FreedomBox
Community project to develop, design and promote personal servers running free software for private, personal, communications.
Developed outside the platforms our data source measures, so there is no activity history to score. This says nothing about the project — many unrated projects are actively maintained.
Activity data
Not available for this project. Our source collects commit history from GitHub only, and FreedomBox is developed elsewhere.
| Stars | not measured |
|---|---|
| Latest release | — |
| Repo updated | — |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Python, deb |
Is FreedomBox actively maintained?
We cannot measure this one. FreedomBox is developed outside the platforms our data source collects activity from, and its repository lives at salsa.debian.org — so there is no commit history or release cadence here to score.
Read that as missing data, not as a warning. Several of the best-maintained projects in this catalogue are unrated for exactly this reason. To judge it, open the repository and look at the date of the most recent commit yourself.
What FreedomBox actually does
FreedomBox is a community-driven initiative aimed at helping individuals set up and manage their own personal servers using free software. It is designed to facilitate private communication and data management under your own control rather than relying on third-party services. The project bundles various applications into a cohesive operating environment tailored for self-hosting enthusiasts.
Best fit: It suits individuals who want to explore personal server ownership and prioritize libre software for private communications.
Worth knowing: Community projects of this nature can sometimes suffer from sparse documentation or unpredictable release schedules, requiring you to troubleshoot issues independently.
Deployment notes
As a deb-based package running on Python, it typically requires a dedicated Debian-compatible system and persistent storage for user data. You will usually want to configure a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination securely.
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