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23 Best Free and Open Source DNS Servers

September 12, 2025 Erik Karlsson Internet, Roundup, System Software

Domain Name System (DNS) is the internet’s directory service. We recommend the best free and open source DNS servers.

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FTP

7 Best Free and Open Source Linux FTP Servers

July 18, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, System Software

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a time-honored method of transferring files to and from a remote network site.

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Music

7 Best Free and Open Source UPnP Media Servers

June 18, 2024 Steve Emms Internet, Multimedia, Roundup, System Software

A music streamer lets you share your music, photos and videos with your network. Here’s the best free and open source music streamers.

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Chat

7 Best Free and Open Source IRC Servers

April 17, 2024 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet text messaging (chat) or synchronous conferencing.

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Best Free and Open Source Calendar Software

5 Best Free and Open Source CalDAV Servers

September 10, 2023 Steve Emms Roundup, System Software, Web Apps

CalDav (Calendaring Extensions to WebDAV) is an internet standard allowing clients to access scheduling or meeting information on a remote server.

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Small Devices

We’re publishing a series of articles for each of these Linux-based phones, Mini PCs, SBCs, and NAS devices.

BOSGAME M4 Plus – AMD Ryzen
Minisforum AI X1 Pro – AMD Ryzen
Volla Phone Quintus with UT (ARM)
ASRock NUC BOX-255H (x86_64)
Aiffro K100 All-SSD NAS (x86_64)
Radxa Cubie A7A (ARM)
Radxa ROCK 5T (ARM)
Radxa ROCK 4D (ARM)
Firefly AIBOX-3588S (ARM)
Banana Pi BPI-F3 (RISC-V)
Orange Pi R2S (RISC-V)
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Raspberry Pi 5 (ARM)

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