# awesome-foss/awesome-sysadmin

A curated list of amazingly awesome open-source sysadmin resources.

Repository: https://github.com/awesome-foss/awesome-sysadmin
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-sysadmin
Homepage: https://sysadmin.awesome-selfhosted.net
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: awesome, awesome-list, sysadmin, list, devops, ops, software, sre, self-hosted
Last push: 2026-08-19T09:58:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4271, "days_push": 14, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 34997, forks 2103 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:00.685104+00:00)

## What it is
A curated list of free and open-source sysadmin resources, organized into categories like automation, backups, monitoring, identity management, and DNS. It is maintained as an awesome-list with both Markdown and HTML versions and actively checks for dead and unmaintained links.

## Use cases
- find open-source tools for server administration
- discover self-hosted alternatives for sysadmin tasks
- compare backup and monitoring software options
- find LDAP and SSO identity management tools
- look up CI/CD and configuration management tools
- find DNS server and control panel software

## When to choose
- you want a curated, categorized directory of open-source sysadmin software
- you are evaluating self-hosted tools for infrastructure operations
- you need inspiration for a DevOps or SRE toolchain

## When to avoid
- you need a runnable tool rather than a list of links
- you want in-depth tutorials or documentation instead of a catalog
- you need commercial or proprietary software recommendations

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, self-hosted, monitoring, configuration-management, backup, deployment
- domain: self-hosted, developer-tools, awesome-lists, infrastructure-as-code
- platform: self-hosted, cli
- tags: awesome-list, sysadmin, sre, ops, curated-list, open-source-resources, devops, linux, web-server

## Member repositories
- awesome-foss/awesome-sysadmin (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:00.685104+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:27:19.123492+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/awesome-foss/awesome-sysadmin (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:00.685104+00:00, sha 261dbdb17dfc)
  - homepage: https://sysadmin.awesome-selfhosted.net (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:40.510656+00:00, sha cd307bec712c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.