Language
Open-source startups written in Shell
5 open-source startups in this directory ship primarily in Shell. 3 pushed code within 30 days of the snapshot of 2026-09-22, 1 has been quiet for 31–120 days, 1 has not pushed in over 120 days. Primary language is GitHub’s own field — the language holding the most bytes in the default branch — not a claim about what the whole product is written in.
3 of 5 pushed within 30 days of the snapshot of 2026-09-22. How we measure it →
The list
All 5, most-starred first.
The last column is the most recent push GitHub reported to us on 2026-09-22. It counts a push to any branch, by a person or a bot — it is not a claim that anyone is maintaining the project, and a quiet repository may be a finished one.
| Project | What it does | Stars | Ship status | Last verified push |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pi-hole/pi-hole | A black hole for Internet advertisements | 61K | Still shipping | Sep 19, 2026 |
| docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver | Production-ready fullstack but simple mail server (SMTP, IMAP, LDAP, Antispam, Antivirus, etc.) running inside a container. | 18.9K | Still shipping | Sep 22, 2026 |
| CISOfy/lynis | Lynis - Security auditing tool for Linux, macOS, and UNIX-based systems. Assists with compliance testing (HIPAA/ISO27001/PCI DSS) and system hardening. Agentless, and installation optional. | 16.4K | Still shipping | Sep 16, 2026 |
| 1N3/Sn1per | Automated penetration testing & attack surface management platform. Recon, scan, exploit, report — 600+ exploits, 90+ integrations, 10K+ detections. | 11.3K | Slowed | Jul 4, 2026 |
| codota/TabNine | AI Code Completions | 10.8K | Gone silent | Sep 4, 2025 |
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Snapshot of 2026-09-22 · 721 repos in the directory · every number on this page is measured against that date, not against today. What this measurement cannot tell you →