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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.

Applications

With FreedomBox, you can:

• Access your FreedomBox from the public Internet (Pagekite, Tor, Dynamic DNS)

• Connect securely to your FreedomBox (OpenVPN)

• Chat with friends (Ejabberd, Quassel, Matrix)

• Host a conference call (Mumble, repro)

• Publish a blog (Ikiwiki)

• Host a personal or community wiki (MediaWiki)

• Block ads while browsing the web (Privoxy)

• Check your email (Roundcube)

• Transfer large files (Deluge, Transmission)

• Read news (Tiny Tiny RSS)

• Sync your calendar and contacts (Radicale)

• Stay connected to IRC chat (Quassel)

• Host a multiplayer block sandbox (Minetest)

• Collaboratively edit a text document (infinoted)

• Keep your files synchronized to your FreedomBox (Syncthing)

• Circumvent censorship using a socks5 proxy (Shadowsocks)

• Escape search engine filter bubbles using a metasearch engine (Searx)

• Privately share files (Coquelicot)

System and Configuration

• Configure system name and interface language (Configure)

• Obtain a certificate for your domain (Let's Encrypt)

• Add users and set access privileges (Users and Groups)

• Use a single login for Plinth, XMPP, Ikiwiki and SSH

• Manage network connections over Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or PPPoE (Networks)

• Upgrade software packages automatically (Software Upgrades)

• Run diagnostic tests (Diagnostics)

• View which services are allowed through the firewall (Firewall)

• Configure time zone and network time service (Date and Time)

• Configure service discovery (Service Discovery)

• View disk information or expand a partition (Disks)

• Create and restore filesystem snapshots (Snapshots)

• Provide DNS service for your local network (bind)

• Do system administration from a web interface (Cockpit)

Planned

These features are planned for an upcoming release.

• Run your own federated social networking server (diaspora*)

• Save bandwidth using a web proxy (?)

• Host your photos and videos (?MediaGoblin)

• Run your micro-blogging social network (GNU Social)

• Connect several boxes with a mesh VPN (tinc)
• Authenticate using your GPG key (monkeysphere)
• Copy a snapshot to another storage device
• Backup your data
• Manage storage devices

• Manage and share your bookmarks (Shaarli)

Applications available in each Release

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