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Set the default firewall zone. When network connections are configured outside of FreedomBox/Plinth, they will not be able to serve the Plinth web interface. This is because all such interfaces will fall in the default firewall zone and that is, by default, 'public'. On 'public' zone we don't allow Plinth web interface as this zone is not managed. Configuration of network connections happen outside for FreedomBox/Plinth for various reasons: - Existing network connections before installation of freedombox-setup - Connections configured in /etc/network/interfaces - Connections manually configured using nmtui - Connections created using GUI environments such as GNOME Rather then clearing out /etc/network/interfaces during setup and expecting the connections not to be created outside of Plinth, setting the default firewall zone is a better approach. This default zone selection fits with the main purpose of FreedomBox to be a router which is also reflected by the fact that only 'external'
Plinth
Plinth - a web front end for administering 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.
Plinth is a web interface to administer 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 from Plinth. Plinth also allows configuration of basic system parameters such as time zone, hostname and automatic upgrades.
You can find more information about Plinth on the Plinth Wiki page, the FreedomBox Wiki and the FreedomBox Manual.
Getting Started
See the INSTALL file for additional details and dependencies. To install run:
$ sudo python3 setup.py install
Run Plinth on the local system with:
$ sudo plinth
Contributing
See the HACKING file for contributing to Plinth.