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This is the knowledge based for Amahi. Community members can help each other here.  Please add or edit any information in the Wiki that you feel is lacking, missing, or need improvement.
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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.
  
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__TOC__
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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]]
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'''NOTES:'''
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# Current stable release:  [http://docs.amahi.org/amahi-11.html Amahi 11], Fedora 27'''.
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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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__TOC__<br />
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== Installation ==
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* [http://docs.amahi.org/amahi-11.html Fedora 27 / Amahi 11] (officially supported release)
'''CURRENT STABLE RELEASE:''' Amahi 6.1, [[Ubuntu|Ubuntu 1204 LTS]] edition'''
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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)
  
<big>'''NOTE:'''  Fedora 17 development for Amahi will begin soon.  Stay tuned for more.</big>
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== Troubleshooting ==
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Refer to the [[troubleshooting]] page for assistance.
  
* [[Intro]]: Introduction to the Amahi HDA
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== Post-Installation ==
* [[Requirements]]: What's needed
 
* [http://www.amahi.org/faq FAQ]: Frequently Asked Questions
 
* [[Feedback]]: Issues, feedback.
 
  
For questions or help do not hesitate to [[contact us]].
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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.
  
= Installation =
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=== Remote Access ===
* See [http://www.amahi.org/support/instructions Installation instructions] in your control panel at amahi.org
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Accessing your HDA from anywhere on the network
* [[Self-install]]: Alternative, unsupported installation instructions
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* [[VPN|Virtual Private Networking (VPN)]]: Access from '''outside''' your network.
* [[Amahi on a VM]]: Installing Amahi in a Virtual Machine
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* [[Key-Based SSH Logins|Secure Shell (SSH)]]:  Key-based access to your HDA.
* [[Express CD]]:  Headless all-in-one Install
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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]]
  
=Getting Started=
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=== Greyhole ===
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Redundant Storage Pooling for your files
  
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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*[[Greyhole|Greyhole]]:  Overview of Greyhole.
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*[https://github.com/gboudreau/Greyhole/wiki Greyhole Wiki]:  External Greyhole Wiki site.
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*[[Storage_pooling|Storage Pooling]]:  Overview of what it is all about.
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*[https://www.amahi.org/apps/greyhole-log Greyhole Log]:  Amahi application for your HDA that monitors Greyhole activity.
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*[[Mount_Shares_Locally|Mounting Shares Locally]]:  How to mount shares locally on the HDA for managing data safely.
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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.
  
'''[[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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=== Networking ===
* Accessing files from:
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Using your HDA to manage your home network
#[[SharingToMacOSX|Mac OS X]]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_area_network Local Area Network (LAN)]:  Internal networking
#[[SharingToLinux|Other Linux Systems]]
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** [[Networking - Static IPs|Set Static IP Address]]: How to assign static IPs to your network devices.
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** [[Turning_off_DHCP|Turning off DHCP Server]]:  Shows how to turn off DHCP Server on your HDA.
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** [[Change IP Address|Change IP Address]]: Change IP address of your Amahi server, Network Gateway, and DHCP Server Range.
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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.
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** [[Adding an HDA networked printer]]:  Guide to set up a print server on your HDA.
  
'''Networking''' - Using your HDA to manage your home network
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_area_network Wide Area Network (WAN)]: External networking
* [[Networking - Static IPs]]: How to assign static IPs to your network devices.
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** [[Hosting a website | Hosting a web site]]: Display your own web site on the internet from your Amahi home server
* [[Punching DNS Holes]]: How to assign IP addresses outside of your network for your home domain.
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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.
* [[Access HDA over SSL]]: How to make your HDA default to HTTPS for secure LAN logins.
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** [[Configuring OpenDNS]]: Configure [http://www.opendns.com/ OpenDNS] to filter or block web sites.
* [[Secure_App_Access|Access Web Apps over SSL]]: How to make your web apps default to HTTPS for secure LAN access.
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** [[Punching DNS Holes]]: How to assign IP addresses outside of your network for your home domain.
* [[Require_Login|Password Protect Web Apps]]:  How to password protect access to web apps.
 
* [[Firewall: iptables]]:  How to enable iptables firewall on your HDA.
 
* [[Squid|Proxy server: squid]]: How to create a proxy server.
 
* [[SquidGuard|squidGuard]]: Content filtering using squidGuard.
 
* [[Netboot]]:  How to set up PXE Network boot.  
 
* [[Change IP Address|Change IP Address/Network Gateway/DHCP Server Range]]: Change  IP address of your Amahi server, Network Gateway, and DHCP Server Range.
 
  
'''Remote Access''' - Accessing your HDA from anywhere on the network
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== Additional Functionality ==
* Accessing your HDA remotely from:
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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). 
# [[VPN]]: '''outside''' your network.
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* [http://www.amahi.org/plans PRO and NINJA plans]: Provided users with additional Amahi benefits for a small monthly fee.
# [[VNC]]: '''inside''' your network (e.g. if your HDA is "headless").
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* [[Monit|Monit Web Interface]]: Amahi application to monitor and control status of your HDA services.
* [[FreeNX]]: Accessing your HDA with FreeNX
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* [[Webapps | Creating web apps]]: how to make your own web apps, with your code or other's code
* SSH based access to your HDA: [[Key-Based SSH Logins]]
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* [[Calendars]]: How to use the calendar server in the HDA, including Outlook and iCal sync.
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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.
  
= Troubleshooting =
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== Community Tutorials ==
* [[Installation troubleshooting]]
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Contributed by the Amahi user community
* [[Network troubleshooting]]
 
* [[Shares troubleshooting]]
 
* [[VPN troubleshooting]]
 
* [[Vista Networking Issue]]
 
* [[Disabling Automatic Updates]]
 
* [[Data Recovery]]
 
* [[Filesystem]]
 
  
=Doing More=
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* [[Ubuntu Tutorials|Ubuntu]]
* '''[[: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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* [[Fedora Tutorials|Fedora]]
* [[Adding an HDA networked printer]]:  Guide to set up print server on your HDA.
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* [http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Category:Apps Applications]
* [[Backups]]: Guides on backup and restore: [[XPBackups|Windows XP]], [[VistaWindows7Backups|Windows Vista and Windows 7]], [[Sbackup|Ubuntu Linux]], and [[Backups#Mac_OS_X|MacOSX]].
 
* [[Adding a second hard drive to your HDA]]:  How to add a additional hard drives.
 
* [[Greyhole]]: Add drive pooling to your HDA (ie Turn multiple drives into one!)
 
* [[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.
 
* [[Enable_Outgoing_Emails|Enable Outgoing Mail]]:  Use your ISP to send mail from your HDA.
 
* [[Monitor System Logs via E-mail]]:  Sends logs to designated e-mail address daily.
 
* [[Outgoing_mail_via_gmail|Send Outgoing Emails via Gmail]]:  Use your Gmail account to send mail from your HDA.
 
* [[Disk_Error_Alerts|Disk Error Alerts]]:  Monitor disk drive wellness and receive email alerts if errors are detected.
 
* [http://www.amahi.org/apps/greyhole-logmon Greyhole Log via Web Browser]:  Monitor the Greyhole via your browser.
 
  
=Using Applications=
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== Roadmap & Development ==
For a more detailed list refer to the '''[[:Category:Apps|Apps Directory]]'''
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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 />
* Remote File Management using [http://www.amahi.org/apps/ajaxplorer AjaxPlorer]
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* [[Calendars]]: How to use the calendar server in the HDA, including Outlook and iCal sync.
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<u>'''ACTIVE:'''</u>  Released or Development In Progress
* [[Dashboard_Design|Dashboard]]: Using the amahi Dashboard
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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
  
=Getting "Under the Hood"=  
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== Contribute ==
* [[How to Create a new Theme]]
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How you can help
* [[Linux-hda_commands|Linux/HDA Commands]]: Common used command for linux and HDA.
 
* [[Webapps | Making your own web apps]]: how to make your own web apps, with your code or other's code
 
* [[Hosting a website | Hosting your own web site]]: how to host your own web site on the web from your Amahi home server
 
* [[Changing your DNS provider]]
 
* [[Configuring OpenDNS]]
 
* [[How_to_use_two_HDA_on_the_same_network| Use two HDAs on same network]]
 
* [[Using Tonido]]
 
* [[Post-Install_Hardware_Changes | Post Install Hardware Changes]]:  Required actions for changing hardware on your Amahi server (i.e. mother board, network card, etc).
 
  
=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]]
* Contribute by:
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* Submit a [http://bugs.amahi.org Bug/Feature/Support] report
# [[Contribute|Packaging apps]]
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* [[Contribute|Package]] or [[Tester program|Test 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 ==
The core team '''ONLY''' supports Fedora and Ubuntu development at this time.  All others are being  supported by the user community.
 
* [[Fedora 14]]: Maintenance support ONLY
 
* Fedora 15: Not Supported
 
* [[Fedora 16]]: Development halted.
 
* [[Fedora 17]]: Development starting soon.
 
* [[Ubuntu|Ubuntu 12.04]]: Current Stable Release
 
* [[CentOS|CentOS 5]]: Development Halted
 
* [[Centos_6|CentOS 6]]: Development Stalled
 
* [[Scientific_Linux|Scientific Linux 6.1]]: Development Stalled.
 
 
 
= 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!