#buildinpublic #automation #startups
At the request of @alistairswilson, here is my present #OpenSource Tech Stack!
Many of these are #Nocode/#Lowcode tools that make your life a lot easier.
So grab a cup of coffee & settle into:
Top 20 Solutions in My Tech Stack
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1. n8n (#Automation)
What it is: Connects different systems together and automates the tasks.
How I use it: How don't I use it?! Automated emails. Hardware Endpoint. API creation. System monitor.
Twitter: @n8n_io
Website: n8n.io
2. Bitwarden (#Password Safe, #Security)
What it is: Safely stores & remembers your passwords so you don't have to.
How I use it: I have over 2000 username & password pairs. This remembers the very long passwords I create!
Twitter: @Bitwarden
Website: bitwarden.com
3. ZeroTier (#VPN, #Security)
What it is: Zero-configuration VPN.
How I use it: Install on systems you want to connect & join the same network. That's it! Now they're available as if they were connected together.
Twitter: @ZeroTier
Website: zerotier.com
4. WireGuard (#VPN, #Security)
What it is: Site-to-site VPN.
How I use it: I use this tool to connect remote networks together so that any of the systems in one network can interact with systems in another network.
Twitter: @WireGuardVPN
Website: wireguard.com
5. Caddy 2 Server (#WebServer, #ReverseProxy, #Caching)
What it is: Swiss army knife for online hosting!
How I use it: Host files & websites, reverse proxy, API gateway, web application firewall, certificate manager, cache.
Twitter: @caddyserver
Website: caddyserver.com
6. Traefik Proxy (#ReverseProxy, #security)
What it is: Reverse proxy
How I use it: Traefik handles all of the automatic proxying required for large sites. Integrates nicely with tools like @Docker to provide secure user access
Twitter: @traefik
Website: traefik.io
7. OpenReplay (#SessionReplay)
What it is: Allows you to replay how a visitor travelled through your website.
How I use it: To determine where people leave my website or where they have difficulty navigating the site.
Twitter: @OpenReplayHQ
Website: openreplay.com
8. PostHog (#ProductAnalysis)
What it is: Website analytics
How I use it: This allows me to better understand the demographics of my site visitors & how to better serve their needs.
Twitter: @PostHogHQ
Website: posthog.com
9. Lowdefy (#Internal #ToolBuilder)
What it is: Internal tool builder
How I use it: I use it to create interactive dashboards & automated webpages when augmented with @n8n.
Twitter: @lowdefy
Website: lowdefy.com
10. Syncthing (#FileSynchronization)
What it is: File synchronization tools
How I use it: I use this whenever I need to replicate files across the internet when the file systems are behind firewalls.
Twitter: @syncthing
Website: syncthing.net
11. Ghost (#Blogging)
What it is: Blogging platform
How I use it: I host my website using Ghost. Will also be using it to set up a newsletter (eventually).
Twitter: @Ghost
Website: ghost.org
12. Bookstack (#Documentation #Collaboration)
What it is: Online documentation software
How I use it: Used for creating documentation for any of the projects that I run or products I create.
Twitter: @ssddanbrown
Website: bookstackapp.com
13. Docker (#Application #Containers)
What it is: Runs & hosts containerized applications.
How I use it: Great for testing new products or building a simple containerized version of an application.
Twitter: @Docker
Website: docker.com
14. Mattermost (#Messaging)
What it is: Messaging system
How I use it: Real-time communications with your team along with numerous integrations to your other systems. Think #OpenSource Slack
Twitter: @Mattermost
Website: mattermost.com
15. Metabase (#DataVisualization)
What it is: Allows users to visualize data inside their database.
How I use it: Create quick & easy data visualizations for clients or reports. Enable clients to create their own visuals.
Twitter: @metabase
Website: metabase.com
16. Directus (#WebApp Creation)
What it is: Database admin & web app tool
How I use it: I create custom web apps along with full database design with this tool.
Twitter: @directus
Website: directus.io
17. Baserow (#Database #WebUI)
What it is: @PostgreSQL Web Front End
How I use it: Easily create databases with APIs for your data. Give users the ability to add data to the database securely.
Twitter: @baserow
Website: baserow.io
18. PostgreSQL (#Database)
What it is: #Opensource database
How I use it: This is the core of all my builds that require a way to store or cache data.
Twitter: @PostgreSQL
Website: postgresql.org
19. Netdata (#SystemMonitoring)
What it is: Monitors #linux systems
How I use it: It tracks all of the details of my systems & provides alerts when things start to go wrong so they can be dealt with quickly.
Twitter: @linuxnetdata
Website: netdata.cloud
20. Uptime Kuma (#Uptime #Monitoring)
What it is: Monitors system uptimes & sends out alerts
How I use it: To quickly set up basic monitoring of remote services to ensure they are still working.
Twitter: @LouisLam
Website: github.com/louislam/uptim…
Summary
Are there any tools that you use which are not mentioned in this thread? If so, list them below!
There are many other tools that I have not mentioned here but you can find the rest of them here: notion.so/tephlon/bf7ebc…
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