# Development

**URL:** https://discuss.freedombox.org/c/development/6.md?page=1

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## [Searx - Correct 500 errors when setting preferences from the web UI](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/searx-correct-500-errors-when-setting-preferences-from-the-web-ui/2574)

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**Author:** [@joseph](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/joseph)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/searx-correct-500-errors-when-setting-preferences-from-the-web-ui/2574 "2023-05-06T17:56:59Z")

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\*\* Reference \*\* Refer to this support post for additional details and documentation of this solution for users while a permanent correction such as this is not available. searx bug report on github searx bug report is …

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## [Option to : Tor Relay for a hour or two each day?](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/option-to-tor-relay-for-a-hour-or-two-each-day/1476)

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**Author:** [@Peterc](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/Peterc)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/option-to-tor-relay-for-a-hour-or-two-each-day/1476 "2023-04-15T18:21:51Z")

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Hello All and thanks !! At the moment we can have Tor relaying, as on or off. Would it be possible to be able to relay for a hour or two each day. By the means of some setting on the freedombox Tor config page ? The adm…

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## [Text-based Gaming: IF, MU\*s and BBSs](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/text-based-gaming-if-mu-s-and-bbss/2513)

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**Author:** [@tajmone](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/tajmone)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/text-based-gaming-if-mu-s-and-bbss/2513 "2023-04-09T13:29:32Z")

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I wanted to share with the FreedomBox community a list of apps that I’d love to see supported on the FB, and get some feedback about them. The proposed applications are old-school text-only gaming tools, from the home co…

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## [Add local blacklist and whitelist to rspamd](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/add-local-blacklist-and-whitelist-to-rspamd/2417)

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**Author:** [@Ged](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/Ged)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/add-local-blacklist-and-whitelist-to-rspamd/2417 "2023-01-07T13:43:45Z")

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Summary At the moment, custom blacklists / whitelists for ip / sender / subject etc. through webui is not possible. Through some research, I believe it may be possible to provide each freedombox user with their own cust…

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## [Private social networks using Secure ScuttleButt](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/private-social-networks-using-secure-scuttlebutt/49)

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**Author:** [@njoseph](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/njoseph)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2022, 3:57am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/private-social-networks-using-secure-scuttlebutt/49 "2022-11-12T03:57:59Z")

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Secure ScuttleButt Secure ScuttleButt (SSB) is a P2P social network that stores all of an individual’s data on their own device. It has all of the features of diaspora\* except aspects. In addition, it also has “gathering…

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## [Freedombox for Bananapi M1](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/freedombox-for-bananapi-m1/2347)

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**Author:** [@anon17](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/anon17)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/freedombox-for-bananapi-m1/2347 "2022-11-08T18:38:39Z")

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Dear developer team Could you please make Freedombox available for the first Bananapi (Bananapi M1). I am writing about this one: Bananapi M1 – Armbian Cheers Henry.

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## [Restore Working Configuration for an FB Application](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/restore-working-configuration-for-an-fb-application/2316)

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**Author:** [@joseph](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/joseph)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2022, 12:56am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/restore-working-configuration-for-an-fb-application/2316 "2022-10-25T00:56:36Z")

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Summary I2P, as an example, has a vast and incomprehensible array of configuration options. I’m pretty sure that I’ve wounded my installation. This points to a need for a user to restore the default configuration as one…

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## [Add minidlna user to deluge group for access to deluge Downloads directory](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/add-minidlna-user-to-deluge-group-for-access-to-deluge-downloads-directory/2286)

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**Author:** [@Peterc](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/Peterc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 10:03am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/add-minidlna-user-to-deluge-group-for-access-to-deluge-downloads-directory/2286 "2022-10-03T10:03:12Z")

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Hello All and thanks, I have just added minidlna to the deluge group so that minidlna can get access to deluge Downloads directory. When I use the file path, /var/lib/deluged/Downloads for minidlna. sudo usermod -a -G…

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## [New Support Ticket App for FB?](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/new-support-ticket-app-for-fb/2268)

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**Author:** [@Frankie](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/Frankie)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/new-support-ticket-app-for-fb/2268 "2022-09-22T20:32:43Z")

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Just a simple idea…Has anyone looked into adding a basic support ticket app in FB? The use cases would vary of course, but in my case I was thinking of using a support ticket system for clients, family, friends, etc., s…

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## [Including new valuable apps into freedombox](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/including-new-valuable-apps-into-freedombox/2242)

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**Author:** [@spotter](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/spotter)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 10:26am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/including-new-valuable-apps-into-freedombox/2242 "2022-09-08T10:26:16Z")

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Summary How to develop a process to incorporate new applications into the freedombox application suite and ensure their sustainability and permanence in freedombox? Problem Hi, I’m a freelance volunteer, and I transl…

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## [Btrfs snapshot management](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/btrfs-snapshot-management/2166)

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**Author:** [@joseph](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/joseph)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/btrfs-snapshot-management/2166 "2022-07-09T16:46:42Z")

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Summary Improve snapshot retention options to reduce excessive snapshot accumulation. Problem Reboot snapshots accumulate quickly as one will be generated after each automatic update where reboot is required. Softwar…

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## [Taskserver ...!](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/taskserver/2098)

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**Author:** [@nww](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/nww)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/taskserver/2098 "2022-07-08T18:00:14Z")

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Summary Putting this out here for discussion. I’ve been personally poking around at Taskwarrior (and Tasksever) on one of my Freedombox installs, as an isolated service, and I think it deserves consideration for future …

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## [UART or serial console](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/uart-or-serial-console/2092)

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**Author:** [@Tido](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/Tido)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 3:18am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/uart-or-serial-console/2092 "2022-05-18T03:18:30Z")

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Hi, If the boot process gets stuck and you get no network connection, your last resort is UART (serial console). You can interrupt the boot process to land in uBoot, which is not very comfortable. If you are lucky it r…

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## [Shaarli - backport?](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/shaarli-backport/1848)

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**Author:** [@Peterc](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/Peterc)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/shaarli-backport/1848 "2022-04-05T23:27:17Z")

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Hello All, On the last freedombox mumble call. It was spoken that the package Shaarli will be in debian testing repository soon. So will Shaarli become available for bullseye by backport ? There seemed to be a issue w…

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## [coTURN service won't start after system startup](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/coturn-service-wont-start-after-system-startup/2023)

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**Author:** [@jonny](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/jonny)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/coturn-service-wont-start-after-system-startup/2023 "2022-04-02T13:07:47Z")

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Summary In every Freedombox setup I made so far I experienced this problem after installing Matrix-Synapse with coTURN: The coTURN service fails to start after the system startup and I had to check and start it manuall…

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## [Root filesystem completely in RAM (only data mounts)](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/root-filesystem-completely-in-ram-only-data-mounts/904)

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**Author:** [@NickA](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/NickA)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/root-filesystem-completely-in-ram-only-data-mounts/904 "2022-03-02T22:18:59Z")

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Unfortunately, I have to confirm that sdcards and flash storage fail (wasn’t the first time), so I looked if the root filesystem could be run completely from RAM in a satisfying a way. “toram” seems to be a valid boot p…

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## [File sharing alternative to coquelicot](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/file-sharing-alternative-to-coquelicot/235)

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**Author:** [@bitsapien](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/bitsapien)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/file-sharing-alternative-to-coquelicot/235 "2022-03-02T21:35:11Z")

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Problem: Coquelicot’s (the file sharing app) author has stopped maintaining it. The app is in Ruby and future Ruby binary upgrades are affecting the working of the app. We need to look for a replacement. I was discussin…

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## [Let's translate the apps too](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/lets-translate-the-apps-too/1905)

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**Author:** [@nbenedek](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/nbenedek)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/lets-translate-the-apps-too/1905 "2022-01-19T21:44:24Z")

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Hello to all my fellow translator. I collected the translation pages of some of the FreedomBox apps. If you are a translator, and you finished translating the FreedomBox interface, please, take a look at these too: Cal…

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## [Translate ddns.freedombox.org](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/translate-ddns-freedombox-org/1870)

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**Author:** [@nbenedek](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/nbenedek)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/translate-ddns-freedombox-org/1870 "2021-12-21T19:35:01Z")

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The FreedomBox DDNS should be multilingual too. Can you put it on Weblate?

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## [Docker Install Simplified (run script and small modification)](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/docker-install-simplified-run-script-and-small-modification/1492)

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**Author:** [@DefenderOogway](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/DefenderOogway)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2021, 12:01am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/docker-install-simplified-run-script-and-small-modification/1492 "2021-11-28T00:01:52Z")

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When installing this way LDAP will not work as I disable it so you will get an error message on the Web Interface loading, but everything appears to work. You can probably setup LDAP and get that error message to disapp…

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## [Feature Idea: Generic 'run shell' app with cron support](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/feature-idea-generic-run-shell-app-with-cron-support/1825)

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**Author:** [@kopfkind](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/kopfkind)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/feature-idea-generic-run-shell-app-with-cron-support/1825 "2021-11-13T17:19:41Z")

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Dear FBoxers. Tl;dr: Add a simple app that runs a shell command or script either on-demand or via cron. I was toying with my FB and a second raspi with a camera module the other day. I was using an FB account to set up…

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## [Disaster recovery use case](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/disaster-recovery-use-case/1748)

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**Author:** [@jonny](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/jonny)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/disaster-recovery-use-case/1748 "2021-10-09T16:02:52Z")

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Last week my personal worst case scenario happened: The SD-Card of my Raspberry Pi 3b+ was corrupted. The Freedombox became unusable and I wasn’t able to recover it because the backups didn’t contain the users I created…

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## [YouTube tutorial](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/youtube-tutorial/1740)

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**Author:** [@nbenedek](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/nbenedek)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2021, 9:28am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/youtube-tutorial/1740 "2021-10-03T09:28:17Z")

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Hi everyone! I made a video tutorial on how to set up Matrix Synapse in the cloud easily with FreedomBox. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8snpMHHbymI

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## [Infcloud + Radicale experiences?](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/infcloud-radicale-experiences/1630)

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**Author:** [@nww](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/nww)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 12:27pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/infcloud-radicale-experiences/1630 "2021-07-12T12:27:22Z")

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If I might ask an open question to the playground: has anyone successfully installed & deployed the “InfCloud” front-end to Radicale? And, preferably, was deliriously happy with it and how simple & rock-solid it all wen…

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## [FreedomBox on LXC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/freedombox-on-lxc/1493)

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**Author:** [@DefenderOogway](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/DefenderOogway)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 8:47am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/freedombox-on-lxc/1493 "2021-05-08T08:47:04Z")

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Pre-Requesitites - Setup LXC on your Linux System Underprivileged LXC has been setup, with user mappings, network mappings Templates for LXC can be found here: - https://us.images.linuxcontainers.org/images/ How To …

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## [Port forward using Tor](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/port-forward-using-tor/1521)

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**Author:** [@cryptophyta](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/cryptophyta)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2021, 9:19am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/port-forward-using-tor/1521 "2021-04-15T09:19:56Z")

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I know FreedomBox currently uses PageKite but what if users could choose to port forward using Tor instead? If I understand correctly, Tor can handle the server side work of ngrok/pagekite. Here are some resources on the…

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## [Email Server: projectx](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/email-server-projectx/307)

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**Author:** [@haidar](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/haidar)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/email-server-projectx/307 "2021-04-11T20:24:03Z")

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At DebConf, I met a very accomplished engineer named Nolan, and he told me about his email server project, codenamed projectx. It is a mail server which is built using Debian packages and is designed for a Raspberry Pi. …

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## [Are any devs paying attention to the cockpit white screen issue that has existed since jun 2019?](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/are-any-devs-paying-attention-to-the-cockpit-white-screen-issue-that-has-existed-since-jun-2019/1310)

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**Author:** [@Danrancan](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/Danrancan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 3:40am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/are-any-devs-paying-attention-to-the-cockpit-white-screen-issue-that-has-existed-since-jun-2019/1310 "2021-03-24T03:40:14Z")

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I just wanted to attempt to turn some heads to a well confirmed unresolved issue regarding the pioneer freedombox. I myself can confirm this issue exists in freedombox current as well as stable. My question is what attem…

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## [StepByStep Process FreedomBox on Docker in 30 mins(follow it)](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/stepbystep-process-freedombox-on-docker-in-30-mins-follow-it/1491)

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**Author:** [@DefenderOogway](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/DefenderOogway)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2021, 1:32am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/stepbystep-process-freedombox-on-docker-in-30-mins-follow-it/1491 "2021-03-19T01:32:09Z")

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This solution has been tested a few times by me Summary The solution below will get you up and running on docker in 30 mins (Debian Testing and Unstable tested) Problem This allows you to get a FreedomBox default ins…

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## [Free web-files "cloud" solutions?](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/free-web-files-cloud-solutions/921)

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**Author:** [@NickA](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/NickA)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2021, 12:33am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/free-web-files-cloud-solutions/921 "2021-03-19T00:33:19Z")

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I was not aware that https://hubzilla.org (which evolved from Friendica to Red to Hubzilla) has also become an actual alternative to Nextcloud, a wiki, and a website CMS, besides to the social network forum things. Due …

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