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Apache HertzBeat – observability platform

June 10, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

HertzBeat is an observability platform that brings monitoring, log collection, alerting, notification delivery, and status page creation.

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Dashboard

Yet Another Status Page – self-hosted status page application

June 9, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

Yet Another Status Page is a self-hosted status page application built with Next.js and Payload CMS.

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Dashboard

Checkmate – self-hosted infrastructure monitoring application

June 9, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

Checkmate is a self-hosted infrastructure monitoring application that gives administrators a central web interface.

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doccano – data labelling and text annotation platform

June 9, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

doccano is a data labelling and text annotation platform for machine learning practitioners.

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Warewulf – stateless, network-boot cluster provisioning system

June 9, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

Warewulf is a stateless, network-boot cluster provisioning system designed primarily for high-performance computing clusters.

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Gatus – developer-oriented status dashboard and health monitoring application

June 9, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

Gatus is a developer-oriented status dashboard and health monitoring application for self-hosted services and infrastructure.

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Tinkerbell – bare metal provisioning engine

June 9, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

Tinkerbell is a bare metal provisioning engine designed to automate the installation and configuration of physical machines.

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Ironic – OpenStack service for managing and provisioning bare metal servers

June 8, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

Ironic is an OpenStack service for managing and provisioning bare metal servers.

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OpenStatus – status page and uptime monitoring platform

June 8, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

OpenStatus is a status page and uptime monitoring platform that helps teams monitor websites, APIs, servers, and DNS endpoints

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Server

MAAS (Metal as a Service) – data centre automation platform

June 8, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

MAAS (Metal as a Service) is a data centre automation platform for managing physical servers in a cloud-like way.

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Utility

8 Best Free and Open Source Console Based Network ‘top’ Tools

June 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Roundup, System Software

We recommend the best network ‘top’ tools.

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Hard disk image

10 Best Free and Open Source Hard Disk Utilities for System Tweakers

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software, Utilities

We showcase the finest open source tools to diagnose the health of a hard disk and improve its performance.

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Hard disk image

nwipe – secure disk eraser

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, Utilities

nwipe is a secure disk erasure utility for Linux and a fork of the dwipe command originally used by Darik’s Boot and Nuke.

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BPM

Flowable – workflow and business process management platform

June 6, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, System Software

Flowable is a workflow and business process management platform that combines BPMN process automation, CMMN case management, and more.

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Server

5 Best Free and Open Source Linux Network Authentication Tools

June 6, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Security, System Software

Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) is a networking protocol that offers centralized connection authentication, authorization, and accounting management for various types of network access.

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Hypervisors

7 Best Free and Open Source Type 1 Hypervisors

June 5, 2026 Steve Emms Emulators, Internet, Roundup, System Software

This article identifies the finest open source Type 1 hypervisors that are available to download.

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Website

10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Web Caches

June 4, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, System Software, Web Apps

Web caches have become a vital mechanism for optimizing the amount of data that is delivered in a given period of time. Good web caches also help to minimise latency, serving pages as quickly as possible.

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Hypervisors

Firecracker – virtualization technology

June 4, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, System Software

Firecracker is virtualization designed to create and run lightweight microVMs for secure, multi-tenant container and function workloads.

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Book

5 Best Free and Open Source CardDAV Servers

June 4, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software, Web Apps

CardDAV (“Card Distributed Authoring and Versioning”) is a standardized address book client/server protocol.

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Encryption software

6 Best Free and Open Source Email Encryption Tools

June 2, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, System Software

Sending encrypted messages is one method of ensuring electronic privacy. We feature the best free and open source email encryption tools.

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