Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Proxmox VE Helper Scripts is a collection of automation tools designed to simplify management tasks for Proxmox Virtual Environment homelabs. The scripts streamline common administrative operations, making it easier… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Proxmox VE Helper Scripts: Make managing your homelab a breeze launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Proxmox VE Helper Scripts▲238

   Community-driven scripts that simplify the setup of Proxmox Virtual Environment. Over 400+ scripts to help you manage your homelab.

   2024 · community-scripts.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Proxmox VE Helper Scripts: Make managing your homelab a breeze▲22

   2024 · proxmoxve-scripts.com · its alternatives →

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   HomelabOS – Ansible scripts to deploy self hosted cloud services▲235

   Your very own offline-first privacy-centric open-source data-center! https://homelabos.com/

   2018 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

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   Vex, a new way to run things in Python's virtualenvs▲149

   Run commands in a virtualenv

   2014 · pypi.python.org · its alternatives →

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   Dwm.tmux – a dwm-inspired window manager for tmux▲101

   Hey, HN! With all recent agentic workflows being primarily terminal- and tmux-based, I wanted to share a little project I created about decade ago. I've continued to use this as my primary terminal "window manager" and wanted to share in case others might find it useful. I would love to hear about other's terminal-based workflows and any other tools you may use with similar functionality.

   Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   OCI MicroVMs for Proxmox VE▲11

   Firecracker-like microVMs for Proxmox VE — KVM isolation, under 200 ms boot. - rcarmo/pve-microvm

   Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   agent-manager▲102

   The fastest workflow for developing with AI

   Aug 2026 · agent-manager.dev · its alternatives →

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   Relicx▲285

   Monitor, debug and test real-world CX flows in minutes

   2022 · app.relicx.ai · its alternatives →

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   kproximate – A Kubernetes node autoscaler for Proxmox▲60

   A Kubernetes node autoscaler for Proxmox. Contribute to jedrw/kproximate development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A smarter Unix shell and scripting environment▲142

    A smarter shell and scripting environment with advanced features designed for usability, safety and productivity (eg smarter DevOps tooling) - lmorg/murex

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Home Maker: Declare Your Dev Tools in a Makefile▲91

    A developer's machine accumulates tools fast. A Rust CLI you compiled last year, a Python formatter installed via `uv`, a language server pulled from npm, a terminal emulator from a curl script, a Go binary built from source. Each came from a different package manager, each with its own install incantation you half-remember. I wanted a way to declare what I need without adopting a complex system like Nix or Ansible just for a single laptop. The result was a plain old Makefile. I wrote a short post on using Make (along with a tiny bash script and fzf) to create a searchable, single-command…

    Mar 2026 · thottingal.in · its alternatives →

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    Proxmox -> Share your host's Bluetooth with a VM over the network▲27

    Bluetooth in your Proxmox Linux VMs, finally. Pair controllers inside ChimeraOS/Bazzite/any Linux guest, even with Intel chips that can't be passed through. - lucid-fabrics/proxmox-bluetooth

    Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I made a multiple runtime version manager that can be used on Windows▲86

    vfox is a cross-platform version manager(similar to nvm, fvm, sdkman, asdf-vm, etc.), extendable via plugins. It allows you to different versions for different projects, different versions for different shell. It also supports to lock runtime version for project or shell and support for existing config files .node-version, .nvmrc, .sdkmanrc for easy migration. Available Plugins: https://vfox.lhan.me/plugins/available.html Supported Shell: Powershell、Clink、Cmder、Bash、ZSH

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Amla Sandbox – WASM bash shell sandbox for AI agents▲146

    WASM sandbox for running LLM-generated code safely. Agents get a bash-like shell and can only call tools you provide, with constraints you define. No Docker, no subprocess, no SaaS — just pip install amla-sandbox

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Tmux-IDE, OSS agent-first terminal IDE▲88

    Hey HN, Small OSS project that i created for myself and want to share with the community. It's a declarative, scriptable, terminal-based IDE focussed on agentic engineering. That's a lot of jargon, but essentially its a multi-agent IDE that you start in your terminal. Why is that relevant? Thanks to tmux and SSH, it means that you have a really simple and efficient way to create your own always-on coding setup. Boot into your IDE through ssh, give a prompt to claude and close off your machine. In tmux-ide claude will keep working. The tool is intentionally really lightweight, because I think…

    Mar 2026 · tmux.thijsverreck.com · its alternatives →

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    Prospero.Live▲62

    Pair program, talk, draw, and run your code all in browser.

    2021 · aurifexlabs.com · its alternatives →

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    Livinity▲90

    Open-source homeserver OS with a built-in AI agent

    Jul 2026 · livinity.io · its alternatives →

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    Proxmox Monitor ▲6

    CLI и Prometheus Exporter for DevOps.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Tmux plugin manager▲73

    Tmux Plugin Manager. Contribute to tmux-plugins/tpm development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Sx – an open-source package manager for AI skills, MCPs, and commands▲50

    Claude Code is amazing for individuals but terrible for teams. I spent the last six months building my perfect mix of MCP servers, subagents, commands and skills. Claude Code writes 100% of the code now, but sharing this with my team? Painful. 1. Blog posts and workshops don't work (and don't scale) 2. Committing tools to N repos means N PRs. A tool changes? N more PRs. 3. Same tools, different files or folders for each AI assistant; not everyone uses Claude Code It is like 1999 all over again; FTPing files up to prod and versioning with ".bak" suffixes. So I built sx. It is your team's…

    May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    WolfStack – Proxmox-like server management in a single Rust binary▲32

    WolfStack folds Portainer, Uptime Kuma, Ansible, and Cockpit into a single Rust binary, and integrates with Proxmox and Tailscale. Manage Docker, LXC, VMs, networking, storage, backups, and status pages from one dashboard.

    Mar 2026 · wolfscale.org · its alternatives →

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    Tmuxomatic – An intuitive and flexible session manager for tmux▲37

    Intelligent tmux session management. Contribute to oxidane/tmuxomatic development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Bonk, a command-line tool for X11 window management▲72

    X11 window management toolkit. Contribute to FascinatedBox/bonk development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    tmux.nvim – turning Neovim into a terminal multiplexer▲53

    neovim plugin for turning neovim into terminal multiplexer - spywhere/tmux.nvim

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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