* A Linux system based on a mainline distribution, currently Fedora, but we supported Ubuntu before as well

= Introduce yourself, interact with the community What to do (and NOT do) first =

Let's talk about what NOT to do first, because many people automatically start badly by doing these:* do '''not''' comment randomly in github issues, e.g. introducing yourself in a GH issue, saying you would like to do something, or just "make noise"* do '''not''' blindly try to build things without understanding what Amahi is and what it does* do '''not''' just submit a pull request or issue a bug without really knowing what you are up to* do '''not''' just come to IRC, say something and vanish shortly thereafter. Stay for a while. People come and go. Ask your question and stick around. Get a client that can linger for a while. Sometimes it takes hours for some people to return BUT First, Introduce yourself, interact with the community, so please [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdATld5a5I0_ImhMn4LqV5kUChP-oTeNjQSqEMDCVdMjNeKLg1FAIpQLScP4Q2iSzLXCjz1gK2eNutO8IhX_PETXU2bL8pqmhe2t1nCqg/viewform?usp=send_form sf_link introduce yourself with this form], so that we know your background and interests.

* Support for automatic issuing/renewal and installation of [https://letsencrypt.org/ Let's Encrypt] certificates in the platform, for external access across the internet* [https://bugs.amahi.org/issues/1361 Share disk spaceusage]: Using [http://d3js.org D3.js] (for example) to visualize things internal to the system, like finding out the disk space used by shares, disk usage over time, etc.* [https://bugs.amahi.org/issues/1595 Browser video player]: Using something like [https://bugs.amahi.org/issues/1595 broadway.js] for doing a video player on just a browser

* AmahiTunes integrationrevival

'''Description''': Expanding the storage capacity is an important feature of Amahi but . The DW is a critical part. However, it's not as stable as of now it requires advanced (eshould be.g. command line) skills. We want easy disk/It should detect more partition onboarding.Also add the ability to be asked to mount USB drives as a share types and handle everything gracefully, even when theyit can're connected & connect external shares from for example a NAS with the plugin system using that wizardt act upon certain configurations.

'''Objective''': Finish implementing Stability improvements and especially thoroughly testing an Amahi this plugin that will streamline the process by providing a UI for disk /partition management. The plugin should detect if a new disk was added and it should provide a wizard to create partitions and format with the desired file system

=== Amahi 12 === '''Description''': [[Amahi 10 12]] is what's our nextrelease. This is the time to come up with exciting features and ideas that we should put and the GSOC timeline is a perfect match!

'''Objective''': Work closely with the core team to define the features and functionality that we need to implement to get Amahi released. This project is about working on RoR and the Amahi platform core. Some of the core technology will need to be upgraded, like Rails 45, latest Phusion Passenger, possibly replace MySQL for the platform and use sqlite, create a native API to the platform that can be used by other apps, like mobile apps. Other ideas include beefing up security and provide support for Amahi hosting on the cloud. Features:

* fully convert the front-end to bootstrap and make sure we can install bootstrap themes and have a consistent and responsive look and behavior* make it platform even more modular and cleaner (at the moment we still have some things that really belong in plugins but still are in controllers/views of the main app)

'''Mentors''': Carlos, Rod, Sukhbir '''Reference''': [https://github.com/amahi/platform Amahi Platform repo] == Android Mobile App== Our mobile apps have streaming, browsing and sharing and it's a great topic. This year we're going to try emphasizing the Android app a little more.  ===Android App Improvements=== '''Description''': Amahi Android offers the ability to stream your HDA over your Android phone and Android TV, support for Chromecast and auto-upload of images to HDA. The next step is to complete the following objectives: '''Objectives''': * Android TV Revamp: The Android TV app is outdated at the moment and doesn't follow the latest design principles of Android. We have to redesign the app so that Amahi is accessible on Android TV again. Further, we have to implement the PlayerAdapter in Android TV to support previews.* Support for Dagger 2: The current app is written using Dagger 1. We have to port the code to Dagger 2 so that we can use the latest libraries which are dependent on it.* Support for NAU: Complete the app with support for Non-Admin User which currently exists on the server-side only. Ref: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jZAdXpSGQRJ6xN2WCzqkiPxQPUW2VHsAnpENZKbT2z0* UI Improvements and UI Testing: Adding an Expresso based automated UI testing protocol.* Improve Background Service: Improve the app for uploading media on the HDA when the app isn't present in the foreground* Phone Auto-Backup: Develop a module that does an Auto backup of the phone to the HDA over Local connection (reference: Helium)* Friending Feature: Implement the sharing of folders or shares with other servers. https://docs.google.com/document/d/14JsH9-aZrE3Z-35Oo38IY1-3Nd5BJiR_G0DshhjKSM4/* VPN: Add support for VPN proxy so that the user can access the HDA from the phone over a VPN proxy tunnel.  '''Skills Required''': Java, Android framework '''Mentors''': Carlos, Chirag '''Reference''': [https://github.com/amahi/android Amahi Android Github repo]

'''Objective''': Develop and a plugin that will allow an administrator user to control the traffic for specific devices inside the network. This app (or possibly a plugin) should display all the connected device as well as provide the ability to search by name/MAC address. For a selected device the administrator should:

'''Mentor''': Carlos, Rod, Sukhbir

== Networking Amahi Anywhere== The mobile apps use API endpoints provided by Amahi Anywhere for browsing, downloading and streaming files and more. '''References''':* [https://www.amahi.org/apps/amahi-anywhere Amahi Anywhere App]* [https://github.com/amahi/amahi-anywhere-specs Amahi Anywhere Specs] ===Improvements in AA File Server=== '''Description''': Amahi Anywhere File Server exposes HDA files and directories via REST APIs and also allows to upload new files '''Objective''': Following features can be implemented: * API to access platform apps over remote via proxy* Better logging ([https://github.com/amahi/amahi-anywhere-fs/issues/4 Issue #4])* Simplistic dashboard to view some metrics like number of users connected, access logs for each user, system health etc.* API to fetch metadata (duration, codec, album art image, title, artist name, album name, year etc.) for audio / video files* Create and cache low resolution thumbnail for image files for faster loading and enhanced experience  '''Skills Required''': GoLang, REST API Understanding '''Mentors''': Carlos, Chirag '''Reference''': [https://github.com/amahi/amahi-anywhere-fs/ Amahi Anywhere FS Github repo] ===Improvements in External Proxy=== '''Description''': External proxy provides API endpoints for users to remotely access Amahi Anywhere File Server  '''Objective''': Following features can be implemented: * Cache implementation for chunks of files passing frequently through proxy to speed up response and save bandwidth* Dashboard to view metrics on both connected mobile and Amahi Anywhere FS clients* Ability to ban a client  '''Skills Required''': GoLang '''Mentors''': Carlos, Chirag

* Carlos Puchol (cpg, PST, GSOC GSoC admin): team lead for Amahi, experience in RoR, Go, Ruby, RoR, system scripting/development, app packaging, C, C++* Bogdan Mitrea (megabitdragon, CST, GSOC GSoC admin): Android, Java, app packaging, system programming,C , C++, community lead* Rod Runyon (bigfoot65, CST): app lead for Amahi, system programming, app packaging, reliability, documentation, support* Chirag Maheshwari, former GSoC student for Amahi* Kumar Shashwat, former GSoC student for Amahi* Sukhbir Singh, former GSoC student for Amahi* Dipankar B. Amahi collaborator* Nitin V., Amahi collaborator  Reference: [https://google.github.io/gsocguides/mentor/ GSoC mentoring page]. = Prior Years = Amahi participated in GSOC in 2020, 2019, 2018, [[Google Summer of Code 2017]] 2016, and [[Google Summer of Code 2014]] == Prior Ideas (NOT for 2021) == === iOS App Improvements === '''Description''': Amahi iOS app supports all basic functionalities including browsing files on HDA, streaming audio/video, offline file access but still lacks a lot of features compared to its Android counterpart '''Objective''': Addition of new features and improvements in pre-existing ones in iOS app in swift to at least match or surpass the Android app '''Things to be implemented''': * Secondary user login* Chromecast support* Metadata display* Continuous music play* Upload and delete functionality* Thumbnail previews  '''Skills Required''': iOS programming, Swift '''Mentors''': Carlos, Chirag

'''Reference''': [httphttps://engithub.flossmanuals.netcom/GSoCMentoringamahi/ GSOC mentoring pageios Amahi iOS app repo].