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nix-darwinnix-darwin/nix-darwin

Manage macOS with NixPersonalDeveloper toolsCLI★ 6kMITcommit 2 months ago

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IPsec VPN Setuphwdsl2/setup-ipsec-vpn

Set up your own IPsec VPN server in minutesPersonalSecurity & identityDocker / self-hostCLI★ 29kcommit 2 weeks ago

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Oh my tmux!gpakosz/.tmux

Pretty, versatile tmux configurationPersonalDeveloper toolsCLI★ 25kMITcommit 2 months ago

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AI & LLM tooling · 99Agents & frameworks · 33Local inference · 8RAG & vector DBs · 7Coding assistants · 44Evals & observability · 4Agent skills · 10MCP servers · 23Developer tools · 108Web frameworks · 6Databases & backends · 6Editors & IDEs · 6API tools · 3Self-hosted apps · 19Notes & docs · 9Automation · 16Data & analytics · 8Infra & DevOps · 37Security & identity · 30Communication · 2Media & photos · 9Design & creative · 3

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