Alternatives

Products that do what JS-emulated Linux with network support, everyone on one subnet does

1. 1SJ
   Server.js – A modern Express alternative▲295

   2017 · serverjs.io

2. 2MJ
   Mr2.js – Expose local servers to external networks▲52

   2019 · github.com

3. 3EI
   EverythingStays – Immutable and Distributed Node.js Modules with IPFS▲103

   2016 · everythingstays.com

4. 4OA
   Ouroboros – A Decentralized Packet Network▲116

   2020 · ouroboros.rocks

5. 5AI
   Assist – Instant terminal sharing from anywhere▲117

   2019 · assist.app

6. 6PV
   PJON v11.1 an independent, decentralized, open-source protocol▲56

   2018 · github.com

7. 7MA
   Monolinux – A tiny embedded Linux distro▲69

   2019 · github.com

8. 8AB
   A browser-based IRC client built on Node.js – first Node project▲60

   2014 · airchatter.net

9. 9NI
   Netpen.io Visual editor for Linux network scripts generation▲45

   2021 · netpen.io

10. 10AP
    A partial HTTP server written in brainfuck extended with syscalls▲103

    2016 · github.com

11. 11AT
    A tool to self host game servers with a free static IP▲91

    2021 · playit.gg

12. 12SS
    Simple Subnet Network Tool▲26

    2016 · subnet.im

13. 13LB
    Linux-based OS with HTML, CSS, JS, and JSON environment▲8

    May 2026 · github.com

14. 14TF
    The first NodeJS web server on a Raspberry Pi▲23

    2012 · pi.tomg.co

15. 15CL
    Complete Linux Mint (Ubuntu) Setup for Node.js Developers▲24

    2013 · github.com

16. 16GB
    GitHub-based DNS Hosting▲37

    2014 · dns-api.com

17. 17FI
    Forestry.io – A better way to host static websites (demo)▲39

    2015 · forestryio.herokuapp.com

18. 18SD
    Simple decentralized web hosting on Peergos▲29

    2021 · peergos.org

19. 19AD
    A distributed computing Linux distro with batteries included▲7

    2022 · old.reddit.com

20. 20MD
    Martinet – Distributed Task Queue for Node.js▲28

    2014 · github.com

21. 21SH
    Self Host the Internet▲15

    2020 · github.com

22. 22IT
    Ikkekernel – The Fork of Linux▲7

    2023 · github.com

23. 23NR
    Netty-rs – Rust library to easily write server/client network protocols▲22

    2021 · gitlab.com

24. 24RA
    Ranvier, a Node.js based telnet MUD codebase▲5

    2017 · ranviermud.com

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