26.20-alpha — work in progress

Furtka

Open-source home server OS — simple enough for everyone.

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 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

The control page asks for a password — nobody on the Wi-Fi can just walk in

New apps arrive from an online catalog, without waiting for a Furtka update

Apps can build on other apps — what one needs gets installed alongside it

Encrypted connection on your home network, switched on in settings

What's coming next

Apps for photos, files, smart home, game streaming and media

Plainer language in the setup wizard

Reaching your server from outside the house

Linking several servers together

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

Want to follow along? Write to hallo@furtka.org.