Top 23 Shell Debian Projects

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1. ProxmoxVE

   1 1 28,487 10.0 Shell

   Proxmox VE Helper-Scripts (Community Edition)

   

2. SaaSHub

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   SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

   

3. openvpn-install

   2 74 20,555 5.2 Shell

   OpenVPN road warrior installer for Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, CentOS and Fedora

   

   Project mention: Как сделать и настроить свой VPN | dev.to | 2025-10-19

   для OpenVPN

4. openvpn-install

   3 110 15,961 9.2 Shell

   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 | 2025-09-26

   First, 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:

5. distrobox

   4 420 12,587 9.0 Shell

   Use any linux distribution inside your terminal. Enable both backward and forward compatibility with software and freedom to use whatever distribution you’re more comfortable with. Mirror available at: https://gitlab.com/89luca89/distrobox

   

   Project mention: My fully offline AI-assisted Linux development machine | dev.to | 2026-05-11

   Docker, Distrobox, Flatpak, and a bit of Homebrew where it makes sense

6. amlogic-s9xxx-armbian

   5 15 9,309 9.7 Shell

   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.

   

7. LinuxMirrors

   6 0 7,563 9.2 Shell

   GNU/Linux 更换系统软件源脚本及 Docker 安装与换源脚本

   

8. ufw-docker

   7 67 6,612 8.4 Shell

   To fix the Docker and UFW security flaw without disabling iptables

   

   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.

9. polybar-themes

   8 74 6,196 3.4 Shell

   A huge collection of polybar themes with different styles, colors and variants.

   

10. DietPi

    9 320 6,112 9.9 Shell

    Lightweight justice for your single-board computer!

    

    Project mention: How to Run a Web Server on 27MB of RAM (and a Solar Panel) | dev.to | 2026-04-10

    Start with a minimal image like DietPi or build a custom image with Buildroot. The key is disabling everything you don't need:

11. build

    10 50 5,274 10.0 Shell

    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.

    

12. wireguard-install

    11 63 4,885 5.4 Shell

    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

13. dockcross

    12 14 3,593 7.5 Shell

    Cross compiling toolchains in Docker images

    

    Project mention: RISC-V Is Sloooow | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-03-10

14. plymouth-themes

    13 19 2,733 1.4 Shell

    A huge collection (80+) of plymouth themes ported from android bootanimations

    

15. HiddenVM

    14 14 2,656 7.4 Shell

    HiddenVM — Use any desktop OS without leaving a trace.

    

16. DockSTARTer

    15 54 2,560 9.7 Shell

    DockSTARTer helps you get started with running apps in Docker.

    

17. swizzin

    16 14 2,364 6.8 Shell

    A simple, modular seedbox solution

    

18. whoami-project

    17 2 2,283 1.3 Shell

    Whoami provides enhanced privacy, anonymity for Debian and Arch based linux distributions

    

19. minideb

    18 7 2,218 6.6 Shell

    A small image based on Debian designed for use in containers

    

    Project mention: Broadcom to discontinue free Bitnami Helm charts | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-07-18

20. vps-audit

    19 2 1,965 3.4 Shell

    lightweight, dependency-free bash script for security, performance auditing and infrastructure monitoring of Linux servers.

    

21. iRedMail

    20 33 1,802 7.9 Shell

    Full-featured, open source mail server solution for mainstream Linux/BSD distributions.

    

22. deb-get

    21 44 1,707 9.5 Shell

    apt-get for .debs published via GitHub or direct download 📦

    

23. pacstall

    22 69 1,630 8.0 Shell

    An AUR-inspired package manager for Ubuntu

    

24. displaylink-debian

    23 16 1,417 3.9 Shell

    DisplayLink driver installer for Debian and Ubuntu based Linux distributions.

    

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• Как сделать и настроить свой VPN

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• DebDroid – Debian on Android (v1.1)

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• Monitoring OpenVPN with Prometheus and Grafana: A Complete Guide

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• Cadmium: Debian Linux installer for some RISC laptops and Arm Chromebooks

  1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 16 Sep 2025
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