# App suggestion -- Gemini Server
**URL:** https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/app-suggestion-gemini-server/3339
**Category:** Feedback
**Created:** [October 30, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/app-suggestion-gemini-server/3339 "2024-10-30T14:28:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@poorboy](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/poorboy)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/app-suggestion-gemini-server/3339/1 "2024-10-30T14:28:07Z")
I think Gemini is a perfect fit for FreedomBox. Very lightweight with no concerning yourself with design. The design is dependent on the Gemini client you use and most allow you to tweak the appearance. You can create a blog or discussion forum. To see what it’s like, install a Gemini client like Lagrange.
Gemini markup could be considered a subset or markdown with # used for headings and \* for lists. Links and quote are also available.
> **[Gemini (protocol)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(protocol))**
>
> Gemini is an application-layer internet communication protocol for accessing remote documents, similar to HTTP and Gopher. It comes with a special document format, commonly referred to as "gemtext", which allows linking to other documents. Started by a pseudonymous person known as Solderpunk, the protocol is being finalized collaboratively and as of October 2022\[update\], has not been submitted to the IETF organization for standardization.
> The Gemini project was started in June 2019 by Solderpun...
Gemini is a new way of using the Internet, separate from the World Wide Web you are familiar with. Compared to the WWW, it is intended to be:
- Simpler – Gemini pages aren’t programs that run in your browser like most modern websites are; they’re just text with a little formatting, so there are no surprises. Once you know how one Gemini page works, you know how they all work.
- Human Scale – Gemini servers and clients aren’t written by big, monopolistic software companies the way web browsers are; the DIY ethos of Gemini means that complete applications can be written by individual developers or small groups in a reasonable amount of time. That also means that you have more choices compared to web browsers.
- Distraction Free – Gemini pages are text-only and have simple typography. You can view images, watch video, or listen to music over Gemini, but nothing will ever autoplay, pop over what you’re reading, or jump out of the way of your mouse.
- Privacy Protecting – Every Gemini request is independent of every other, so there’s no way to track you between sites. Every site you visit is protected by the same encryption used by banking and eCommerce sites on the WWW.
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### Author:  [@jvalleroy](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/jvalleroy)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2024, 11:34am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/app-suggestion-gemini-server/3339/2 "2024-11-01T11:34:44Z")
Hello,
You may be interested in trying out this Debian package:
[https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/molly-brown](https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/molly-brown)