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!FreedomBox is a self-hosting server aimed at protecting your privacy and data ownership. |
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* The [[FreedomBox/Manual/Matrix|Matrix]] server allows secure, decentralized communication via text, voice and video. Files or pictures can of course also be shared. [[FreedomBox/Manual/Coturn|Coturn]] helps, if your !FreedomBox is behind a router (NAT). | * The [[FreedomBox/Manual/Matrix|Matrix]] server allows secure, decentralized communication via text, voice and video. Files or pictures can also be shared. [[FreedomBox/Manual/Coturn|Coturn]] helps, if your !FreedomBox is behind a router (NAT). |
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* Transfer large files with [[FreedomBox/Manual/Deluge|Deluge]], with [[FreedomBox/Manual/Transmission|Transmission]], or with [[FreedomBox/Manual/I2P|I2P]]. * Upload files to your website for others to consume publicly. * Privately share files with [[FreedomBox/Manual/bepasty|Bepasty]]. |
* Transfer large files via !BitTorrent distributed file sharing with [[FreedomBox/Manual/Deluge|Deluge]], [[FreedomBox/Manual/Transmission|Transmission]], or with [[FreedomBox/Manual/I2P|I2P]]. * Share files peer-to-peer with [[FreedomBox/Manual/MLDonkey|MLDonkey]] * Share content publicly or restricted to the users of listed allowed groups with [[FreedomBox/Manual/Sharing|Sharing]] * Privately share text snippets and files with [[FreedomBox/Manual/bepasty|Bepasty]]. |
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* Publish web content: * Publish a blog with [[FreedomBox/Manual/Ikiwiki|Ikiwiki]]. * Host a personal or community wiki with [[FreedomBox/Manual/MediaWiki|MediaWiki]]. * Host regular websites: * Each user has her own website. * There can be a system-wide website with [[FreedomBox/Manual/Apache_userdir|User Websites]] . * Publish multimedia content (photos, videos, music, ...) with [[FreedomBox/Manual/MiniDLNA|MiniDLNA]]. |
* Share locally multimedia content (photos, videos, music, ...) with [[FreedomBox/Manual/MiniDLNA|MiniDLNA]]. |
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* Organize your e-books into collections with [[FreedomBox/Manual/Calibre|Calibre]]. * Share your internet connection with local devices. |
* Surf securely the internet * Filter incoming (e.g. ads) and outgoing web traffic with the proxy [[FreedomBox/Manual/Privoxy|Privoxy]]. |
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* Block ads while browsing the web. With [[FreedomBox/Manual/Privoxy|Privoxy]]. * Connect securely to your !FreedomBox services from the internet through [[FreedomBox/Manual/OpenVPN|OpenVPN]]. * in order to publish services in untrusted networks * in order to access through untrusted networks as if you were locally there. |
* Circumvent censorship using a socks5 proxy like [[FreedomBox/Manual/Shadowsocks|Shadowsocks]]. * Host your own website or blog: * Host a personal or community wiki with [[FreedomBox/Manual/MediaWiki|MediaWiki]]. * Publish a website or blog with [[FreedomBox/Manual/Ikiwiki|Ikiwiki]]. * Host regular websites: * Each user has her own website. * There can be a system-wide website with [[FreedomBox/Manual/Apache_userdir|User Websites]]. |
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* Organize your e-books into collections with [[FreedomBox/Manual/Calibre|Calibre]]. | |
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* Circumvent censorship using a socks5 proxy like [[FreedomBox/Manual/Shadowsocks|Shadowsocks]]. | * Connect securely to your !FreedomBox services from the internet in order to publish services in untrusted networks or to to access through untrusted networks as if you were locally there. * [[FreedomBox/Manual/OpenVPN|OpenVPN]] provides a virtual private network (VPN) service. * [[FreedomBox/Manual/WireGuard|WireGuard]] is an extremely simple yet fast and modern VPN that utilizes state-of-the-art cryptography. |
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FreedomBox is a self-hosting server aimed at protecting your privacy and data ownership.
Features
Implemented
Here is a list of user-facing features that have been implemented in FreedomBox. You can also check FreedomBox introduction and supported hardware related pages.
Use Cases for User Applications
FreedomBox makes it easy to:
- Chat with friends via your own chat servers
The Matrix server allows secure, decentralized communication via text, voice and video. Files or pictures can also be shared. Coturn helps, if your FreedomBox is behind a router (NAT).
An alternative standard is XMPP with similar features. You can host your own Ejabberd server and use the Web interface JSXC on your own FreedomBox as client.
Mumble is your choice for pure real-time voice conferences.
Remain connected to some external chat rooms while you're absent; for IRC with Quassel, or with I2P.
- Read e-mails and news
Check your email with the browser-based multilingual email client Roundcube.
Read RSS news with Tiny Tiny RSS.
- Share files:
Transfer large files via BitTorrent distributed file sharing with Deluge, Transmission, or with I2P.
Share files peer-to-peer with ?MLDonkey
Share content publicly or restricted to the users of listed allowed groups with Sharing
Privately share text snippets and files with Bepasty.
Locally with Samba.
Share locally multimedia content (photos, videos, music, ...) with MiniDLNA.
Keep your data synchronized to your FreedomBox:
- Surf securely the internet
Filter incoming (e.g. ads) and outgoing web traffic with the proxy Privoxy.
Escape search engine filter bubbles using a metasearch engine like Searx.
Circumvent censorship using a socks5 proxy like Shadowsocks.
- Host your own website or blog:
Host a personal or community wiki with MediaWiki.
Publish a website or blog with Ikiwiki.
- Host regular websites:
- Each user has her own website.
There can be a system-wide website with User Websites.
- Host your own web office apps:
Collaboratively edit a text document with Infinoted.
Organize your e-books into collections with Calibre.
Host a multiplayer block sandbox with Minetest.
Connect securely to your FreedomBox services from the internet in order to publish services in untrusted networks or to to access through untrusted networks as if you were locally there.
- Learn how to use each application:
- Offline Manual
- Online resources
- Community support
- Forums
- Mailing List
- IRC channel
Use Cases for the System Owner
FreedomBox makes it easy to:
- Invite friends to use your box:
Grant FreedomBox accounts and access privileges to users (See Users and Groups).
Use a single login for FreedomBox Interface, XMPP, Ikiwiki and SSH.
- Share infrastructure resources:
Connect your FreedomBox to the world:
Access your FreedomBox from the public Internet via Pagekite, Tor, or DNS.
Obtain a certificate for your domain from Let's Encrypt.
Manage network connections over Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or PPPoE (See Networks).
Control your FreedomBox:
- Customize it:
Configure system name and interface language (See Configure).
Configure time zone and network time service (See Date and Time).
- Know what's happening in your box:
Run diagnostic tests (See Diagnostics).
View which services are allowed through the firewall (See Firewall).
Watch storage consumption in each device (See Storage).
from a web interface with Cockpit.
- Solve and prevent troubles:
Upgrade software packages automatically (See Software Upgrades).
View disk information or expand a partition (See Disks).
Create and restore filesystem snapshots (See Snapshots).
Backup your data with Borg (See Backups).
Configure local access to FreedomBox (See Service Discovery).
- Customize it:
- Learn how to administer your box:
- Offline Manual
- Online resources
- Community support
- Forums
- Mailing List
- IRC channel
Planned
These features are planned for upcoming releases.
Run your own federated social networking server (diaspora*)
Host your photos and videos (?MediaGoblin)
Run your micro-blogging social network (GNU Social, Mastodon, Pleroma)
- Email server
- Scheduled backups
Manage and share your bookmarks (Shaarli)
Applications available in each Release
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