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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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Server

Warewulf – stateless cluster provisioning system

June 9, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

Warewulf simplifies deployment of high-performance computing clusters using network booting, centrally managed node images and configuration overlays.

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Dashboard

Gatus – developer-oriented status dashboard

June 9, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, Web Apps

Gatus provides configurable health checks for HTTP and other protocols, with dashboard status reporting, conditions, alerts and metrics.

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Server

Tinkerbell – automated bare metal provisioning engine

June 9, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

Tinkerbell automates bare metal provisioning with network booting, hardware discovery, workflow orchestration and machine metadata services.

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Server

Ironic – automated bare metal server management

June 8, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

Ironic automates bare metal server provisioning through hardware inspection, remote management, operating system deployment and REST APIs.

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Dashboard

OpenStatus – status page and uptime monitoring platform

June 8, 2026 Steve Emms System Software, Web Apps

OpenStatus monitors websites, APIs and networks, combining configurable status pages, incident management, alerts and monitoring as code.

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Server

MAAS – automated bare metal server provisioning

June 8, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

MAAS turns physical servers into manageable infrastructure resources with automated discovery, commissioning, deployment and networking.

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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 storage device erasure utility

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

nwipe securely erases Linux storage devices using configurable overwrite methods, parallel operations and detailed PDF audit certificates.

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BPM

Flowable – business process and case management platform

June 6, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, System Software

Flowable combines BPMN process automation, CMMN case management and DMN decision rules, with APIs for human and system workflows.

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Hypervisors

Firecracker – lightweight virtualization technology

June 4, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, System Software

Firecracker runs lightweight KVM-based microVMs with REST API controls, network and storage isolation, snapshots and security hardening.

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Hard disk image

blivet-gui – graphical Linux storage configuration tool

May 27, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, System Software

blivet-gui is a graphical Linux storage manager for configuring partitions, LVM, Btrfs, RAID and encrypted devices using the blivet library.

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Saving Money with Linux

LACT – Linux GPU Control Application

May 23, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, System Software

LACT provides graphical GPU monitoring and control for AMD, NVIDIA and Intel hardware, including clocks, power, fans and profiles.

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Command Schedulers

runcron – minimal cron alternative for automated and container-friendly environments

May 16, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software, Utilities

runcron is a minimal cron alternative for automated and container-friendly environments.

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Command Schedulers

Supercronic – crontab-compatible job runner for containers

May 15, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software, Utilities

Supercronic runs commands inside containers with crontab compatibility, structured logs, graceful shutdown, and overlap handling.

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Log Analyzers

27 Best Free and Open Source Linux Logfile Viewers

May 10, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, System Software, Utilities

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of useful Linux logfile viewers.

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Selection of utilities

CPU Info – presents detailed hardware and software information

May 5, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, System Software

CPU Info is a multiplatform application that presents detailed hardware and software information for a device.

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System Profilers

Big Hardware Info – view and share hardware information on Linux

May 5, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, System Software

Big Hardware Info gathers detailed system and device information.

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Log Analyzers

15 Best Free and Open Source Log Analyzers

May 5, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software

Making sense of logs helps organisations make better customer-focused decisions. We recommend the finest open source log analyzers.

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