If you are interested We're looking for students with skills in being a mentorthese areas: current technologies like RoR, ruby, we have six great mentors python, PHP, as well as of todaynext generation technologies, but like Go (we're very welcoming of more ideas and more mentors!use it for streaming to our mobile apps), [https://nodejs.org/ Node.js], [https://github.com/amahi/spdy HTTP/2], javascript frameworks for user interaction, visualization or server services, etc.

If you are '''We're also looking for hardware projects! Creating a student, come talk to us about the ideas below Raspberry Pi-style device with great I/O that can run Amahi smoothly is a long-tem goal for possible projectsAmahi! Don't forget that these are subject to suggestions, extensions or adaptations. Even new ideas will be considered. Some of these ideas are more mature and concrete than others.''

The '''most important thing''' is Amahi started of a need to find an '''area that you enjoy''keep a personal/home cloud server, keep all my family's photos, videos, documents, and generally any data. It expanded into running applications, mostly web apps, using a programming language that you know or are willing from anything to doing backups to learn!automatic downloaders, media managers and much more.

Amahi is a full and proper server made up of* A Linux system based on a mainline distribution, currently Fedora, but we supported Ubuntu before as well* An [https://github.com/amahi/hda-ctl installer] to help the user bring bring Amahi up in their system* A [https://github.com/amahi/platform platform], which is a web app that the user uses to manage their server, add apps* [https://www.amahi.org/apps Apps] that are installed by using the platform* Two mobile apps to access data and apps, for [http://www.amahi.org/android Android] and [http://www.amahi.org/ios iOS]. At Amahi we use git (see our [https://github.com/amahi Github repo]) for our version management and the technologies we have ended up using are Ruby, Ruby on Rails, PHP, Linux system internal technologies like system services, configuration areas, web server virtualhosts, databases, DNS, etc., etc. =List of Project IdeasWhat 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/1FAIpQLScP4Q2iSzLXCjz1gK2eNutO8IhX_PETXU2bL8pqmhe2t1nCqg/viewform?usp== GUI sf_link introduce yourself with this form], so that we know your background and UX ==interests.

One of the most important things is to find an area that you '''Descriptionenjoy''': Our theme is pretty good, howeverusing a programming environment that you know or that you are willing to learn quickly, it's very customizedso read below or ask questions.

'''Objective''':* allow the usage If you are interested in being a mentor, we have a few great mentors as of free themes out theretoday, like themes for Drupal, Wordpress, etc. * allow the integration but we're very welcoming of mobile themes* detect mobile devices more ideas and present the mobile thememore mentors!

We have organized the ideas in groups, depending what area of Amahi they belong in. These groups are not in any particular order. For instance if you are a front-end person who knows HTML and Javascript, the GUI/UX may well be the best fit and we'''Mentors''': Jesse, Carlosd love to hear from you!

==InstallerPlatform == ===Plugin Apps ===

* Support for automatic issuing/renewal and installation of [https://letsencrypt.org/ Let'''Description'''s Encrypt] certificates in the platform, for external access across the internet* [https://bugs.amahi.org/issues/1361 Share space usage]: Using [http: Improved installation experience //d3js.org D3.js] (for users. For example) to visualize things internal to the system, like finding out the disk space used by shares, disk usage over time, create etc.* [https://bugs.amahi.org/issues/1480 Wake-on-LAN (WOL)]: The Amahi [http://www.amahi.org/apps/wake-on-lan-server Wake-On-LAN Server] app currently provides this capability.* [https://bugs.amahi.org/issues/1481 Virus Scan Shares]* [https://bugs.amahi.org/issues/1489 Netboot Settings/Configuration]* [https://bugs.amahi.org/issues/1487 Mail Relay] (i.e. using Gmail or ISP)* [https://bugs.amahi.org/issues/1459 Convert app] [https://www.amahi.org/apps/Amahi-energy-saver Amahi Energy Saver] to a new Anaconda node for plugin.* View log files in web browser ([https://github.com/tobi/clarity Clarity using RoR])* Ability to update default SSL certificates (used by [https://www.amahi.org/apps/openvpn OpenVPN], [https://www.amahi.org/apps/amahi-anywhere Amahi configurationAnywhere], etc).* AmahiTunes revival* RAID (SW, MDADM?) support* [https://bugs. Similarly for Ubuntuamahi.org/issues/1458 SMART Disk] monitoring

'''Mentors''': Rod, Carlos, Daniel, Jesse

===User Onboarding[https://www.amahi.org/apps/disk-wizard Disk Wizard] ===

'''Description''': Help users get their HDA up Expanding the storage capacity is an important feature of Amahi. The DW is a critical part. However, it's not as stable as it should be. It should detect more partition types and running with minimal interaction after installationhandle everything gracefully, even when it can't act upon certain configurations.

'''Objective''': Happier usersStability improvements and especially thoroughly testing this plugin for disk/partition management. The idea is to implement an automated configuration check tool. The current interactive network troubleshooter can be used as a starting point. The tool should:* check if the installation was successful* compare current settings against the expected settings* automatically fix inconsistencies with no user interaction

'''Skills Required''': RoR, scripting, netflow capture, dhcping Low level system scripting

'''Mentors''': DanielRod, Carlos

* [https://bugs.amahi.org/issues/580 Track the disk wizard]* [[New Disk Wizard]] ideas page* [http://www.amahiopenmediavault.net Amahi Interactive Troubleshooterorg/ OpenMediaVault]does have a nice wizard that people like 

== Platform =Amahi 12 === '''Description''': [[Amahi 12]] is our next release. '''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 5, latest Phusion Passenger, possibly replace MySQL for the platform, 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:

'''ObjectiveSkills Required''': Create an amahi plugin systemRoR, where PHPruby, PythonJS, NodeCSS, and other modern webapps can be easily integrated. We can currently do this with some RoR enginesHTML5, but the mechanism is not robust enough. The plugins system should allow modern web-based apps to be easily integrated with Amahi -- from Node.js apps to Ruby/PHP/Python -- so that users can easily reap the benefits of the onslaught of difficult-to-deploy modern web apps with a single click install.ProTip: possibly leverage docker containers within AmahiBootstrap

'''Skills RequiredMentors''': RoRCarlos, Rod, Sukhbir

'''MentorsReference''': Carlos, Rod[https://github.com/amahi/platform Amahi Platform repo]

===Disk Wizard=Android Mobile App==

'''Description''': Expanding the storage capacity is an important feature of Amahi but as of now Our mobile apps have streaming, browsing and sharing and it requires advanced (e.g. command line) skills. We want easy disk/partition onboarding.Also add the ability to be asked to mount USB drives as a share when they're connected & connect external shares from for example s a NAS with the plugin system using that wizardgreat topic.

This year we'''Objective''': Create an amahi plugin that will streamline this process by providing re going to try emphasizing the Android app a UI for disk managementlittle more. 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

'''ReferencesDescription''':* [httpAmahi 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://www.openmediavault.org/ OpenMediaVault] does have a nice wizard that people like

'''Description'''* Android TV Revamp: Greyhole The Android TV app is an application outdated at the moment and doesn't follow the latest design principles of Android. We have to redesign the app so that uses Samba to create a storage pool of all your available hard drives (whatever their sizeAmahi is accessible on Android TV again. Further, however they're connected), and allows you we have to create redundant copies of implement the files you store, PlayerAdapter in order Android TV to prevent data loss when part of your hardware failssupport previews. * Support for Dagger 2: The purpose of this plugin current app is written using Dagger 1. We have to port the code to provide a 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 necessary tools under app isn't present in the UI to make starting and managing foreground* Phone Auto-Backup: Develop a Greyhole UI possible and nice module that does an Auto backup of the phone to understand 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 regular humansVPN proxy so that the user can access the HDA from the phone over a VPN proxy tunnel.

'''Skills RequiredMentors''': RoRCarlos, System programingChirag

'''MentorsReference''': Carlos, Rod[https://github.com/amahi/android Amahi Android Github repo]

===Backup app data/settings=Apps==

'''Description''': An drawback of Amahi is that it's hard to backup the installed applications Innovative app or app packaging and their user dataapp-related projects.

'''Skills RequiredDescription''': System scriptingImprove the security of our OpenVPN and IPSec VPN apps. Examples are allowing users to generate their own certificates, identify weak spots and strengthen them.

'''MentorObjective''': RodFor the example of generating their own certificates, Danielbuild a wizard to allow users to create and manage their certificates. Another goal would be to provide logging of VPN connections, so that the user can see the activity on their VPN.

'''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:

'''Mentors''': DanielCarlos, Jesse ===Network Groups=== '''Description''': Develop a plugin to allow network device grouping. This will be the framework for future plugins. '''Objective''': Allow an administrator to group network devices in groups with different permissions. Limit the user access to certain apps based on the group settings. '''Skills Required''': RoR, system programming '''Mentors''': Jesse, DanielRod

'''Objective''': [http://www.rsnapshot.org/ RSnapshot ] is a great application to backup local data, making efficient use of storage as well as CPU resources and can handle a lot of data. A one-click app that includes a UI to set up and manage RSnapshot backups. Also, possibly backup to GDrive, S3, other cloud solutions

'''Skills Required''': RoR, system programming,

'''Mentor''': Carlos, Rod, DagSukhbir

===Package VoIP and/or PBX system=Installer==

'''Objective''': '''Skills RequiredDescription''': Improved installation experience for users.

"''Mentors'Objective''': Configuration and installation of Amahi can be painful for some percentage of users. Many of them do not know much or care for Linux. We want to make the installation as smooth as possible not just for them, but for more even more regular (non-techy) users. Ubuntu has some challenges of its own to make it work without dropping the users to the command line.* Create a new [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda Anaconda] node for Amahi configuration* Similarly for Ubuntu* Make images that enable booting from USB devices ":out of the box"* Detect sub-optimal configurations of disk partitions and provide feedback to the user* Measure and analyze how users get tripped on installation and create ways to tackle these issues, bringing installation issues down

'''DescriptionSkills Required''': While Amahi has an iOS application alreadyPython, there is a lot of room for improvement. For this projectLinux boot process internals, we're looking to improve the existing iOS application and expand it's feature set. We're striving to make Amahi for iOS a polished, fast, and enjoyable application for our users.creating ISO images

'''ObjectiveMentors''': We're looking to improve the the current implementation of the iOS project and add additional features, here is a list of requested features:*Offer to display image-heavy folders and shares within a "gallery" or collection view.*Offer the ability to navigate and stream shares containing music in a streamlined way.*Dynamic search.*SPDY support, for both remote and local queries.*Support for accessing HDA web applications within Amahi for iOS.*Share folders and files from your HDA to other apps or users.*Support for HDA user permissions (share & web app restrictions, etc.)*Add support for Dropbox, Google DriveCarlos, and other third-party services.*Improve the first-launch user experience*Add functionality to assist with HDA setup assistanceRod

'''Skills Required''': *Objective-C/Cocoa*Experience programming against a REST The mobile apps use API would be helpful (Even input on improving endpoints provided by Amahi Anywhere for browsing, downloading and expanding the API!)streaming files and more.

'''ReferenceDescription''': [http://www.amahi.org/ios Amahi for iOS]Anywhere File Server exposes HDA files and directories via REST APIs and also allows to upload new files

'''Description'''* API to access platform apps over remote via proxy* Better logging ([https: There's huge demand for an Android application following the popularity //github.com/amahi/amahi-anywhere-fs/issues/4 Issue #4])* Simplistic dashboard to view some metrics like number of our iOS app. Our users are looking connected, access logs for an application that has feature parity with the existing iOS appeach 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 even shows it up with additional features!enhanced experience

'''Skills Required''': *Java Programming*Experience with the Android Development environment would be helpful*Experience programming against a GoLang, REST/JSON API would be helpfulUnderstanding

'''MentorReference''': Jesse Read, Carlos, Bogdan[https://github.com/amahi/amahi-anywhere-fs/ Amahi Anywhere FS Github repo]

== Networking =Improvements in External Proxy===

===Clustering '''Description''': External proxy provides API endpoints for users to remotely access Amahi Servers===Anywhere File Server

'''DescriptionObjective''': Create a system to create data nodes that integrate with the Amahi API as well as auto mount as NFS or SMB shares to allow the usage of applications through locally mounted shares (such as gallery, subsonic etc). This would allow you to connect Windows / Linux computers as data nodes. Perhaps an installable agent?Following features can be implemented:

'''Objective''': An installer that integrates with Amahi (a stripped down version * 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?) and a management pane in the main amahi server that allows you Anywhere FS clients* Ability to add ban a server by IP or DNS name.client

'''MentorsSkills Required''': GoLang

'''Objective'''* Add features to our popular mobile apps: Offer to display image-heavy folders and shares within a "gallery" or collection view, add the ability to navigate and stream shares containing music in a streamlined way, Dynamic search, SPDY support, for both remote and local queries, support for accessing HDA web applications within Amahi for iOS, share folders and files from your HDA to other apps or users, support for HDA user permissions (share & web app restrictions, etc.). Mentors available: Carlos* PHP API: Being able make a native PHP SDK for the Amahi platform, so that PHP apps (we have a lot of them) can more easy be integrated * Integrate a mail server as an app. Identify any settings or configuration that need to upgrade be implemented in the platform* Router integration, UPNP, direct control* Port AES (Amahi versions without having Energy Server) to upgrade OSs the latest Amahi* Integration of LDAP as a back-end management system, calendaring* Feature development (examples):* Calendaring, and integrated contact manager application. Possible options: 1) ownCloud based or 2) Apache carddav* For the more design-oriented, build mobile theme(s)* Documentation or screencasts/tutorials* Use sandboxing and containers to improve app stability, updating and more* Improve installation and user onboarding (OOBE)* Better upgrades with backup of apps, settings, etc.* Create a backup and restore function for the Amahi Server (Idea is very appealing to backup the of the setting like the shares, paths and Fixed IP address and Mac Address, remove all the data drives) reinstall the OS or Upgrade and then put the data dives back in and then restore all the setting)* make the Amahi front end webpage more mobile-friendly* Add Icon for the install app pages and have more screenshots* make it easier to run multi servers on one network* DHCP page a button to add a device to Fixed IP address will be able to change the fix IP address and the Name or just us the default one* update Button on installed apps this will only work on apps that are updateable, it will run an update script from when the was created, lots of apps nowadays are updated able and would save time uninstalled and reinstalling* Create a huge win.page or tab on Amahi front end to be able to add docker container apps select icon and name and address:port

Plus, of course we are open to suggestions. Open a dialog. We'''Skills Required'''re happy to discuss and determine a suitable project.

'''Mentor''' ==Reliability== ===Improve App Stability==='''Description''': Use containers to improve app stability. '''Objective''': Use containers like Docker for better app installs an interactions. Better app packaging. '''Skills Required''' '''Mentor:''': Carlos ===App Testing=== '''Description''': App reliability Amahi is critical for Amahi.  '''Objective''': Bring up a CI server (aka "platform that will support the grinder") up to speeddeployment of other open source applications. Goal is app reliability being 100%If you are interested in the integration of applications in your area of interest, just contact us with suggestions. We have

This is a list of '''Mentorscommitted'''mentors. If you are interested in mentoring, let us know via IRC (mention the nicks below): Carlos

===Ubuntu 14* Carlos Puchol (cpg, GSoC admin): team lead for Amahi, experience in RoR, Go, Ruby, RoR, system scripting/development, app packaging, C, C++* Bogdan Mitrea (megabitdragon, GSoC admin): Android, Java, app packaging, system programming,C , C++, community lead* Rod Runyon (bigfoot65): 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.04===Amahi collaborator* Nitin V., Amahi collaborator

A new install CD or ruby package that allows you to add amahi functionality to Ubuntu 12.04 or Ubuntu 14.04 == Prior Ideas (if it is released and LTSNOT for 2021)==

'''MentorDescription''': 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

Plus'''Mentors''': Carlos, of course we are open to suggestions. Open a dialog. We're happy to discuss and determine a suitable project.Chirag

'''Reference''': [https://github.com/amahi/ios Amahi is a platform that will support the deployment of other open source applications. If you are interested in the integration of applications in your area of interest, just contact us with suggestions.iOS app repo]