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24 alternatives to Patching and making Ubuntu/Debian packages for Nginx made easy

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Patching and making Ubuntu/Debian packages for Nginx made easy launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Make Ubuntu/Debian packages for Nginx with your patches in one command▲53
GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
2016 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →
2
Fog Creek - The Problems with Open Source ▲70
And how to fix them with Justin Searls
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
3
Naarchy▲69
A little island for everything on your Linux desktop
16d ago · michaelchurley.com · its alternatives →
4RT
Real-time Nginx monitoring with Lua and metrics▲8
2015 · luameter.com · its alternatives →
5AA
An alternative to Apache / Nginx config hell▲8
Concept wireframes: https://imgur.com/a/Qyvq5HF HN, I've been chronically frustrated by how challenging it is to configure nginx and Apache config files. I had the idea for a simple, intuitive interface that could automatically generate and manage htaccess and SitesAvailable files. Does anyone think it would be worthwhile for me to build this?
2019 · its alternatives →
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Fixbounty – Find security issues in open source projects▲8
2021 · spatcher.io · its alternatives →
7
DepsGuard▲10
Configure once, prevent the next compromised package install
May 2026 · depsguard.com · its alternatives →
8
ngrok▲8
Securely tunnel local development to the web
2016 · ngrok.com · its alternatives →
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Mammoth - A Chrome extension that checks for +1 installations▲5
2011 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
10
NGINX Amplify▲8
Analyze and take control of your apps
2016 · f5.com · its alternatives →
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Patchflow▲5
Paste a bug. Get a pull request.
Jun 2026 · cearn.vercel.app · its alternatives →
12
Libreboot▲7
A free BIOS or UEFI replacement
2016 · minifree.org · its alternatives →
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Alpha release of Deo (a template manager)▲7
2022 · old.reddit.com · its alternatives →
14BO
BugQuest – Open Source Bug Patching as a Service▲5
2018 · bugquest.io · its alternatives →
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Patch Management for Ubuntu▲5
SysWard keeps Ubuntu, Debian, RHEL, CentOS, and Rocky servers patched from one dashboard — CVE matching against installed packages, grouped rollouts, and audit-ready evidence. Free for 5 servers.
2014 · sysward.com · its alternatives →
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Doppins – Automatic dependency upgrades through GitHub pull requests▲9
Doppins upgrades your depedencies automatically through friendly GitHub pull requests
2016 · doppins.com · its alternatives →
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WakeMeOps – A Debian/Ubuntu repo for popular DevOps tools and more▲7
WakeMeOps documentation
2022 · docs.wakemeops.com · its alternatives →
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Ikkekernel – The Fork of Linux▲7
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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NGINX Unit▲7
Lightweight, open source application server
2017 · f5.com · its alternatives →
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Gitless▲6
A Version Control System
2016 · gitless.com · its alternatives →
21
Babelfu – manage translations on top of GitHub▲6
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
22AV
A visual browser for open source projects that anyone can edit▲5
2024 · openopensource.com · its alternatives →
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Simple script to create Nginx Vhosts easily on Linux▲5
NG Tool is Bash Script to allow create, delete, enable all, disable all, enable single or disable single vhosts for nginx virtual hosts on linux in a quick way. - patrickcurl/ngtool
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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byobu▲5
Terminal multiplexer
2018 · byobu.org · its alternatives →

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