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Tests:
- Daemon starts up with uid/gid set to root.
- Daemon does not run by default if a request is not received. Socket file is
created with 666 permissions and root:root ownership. Socket file parent directory
is created with 755 permissions and root:root ownership.
- Daemon starts if a request is sent to the socket using nc.
- If there an exception in daemon starting, then restart is done every second to
5 seconds, forever.
- Build a Debian package.
- Install it on fresh trixie Debian VM. Ensure that setup works and privileged
daemon is auto-enabled.
- Start a fresh trixie Debian VM and install freedombox from Debian repos.
Upgrade to the built package. Privileged daemon works and is auto-enabled.
Signed-off-by: Sunil Mohan Adapa <sunil@medhas.org>
Reviewed-by: Joseph Nuthalapati <njoseph@riseup.net>
FreedomBox Service (Plinth)
The core functionality and web front-end of FreedomBox.
Description
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.
Getting Started
To have a running FreedomBox, first install Debian (Buster or higher) on a clean machine. Then run:
$ sudo apt install freedombox
Full instructions are available on FreedomBox Manual's QuickStart page.
For instructions on running the service on a local machine from source code, see INSTALL.md. For instructions on setting up for development purposes, see HACKING.md.
Contributing
See the HACKING.md file for contributing to FreedomBox Service (Plinth).
Localization
License
FreedomBox is distributed under the GNU Affero General Public License, Version 3 or later. A copy of AGPLv3 is available from the Free Software Foundation.