Comparison

Awesome SysAdmin | LibHunt vs Awesome Selfhosted

Awesome SysAdmin | LibHunt and Awesome Selfhosted both land on Depends.

Awesome SysAdmin | LibHunt

sysadmin.libhunt.com

Depends

Confidence: High

Hands-on sysadmins and self-hosters should bookmark this free directory for discovering open-source tools.

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Awesome Selfhosted

awesome-selfhosted-awesome-selfhosted.mintlify.app

Depends

Confidence: High

This is a free curated directory of links, not software you buy . it costs nothing to use.

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Awesome SysAdmin | LibHunt versus Awesome Selfhosted
Compare	Awesome SysAdmin \| LibHunt	Awesome Selfhosted
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Hands-on sysadmins	Homelab hobbyists
Who it's not for	Buyers wanting one supported product with a vendor	Non-technical teams . no support exists; you are the admin
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹⁰
Support quality	No vendor; community-maintained GitHub project.	No vendor; users question upkeep.
Public sentiment	Users across Reddit, LinkedIn, and Facebook describe it as a go-to discovery resource for open-source sysadmin tooling.^⁴	The community treats it as the default self-hosting discovery list, though some users worry it is no longer actively maintained.¹²
Biggest gotcha	Listed tools can ship unpatched vulnerabilities . RainLoop's 2022 bug shows no safety guarantee.^⁶	True cost is your time: updates, backups, and monitoring are all yours.

Pick Awesome SysAdmin | LibHunt when

Hands-on sysadmins
Self-hosters
DevOps engineers sourcing FOSS tools
Teams comparing open-source options

When Awesome SysAdmin | LibHunt is not a fit

Buyers wanting one supported product with a vendor
Non-technical teams needing turnkey IT tooling
Anyone expecting tested recommendations . it's links, not reviews
Orgs needing security-vetted, compliance-ready tooling

Pick Awesome Selfhosted when

Homelab hobbyists
Privacy-minded self-hosters
Devs with spare servers
Teams replacing SaaS subscriptions

When Awesome Selfhosted is not a fit

Non-technical teams . no support exists; you are the admin
Businesses needing SLAs, compliance, or vendor accountability
Anyone unwilling to patch, back up, and monitor servers themselves
Buyers wanting one product . this is a directory, not software

Sources

Awesome SysAdmin @ LibHuntsysadmin.libhunt.com
official
awesome-foss/awesome-sysadmin on GitHubgithub.com
official
Star History . awesome-sysadminstar-history.com
news
Reddit r/sysadmin discussionreddit.com
review
Awesome Sysadmin: 1000+ Tools Revolutionizing DevOpsblog.brightcoding.dev
review
RainLoop security bug (listed tool)forum.yunohost.org
security
SysAdmin Open-Source Toolbox for DevOps Engineerslinkedin.com
review
awesome-selfhosted (GitHub)github.com
official
awesome-selfhosted.netawesome-selfhosted.net
official
Security page (Mintlify mirror)awesome-selfhosted-awesome-selfhosted.mintlify.app
official
Has the Awesome Selfhosted list been abandoned?reddit.com
review
r/selfhostedreddit.com
review
Which apps are you self hosting? (LowEndTalk)lowendtalk.com
review
Awwesome . enhanced UI (Noted.lol)noted.lol
news
Rainloop security bug (YunoHost forum)forum.yunohost.org
security
Self-Hosted Is Awesome (Hacker News)news.ycombinator.com
news