nullpo-head/wsl-distrod
Distrod is a meta-distro for WSL 2 which installs Ubuntu, Arch, Debian, Gentoo, etc. with systemd in a minute for you. Distrod also has built-in auto-start feature on Windows startup and port forwarding ability. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
43/100
- Activity 45
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 1929
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 332
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1956 stars · 91 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Distrod is a meta-distribution installer for WSL 2 that lets users install Linux distros like Ubuntu, Arch, Debian, and Gentoo with systemd enabled in about a minute, or add systemd to an existing WSL distro. It also provides auto-start on Windows boot and a port forwarding service to expose Linux services outside Windows.
Use cases
- run systemd inside wsl 2
- install arch linux on wsl2 with systemd
- make my existing wsl distro run systemd
- start wsl services automatically on windows boot
- expose ssh server in wsl to the local network
- install any linuxcontainers.org image as a wsl distro
When to choose
- you need systemd-managed services in WSL 2 on Windows 10 or 11
- you want a quick one-click install of various Linux distros on WSL
- you want WSL distros and their services to start automatically at Windows boot
- you need to forward ports from WSL to outside Windows
When to avoid
- you are on native Linux or a non-Windows environment
- you only need WSL 1, since Distrod targets WSL 2
- you are satisfied with the built-in systemd support in recent WSL versions
- you need a GUI desktop Linux environment rather than service management
Facets
application · maturity active
configuration-management deployment cli self-hosted operating-systems developer-tools self-hosted windows cli rust wsl2 systemd windows-subsystem-for-linux distro-installer port-forwarding auto-start command-line linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/nullpo-head/wsl-distrod · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0d1df727caa3
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| nullpo-head/wsl-distrod | main | 43 |
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