Projects sharing features with Homestead

Devilbox is a containerized development environment that provides a reproducible suite of web servers, databases, and language runtimes managed through a unified configuration. It functions as a Docker-based local development stack for LAMP and MEAN software stacks and as a manager for switching between different versions of these services to match specific project requirements. The system distinguishes itself by automating local network orchestration. It includes a Docker-based virtual host manager that automatically maps local directories to custom domains and a local DNS and SSL orchestrat

DDEV is a container-based local development environment and project manager designed to bootstrap consistent web development stacks. It orchestrates Docker containers to provide isolated Linux environments, integrating web servers, databases, and language runtimes. The project distinguishes itself by automating the complexities of local networking and security, featuring a local HTTPS proxy for SSL certificate automation and wildcard DNS for hostname management. It further enables collaboration by exposing local environments to the internet through tunneling for external project sharing. The

Laragon is a portable web server suite and WAMP stack manager that provides a self-contained local development environment. It enables the bootstrapping of web applications through the orchestration of web servers, databases, and language runtimes on a single machine. The project is distinguished by its registry-free portable mode, allowing the entire development stack to be moved between drives or computers without re-installation. It features automated virtual host mapping and SSL certificate generation for local domains, as well as a local tunneling gateway to expose projects via public UR

microvm.nix is a declarative virtual machine manager and orchestrator for defining, building, and managing isolated guest environments using Nix. It functions as a virtual machine image builder that transforms system specifications into bootable disk images and runner scripts. The project provides a hypervisor abstraction layer, enabling the deployment of guest images across multiple virtualization backends through a unified configuration. It includes specialized tools for PCI hardware passthrough, granting virtual machines direct access to physical host USB and PCI devices. The framework co

Metasploitable3 is an automated virtual machine provisioner designed to build and deploy operating system images with intentional security weaknesses. It functions as a penetration testing lab by creating vulnerable virtual machine targets used for security training, exploit development, and the validation of security tools. The system uses configuration scripts to inject vulnerabilities into Windows and Linux environments. This includes the deployment of insecure applications and services, such as web servers and databases, and the application of misconfigured system permissions to simulate

Vagrant is a virtual machine environment manager and development environment provisioner. It functions as an infrastructure as code tool and multi-hypervisor orchestrator, allowing for the definition and automation of virtualized development environments through a single configuration file. The project enables the creation of portable, virtualized development environments to ensure consistency across different host operating systems. It supports deploying these environments across various backends, including local hypervisors, cloud providers, and container runtimes, using a unified interface

dnmp is a containerized web development environment that provisions a full LNMP stack consisting of Nginx, MySQL, PHP, and Redis. It serves as a management system for coordinating web server routing, language runtime versions, database administration, and SSL certificate provisioning within Docker containers. The project distinguishes itself through a comprehensive PHP runtime manager that allows for switching between multiple language versions and managing extensions in isolated environments. It includes an automated SSL certificate manager that uses webroot validation to provision and renew

Apache Tomcat is an open-source implementation of the Jakarta Servlet, Pages, Expression Language, and WebSocket specifications, serving as a container for running Java web applications. It provides a modular architecture with a servlet container, connector abstraction for multiple I/O models, and a pipeline-based request processing system that handles cross-cutting concerns through composable components. The server supports container-managed security with configurable realms for authentication against JDBC, LDAP, or memory-based credential stores, and offers TLS encryption with optional Open

Mutagen is a cross-platform file synchronization engine and development environment orchestrator. It provides real-time bidirectional file synchronization between local machines, remote servers, and Docker containers, often utilizing SSH for transport. The tool functions as a high-performance alternative to Docker bind mounts by mirroring files between a local host and a running container. It also operates as a network port forwarding utility, routing TCP traffic and Unix domain sockets between local and remote environments via SSH. Its capability surface includes filesystem event monitoring

This project provides a functional package manager and a reproducible build system designed to ensure identical build inputs always produce the same outputs. It serves as the foundation for a declarative Linux distribution where the entire system state is defined in a configuration file, enabling predictable deployments and full-system rollbacks. The system uses a deterministic functional language and a lazy-evaluation expression engine to manage software dependencies and isolate build environments. It distinguishes itself through a content-addressable store that allows multiple versions of s

Lando is a Docker development environment manager and local development orchestrator used to create isolated application stacks. It functions as a web development stack provisioner that coordinates web servers, databases, and runtimes to ensure consistent environment parity across different operating systems. The project distinguishes itself through recipe-based environment bootstrapping for common stacks such as LAMP, LEMP, and MEAN, as well as dedicated provisioning for CMS platforms like WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla. It further differentiates its capabilities by acting as a remote hosting

MBE is a security research educational resource providing binary exploitation courseware and a deployable CTF wargame environment. It functions as a structured curriculum of labs and materials designed for learning reverse engineering and memory corruption. The project provides containerized lab infrastructure and a binary analysis toolchain to ensure a controlled setting for vulnerability research. It utilizes isolated environments to deploy binary exploitation tasks, preventing interference and system instability. The system covers the provisioning of vulnerable environments through virtua

Dokploy is a self-hosted platform-as-a-service designed to simplify the deployment and management of containerized applications and databases. It provides a centralized control plane that decouples administrative management from application workloads, allowing users to oversee infrastructure across multiple server nodes through a unified web interface or a command-line tool. The platform distinguishes itself through an extensive library of pre-configured application templates, enabling the rapid deployment of databases, identity providers, and various productivity or development tools. It sup

Dagger is a programmable CI/CD engine and containerized task runner designed to orchestrate build and test pipelines. It functions as an incremental build system that manages containers, filesystems, and secrets through a typed API to ensure consistent execution across local and cloud environments. The engine utilizes a language-agnostic client-server API to allow multi-language pipeline orchestration, enabling the sharing of typed artifacts and state across different SDKs without manual serialization. It optimizes execution through content-addressable caching and a directed acyclic graph to

BaoTa is a web-based Linux server control panel and system administration dashboard designed for managing hosting environments and system resources. It provides a graphical interface to translate administrative actions into system-level configurations, allowing users to manage Linux servers and web hosting stacks without relying solely on the command line. The platform distinguishes itself through AI-driven server operations, utilizing artificial intelligence for performance analysis and the execution of maintenance tasks via natural language commands. It supports multi-node orchestration, en

Expose is a secure tunneling tool that creates public URLs for local development servers, making them accessible from the internet without complex network configuration. It forwards incoming HTTP requests and responses between a public relay server and a local machine, enabling external services to reach a development environment that would otherwise be isolated behind a firewall or VPN. The project distinguishes itself through a comprehensive set of webhook debugging and inspection capabilities. It captures all incoming webhook requests and displays them in a real-time dashboard or command-l

TablePro is a cross-platform database management client designed for browsing, querying, and administering both SQL and NoSQL databases. It functions as a unified workspace that integrates a code-centric SQL editor with schema visualization tools, allowing developers to manage complex data models and execute queries across diverse database engines. The application distinguishes itself through an agentic AI integration layer that connects language models directly to database tools, enabling automated query generation, optimization, and error fixing with configurable approval gates. It features

Cloudstream is an Android media streaming client and extensible media player that aggregates video and audio content from external sources. It operates as an Android application container within a Linux-based environment, enabling the installation and execution of Android software packages via APK files. The project utilizes an extension-based provider system that allows for the creation of custom plugins. These extensions define the logic for scraping and retrieving multimedia content and metadata from third-party sources. Additional capabilities include the ability to cast media playback t

This project is a bash scripting tutorial, shell automation library, and Linux system administration guide. It serves as a collection of practical examples and case studies designed for learning the Linux command line and shell programming. The repository provides a reference for Unix text processing and the creation of modular script libraries. It includes patterns for automating repetitive server tasks, such as software installation, network security configuration, and database task automation. The project covers a broad range of capabilities, including system monitoring and health auditin

Quarkus is a Kubernetes-native Java framework designed for building high-performance, memory-efficient applications. It utilizes ahead-of-time native compilation to transform Java code into standalone, optimized binaries that eliminate the need for a virtual machine, enabling rapid startup and reduced memory consumption. By performing code augmentation during the build phase, it shifts heavy processing tasks away from runtime, ensuring that applications are optimized for cloud-native environments. The framework distinguishes itself through a unified approach to reactive and imperative program

gdu is a command line disk usage analyzer and interactive disk profiler used to scan directories and visualize space consumption across file systems. It functions as a file system management tool that allows for the identification and removal of large files and folders to free up storage. The tool features a cursor-based interface for navigating directory structures and archives. It provides a storage cleanup workflow that enables the deletion of selected items directly from the analysis view, utilizing parallel execution to reduce I/O wait times. The application supports recursive directory

Kanboard is a self-hosted Kanban project management tool and productivity suite designed for tracking software tasks and team collaboration. It provides a visual system for managing workflows through the use of boards, columns, and cards. The project features an extensible plugin framework and a comprehensive API for programmatic task and project administration. It includes specialized identity management through LDAP integration, allowing for the synchronization of user accounts and group permissions from directory servers. The system covers a wide range of capabilities, including event-dri

Excelize is a library for reading and writing spreadsheet files in the Office Open XML format. It provides a comprehensive suite of tools for programmatically creating, modifying, and analyzing workbooks, worksheets, and cell data, ensuring compatibility across various office software suites through structured XML serialization. The library distinguishes itself with a built-in formula calculation engine that evaluates complex mathematical and logical expressions directly against workbook data. It also features a memory-mapped streaming architecture, which allows for the efficient processing o

VVV is a virtualized server orchestrator and local development environment that uses Vagrant to deploy Linux-based guest servers. It functions as a containerized development workflow, leveraging Docker and various hypervisors to automate the provisioning of local sites. The project provides a specialized toolset for WordPress development, enabling the creation of local content management sites and the testing of changes to WordPress core software. It allows for the definition and deployment of multiple local websites through a central configuration file. The system covers broader capabilitie

DetectionLab is a reproducible Windows Active Directory security lab designed for testing detection capabilities. It uses an automation framework based on Vagrant and Packer to provision virtualized networks across multiple hypervisors and cloud platforms. The project utilizes Ansible for the declarative installation and configuration of domain services and endpoint security tools. It incorporates a browser-based remote access interface via Apache Guacamole to manage laboratory hosts without requiring standalone remote desktop clients. The environment includes a telemetry pipeline that aggre

Bore is a TCP tunneling tool and localhost exposure utility used to route local TCP ports to public IP addresses. It functions as a TCP port forwarder that makes services running on a local machine accessible over the internet via a remote listener. The project includes a secure tunnel server implementation that manages incoming connections and routes traffic to connected local clients. It utilizes shared secret handshakes to authorize tunnel creation and restrict access to authorized users. The system provides capabilities for firewall bypass networking and remote tunnel hosting. It manages

This project is a collection of scripts and configuration files designed to automate the deployment of developer toolsets, big data tools, and system-wide dotfiles. It serves as a provisioning system for installing languages, data analysis tools, and system dependencies across diverse programming stacks. The suite provides specialized automation for macOS developer onboarding and the setup of Python data science workflows. It includes dedicated installers for distributed processing engines like Spark and Hadoop, as well as environments for web and mobile development. The system covers a broa