5 2026-04-20
Ts-bridge, tsserver lsp shim with daemon for Neovim HN 5 2026-01-01
WooTTY HN 5 2026-03-04
A dynamic key-value IP allowlist for Nginx HN 5 2025-12-30
Minimal container-like sandbox built from scratch in C HN 5 2025-12-07
Gottp HN 5 2026-02-11
The first agentic coding engine that hot-reloads the full stack HN 5 2026-06-09
ttyd HN 5 2026-07-07
Lightweight C++23 S3 client with no extra deps (just curl and OpenSSL) HN 5 2026-06-13
Rivers HN 5 2026-07-25
Hyper HN 5 2026-07-09
Deadwire-HTTPD A triple-threaded x86-64 assembly static server HN 5 2026-07-17
Opensourcing APH Engine and Servers in Rust and N Lang HN 5 2026-08-14
ServerKit HN 5 2026-06-30
Linux installer .exe without pendrives (secure-boot compatible) HN 5 2026-04-21
Graft HN 5 2026-03-15
Sylve HN 5 2026-03-27
Running Debian on the OpenWrt One HN 5 2026-02-20
Termiux PH 3 2026-09-16
Containarr PH 3 2026-09-09
Loupe for Kubernetes PH 3 2026-09-29
SeaGit PH 2 2026-09-18
ET Ducky PH 2 2026-09-30
ShellCanvas PH 2 2026-09-25
Formicx PH 2 2026-09-23
Ollanode PH 2 2026-09-30