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1. Docker-OSX

   1 137 52,562 6.2 Shell

   Run macOS VM in a Docker! Run near native OSX-KVM in Docker! X11 Forwarding! CI/CD for OS X Security Research! Docker mac Containers.

   

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3. windows

   2 11 51,586 9.0 Shell

   Windows inside a Docker container.

   

   Project mention: Show HN: Docker Compose for VM's | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-04-20

   it reminds me of https://github.com/dockur/windows with its compose-style YAML over QEMU/KVM. The difference i'm seeing is scope: dockur ships curated OS images (Windows/macOS), while holos looks more like a generic single-host VM runner. Is that a fair read? also curious any plans to support running unattended processes for OS installs?

4. Dokku

   3 210 31,910 9.9 Shell

   A docker-powered PaaS that helps you build and manage the lifecycle of applications

   

   Project mention: Dokku Has a Free API: Build Your Own Heroku on a $5 VPS | dev.to | 2026-03-28

   Dokku is the smallest PaaS implementation you've ever seen. It's a self-hosted Heroku alternative that runs on a single server. Push code with git push — Dokku builds, deploys, and manages your apps.

5. ProxmoxVE

   4 1 28,411 10.0 Shell

   Proxmox VE Helper-Scripts (Community Edition)

   

6. setup-ipsec-vpn

   5 34 27,968 7.5 Shell

   Set up your own IPsec VPN server in just a few minutes, with IPsec/L2TP, Cisco IPsec and IKEv2. Supports Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS/RHEL, Amazon Linux, Alpine and Raspberry Pi. Includes client config and management scripts.

   

7. macos

   6 8 20,066 8.5 Shell

   MacOS inside a Docker container.

   

   Project mention: Show HN: Lume 0.2 – Build and Run macOS VMs with unattended setup | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-01-18

   re: https://github.com/dockur/macos

   A closer comparison here is Lumier, which provides a "Docker-like" interface to spin up VMs with a noVNC server: https://cua.ai/docs/lume/guide/advanced/lumier/docker

   The key difference: dockur/macos uses QEMU+KVM, which only works on Linux hosts. It can't run on macOS hardware since Apple doesn't expose KVM. See: https://github.com/dockur/macos/issues/256

8. docker-elk

   7 11 18,362 8.0 Shell

   The Elastic stack (ELK) powered by Docker and Compose.

   

9. docker-mailserver

   8 96 18,312 8.6 Shell

   Production-ready fullstack but simple mail server (SMTP, IMAP, LDAP, Antispam, Antivirus, etc.) running inside a container.

   

   Project mention: Cloudflare Email Service: private beta | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-09-25

   It's really not that hard to run a mailserver with https://github.com/docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver

   The problem is that Gmail will bounce any emails from DigitalOcean IP, even if you sit on this IP for years (so no recent spam), even if replying to someone, even if you registered as 'Postmaster' on Google.

   So if you want to selfhost, you'll first need to find an IP that's not blocked to begin with.

10. awesome-kubernetes

    9 6 15,984 6.0 Shell

    A curated list for awesome kubernetes sources :ship::tada:

    

    Project mention: 10 GitHub Repositories That Will Actually Teach You DevOps in 2026 | dev.to | 2026-05-05

    github.com/ramitsurana/awesome-kubernetes. 16k stars. The most thorough Kubernetes-specific awesome-list.

11. winapps

    10 14 15,245 9.2 Shell

    Run Windows apps such as Microsoft Office/Adobe in Linux (Ubuntu/Fedora) and GNOME/KDE as if they were a part of the native OS, including Nautilus integration. Hard fork of https://github.com/Fmstrat/winapps/

    

    Project mention: Microsoft's "Fix" for Windows 11: Flowers After the Beating | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-03-24

    What percentage of MS Office user can, in your estimation, complete the steps as described in this readme?

    https://github.com/winapps-org/winapps

    I'd estimate <1%

12. distrobox

    11 420 12,557 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

13. netshoot

    12 26 10,737 3.9 Shell

    a Docker + Kubernetes network trouble-shooting swiss-army container

    

14. self-hosted

    13 38 9,389 9.3 Shell

    Sentry, feature-complete and packaged up for low-volume deployments and proofs-of-concept

    

    Project mention: Sentry | dev.to | 2026-03-17

    Deploy Sentry self-hosted using their official guide

15. tpotce

    14 32 9,263 7.7 Shell

    🍯 T-Pot - The All In One Multi Honeypot Platform 🐝

    

    Project mention: Show HN: Knock-Knock.net – Visualizing the bots knocking on my server's door | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-02-15

    T-Pot does something similar: https://github.com/telekom-security/tpotce

16. docker-openvpn

    15 26 9,079 0.0 Shell

    🔒 OpenVPN server in a Docker container complete with an EasyRSA PKI CA

    

17. orbstack

    16 66 8,738 2.4 Shell

    Fast, light, simple Docker containers & Linux machines

    

    Project mention: Zed is 1.0 | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-04-29

    You might find OrbStack useful here as a replacement for Docker Desktop. So much faster and uses way less resources: https://orbstack.dev/

18. docker-selenium

    17 32 8,635 9.4 Shell

    Provides a simple way to run Selenium Grid with Chrome, Firefox, and Edge using Container Platform, making it easier to perform browser automation at scale

    

19. DevOps-Bash-tools

    18 1 8,293 9.9 Shell

    1000+ DevOps Bash Scripts - AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, APIs, SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Hive, Impala, Kafka, Hadoop, Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket, Azure DevOps, TeamCity, Spotify, MP3, LDAP, Code/Build Linting, pkg mgmt for Linux, Mac, Python, Perl, Ruby, NodeJS, Golang, Advanced dotfiles: .bashrc, .vimrc, .gitconfig, .screenrc, tmux..

    

    Project mention: Level Up Your DevOps Workflow with Hari Sekhon's Bash Tools! | dev.to | 2025-06-23

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20. docker-gitlab

    19 4 8,087 8.3 Shell

    Dockerized GitLab

    

21. acme-companion

    20 32 7,715 7.5 Shell

    Automated ACME SSL certificate generation for nginx-proxy

    

22. LinuxMirrors

    21 0 7,546 9.2 Shell

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

    

23. stable-diffusion-webui-docker

    22 58 7,320 5.8 Shell

    Easy Docker setup for Stable Diffusion with user-friendly UI

    

24. docker

    23 264 7,289 8.1 Shell

    A community maintained docker micro-image for deploying Nextcloud on container platforms (by nextcloud)

    

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