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Russh – low-level Tokio SSH2 client and server implementation

May 28, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

Russh provides asynchronous building blocks for developers who need to embed SSH client or server functionality into their own software.

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OpenSIPS – mature SIP server

May 27, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

OpenSIPS is a mature SIP server designed for professional VoIP and real-time communications platforms.

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20 Top Free and Open Source Terminal Based IRC Clients

May 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet text messaging (chat) or synchronous conferencing. We recommend the finest console-based IRC clients.

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VoIP

Baresip – modular SIP user-agent

May 27, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

baresip is a portable SIP user agent designed as a minimal and modular VoIP client.

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22 Best Free and Open Source Email Servers

May 26, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

Here’s our verdict on free and open source email servers. We recommend Exim, OpenSMTPD, mox, DBMail, WildDuck, and Stalwart.

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9 Useful Free and Open Source Wake-on-LAN Tools

May 26, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

Wake-on-LAN is an ethernet networking standard that lets a computer to be turned on or awakened from a low-power state by a network message.

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Haraka – modern SMTP server

May 26, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

Haraka is a modern SMTP server written in Node.js for handling inbound and outbound mail processing.

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9 Best Free and Open Source Command-line FTP clients

May 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup, Utilities

This article provides our pick of the best open source command line file transfer programs.

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Email

maddy – composable all-in-one mail server

May 25, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

maddy is a composable all-in-one mail server that brings the main pieces of a self-hosted email stack

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LAN

UPSWake – sends Wake-on-LAN packets to bring systems back online

May 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

UPSWake reads status information from one or more NUT UPS servers and sends Wake-on-LAN packets to bring systems back online

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Email

Mail-in-a-Box – self-hosted email server solution

May 24, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

Mail-in-a-Box is a self-hosted email server solution that turns a fresh Ubuntu LTS machine into a working mail system.

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VoIP

5 Best Free and Open Source Matrix Servers

May 24, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

Matrix is an open standard for interoperable, decentralised, real-time communication over IP. We pick the finest Matrix servers.

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LAN

UpSnap – self-hosted wake-on-LAN web application

May 24, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Web Apps

UpSnap is a self-hosted wake-on-LAN web application that helps you power on and manage devices across your local network from a browser.

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Email

Mailu – self-hosted mail server stack

May 23, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

Mailu is a self-hosted mail server stack delivered as a set of Docker images.

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Email

7 Best Free and Open Source Web-Based Email Clients

May 23, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

Email clients offer a variety of features. Many email clients offer a slew of features, some stick with just the basics.

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Email

Nextcloud Mail – email client application for the Nextcloud platform

May 22, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Web Apps

Nextcloud Mail lets users access and manage email from within their self-hosted cloud environment.

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VoIP

continuwuity – community-driven Matrix homeserver

May 22, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

Continuwuity is a community-driven Matrix homeserver written in Rust.

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HTTP

Slumber is a terminal-based HTTP client

May 20, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Slumber is a terminal-based HTTP client for working with REST and other HTTP services.

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Gaming Chat

5 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Linux Discord Clients

May 20, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, TUI

In this roundup, we focus on terminal-based software only. There’s a separate roundup for GUI-based clients.

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Gaming Chat

Concord – feature-rich TUI client for Discord

May 20, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Concord is a terminal user interface client for Discord written in Rust with ratatui.

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