Linux & Unix
192 sites
http://freeshell.org/
SDF Public Access UNIX System, established in 1987, offers free shell accounts and a community platform built around UNIX, the Fediverse, and vintage computing systems. Members can access services including Gopher, IRC, Git, Mastodon, Minecraft, Telnet, and even dialup, making it a remarkable living piece of internet history.
https://raymii.org/s
Remy van Elst is a Dutch developer and former Linux/UNIX sysadmin who shares in-depth technical articles on C++, Qt, Ansible, Kubernetes, MQTT, and embedded systems. The site is a treasure trove of practical tutorials and write-ups covering real-world DevOps and systems programming challenges.
https://tilde.green/
Tilde.green is a public-access Unix community server running Ubuntu, where members get personal web space, shell accounts, and access to shared services like forums, wikis, and weblogs. With over 270 registered users and a growing list of personal pages, it is part of the broader 'tildeverse' movement of collaborative shared hosting communities.
https://thunix.net/~deepend
Mike 'deepend' is a sysadmin and web developer from Alberta, Canada who operates tilde.club, thunix.net, and the NewNet IRC network, keeping retro-web community infrastructure running. His personal satellite page showcases his open-source projects including a PHP wiki, a shell community platform, and a Tildeverse banner exchange, all served with hand-rolled HTML and a CRT-style aesthetic.
https://q4os.org/
Q4OS is a lightweight Debian-based desktop Linux distribution focused on speed, stability, and ease of use for both beginners and experienced users. The official project site offers downloads, documentation, and news about releases including ARM editions and a unique Windows installer that lets the OS run natively alongside Windows.
https://planet.grep.be/
Planet Grep is an aggregator of blog posts from Belgian free and open source software (FLOSS) contributors, maintained by Wouter Verhelst. It pulls together feeds from dozens of Belgian developers, system administrators, and open source advocates, making it a lively hub for the Belgian Linux and FLOSS community.
https://azumanga.gay/
Kait's minimal personal homepage doubles as a contact directory, listing every possible way to reach them across XMPP, IRC, Fediverse, Gopher, Tor, Gemini, Signal, and more. The site's tongue-in-cheek humor and shoutout to Plan 9 from Bell Labs signals a deeply technical, old-internet-savvy personality.
https://teethinvitro.neocities.org/webring/linuxring
LinuxRing (also called *nixRing) is a webring connecting personal websites whose owners use Linux, Unix-like, or other alternative operating systems such as Haiku or Plan9. It features a growing directory of member sites spanning FOSS advocacy, tech writing, personal blogs, and programming projects, with OS-specific icons like Tux to represent each member's system.
https://tilde.club/~mlot
A tilde.club user page for mlot, featuring links to various protocols including Gemini, Gopher, and finger, along with personal repos on Tildeforge and a Smolnet Portal for exploring the small web. The page reflects the spirit of the indie/smol web community, with connections to emergency info projects and the tilde community ecosystem.
https://distrowatch.com/
DistroWatch is the definitive reference for tracking Linux and BSD distributions, offering news, release announcements, package comparisons, and a famous page-hit ranking that serves as a popularity index for hundreds of distros. Whether you are a seasoned sysadmin or a curious newcomer, the site's beginner guides, weekly newsletter, and exhaustive distribution database make it an indispensable hub for the open-source OS community.