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1-60 of 1,107 projects
72,527 stars

binhnguyennus/awesome-scalability

The Patterns of Scalable, Reliable, and Performant Large-Scale Systems

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Stars72,527
60,046 stars

pocketbase/pocketbase

Open Source realtime backend in 1 file

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Stars60,046
44,312 stars

tiangolo/full-stack-fastapi-postgresql

Full stack, modern web application template. Using FastAPI, React, SQLModel, PostgreSQL, Docker, GitHub Actions, automatic HTTPS and more.

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Stars44,312
39,717 stars

ashishps1/awesome-system-design-resources

Learn System Design concepts and prepare for interviews using free resources.

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Stars39,717
36,446 stars

mouredev/Hello-Python

Curso para aprender el lenguaje de programación Python desde cero y para principiantes. 100 clases, 44 horas en vídeo, código, proyectos y grupo de chat. Fundamentos, frontend, backend, testing, IA...

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Stars36,446
25,710 stars

akveo/ngx-admin

Customizable admin dashboard template based on Angular 10+

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Stars25,710
23,014 stars

jaegertracing/jaeger

CNCF Jaeger, a Distributed Tracing Platform

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Stars23,014
21,404 stars

parse-community/parse-server

Parse Server for Node.js / Express

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Stars21,404
21,285 stars

valeriansaliou/sonic

🦔 Fast, lightweight & schema-less search backend. An alternative to Elasticsearch that runs on a few MBs of RAM.

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Stars21,285
19,878 stars

nginx-proxy/nginx-proxy

Automated Nginx Reverse Proxy for Docker

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Stars19,878
19,478 stars

bitwarden/server

Bitwarden infrastructure/backend (API, database, Docker, etc).

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Stars19,478
19,135 stars

tensorflow/tfjs

A WebGL accelerated JavaScript library for training and deploying ML models.

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Stars19,135
16,612 stars

redwoodjs/redwood

The App Framework for Startups

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Stars16,612
15,280 stars

limetext/lime

Open source API-compatible alternative to the text editor Sublime Text

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Stars15,280
14,789 stars

Sairyss/domain-driven-hexagon

Learn Domain-Driven Design, software architecture, design patterns, best practices. Code examples included

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Stars14,789
12,918 stars

heroiclabs/nakama

Scalable open-source game backend server: multiplayer, matchmaking, leaderboards, chat, and social features for games.

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Stars12,918
12,172 stars

encoredev/encore

The infrastructure platform for the intelligence era

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Stars12,172
11,143 stars

octobercms/october

Self-hosted CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework.

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Stars11,143
10,587 stars

thx/RAP

Web接口管理工具,开源免费,接口自动化,MOCK数据自动生成,自动化测试,企业级管理。阿里妈妈MUX团队出品!阿里巴巴都在用!1000+公司的选择!RAP2已发布请移步至https://github.com/thx/rap2-delos

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Stars10,587
10,487 stars

ElemeFE/node-interview

How to pass the Node.js interview of ElemeFE.

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Stars10,487
9,566 stars

hiteshchoudhary/apihub

Your own API Hub to learn and master API interaction. Ideal for frontend, mobile dev and backend developers.

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Stars9,566
9,243 stars

nhost/nhost

The Open Source Firebase Alternative with GraphQL.

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Stars9,243
7,999 stars

liyupi/codefather

程序员鱼皮的编程宝典 ⭐️ 2026年最全编程学习路线图!包含Java学习路线、前端学习路线、Python学习路线、C++学习路线、算法学习路线、计算机基础学习路线、AI应用开发学习路线、AI Agent开发学习路线等。提供编程入门教程、AI大模型应用开发教程、RAG开发实战、MCP开发教程、Prompt工程指南、LLM应用开发、技术知识分享、学习资源推荐、项目实战教程、热门面试题、求职经验、简历优化、编程自学指南等内容,适用于所有零基础学编程、学习AI开发、转行程序员、计算机专业学生、求职找工作的同学 💎 编程学习,就来编程导航!

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Stars7,999
7,921 stars

backend-br/vagas

Espaço para a divulgação de vagas para desenvolvedores backend via issues do Github.

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Stars7,921
7,900 stars

Project-OSRM/osrm-backend

Open Source Routing Machine - C++ backend

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Stars7,900
7,584 stars

anaibol/awesome-serverless

:cloud: A curated list of awesome services, solutions and resources for serverless / nobackend applications.

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Stars7,584
7,303 stars

sparckles/Robyn

Robyn is a Super Fast Async Python Web Framework with a Rust runtime.

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Stars7,303
6,824 stars

rowyio/rowy

Low-code backend platform. Manage database on spreadsheet-like UI and build cloud functions workflows in JS/TS, all in your browser.

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Stars6,824
6,735 stars

rethinkdb/horizon

Horizon is a realtime, open-source backend for JavaScript apps.

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Stars6,735
6,588 stars

goodjack/developer-roadmap-chinese

2019 年成為 Web 開發人員的路線圖

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Stars6,588
6,565 stars

internetarchive/openlibrary

One webpage for every book ever published!

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Stars6,565
6,507 stars

techschool/simplebank

Backend master class: build a simple bank service in Go

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Stars6,507
6,120 stars

amitshekhariitbhu/go-backend-clean-architecture

A Go (Golang) Backend Clean Architecture project with Gin, MongoDB, JWT Authentication Middleware, Test, and Docker.

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Stars6,120
6,063 stars

rust-windowing/winit

Window handling library in pure Rust

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Stars6,063
5,648 stars

liyupi/mianshiya-public

干净免费的面试刷题网站,帮助大家拿到满意的 offer!💎 React 前端 + Node 后端 + 云开发全栈项目 by 程序员鱼皮

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Stars5,648
5,397 stars

agentejo/cockpit

Add content management functionality to any site - plug & play / headless / api-first CMS

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Stars5,397
5,266 stars

readysettech/readyset

Readyset is a MySQL and Postgres wire-compatible caching layer that sits in front of existing databases to speed up queries and horizontally scale read throughput. Under the hood, ReadySet caches the results of cached select statements and incrementally updates these results over time as the underlying data changes.

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Stars5,266
5,226 stars

metalbear-co/mirrord

Run any process, on your machine or in an AI agent's environment, as if it were a pod in your Kubernetes cluster: real env vars, DNS, network, traffic.

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Stars5,226
4,961 stars

cheatsnake/backend-cheats

📃 White paper for Backend developers

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Stars4,961
4,722 stars

samyk/evercookie

Produces persistent, respawning "super" cookies in a browser, abusing over a dozen techniques. Its goal is to identify users after they've removed standard cookies and other privacy data such as Flash cookies (LSOs), HTML5 storage, SilverLight storage, and others.

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Stars4,722
4,453 stars

hoodiehq/hoodie

:dog: The Offline First JavaScript Backend

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Stars4,453
4,360 stars

apache/lucene-solr

Apache Lucene and Solr open-source search software

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Stars4,360
4,287 stars

EasyCorp/EasyAdminBundle

EasyAdmin is a fast, beautiful and modern admin generator for Symfony applications.

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Stars4,287
4,075 stars

WeMakeDevs/roadmaps

This repository contains the list of communities and job portals you can join and apply to.

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Stars4,075
4,036 stars

apple/swift-log

A Logging API for Swift

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Stars4,036
4,002 stars

NotFound9/interviewGuide

《大厂面试指北》——包括Java基础、JVM、数据库、mysql、redis、计算机网络、算法、数据结构、操作系统、设计模式、系统设计、框架原理。

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Stars4,002
3,722 stars

olivia-ai/olivia

💁‍♀️Your new best friend powered by an artificial neural network

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Stars3,722
3,610 stars

liyupi/free-programming-resources

2026 年最新的免费编程资源大全,持续更新!🔥 覆盖各种语言和方向(Java / Python / C++ / JavaScript / TypeScript / Golang / 前端 / 后端 / AI大模型应用开发 / AI Agent开发等)的学习路线、零基础入门教程、项目实战教程、经典编程书籍、面试题合集、求职经验分享、简历模板、开源项目推荐、开发工具推荐、实用技术资源等,对程序员和计算机专业学生非常有帮助!⭐️ 学编程,先收藏这个仓库!

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Stars3,610
3,534 stars

JetBrains/kotlinconf-app

The official KotlinConf application

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Stars3,534
3,514 stars

apache/lucene

Apache Lucene open-source search software

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Stars3,514
3,416 stars

zhashkevych/awesome-backend

🚀 A curated and opinionated list of resources (English & Russian) for Backend developers | Структурированный список ресурсов для изучения Backend разработки

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Stars3,416
3,372 stars

Laravel-Backpack/CRUD

Build custom admin panels. Fast!

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Stars3,372
3,216 stars

onnx/onnx-tensorrt

ONNX-TensorRT: TensorRT backend for ONNX

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Stars3,216
3,210 stars

Musish/Musish

Apple Music...ish

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Stars3,210
3,188 stars

Tzahi12345/YoutubeDL-Material

Self-hosted YouTube downloader built on Material Design

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Stars3,188
3,065 stars

PixarAnimationStudios/OpenSubdiv

An Open-Source subdivision surface library.

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Stars3,065
3,064 stars

ContainerSSH/ContainerSSH

ContainerSSH: Launch containers on demand

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Stars3,064
3,032 stars

dalibo/pg_activity

pg_activity is a top like application for PostgreSQL server activity monitoring.

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Stars3,032
2,954 stars

jschneier/django-storages

https://django-storages.readthedocs.io/

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Stars2,954
2,954 stars

konstantinmuenster/notion-clone

Edit Notes like in Notion.so. Full-Stack App using React/Express.

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Stars2,954
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