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title: "Furtka"
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description: "Open-source home server OS — simple enough for everyone."
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status: "<span class=\"mono\">26.8-alpha</span> — work in progress"
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---
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**Furtka** is an open-source home server OS.
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Boot from USB, click through a wizard, and any old computer
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turns into a private cloud for your household — with your own apps,
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your own name on the network, your own data.
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The goal is simple: **your dad should be able to set this up.**
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### What's coming next
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- Apps for photos, files, smart home, game streaming and media
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- Plainer language in the setup wizard
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- Secure connection on your home network (no browser warning)
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- Linking several servers together
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### What works today
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- Boot from USB stick and install Furtka onto the hard drive
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- A wizard asks for name, user and network — done
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- Then: open the control page in your browser
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- First app: **file sharing on the home network** (everyone on Wi-Fi sees the folder)
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- Install and remove apps with one click
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- Update an installed app with one click (pulls the newest container image)
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- Update Furtka itself with one click — no reinstalling for new features
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2026-04-15 12:24:58 +02:00
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We're two people building it in public on evenings and weekends.
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It's early.
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Want to follow along? Write to <a href="mailto:hallo@furtka.org">hallo@furtka.org</a>.
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