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title: "Furtka"
description: "Open-source home server OS — simple enough for everyone."
status: "<span class=\"mono\">26.7-alpha</span> — work in progress"
---

**Furtka** is an open-source home server OS.
Boot from USB, click through a wizard, and any old computer
turns into a private cloud for your household — with your own apps,
your own name on the network, your own data.

The goal is simple: **your dad should be able to set this up.**

### What's coming next
- Apps for photos, files, smart home, game streaming and media
- Plainer language in the setup wizard
- Secure connection on your home network (no browser warning)
- Linking several servers together

### What works today
- Boot from USB stick and install Furtka onto the hard drive
- A wizard asks for name, user and network — done
- Then: open the control page in your browser
- First app: **file sharing on the home network** (everyone on Wi-Fi sees the folder)
- Install and remove apps with one click
- Update an installed app with one click (pulls the newest container image)
- Update Furtka itself with one click — no reinstalling for new features


We're two people building it in public on evenings and weekends.
It's early.

Want to follow along? Write to <a href="mailto:hallo@furtka.org">hallo@furtka.org</a>.