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Set the session cache to use database. This will also have the added benefit of sessions persisting across reboots (and PHP session cleanups). See bug report on why this is needed. https://salsa.debian.org/freedombox-team/plinth/issues/1736 We are unfortunately modifying the MediaWiki settings that file that we are shipping when preferences are modified in the FreedomBox UI. This means that if a newer version of this settings file is shipped, then FreedomBox package will show configuration file prompts. To solve this, introduce a new static settings file that will have lower priority than the file modified by FreedomBox UI. Closes: #1736. Tests: - Test that running FreedomBox daemon with changes runs the MediaWiki app's setup and introduces the new line into LocalSettings.php - That LocalSettings.php will be populated with lines to include FreedomBoxStaticSettings.php and FreedomBoxSettings.php in that order when 'actions/mediawiki setup' is run. This should work when no lines are present, one of the lines is already present and both the lines are already present. - Test that running './setup.py install' installs FreedomBoxStaticSettings.php. - Test that MediaWiki runs without FreedomBoxStaticSettings.php - Test that private wiki and public registrations settings work with the new changes. - Run functional tests for MediaWiki app with the changes. Signed-off-by: Sunil Mohan Adapa <sunil@medhas.org> 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
