What is FreedomBox?
The FreedomBox Project is a community-driven initiative that aims to develop, design, and promote personal servers running free software for private and decentralized communications. It is a private server solution designed for non-experts, allowing them to easily install and configure various server applications with just a few clicks. FreedomBox runs on affordable hardware of the user's choice, utilizing their existing internet connection and power supply, putting them in control of their data and communications
Highlights
- Enables distributed social networking, email, and audio/video communications using free and open-source software
- Integrates privacy protection features on a compact, plug-and-play server to provide privacy for all users
- Serves as encrypted web proxies, allowing users in censored regions to access the full internet securely
- Supports VOIP for encrypted telephone calls and the creation of anonymous web servers over the TOR network
- Provides mesh networking capabilities, ensuring continued communication even in the event of internet disruptions
- Offers privacy-preserving features, such as ad and tracking technology scrubbing, email encryption, and encrypted data backup and recovery
Features
Real time collaboration