Linux & Unix
192 sites
https://tilde.club/~lafe
Lafe's tilde.club homepage covers their journey switching from Windows to Arch Linux, including guides on using the Pan Usenet reader and experimenting with twtxt and the smol web. The site has a refreshingly honest, work-in-progress feel with pages on Arch Linux setup, static site generators like Eleventy, and Gemini/Gopher exploration.
https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/index.html
The official FreeBSD Handbook is a comprehensive, multi-part reference guide covering everything from installation and basic system administration to networking, security, and the ports system. A true labor of love maintained by the FreeBSD community since 1994, it serves as the definitive manual for both new users and experienced sysadmins working with this Unix-like operating system.
https://tilde.town/~cmr
A minimalist tilde.town user page for 'cmr' rendered entirely in ASCII art, showcasing the creative text-based aesthetic of the tilde.town public Unix community. The page features elaborate ASCII illustrations including landscapes and structures, embodying the collaborative, terminal-native spirit of tilde culture.
https://tilde.town/~nick
Nick's personal page on tilde.town documents his adventures learning Linux, HTML, CSS, SSH tunnels, and command-line tools as part of the tilde.town shared-server community. A charming snapshot of the tilde movement era, it includes live widgets showing online users, random links to fellow tilde.town residents, and reflections on community life in IRC and shared Unix spaces.
https://linuxgazette.net/103/okopnik.html
A 2004 Linux Gazette article by Ben Okopnik walking readers through creating plots, graphs, and curves on Linux using gnuplot, complete with syntax explanations and example output images. It surveys the landscape of Linux plotting tools before diving into practical gnuplot tutorials, making data visualization accessible to non-engineers.
https://bacardi55.io/
Bacardi55's Web Cave is the personal blog and digital home of a Solutions Architect who writes about selfhosting, data privacy, open source software, and Linux tools. Posts cover everything from keyboard reviews to SSH configuration, Gemini protocol content, and DevSecOps tinkering, making it a treasure trove for indie web and self-hosted tech enthusiasts.
https://tilde.club/~ejw
Edwin Wenink's tilde.club page serves as a practical reference for Unix command-line workflows, covering topics like generating static sites with pandoc, opening posts in Vim, configuring Weechat, and using finger for user info. A student of philosophy and AI, Edwin shares his hands-on tildeverse experiments alongside links to other tilde community members and resources.
https://cloudandroid.neocities.org/
CloudAndroid's personal corner of the web, styled as a cozy 'nimbus city' hangout, covers Linux, video games, robots, sci-fi, and music. Still under construction, it has a friendly retro-web vibe with participation in the No AI Webring.
http://greenend.org.uk/rjk/tech/useradd.html
A technical reference page by RJK covering how to create system users and groups across multiple UNIX platforms including Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and Mac OS X. It details platform-specific commands and quirks for sysadmins who need to automate user creation in scripts for isolating services.
http://wirlaburla.worlio.com/
Wirlaburla's personal site is a nerdy hub featuring software, a gallery, music, videos, and junk links, with a strong open-source and Linux identity signaled by badges like 'Linux Now!', 'XLibre', and membership in the Geekring and *nix Ring webrings. The site also offers multiple access protocols including Clearnet, Gopher, and Onion, making it a classic indie web presence with a distinctly technical, free-software ethos.