A curated list of awesome tools, scripts, and resources for VPS management — benchmarking, monitoring, security, containers, panels, and more.
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- Benchmark & Speed Test
- Monitoring
- Security
- Container & Orchestration
- Web Server & Reverse Proxy
- Panel & Management
- Backup & Snapshot
- Automation
- DNS & CDN
- Networking & VPN
- OS & Distro
- Learning Resources
- VPS Providers
- Communities
- YABS - Yet Another Bench Script — CPU, disk, and network benchmarks in one go.
- bench.sh - Quick VPS benchmark script covering I/O, speed, and system info.
- speedtest-cli - Command-line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net.
- LibreSpeed - Self-hosted speed test with no Flash, Java, or WebSocket required.
- nench - VPS benchmark script based on bench.sh with more detailed I/O tests.
- Geekbench - Cross-platform CPU benchmark with an online result database.
- sysbench - Scriptable multi-threaded benchmark tool for CPU, memory, and I/O.
- fio - Flexible I/O tester for measuring disk performance.
- iperf3 - Network throughput measurement tool supporting TCP and UDP.
- UnixBench - Classic Unix system benchmark suite.
- Trippy - Network diagnostic tool combining traceroute and ping with a rich TUI.
- mtr - Network diagnostic tool combining ping and traceroute.
- nexttrace - Visual route tracing CLI tool with real-time map.
- ping.pe - Online ping tool from 30+ global locations.
- VPSBenchmarks - Community-driven VPS performance comparison database.
- Uptime Kuma - Self-hosted monitoring tool with a beautiful UI supporting HTTP, TCP, ping, and DNS.
- Netdata - Real-time performance monitoring with zero configuration.
- Prometheus - Monitoring system with a time series database and alerting.
- Grafana - Visualization and analytics platform for monitoring data.
- Zabbix - Enterprise-class open-source monitoring solution.
- Beszel - Lightweight server monitoring hub with Docker stats, historical data, and alerts.
- OneUptime - Open-source observability platform for monitoring, status pages, and incident management.
- htop - Interactive process viewer for Unix systems.
- btop - Resource monitor with a beautiful TUI showing CPU, memory, disk, and network.
- Glances - Cross-platform system monitoring tool written in Python.
- Ward - Minimal and beautiful server monitoring dashboard.
- Nagios - Industry-standard IT infrastructure monitoring.
- Checkmk - Monitoring platform for servers, networks, and cloud infrastructure.
- fail2ban - Ban IPs with too many failed login attempts.
- CrowdSec - Collaborative security engine with community-driven blocklists.
- UFW - Uncomplicated Firewall for Ubuntu/Debian.
- Lynis - Security auditing tool for Linux, macOS, and Unix.
- ssh-audit - SSH server and client configuration auditor.
- rkhunter - Rootkit detection tool for POSIX systems.
- chkrootkit - Tool to locally check for signs of a rootkit.
- OpenSCAP - Security compliance and vulnerability scanning framework.
- OSSEC - Host-based intrusion detection system.
- Wazuh - Open-source security platform for threat detection, compliance, and incident response.
- Trivy - Comprehensive vulnerability scanner for containers, filesystems, and git repositories.
- Docker - Container platform for building and deploying applications.
- Portainer - Lightweight management UI for Docker, Swarm, and Kubernetes.
- K3s - Lightweight Kubernetes distribution for IoT and edge computing.
- CasaOS - Simple personal cloud system built around Docker.
- Podman - Daemonless container engine compatible with Docker CLI.
- Docker Compose - Define and run multi-container applications with YAML.
- Traefik - Cloud-native application proxy and ingress controller.
- Watchtower - Automatically update running Docker containers.
- ctop - Top-like interface for container metrics.
- Dockge - Self-hosted Docker Compose stack manager with a reactive web UI.
- Nginx - High-performance HTTP server and reverse proxy.
- Caddy - Web server with automatic HTTPS via Let's Encrypt.
- Apache HTTP Server - The world's most widely used web server.
- Nginx Proxy Manager - Easy reverse proxy management with free SSL.
- OpenResty - High-performance web platform based on Nginx and LuaJIT.
- HAProxy - Reliable, high-performance TCP/HTTP load balancer.
- Varnish - High-performance HTTP accelerator and caching reverse proxy.
- 1Panel - Modern Linux server management panel with a clean UI.
- aaPanel - Free server management panel supporting LNMP/LAMP stacks.
- Webmin - Web-based system administration interface for Unix.
- Cockpit - Web-based graphical interface for Linux servers.
- CyberPanel - Web hosting control panel powered by OpenLiteSpeed.
- HestiaCP - Lightweight and open-source web server control panel.
- Coolify - Self-hosted Heroku/Netlify/Vercel alternative.
- restic - Fast, secure, and efficient backup program.
- BorgBackup - Deduplicating archiver with compression and encryption.
- rclone - Rsync for cloud storage supporting S3, Dropbox, Google Drive, and 40+ backends.
- Kopia - Fast encrypted backups with deduplication and cloud support.
- Duplicati - Free backup client with web UI supporting encrypted incremental backups.
- duplicity - Encrypted bandwidth-efficient backup using the rsync algorithm.
- rsnapshot - Filesystem snapshot utility based on rsync.
- Velero - Back up and migrate Kubernetes resources and persistent volumes.
- Ansible - Agentless IT automation platform for configuration management and deployment.
- Terraform - Infrastructure as Code for provisioning cloud resources.
- Pulumi - Infrastructure as Code using real programming languages.
- cloud-init - Industry-standard tool for cross-platform cloud instance initialization.
- Kamal - Deploy web apps anywhere with zero downtime.
- linux-server-init - One-click Linux server initialization covering SSH hardening, firewall, Docker, and Nginx setup.
- StackScript - Linode's custom provisioning scripts for automated server setup.
- Fabric - Simple Pythonic remote execution and deployment tool.
- Cloudflare - Global CDN, DNS, DDoS protection, and web application firewall.
- Pi-hole - Network-wide ad blocking via DNS.
- AdGuard Home - Network-wide ad and tracker blocking DNS server.
- CoreDNS - Plugin-based DNS server written in Go.
- PowerDNS - Authoritative and recursive DNS server with broad backend support.
- doggo - Modern DNS client with colorful output.
- KeyCDN Tools - Free online tools for DNS lookup, HTTP headers, and performance testing.
- WireGuard - Fast, modern, and secure VPN tunnel.
- Tailscale - Zero-config mesh VPN built on WireGuard.
- Headscale - Self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server.
- Netmaker - Platform for creating fast and secure virtual networks with WireGuard.
- frp - Fast reverse proxy to expose a local server behind a NAT or firewall.
- Cloudflare Tunnel - Secure tunnel to connect your origin server to Cloudflare without a public IP.
- Ubuntu Server - Most popular Linux server distribution with long-term support.
- Debian - Rock-solid, community-driven Linux distribution.
- AlmaLinux - Free enterprise Linux distribution, CentOS replacement.
- Rocky Linux - Enterprise Linux built to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with RHEL.
- Fedora Server - Cutting-edge features in a stable server platform.
- Alpine Linux - Security-oriented, lightweight Linux distribution popular for containers.
- Arch Linux - Lightweight and flexible rolling-release distribution.
- NixOS - Linux distribution with a unique declarative configuration model.
- Linux Journey - Free interactive Linux learning for beginners.
- DigitalOcean Tutorials - High-quality, community-reviewed server tutorials.
- Linuxize - Practical Linux tutorials and tips.
- linuxcommand.org - Learn the Linux command line with free online lessons.
- The Linux Documentation Project - Collection of Linux guides, HOWTOs, and FAQs.
- Servers for Hackers - Server administration tutorials for developers.
- Self-Hosted Podcast - Podcast about self-hosting, home automation, and servers.
- BandwagonHost - Budget-friendly VPS with CN2 GIA-E for low-latency Asia routes.
- Vultr - Cloud compute with 32+ global locations and hourly billing.
- DigitalOcean - Developer-friendly cloud platform with simple pricing.
- Cloudways - Managed hosting on top of DigitalOcean, AWS, and GCP.
- Kinsta - Premium managed WordPress and application hosting on GCP.
- Linode (Akamai) - Reliable cloud hosting with a strong developer community.
- Hetzner - Best value cloud hosting in Europe with powerful hardware.
- Oracle Cloud - Generous always-free tier including ARM instances.
- AWS Lightsail - Simplified AWS experience for small projects.
- Google Cloud - Enterprise cloud with a free tier and global network.
- Azure - Microsoft's cloud platform with comprehensive services.
- OVHcloud - European cloud provider with competitive pricing and bare metal servers.
- Scaleway - European cloud with innovative offerings and a generous free tier.
- Contabo - High-resource VPS at aggressive prices.
- RackNerd - Budget VPS provider with frequent promotional deals.
- HostHatch - NVMe-powered VPS across multiple global locations.
- BuyVM - Affordable VPS with DDoS protection and block storage.
- LowEndBox - Budget VPS deals and provider reviews.
- ServerHunter - VPS price comparison engine across 50+ providers.
- VPS Best - VPS recommendations and buying guides.
- LowEndTalk - The largest VPS deals and discussion forum.
- r/selfhosted - Self-hosting community on Reddit.
- r/homelab - Home server enthusiasts community.
- ServerFault - Q&A site for system and network administrators.
- NodeSeek - Chinese-language VPS community and marketplace.
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