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=Welcome to the Amahi Wiki=
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This is the knowledge base wiki for Amahi the home server. Please add or edit any information in this Wiki that you feel is lacking, missing, or needs improvement.
  
<big>Current stable release:  '''Fedora 12</big>'''
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__TOC__
  
This is where Amahi community members can best help other Amahi users.  Please add or edit any information in the Wiki that you feel is lacking, missing, or need improvement.
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* [[Intro|Introduction]] to the Amahi HDA, or Home Digital Assistant, "like a PDA, but for the home"
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* [http://docs.amahi.org/requirements.html Minimum Hardware Requirements]
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* [https://www.amahi.org/faq Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)]
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* [[HDA Admin How To]]
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* [[HDA OS Migration Guide]]
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* [https://www.amahi.org/videos Amahi Video Tutorials]
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* [[Feedback|Community  Feedback]]
  
* [[Intro]]: Introduction to the Amahi HDA
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* [[Requirements]]: What's needed
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'''NOTES:'''
* [http://www.amahi.org/faq FAQ]: Frequently Asked Questions
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# Current stable release:  [http://docs.amahi.org/amahi-11.html Amahi 11], Fedora 27'''.
* [[Feedback]]: Issues, feedback.
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# Amahi one-click applications are typically updated for the latest stable release '''ONLY'''.
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# This wiki is built to provide support for the stable release primarily.
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# Registration in this wiki is subject to manual approval due to spam considerations.
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# '''Maintenance Support ONLY''' indicates all Amahi updates (i.e. platform, applications, etc) have been halted.
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For questions or help do not hesitate to [[contact us]].
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== Installation ==
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* [http://docs.amahi.org/amahi-11.html Fedora 27 / Amahi 11] (officially supported release)
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* Maintenance Support '''ONLY''':
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** Fedora 25 ([[Amahi 10 Install|New Install]] / [[Amahi 10 Upgrade|Amahi 9 to 10 Upgrade]])
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** Fedora 23 ([[Amahi 9 Install|New Install]] / [[Amahi 9 Upgrade|Amahi 8 to 9 Upgrade]])
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** Fedora 21 ([[Amahi 8 Install|New Install]] / [[Amahi 8 Upgrade|Amahi 7 to 8 Upgrade]] / [[Amahi 8 install via unsupported methods|Unsupported Install Methods]])
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** Fedora 19 ([[Express Disc]] / [https://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Amahi_7_full_DVD Full DVD] / [[Fedora_19_USB_install|USB Install]])
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** [http://docs.amahi.org/ubuntu-12.html Ubuntu 12.04.x LTS]
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** [http://docs.amahi.org/fedora-14.html Fedora 14]
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*[[Amahi_Virtualized|Amahi Virtualized]] ('''NOT''' fully supported)
  
= Installation =
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== Troubleshooting ==
* See [http://www.amahi.org/support/instructions Installation instructions] in your control panel at amahi.org
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Refer to the [[troubleshooting]] page for assistance.
* [[Self-install]]: Alternative, unsupported installation instructions
 
* [[Amahi on a VM]]: Installing Amahi in a Virtual Machine
 
* [[Express CD]]:  Headless all-in-one Install
 
  
=Getting Started=
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== Post-Installation ==
  
First you can take a look at the [[Special:PopularPages|Popular Pages]] to see if your topic of interest is there. Otherwise find the major topics below in groups.
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*[[TerminalScripts|Terminal Scripts]]:  Useful command line scripts.
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* [[Linux-hda_commands|Linux/HDA Commands]]:  Commonly used commands for Linux and Amahi.
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*[[Storage and file sharing]]: Setup & manage users and shares and access between them.
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*Access Shares using [[Map_Shares_in_Windows|Windows (XP/Vista/7/8)]], [[SharingToMacOSX|Mac OS X]], and [[SharingToLinux|Linux]] systems.
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*[[Post-Install_Hardware_Changes | Post Install Hardware Changes]]:  Steps for changing hardware on your Amahi server (i.e. mother board, network card, etc).
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* Adding additional hard drives to your HDA: Use the Amahi [https://www.amahi.org/apps/disk-wizard Disk Wizard] application for Amahi 8 or greater.  The [[Adding a second hard drive to your HDA|manual guidance]] remains available for all other Amahi versions.
  
;'''[[Storage and file sharing]]''' How to store your music, pictures, movies and other files and share them with the rest of the devices in your network.
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=== Remote Access ===
* Accessing files from:
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Accessing your HDA from anywhere on the network
#[[SharingToMacOSX|Mac OS X]]
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* [[VPN|Virtual Private Networking (VPN)]]: Access from '''outside''' your network.
#[[SharingToLinux|Other Linux Systems]]
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* [[Key-Based SSH Logins|Secure Shell (SSH)]]:  Key-based access to your HDA.
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Network_Computing Virtual Network Computing (VNC)]: Access from '''inside''' your network (e.g. if your HDA is "headless").
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** [[Install_VNC_server_on_Ubuntu_Server_12.04|Ubuntu]]
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** [[VNC|Fedora]]
  
; '''Networking''' Using your HDA to manage your home network
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=== Greyhole ===
* [[Networking - Static IPs]]: How to assign static IPs to your network devices.
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Redundant Storage Pooling for your files
* [[Punching DNS Holes]]: How to assign IP addresses outside of your network for your home domain.
 
  
; '''Remote Access''' Accessing your HDA from anywhere on the network
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*[[Greyhole|Greyhole]]:  Overview of Greyhole.
* Accessing your HDA remotely from:
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*[https://github.com/gboudreau/Greyhole/wiki Greyhole Wiki]: External Greyhole Wiki site.
# [[VPN]]: '''outside''' your network.
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*[[Storage_pooling|Storage Pooling]]: Overview of what it is all about.
# [[VNC]]: '''inside''' your network (e.g. if your HDA is "headless").
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*[https://www.amahi.org/apps/greyhole-log Greyhole Log]:  Amahi application for your HDA that monitors Greyhole activity.
* [[FreeNX]]: Accessing your HDA with FreeNX
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*[[Mount_Shares_Locally|Mounting Shares Locally]]: How to mount shares locally on the HDA for managing data safely.
* SSH based access to your HDA: [[Key-Based SSH Logins]]
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*[[Greyhole_landing_zone|Greyhole landing zone (LZ)]]: Explained and how to work with it.
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*[[Greyhole_updating|Updating Greyhole]]:  How to upgrade to the latest version of Greyhole.
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*[[Greyhole_moving_data_out_of_the_pool|Moving Data Out of Greyhole]]:  Removing drives and data out of the storage pool.
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* [[Reconnect_existing_Greyhole_storage_pool|Reconnect Greyhole Storage Pool]]: How to add existing Greyhole data drives to a new installation.
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* [[Greyhole_UI_App_Transition_Guide|Greyhole UI Application Transition Guide]]:  Move from manual Greyhole install to the [https://www.amahi.org/apps/greyhole-ui Greyhole UI] application for Amahi 7 or greater.
  
= Troubleshooting =
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=== Networking ===
* [[Installation troubleshooting]]
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Using your HDA to manage your home network
* [[Network troubleshooting]]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_area_network Local Area Network (LAN)]:  Internal networking
* [[Shares troubleshooting]]
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** [[Networking - Static IPs|Set Static IP Address]]: How to assign static IPs to your network devices.
* [[VPN troubleshooting]]
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** [[Turning_off_DHCP|Turning off DHCP Server]]:  Shows how to turn off DHCP Server on your HDA.
* [[Vista Networking Issue]]
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** [[Change IP Address|Change IP Address]]:  Change IP address of your Amahi server, Network Gateway, and DHCP Server Range.
* [[Disabling Automatic Updates]]
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** [[How to use two HDAs on the same network| Single Network Dual HDA Setup]]:  Configure and use two HDAs on the same network.
* [[Data Recovery]]
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** [[Adding an HDA networked printer]]:  Guide to set up a print server on your HDA.
  
=Doing More=
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_area_network Wide Area Network (WAN)]:  External networking
* '''[[:Category:Apps|Apps Directory]]: These are the help pages for some of the apps in the [http://www.amahi.org/apps/ Apps Gallery]'''
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** [[Hosting a website | Hosting a web site]]: Display your own web site on the internet from your Amahi home server
* [[Adding an HDA networked printer]]: Guide to set up print server on your HDA.
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** [[Changing your DNS provider|Changing DNS provider]]: Change from [http://www.opendns.com/ OpenDNS] to your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_service_provider Internet Service Provicer (ISP)] or other third party provider.
* [[Backups]]: Guides on the multiple ways to backup and restore: from [[PBA|full-disk backup]] to incremental backups for [[XPBackups|Windows XP]], [[VistaBackups|Windows Vista]], [[Win7Backups|Windows 7]], [[Sbackup|Ubuntu Linux]], and [[Backups#Mac_OS_X|Macs]].
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** [[Configuring OpenDNS]]:  Configure [http://www.opendns.com/ OpenDNS] to filter or block web sites.
* [[Adding a second hard drive to your HDA]]:  How to add a additional hard drives.
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** [[Punching DNS Holes]]: How to assign IP addresses outside of your network for your home domain.
* [[RAID]] guides for [[RAID 1]] and [[RAID 5]]
 
* [[DropBox|Add DropBox service]]: Allows a HDA DropBox share folder to automatically synchronize with a DropBox account.
 
* [[Database_Backup|Automatic Database Backup]]: Automatically have your HDA database backed up daily.
 
  
=Using Applications=
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== Additional Functionality ==  
For a more detailed list refer to the '''[[:Category:Apps|Apps Directory]]'''
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* [https://www.amahi.org/apps/ Apps Gallery]:  The repo of Amahi one-click applications ('''NOTE:''' [https://www.amahi.org/faq#do-you-change-for-apps Convenience fees] may apply; log into Amahi website to purchase). 
* Remote File Management using [http://www.amahi.org/apps/ajaxplorer AjaxPlorer]
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* [http://www.amahi.org/plans PRO and NINJA plans]:  Provided users with additional Amahi benefits for a small monthly fee.
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* [[Monit|Monit Web Interface]]:  Amahi application to monitor and control status of your HDA services.
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* [[Webapps | Creating web apps]]: how to make your own web apps, with your code or other's code
 
* [[Calendars]]: How to use the calendar server in the HDA, including Outlook and iCal sync.
 
* [[Calendars]]: How to use the calendar server in the HDA, including Outlook and iCal sync.
* [[Dashboard_Design|Dashboard]]: Using the amahi Dashboard
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* [[Backups]]: How to backup/restore [[XPBackups|Windows XP]], [[VistaWindows7Backups|Windows Vista/7/8]], [[Sbackup|Ubuntu Linux]], and [[Backups#Mac_OS_X|Mac OS X]].
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* [[Database_Backup|Automatic Database Backup]]: Automated daily backup of HDA databases.
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID RAID]:  Configuration guides for [[RAID 1]] and [[RAID 5]].
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* [[Require_Login|Password protect Applications]]: Provides password protect for your Amahi installed applications.
  
=Getting "Under the Hood"=
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== Community Tutorials ==
* [[Password protection for your HDA setup pages]]:  Guide to set up password protection to your HDA pages.
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Contributed by the Amahi user community
* [[How to Create a new Theme]]
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* [[Linux-hda_commands|Linux/HDA Commands]]: Common used command for linux and HDA.
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* [[Ubuntu Tutorials|Ubuntu]]
* [[Webapps | Making your own web apps]]: this HOWTO shows how to make your own web apps, with your code or other's code
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* [[Fedora Tutorials|Fedora]]
* [[Hosting a website | Hosting your own web site]]: HOWTO for hosting your own web site on the web from your Amahi home server
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* [http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Category:Apps Applications]
* [[Changing your DNS provider]]
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* [[Configuring OpenDNS]]
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== Roadmap & Development ==
* [[How_to_use_two_HDA_on_the_same_network| Use two HDAs on same network]]
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The [https://www.amahi.org/team core team] '''ONLY''' supports Ubuntu and Fedora development at this time.  All others are being  supported by the user community.  <br />
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<u>'''ACTIVE:'''</u> Released or Development In Progress
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* [http://docs.amahi.org/amahi-11.html Fedora 27] (Current official release)
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* [[Amahi 12|Fedora 36]] (initial development)
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* Maintenance support <b>ONLY</b>
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** [[Amahi 10|Fedora 25]]
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** [[Amahi 9|Fedora 23]]
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** [[Amahi 8|Fedora 21]]
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** [[Fedora_19|Fedora 19]]
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** [[Ubuntu|Ubuntu 12.04.x LTS]]
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** [[Fedora 14|Fedora 14]]
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<u>'''INACTIVE:'''</u>  Unsupported or Development Stopped
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* Fedora 15-18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28-35
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* Ubuntu 12.10 or newer
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* CentOS [[CentOS|5]], [[Centos_6|6]], [[Centos_7|7]], or newer
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* [[Scientific_Linux|Scientific Linux 6.1]] or newer
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== Contribute ==
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How you can help
  
=Contribute=
 
 
* [[Translate Amahi]] to your language
 
* [[Translate Amahi]] to your language
* [http://bugs.amahi.org Create a Bug/Feature/Support ticket!]
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* [[How to Create a new Theme]]
* [[Monitor System Logs via E-mail]]:  Sends logs to designated e-mail address daily.
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* Submit a [http://bugs.amahi.org Bug/Feature/Support] report
* Contribute by:
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* [[Contribute|Package]] or [[Tester program|Test apps]]
# [[Contribute|Packaging apps]]
 
# [[Tester program|Testing apps]]
 
 
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/amahi/sets/72157606815797764/ Amahi Wallpapers]
 
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/amahi/sets/72157606815797764/ Amahi Wallpapers]
 
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/amahi/sets/72157606828513620/ Amahi Banners]
 
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/amahi/sets/72157606828513620/ Amahi Banners]
  
= Roadmap & Development =
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== Related Links ==
* '''Fedora 12''' - Current Supported Version
 
* [[Fedora 13]] - Not Supported
 
* [[Fedora 14]] - Under Development
 
* [[Ubuntu]] - Under Development
 
* [[CentOS]] - Under Development
 
 
 
= Related Links =
 
 
* [[Developers]]: How to write HDA apps, questions, API suggestions, etc.
 
* [[Developers]]: How to write HDA apps, questions, API suggestions, etc.
 
* [[Credits]]: How are we doing all this? We have many OSS projects to thank!
 
* [[Credits]]: How are we doing all this? We have many OSS projects to thank!

Latest revision as of 15:12, 15 May 2022


This is the knowledge base wiki for Amahi the home server. Please add or edit any information in this Wiki that you feel is lacking, missing, or needs improvement.


NOTES:

  1. Current stable release: Amahi 11, Fedora 27.
  2. Amahi one-click applications are typically updated for the latest stable release ONLY.
  3. This wiki is built to provide support for the stable release primarily.
  4. Registration in this wiki is subject to manual approval due to spam considerations.
  5. Maintenance Support ONLY indicates all Amahi updates (i.e. platform, applications, etc) have been halted.

Installation

Troubleshooting

Refer to the troubleshooting page for assistance.

Post-Installation

Remote Access

Accessing your HDA from anywhere on the network

Greyhole

Redundant Storage Pooling for your files

Networking

Using your HDA to manage your home network

Additional Functionality

Community Tutorials

Contributed by the Amahi user community

Roadmap & Development

The core team ONLY supports Ubuntu and Fedora development at this time. All others are being supported by the user community.

ACTIVE: Released or Development In Progress


INACTIVE: Unsupported or Development Stopped

Contribute

How you can help

Related Links

  • Developers: How to write HDA apps, questions, API suggestions, etc.
  • Credits: How are we doing all this? We have many OSS projects to thank!