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24 alternatives to My first 5 minutes in a VPS and beyond, in scripts

Some installation scripts for Ubuntu 14.04. Contribute to drkarl/install-scripts development by creating an account on GitHub.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. My first 5 minutes in a VPS and beyond, in scripts launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Useful scripts and environment setup for coding in VPS▲44

   :small_airplane: My coding environments. . Contribute to crisdosaygo/environments development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   GitHub Sponsors Postinstall Script▲5

   Prompt your users to donate after `npm install`

   2019 · ffloriel.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Bash Framework Written for Fun▲9

   Bash With Nails. Contribute to mindaugasbarysas/bashwithnails development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   GitHub▲12

   Pyali786/tutorial-py

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   A Bash Web Framework▲7

   Yoctu Bash Framework. Contribute to yoctu/yosh development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   I just put a dev environment on my phone via Termux▲6

   My super-quick-to-setup Termux environment. Contribute to fabiospampinato/termux-env development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   User scripts for HN comment section usability improvements▲6

   User scripts for Greasemonkey/Tampermonkey. Contribute to plabanauskis/UserScripts development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   install.sh - Universal Install Script▲10

   Remember that XKCD comic? Well this script actually works.

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Django for hackathon▲9

   Django+DRF+Nginx for hackathon. Contribute to Windsooon/django-hackathon development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    First embeddable script language/VM in C i made▲8

    Contribute to riicchhaarrd/deprecated-cgsc development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Apps Script DB – Use Google Apps Script as a Simple Database▲9

    A key-value database by Google Apps Script. Contribute to maple3142/apps-script-db development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    SSH Devzat.hackclub.com▲9

    The devs are over here at devzat, chat over SSH! Contribute to quackduck/devzat development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Inception.js – Websites within websites▲8

    Websites within websites. Contribute to jongomez/inception.js development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    5 Minute Resumé of Your GitHub Contributions▲6

    Generate a resumé of your Github activity! Contribute to beneills/cv development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    PgBouncerhero – A dashboard for your PgBouncers▲5

    A dashboard for your PgBouncers. Contribute to kwent/pgbouncerhero development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    We build a script engine to automate K8s tasks like bash for ur box▲7

    Kubernetes Scripting Engine. Contribute to geertvos/automator development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Cron for GitHub▲5

    Contribute to packsaddle/ruby-cron_for_github-app development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I ran 70 MCP servers in a sandbox and logged what they do▲8

    Contribute to BhaveshThapar/mcp-audit development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Half.sh – A dashboard for your shell scripts▲5

    a dashboard for shell scripts. Contribute to cablehead/half.sh development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Jetpack – a more convenient webpack dev server▲7

    Run and build web code with Rspack. Contribute to KidkArolis/jetpack development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    SupaScript: Postgres extension to dynamically import JavaScript libs▲5

    Contribute to burggraf/SupaScript development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Yan.js▲6

    颜.js. Contribute to wong2/yan.js development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Beautiful and almost comprehensive list of Perl resources▲5

    🐪 List of resources about Perl. Contribute to thibaultduponchelle/perlres development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    CSS-in-JS 101: All you need to know▲6

    💈 CSS-in-JS 101: All you need to know. Contribute to stereobooster/css-in-js-101 development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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