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.

=List Amahi is a full and proper server made up of Project Ideas=* 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].

===Plugin System==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 ''Description'not'': Make the ability to create and install [https://' comment randomly in githubissues, e.com/amahi/platform/blob/master/doc/pluginsg.md Amahi Plugins] easy and enable the creation of those plugins for introducing yourself in a variety of purposesGH issue, saying you would like SMART monitoringto do something, system stuff (network scanningor 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, etcsay something and vanish shortly thereafter.) Stay for a while. People come and go. Ask your question and the two examples below stick around. Get a client that can linger for the disk wizard and the Greyhole UI, among other ideasa while.Sometimes it takes hours for some people to return

'''Objective''': Create an amahi plugin system, where PHP, PythonBUT First, NodeIntroduce yourself, and other modern webapps can be easily integrated. We can currently do this interact with some RoR enginesthe community, but the mechanism is not robust enoughso please [https://docs. The plugins system should allow modern web-based apps to be easily integrated with Amahi -- from Nodegoogle.js apps to Rubycom/forms/d/e/PHP1FAIpQLScP4Q2iSzLXCjz1gK2eNutO8IhX_PETXU2bL8pqmhe2t1nCqg/Python -- viewform?usp=sf_link introduce yourself with this form], so that users can easily reap the benefits of the onslaught of difficult-to-deploy modern web apps with a single click installwe know your background and interests.ProTip: possibly leverage docker containers within Amahi

If you have questions about Amahi or just want to interact, you can contact us via IRC on [http://talk.amahi.org #amahi on irc.freenode.net] (fairly active) or on the amahi-devel [[mailing list]] (not as active). Don'''Skills Required''': RoRt forget that we are open to suggestions, gitextensions or adaptations. Feel free to discuss or propose new ideas for projects!

One of the most important things is to find an area that you '''Mentorsenjoy''': Carlos, Rodusing a programming environment that you know or that you are willing to learn quickly, so read below or ask questions.

'''Description''': Expanding See the storage capacity is an important feature of Amahi but as of now it requires advanced (e[[#Mentors|mentors]] below.g. command line) skills. We want easy disk/partition onboarding.Also add the ability Looking for ideas to be asked to mount USB drives as a share when they're connected & connect external shares from for example a NAS with mentor, see the plugin system using that wizard[[#Other Ideas|other ideas]] below.

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'''Skills Required''': Low level system scripting, gitd love to hear from you!

'''Mentors''': Dag, Bogdan '''References''':* [http://www.openmediavault.org/ OpenMediaVault] does have a nice wizard that people like== Platform ==

===Greyhole UIPlugin Apps ===

'''Description''': [http://www.greyhole.net/ Greyhole] is an application Plugins are "mini apps" that uses Samba live inside the Amahi platform and thus little interface need to create a storage pool of all your available hard drives (whatever their size, however they're connected), be developed for them. They are familiar and allows you to create redundant copies of the files you storeprovide easy, in order to prevent data loss when part of your hardware fails. The purpose of this plugin is focused value to provide a UI and the necessary tools under the UI to make starting and managing a Greyhole UI possible and nice to understand for regular humansuser.Ideas:

* Support for automatic issuing/renewal and installation of [https://letsencrypt.org/ Let'''Objective'''s Encrypt] certificates in the platform, for external access across the internet* [https: Create and //bugs.amahi plugin that provides an UI that allows .org/issues/1361 Share space usage]: Using [http://d3js.org D3.js] (for example) to visualize things internal to the management of system, like finding out the greyhole pooldisk space used by shares, disk usage over time, etc.* [https://bugs. amahi.org/issues/1480 Wake-on-LAN (WOL)]: The plugin should allow an administrator user toAmahi [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]add* [https:/remove disks to/from the poolbugs.amahi.org/issues/1489 Netboot Settings/Configuration]* change the number of copies for individual file[https://bugs.amahi.org/issues/directory1487 Mail Relay] (i.e. using Gmail or ISP)* invoke various gh commands[https://bugs.amahi.org/issues/1459 Convert app] [https://www.amahi.org/apps/Amahi-energy-saver Amahi Energy Saver] to a plugin.* view and monitor View log filesin web browser ([https://github.com/tobi/clarity Clarity using RoR])* gui Ability to visualize data distributionupdate default SSL certificates (used by [https://www.amahi.org/apps/openvpn OpenVPN], [https://www.amahi.org/apps/amahi-anywhere Amahi Anywhere], etc).* AmahiTunes revival* RAID (SW, MDADM?) support* [https://bugs.amahi.org/issues/1458 SMART Disk] monitoring

'''Mentors''': Rod, Carlos, Rod

===Backup app data[https:/settings/www.amahi.org/apps/disk-wizard Disk Wizard] ===

'''Description''': When new versions Expanding the storage capacity is an important feature of Amahi come out. The DW is a critical part. However, a drawback of Amahi is that it's hard to backup the settings (enot as stable as it should be.gIt should detect more partition types and handle everything gracefully, even when it can't act upon certain configurations. partitioning) installed applications and their user data

'''Objective''': The plugin should allow an administrator to backup any application data either on an external media or in the cloud(e.g.: Dropbox, Google Drive, etc).The restore process should check if the application is installed on the HDA Stability improvements and if not it should be automatically installed from the AppStore before the user data is restored.*Create an Amahi especially thoroughly testing this plugin that will allow backup and restore of the user data for apps installed from the AppStore*Centralizing app datadisk/configs - link them to app folder insteadpartition management.*"Destructive" update awareness*Ability to list, outline data directories for backups/upgrade check

'''Skills RequiredMentors''': System scriptingRod, gitCarlos

'''MentorReferences''': Rod, Daniel* [https://bugs.amahi.org/issues/580 Track the disk wizard]* [[New Disk Wizard]] ideas page* [http://www.openmediavault.org/ OpenMediaVault] does have a nice wizard that people like

'''DescriptionObjective''': There's huge demand for an Android application following 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 popularity Amahi platform core. Some of our iOS app. Our users are looking the core technology will need to be upgraded, like Rails 5, latest Phusion Passenger, possibly replace MySQL for an application the platform, create a native API to the platform that has feature parity with the existing iOS appcan be used by other apps, like mobile apps. Other ideas include beefing up security and even shows it up with additional features!provide support for Amahi hosting on the cloud. Features:

'''Objective''': An Android app * make platform even more modular and cleaner (at the moment we still have some things that is on par or better than really belong in plugins but still are in controllers/views of the iOS main app)* possibly using a new metal layer instead of passenger - especially ones that do not take a long time to reload, could be puma, including mobile streamingi also like thin, downloading files maybe others* better initialization ... like a more standard (wordpress-like) initialization wizard (initially there are no users, we need to create an admin user and perhaps ask a few questions and integrate with amahi.org)* Implement sharing themof folders among the friend servers.

'''MentorSkills Required''': Jesse ReadRoR, Carlosruby, BogdanJS, CSS, HTML5, Bootstrap

'''DescriptionReference''': Add browsing of installed webapps within our mobile app[https://github.com/amahi/platform Amahi Platform repo]

'''Objective''': One requested feature for our mobile app (iOS and later == Android) is the ability to browse apps within our mobile app. Our server side of the app needs to be setup to proxy specific webapps that the user has installed.Collaboration with the iOS/Android devs will also be necessary to prototype itMobile App==

Our mobile apps have streaming, browsing and sharing and it'''Skills Required''': Go programming, gits a great topic.

This year we'''Mentors''': Carlos, Bogdanre going to try emphasizing the Android app a little more.

===iOS Android App ImprovementImprovements===

'''Description''': While Amahi has an [https://www.amahi.org/ios iOS] application already Android offers the ability to stream your HDA over your Android phone and it's ''loved'' among our usersAndroid TV, there is a lot support for Chromecast and auto-upload of room for improvementimages to HDA. For this project, we're looking The next step is to improve complete 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.following objectives:

'''ObjectiveObjectives''': 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 Drive, and other third-party services.*Improve the first-launch user experience*Add functionality to assist with HDA setup assistance

'''Mentors''': Jesse ReadCarlos, CarlosChirag

'''Reference''': [httphttps://wwwgithub.com/amahi.org/ios android Amahi for iOSAndroid Github repo]

==ReliabilityApps==

'''ObjectiveDescription''': Develop up a CI server for apps (we have been calling a prototype "Improve the app grinder") . The goal is to achieve 100% app installation security of our OpenVPN and reliabilityIPSec VPN apps. An important goal is Examples are allowing users to support a tester program for Amahi. We have a number of ideas of what we want to achieve -- how to design the CI server so that testers can easily see generate their passesown certificates, failures identify weak spots and anything in betweenstrengthen them.

'''Skills RequiredObjective''': CapybaraFor the example of generating their own certificates, ruby, Webkit, Selenium, git, maybe Vagrant build a wizard to allow users to create and system scriptingmanage their certificates. Other possible technologies could Another goal would be Jenkins, Travisto provide logging of VPN connections, etcso that the user can see the activity on their VPN.

'''MentorsSkills Required''': Carloskeen sense of security settings, Bogdancertificates

===App Sandboxing=== '''DescriptionMentors''': Use containers to improve app stability '''Objective''': Some apps may be more suitably installed inside a container because they may be too disruptive in a system. Can we you use popular sandboxing environments to contain apps that want to take over things, like Zimbra, or some PBX/VoIP systems, etc. '''Skills Required''': [http://docker.io Docker], Vagrant (for testing), ruby, bash, [http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/mbox/ Mbox]Rod, git '''Mentor:''': Carlos, Bogdan == Apps== Innovative app packaging or app related projects.

'''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:

'''MentorsSkills Required''': Daniel, Jessesystem configuration and scripting

===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, git '''Mentors''': JesseCarlos, DanielRod

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

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

'''Description''': Improved installation experience for users. For example, create a new [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda Anaconda] node for Amahi configuration. Similarly for Ubuntu.

'''Objective''': Configuration and installation of Amahi can be painful for some percentage of users. Many who of them do not know much or care about 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

'''Mentors'''Idea: Carlos, Daniel, Jesseuse [https://github.com/diafygi/webrtc-ips this package ] to help improve installation networking issues.

'''DescriptionMentors''': Help users get their HDA up and running with minimal interaction after installationCarlos, Rod

'''Objective''': Happier users. The idea is to implement an automated configuration check tool. The current [http://www.amahi.net ==Amahi Interactive 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 interactionAnywhere==

'''Skills Required''': RoRThe mobile apps use API endpoints provided by Amahi Anywhere for browsing, scripting, netflow capture, dhcping scripting, gitdownloading and streaming files and more.

'''MentorsReferences''': Daniel, Carlos* [https://www.amahi.org/apps/amahi-anywhere Amahi Anywhere App]* [https://github.com/amahi/amahi-anywhere-specs Amahi Anywhere Specs]

===Ubuntu 14.04Improvements in AA File Server===

'''Description''': Get Amahi ready for [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseSchedule Ubuntu 14.04]Anywhere File Server exposes HDA files and directories via REST APIs and also allows to upload new files

'''Objective''': Further development on the Amahi platform to Following features can be able to install the same applications and have the same features as the Fedora based version. A new install CD package that allows you to add Amahi functionality to Ubuntu 14.04 (LTS)implemented:

'''Skills Required'''* API to access platform apps over remote via proxy* Better logging ([https: ruby//github.com/amahi/amahi-anywhere-fs/issues/4 Issue #4])* Simplistic dashboard to view some metrics like number of users connected, ISO creationaccess logs for each user, gitsystem 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

'''DescriptionReference''': 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)[https://github. This would allow you to connect Windows com/amahi/amahi-anywhere-fs/ Linux computers as data nodes. Perhaps an installable agent?Amahi Anywhere FS Github repo]

'''Objective''': An installer that integrates with Amahi (a stripped down version of Amahi?) and a management pane ===Improvements in the main amahi server that allows you to add a server by IP or DNS name.External Proxy===

'''Skills RequiredDescription''': Ruby, misc system scripting, gitExternal proxy provides API endpoints for users to remotely access Amahi Anywhere File Server

'''MentorsObjective''': Carlos, Dan, RodFollowing features can be implemented:

'''ObjectiveSkills Required''': Being able GoLang '''Mentors''': Carlos, Chirag =Other Ideas= * 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: 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 be implemented in the platform* Router integration, UPNP, direct control* Port AES (Amahi Energy Server) to upgrade the latest Amahi versions without having * 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 upgrade OSs 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''': major Linux packaging mojo, ruby, system scripting, ISO packaging, repo creation, gitre happy to discuss and determine a suitable project.

'''Mentor''': CarlosAmahi 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, Jesse Readjust contact us with suggestions.

== GUI and UX =Mentors=

This area can offer is a list of '''a lotcommitted''' of possibilities for ideasmentors. A lot can be improved If you are interested in Amahi to make the users happier. We are listing one topic here, but there are manymentoring, from a better front-end HTML let us know via IRC (responsiveness, html5 compliance, browser compatibility, etc.mention the nicks below), to CSS re-implementation, to allow for nice JS libraries to be used in plugins easily, like D3.js, Highcharts, etc., etc.:

'''Objective'''Reference:* allow the usage of popular themes out there, like themes for Drupal, Wordpress, etc[https://google.github.io/gsocguides/mentor/ GSoC mentoring page]., with minor configuration changes, or even directly* allow the integration of mobile themes* provide hooks to detect mobile devices and present a mobile theme

'''Skills Required''': CSSAmahi participated in GSOC in 2020, HTML52019, ruby2018, RoR[[Google Summer of Code 2017]] 2016, gitand [[Google Summer of Code 2014]]

* Integrate a mail server* Router integration, UPNP, direct control* Port AES (Amahi Energy Server) to Amahi 7* Integration '''Objective''': Addition of LDAP as a back-end management system, calendaring* Feature development (examples):* Calendaring, new features and integrated contact manager application: possible workimprovements in pre-around - owncloud* For the more design-oriented, build mobile theme(s)* PHP API: make it easy existing ones in iOS app in swift to customize at least match or surpass the many apps that use phpAndroid app

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'''Skills Required''': iOS programming, just contact us with suggestions.Swift

='''Mentors=Reference [http'''://en.flossmanuals.net/GSoCMentoring/ GSOC mentoring page]. This is a list of committed mentors. If you are interested in mentoringCarlos, let us knowChirag

* Carlos Puchol (cpg, PST, GSOC admin)'''Reference''': team lead for Amahi, experience in RoR, Go, Ruby, RoR, system scripting[https://github.com/amahi/development, app packaging, C, C++* Bogdan Mitrea (megabitdragon, CST, GSOC admin): Android, Java, app packaging, system programming, community lead* Rod Runyon (bigfoot65, CST): app lead for ios Amahi, system programming, app packaging, reliability, documentation, support* Jesse Read (DarthNerdus, EST): mobile team lead, system development, Objective C, iOS, Java, Android, C, C++, and much more* Daniel Falk (dnfalk, CST): system development and management, virtualization, networking, infrastructure* Dag Notland (dano5, CET): app packaging, system programming, community leadrepo]