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Free and Open Source Software, and Review
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Cloudpods - cloud-native platform
Cloudpods is a cloud-native unified multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud management platform.
It manages on-premises KVM and bare-metal infrastructure alongside resources from public and private cloud providers. Cloudpods conceals differences between providers and presents their resources through a common set of APIs. It also offers tools for deploying and operating large language model inference services and container-based AI applications.
This is free and open source software.
Cloudpods - cloud-native platform
Cloudpods is a cloud-native unified multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud management platform.
It manages on-premises KVM and bare-metal infrastructure alongside resources from public and private cloud providers. Cloudpods conceals differences between providers and presents their resources through a common set of APIs. It also offers tools for deploying and operating large language model inference services and container-based AI applications.
This is free and open source software.
Meelo - self-hosted music server
Meelo is a self-hosted music server designed for music collectors. It provides a flexible way to organise, browse, search and play personal music and music-video libraries.
The software distinguishes between albums and their individual releases, as well as songs, tracks and alternate versions. This avoids unnecessary duplication while retaining different editions, recordings and mixes.
Meelo is distributed using Docker images. Mobile applications are available for Android and iOS.
This is free and open source software.
Fluidd - web interface for managing Klipper-powered 3D printers
Fluidd is a responsive web interface for managing Klipper-powered 3D printers.
This is free and open source software.
Ymacs - Emacs-like editor
Ymacs is an Emacs-like code and text editor that runs in a web browser.
It aims to reproduce the Emacs editing model rather than merely provide Emacs keybindings. Ymacs can also be embedded in other web applications.
This is free and open source software.
ManageIQ - enterprise management platform
ManageIQ is an enterprise management platform for hybrid IT environments. It provides insight, control and automation across virtual machines, containers, networks and storage.
The platform helps organisations discover infrastructure, monitor performance, enforce policies, optimise resources and orchestrate operational processes from a unified interface.
This is free and open source software.
Minisforum N5 Pro Review – Five-Bay NAS with Ryzen AI 9 Power
My review system came with 16GB of SO-DIMM RAM and minisCloud OS installed on a 128GB NVMe SSD, so memory and an operating system drive were already provided. A monitor, keyboard and mouse are not required for the initial minisCloud OS setup, as the system can be configured remotely over the network.
I’ve already explored MinisCloud OS in a separate review. For this review, I wanted to interrogate the hardware in considerably more detail, so I installed Ubuntu 26.04 LTS on a separate NVMe and use that as my main operating system. It’s also worth noting that minisCloud OS is in a beta stage of development.
Installing another operating system requires a monitor, keyboard and mouse for the installation and initial configuration.
Before doing so, let’s look at the design and ports.
keyb - terminal-based custom hotkey cheatsheet
keyb is a terminal-based custom hotkey cheatsheet.
It lets you organize shortcuts into sections and quickly find them without leaving the terminal. Hotkey collections can be stored in YAML or JSON files.
This is free and open source software.
Dompdf - HTML to PDF converter
Dompdf is an HTML to PDF converter written in PHP. It provides a CSS-driven layout and rendering engine that transforms HTML documents and stylesheets into PDF files.
It supports most CSS 2.1 features, selected CSS3 properties, complex tables, embedded fonts, images and basic SVG content.
This is free and open source software.
XMap - fast network scanner
XMap is a fast network scanner for large-scale IPv4 and IPv6 research.
This is free and open source software.