Furtka

26.21-alpha

Download Furtka

The Furtka installer as an ISO file: write it to a USB stick, start your computer from it, and set up your home server in the browser.

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ISO
furtka-26.21-alpha.iso
Size
1.6 GB
Released
October 23, 2026

The file is served from our Forgejo server (forgejo.sourcegate.online).

Furtka is alpha software: things change and some will break. Install it on a computer whose disk you don’t need, and keep a backup of anything important.

What you need

  • A 64-bit PC (x86-64) — an old laptop or desktop is fine. Both UEFI and older BIOS computers work.
  • A disk of at least 16 GB for Furtka. It will be erased completely.
  • A USB stick with at least 2 GB (also erased).
  • A network cable with internet access — the installer downloads packages, and Wi-Fi isn’t set up automatically.
  • A second device with a browser (phone or laptop) on the same network.

How to install

  1. Write the ISO to a USB stick

    Use balenaEtcher (Windows, macOS, Linux) or Rufus on Windows — if Rufus asks, pick DD image mode. On Linux you can also use dd (replace /dev/sdX with your stick — double-check it):

    sudo dd if=furtka-26.21-alpha.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress oflag=sync

  2. Start the computer from the stick

    Plug in the stick and the network cable, switch the computer on and press the one-time boot menu key (often F11, F12 or Esc — it flashes briefly on screen). Pick the USB stick. If the computer refuses to start from it, switch off Secure Boot in the firmware settings.

  3. Open the installer from another device

    After a short while the screen shows an address — usually http://proksi.local:5000, plus the IP address as a fallback. Open it in a browser on your phone or laptop.

  4. Click through the wizard

    Three pages: a name for your server with your username and password, the disk to install on, and a last check. Then the installer downloads and sets everything up.

  5. Pull the stick, restart, done

    When the wizard says so, remove the USB stick and restart. Your server comes up at http://<name>.local — for example http://furtka.local.

Check the download (optional)

Compare the checksum of the file you downloaded with this one:

8e983e7376b3a6b42935a2c36fe4318a74b59d8c141131455335ce4f4d70b581
# Linux
sha256sum furtka-26.21-alpha.iso
# macOS
shasum -a 256 furtka-26.21-alpha.iso
# Windows (PowerShell)
Get-FileHash furtka-26.21-alpha.iso

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