FreedomBox/Features

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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

||Application||Description||Debian 9 (Stretch)|| || Tor || Anonymity Network || (./) || || Transmission || !BitTorrent Web Client || (./) || || Deluge || !BitTorrent Web Client || (./) || || Minetest || Block Sandbox || (./) || || Radicale || Calendar and Addressbook || (./) || || JSXC || Chat Client || (./) || || ejabberd || Chat Server || (./) || || Roundcube || Email Client || (./) || || infinoted || Gobby Server || (./) || || Quassel || IRC Client || (./) || || Tiny Tiny RSS || News Feed Reader || {X} || || repro || SIP Server || (./) || || OpenVPN || Virtual Private Network || (./) || || Mumble || Voice Chat || (./) || || Privoxy || Web Proxy || (./) || || ikiwiki || Wiki and Blog || (./) ||

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