# 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.

Repository: https://github.com/nullpo-head/wsl-distrod
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wsl-distrod
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: wsl, wsl2, wsl-environment, wsl-installation, ubuntu, arch-linux, debian, gentoo, rockylinux, almalinux, centos, fedora, linuxmint, amazonlinux, oraclelinux
Last push: 2025-10-05T14:06:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 43/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 45, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1929, "days_push": 332, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1956, forks 91 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:59.087994+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: configuration-management, deployment, cli, self-hosted
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: windows, cli, rust
- tags: wsl2, systemd, windows-subsystem-for-linux, distro-installer, port-forwarding, auto-start, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- nullpo-head/wsl-distrod (main) score 43

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:59.087994+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 2026-08-30T03:06:14.111956+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nullpo-head/wsl-distrod (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:59.087994+00:00, sha 0d1df727caa3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.