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Closes: #2503 - FreedomBox is a server that is typically always running. If applications such as GNOME desktop environment are installed, they could, by default, cause system to sleep or hibernate after a period of idleness (based on peripheral activity). To ensure that services are always available over the network, prevent all such applications from sending the system to sleep/hibernate. - Other types of sleep such as hybrid sleep and suspend and hibernate are also automatically disabled by systemd if either suspend or hibernate are disabled. Tests: - Without the changes, install GNOME. In gdm login screen or in desktop environment, after 20 minutes (default) the system goes to sleep. - Create the file in the patch with the appropriate directory in a production FreedomBox machine. Run 'systemctl daemon-reload'. After this, running 'systemctl suspend' or 'systemctl hibernate' will return an error that the operation is not supported. In GDM, the suspend button does not appear. In GNOME desktop environment after login, the suspend button does not appear. Even after the 15-20 minute period, the system does not go to sleep. Reviewed-by: James Valleroy <jvalleroy@mailbox.org>
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.