# kahun/awesome-sysadmin

A curated list of amazingly awesome open source sysadmin resources inspired by Awesome PHP.

Repository: https://github.com/kahun/awesome-sysadmin
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kahun-awesome-sysadmin
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-03-26T23:45:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4588, "days_push": 890, "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 24351, forks 2889 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:35.845789+00:00)

## What it is
A curated list of open-source system administration resources covering backups, monitoring, configuration management, DNS, security, and more. It serves as a discovery index for sysadmin tooling rather than being software itself.

## Use cases
- find open source backup software
- discover monitoring tools for servers
- compare configuration management tools
- find self-hosted alternatives for IT infrastructure
- look up open source mail server options
- find VPN and security tools for sysadmins

## When to choose
- you want a broad, curated index of sysadmin tools
- you're evaluating open-source options before deploying infrastructure
- you want community-vetted links across many sysadmin categories

## When to avoid
- you need runnable software rather than a link list
- you need deep documentation or tutorials on a specific tool
- you need a maintained tool with releases and support

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, monitoring, backup, configuration-management, security, deployment
- domain: self-hosted, infrastructure-as-code, awesome-lists, developer-tools
- platform: self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, sysadmin, curated-list, open-source-tools, system-administration, devops, linux

## Member repositories
- kahun/awesome-sysadmin (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:35.845789+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 2026-08-29T16:56:15.217411+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kahun/awesome-sysadmin (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:35.845789+00:00, sha 3d52cc089c6b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.