Awesome Sysadmin: Open-source sysadmin resources
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Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderAn impressive list. However - how do you choose the right tool for your needs? "What is the best tool for ..." is usually rejected in SO (and other Stack Exchange sites). A "Stack Overflow for tools" recommendations, pros and cons would be great.
These awesome lists often seem just a bunch of links that is incomplete yet overwhelming. They are not at all "curated" they are just whatever someone makes a MR for. Here is an awesome list about awesome lists[0], often popular subjects have ten different lists. I do enjoy looking over the list and seeing how many names I recognize and reading up on ones I don't. But other than for enjoyment, I cannot see these lists as useful. For example…
No commits since November, 162 open PRs. :-/
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 416
- Total comments
- 65
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-26 | Awesome Sysadmin: Open-source sysadmin resourcesFirst breakout · Best thread | mountaineer | 250 | 46 |
| 2017-02-25 | A curated list of amazingly awesome open source sysadmin resources | febin | 3 | 1 |
| 2017-04-05 | Curated list of sysadmin resources | handpickednames | 3 | 0 |
| 2020-08-07 | Awesome-sysadmin: A curated list of amazingly open source sysadmin resourcesLatest 20+ point return | megahz | 160 | 18 |