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Top 23 Shell Debian Projects
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AppSignal
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openvpn-install
OpenVPN road warrior installer for Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, CentOS and Fedora
для OpenVPN
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openvpn-install
Set up your own OpenVPN server on Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, CentOS, Arch Linux and more (by angristan)
Project mention: Monitoring OpenVPN with Prometheus and Grafana: A Complete Guide | dev.to | 2025-09-26First, ensure your OpenVPN server is configured to write status files. If you don't have OpenVPN set up yet, I recommend using the excellent openvpn-install script:
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amlogic-s9xxx-armbian
Supports running Armbian on Amlogic, Allwinner, and Rockchip devices. Support a311d, s922x, s905x3, s905x2, s912, s905d, s905x, s905w, s905, s905l, rk3588, rk3568, rk3399, rk3328, h6, etc.
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Project mention: Announcing udwall: A New Tool for Making UFW and Docker Play Nice With Each Other | dev.to | 2025-11-23
Complex Uninstall: Historically, removing the tool was risky. It required manually stripping iptables rules, and doing it wrong could lock you out of your server. > Note: ufw-docker recently added an uninstall command.
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Start with a minimal image like DietPi or build a custom image with Buildroot. The key is disabling everything you don't need:
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Kargo
Stop Scripting Promotions. Start Shipping with Kargo. Kargo automates promotion across dev, staging, and prod with approval gates and verification. Open source, built by the team behind Argo CD. Download now.
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build
The official build framework for the Armbian Linux distribution. This repository contains the complete toolchain and scripts required to compile custom OS images from source, including kernel configuration, U-Boot handling, and board-specific tweaks for various ARM and ARM64 single-board computers.
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wireguard-install
WireGuard road warrior installer for Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, CentOS and Fedora (by Nyr)
Project mention: wireguard-install VS amneziawg-installer - a user suggested alternative | libhunt.com/r/Nyr/wireguard-install | 2026-04-20 -
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vps-audit
lightweight, dependency-free bash script for security, performance auditing and infrastructure monitoring of Linux servers.
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whoami-project
Whoami provides enhanced privacy, anonymity for Debian and Arch based linux distributions
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I bet you wonder why didn't I go self host!? I know. I could have run iRedMail on an EC2 instance. Postfix, Dovecot, Rspamd, a Let's Encrypt cron job, and total sovereignty over every byte. It's good software. I've done it before. The knowledge is still in there somewhere, filed next to my Sendmail trauma.
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AnduinOS
AnduinOS is a custom Ubuntu-based Linux distribution that offers a familiar and easy-to-use experience for anyone moving to Linux.
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SaaSHub
SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives
NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
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A note from our sponsor - AppSignal
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Debian projects in Shell? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
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| 1 | ProxmoxVE | 29,500 |
| 2 | openvpn-install | 20,634 |
| 3 | openvpn-install | 16,125 |
| 4 | amlogic-s9xxx-armbian | 9,725 |
| 5 | LinuxMirrors | 7,733 |
| 6 | ufw-docker | 6,775 |
| 7 | DietPi | 6,244 |
| 8 | polybar-themes | 6,240 |
| 9 | build | 5,400 |
| 10 | wireguard-install | 4,929 |
| 11 | dockcross | 3,606 |
| 12 | vps-audit | 3,019 |
| 13 | plymouth-themes | 2,880 |
| 14 | HiddenVM | 2,672 |
| 15 | DockSTARTer | 2,570 |
| 16 | swizzin | 2,386 |
| 17 | whoami-project | 2,306 |
| 18 | minideb | 2,216 |
| 19 | iRedMail | 1,840 |
| 20 | deb-get | 1,745 |
| 21 | pacstall | 1,650 |
| 22 | displaylink-debian | 1,441 |
| 23 | AnduinOS | 1,328 |
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