Network related Tools.
Cisco Packet Tracer
Platforms: Windows / MacOS / Ubuntu
A network configuration simulation tool. Helps hone networking configuration skills from your desktop. Great for experimenting while building, managing, and securing infrastructures.
NMap / Zenmap
Platforms: Windows / MacOS / Linux (rpm) / BSD
Security scanner GUI. Powerful tool for network discovery and auditing.
Wireshark
Platforms: Windows / MacOS
The de facto network protocol analyzer. Deep packet inspection and protocol dissection.
Additional Tools:
- GNS3 – Network emulator for lab environments.
- Netcat (nc) – Lightweight CLI-based networking tool.
- IPerf3 – Bandwidth and network performance measurement.
- OpenWRT / pfSense – Router/firewall platforms for simulation or live routing labs.
Database and Data Analytics related Tools.
SQL Tutorial – w3schools
Platform: Web-based
Interactive SQL practice and tutorials.
Tableau Public
Platform: Web-based / Windows
Explore, create, and share data visualizations online.
Power Apps
Platform: Microsoft Power Platform
Low-code app platform for building custom business apps connected to your data.
Additional Tools:
- Power BI – Microsoft’s data analytics and reporting tool.
- DBeaver – Universal SQL client with GUI support.
- Metabase – Self-hosted BI dashboard for easy visualizations.
- Apache Superset – Enterprise-grade open-source BI platform.
- DB Browser for SQLite – Lightweight GUI SQL browser.
NAS related Tools.
Unraid
Flexible NAS solution ideal for media servers and virtualization.
Nextcloud
Scalable, self-hosted cloud and NAS suite with calendar, contacts, and file sync.
OpenMediaVault
Debian-based easy-to-use NAS distribution.
TrueNAS (formerly FreeNAS)
Enterprise-grade NAS with ZFS, plugins, snapshot support.
Ubuntu Server with Webmin
Customizable and secure server-based NAS used with Webmin (10+ years in production).
Kubernetes & Distro Support:
- Unraid: GitHub community Docker/K8s plugins
- Nextcloud: Official Helm charts & Docker images
- TrueNAS: K3s + Docker support
- Ubuntu: Native K8s via
kubeadmormicrok8s
Additional Tools:
- Proxmox VE – NAS + VM hypervisor with ZFS and backup integration.
- Syncthing – Encrypted P2P syncing system.
- Seafile – Lightweight alternative to Nextcloud.
Backup and Restoration related Tools.
Restic
Fast, encrypted, deduplicated backup solution.
Duplicati
Web-based, encrypted backup to cloud and local storage.
BorgBackup
Deduplicating backup with compression and security.
Timeshift
Linux-only system restore tool (like Windows restore point).
Veeam Backup & Replication (Community Edition)
Powerful Windows backup system for VMs and bare-metal recovery.
Rclone
CLI tool to sync files with over 40+ cloud providers.
UrBackup
Client-server backup for both file and image-based systems.