freedombone/doc/EN/apps.org

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#+DESCRIPTION: List of apps available on freedombone
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"/In times of aggressive corporatization, increasing enclosure of communication spaces, and blanket surveillance, emancipatory communication practices appear to be particularly well suited to offer concrete alternatives to activists and citizens alike/" -- Stefania Milan
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The base install of the system just contains an email server and Mutt client, but not much else. In addition from within the *Administrator control panel* under *Add/remove apps* the following are installable. This list only applies on the home server version, with the mesh network version having a different and smaller set of apps.

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* Akaunting
A web based accounts system for small businesses or freelancers.

[[./app_akaunting.html][How to use it]]
* BDS Mail
It's like ordinary email, but with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I2P][i2p]] as the transport mechanism.

[[./app_bdsmail.html][How to use it]]
* Bludit
This is a simple databaseless blogging system which uses markdown files. It should run well on any hardware.

[[./app_bludit.html][How to use it]]
* CryptPad
Collaborate on editing documents, presentations and source code, or vote on things. All with a good level of security.

[[./app_cryptpad.html][How to use it]]
* Datserver
Seed dat protocol files from your server to make them always accessible.

[[./app_datserver.html][How to use it]]
* DLNA
Enables you to use the system as a music server which any DLNA compatible devices can connect to within your home network.

[[./app_dlna.html][How to use it]]
* Dokuwiki
A databaseless wiki system.

[[./app_dokuwiki.html][How to use it]]
* Edith
Extremely simple and distraction-free notes system.

[[./app_edith.html][How to use it]]
* Emacs
If you use the Mutt client to read your email then this will set it up to use emacs for composing new mail.

[[./app_emacs.html][How to use it]]
* Email Server
Since many apps require email registration an email server is installed by default. You can find advice on using the email system [[./usage_email.html][here]].
* Etherpad
Collaborate on creating documents in real time. Maybe you're planning a holiday with other family members or creating documentation for a Free Software project along with other volunteers. Etherpad is hard to beat for simplicity and speed. Only users of the system will be able to access it.

[[./app_etherpad.html][How to use it]]
* Federated wiki
A new approach to creating wiki content.

[[./app_fedwiki.html][How to use it]]
* Friendica
Federated social network system.

[[./app_friendica.html][How to use it]]
* GNU Social
Federated social network based on the OStatus protocol. You can "/remote follow/" other users within the GNU Social federation.

[[./app_gnusocial.html][How to use it]]
* Gogs
Lightweight git project hosting system. You can mirror projects from Github, or if Github turns evil then just host your own projects while retaining the familiar /fork-and-pull/ workflow. If you can use Github then you can also use Gogs.

[[./app_gogs.html][How to use it]]
* HTMLy
Databaseless blogging system. Quite simple and with a markdown-like format.

[[./app_htmly.html][How to use it]]
* Hubzilla
Web publishing platform with social network like features and good privacy controls so that it's possible to specify who can see which content. Includes photo albums, calendar, wiki and file storage.

[[./app_hubzilla.html][How to use it]]
* Icecast media stream
Make your own internet radio station.

[[./app_icecast.html][How to use it]]
* IRC Server (ngirc)
Run your own IRC chat channel which can be secured with a password and accessible via an onion address. A bouncer is included so that you can receive messages sent while you were offline. Works with Hexchat and other popular clients.

[[./app_irc.html][How to use it]]
* Jitsi Meet
Experimental WebRTC video conferencing system, similar to Google Hangouts. This may not be fully functional, but is hoped to be in the near future.

* KanBoard
A simple kanban system for managing projects or TODO lists.

[[./app_kanboard.html][How to use it]]
* Key Server
An OpenPGP key server for storing and retrieving GPG public keys.

[[./app_keyserver.html][How to use it]]
* Koel
Access your music collection from any internet connected device.

[[./app_koel.html][How to use it]]
* Lychee
Make your photo albums available on the web.

[[./app_lychee.html][How to use it]]
* Mailpile
Modern email client which supports GPG encryption.

[[./app_mailpile.html][How to use it]]
* Matrix
Multi-user chat with some security and moderation controls.

[[./app_matrix.html][How to use it]]
* Mediagoblin
Publicly host video and audio files so that you don't need to use YouTube/Vimeo/etc.

[[./app_mediagoblin.html][How to use it]]
* Mumble
The popular VoIP and text chat system. Say goodbye to old-fashioned telephony conferences with silly dial codes. Also works well on mobile.

[[./app_mumble.html][How to use it]]
* NextCloud
Store files on your server and sync them with laptops or mobile devices. Includes many plugins including videoconferencing and collaborative document editing.

[[./app_nextcloud.html][How to use it]]
* PeerTube
Peer-to-peer video hosting. Similar to Mediagoblin, but the P2P aspect better enables the streaming load to be shared across servers.

[[./app_peertube.html][How to use it]]
* PI-Hole
The black hole for web adverts. Block adverts at the domain name level within your local network. It can significantly reduce bandwidth, speed up page load times and protect your systems from being tracked by spyware.

[[./app_pihole.html][How to use it]]
* Pleroma
Fediverse instance which is compatible with GNU Social and Mastodon, and suited for systems without much RAM or CPU resource.

[[./app_pleroma.html][How to use it]]
* PostActiv
An alternative federated social networking system compatible with GNU Social, Pleroma and Mastodon. It includes some optimisations and fixes currently not available within the main GNU Social project.

[[./app_postactiv.html][How to use it]]
* PrivateBin
A pastebin where the server has zero knowledge of the content being pasted.

[[./app_privatebin.html][How to use it]]
* Profanity
A shell based XMPP client which you can run on the Freedombone server via ssh.

[[./app_profanity.html][How to use it]]
* Riot Web
A browser based user interface for the Matrix federated communications system, including WebRTC audio and video chat.

[[./app_riot.html][How to use it]]
* Rocketchat
A non-federated chat server (x86 systems only).

[[./app_rocketchat.html][How to use it]]
* SearX
A metasearch engine for customised and private web searches.

[[./app_searx.html][How to use it]]
* Smol RSS
A very minimal RSS reader.

[[./app_smolrss.html][How to use it]]
* Syncthing
Possibly the best way to synchronise files across all of your devices. Once it has been set up it "just works" with no user intervention needed.

[[./app_syncthing.html][How to use it]]
* tt-rss
Private RSS reader. Pulls in RSS/Atom feeds via Tor and is only accessible via an onion address. Have "/the right to read/" without the Surveillance State knowing what you're reading. Also available with a user interface suitable for viewing on mobile devices via a browser such as OrFox.

[[./app_rss.html][How to use it]]
* Tahoe-LAFS
Robust and encrypted storage of files on one or more server.

[[./app_tahoelafs.html][How to use it]]
* Tox
Client and bootstrap node for the Tox chat/VoIP system.

[[./app_tox.html][How to use it]]
* Turtl
A system for privately creating and sharing notes and images, similar to Evernote but without the spying.

[[./app_turtl.html][How to use it]]
* Vim
If you use the Mutt client to read your email then this will set it up to use vim for composing new mail.

* Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Set up a VPN on your server so that you can bypass local internet censorship.

[[./app_vpn.html][How to use it]]
* XMPP
Chat server which can be used together with client such as Gajim or Conversations to provide end-to-end content security and also onion routed metadata security. Includes advanced features such as /client state notification/ to save battery power on your mobile devices, support for seamless roaming between networks and /message carbons/ so that you can receive the same messages while being simultaneously logged in to your account on more than one device.

[[./app_xmpp.html][How to use it]]


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