[HN Gopher] Freedombox: Own Private Server
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       Freedombox: Own Private Server
        
       Author : dvfjsdhgfv
       Score  : 22 points
       Date   : 2021-02-07 19:07 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | ehutch79 wrote:
       | WHAT IS IT?
       | 
       | I clicked the link and still don't have any idea what it actually
       | is?
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       | It says my own private server. Is it some kind of docker thing,
       | or is it like ESXi? Is it a specific kind of server?
       | 
       | The site says 'Easy to manage, privacy oriented home server'.
       | Does this mean its a debian based distro? Or is it a how-to on
       | building a server from parts?
       | 
       | It is non obvious what this thing is. or why it's called
       | freedombox when it's actually named plinth?
       | 
       | How does it make you free? what restrictions are there on other
       | distros? Am i about to find out that support is through parlor?
        
         | rixed wrote:
         | There was a link in that README to https://freedombox.org/ that
         | I suggest you read of you are too young to remember the
         | freedombox project.
        
         | MR4D wrote:
         | From the page linked by the OP:
         | 
         | *FreedomBox is a community project to develop, design and
         | promote personal servers running free software for private,
         | personal communications. It is a networking appliance designed
         | to allow interfacing with the rest of the Internet under
         | conditions of protected privacy and data security. It hosts
         | applications such as blog, wiki, website, social network,
         | email, web proxy and a Tor relay, on a device that can replace
         | your Wi-Fi router, so that your data stays with you.
         | 
         | This module, called FreedomBox Service and also know as Plinth,
         | is the core functionality and web interface to the functions of
         | the FreedomBox. It is extensible and provides various
         | applications of FreedomBox as modules. Each module or
         | application provides simplified user interface to control the
         | underlying functionality. As FreedomBox can act as a wireless
         | router, it is possible to configure networking. It also allows
         | configuration of basic system parameters such as time zone,
         | hostname and automatic upgrades.
         | 
         | You can find more information about FreedomBox Service (Plinth)
         | on the Plinth Wiki page, the FreedomBox Wiki and the FreedomBox
         | Manual.*
        
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