Start9

https://start9.com

Building StartOS, a graphical operating system optimized for self-hosting.

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Last Notes

2024-10-30 16:01:50

Today Start9 Support begins migrating away from Telegram and onto a private, self-hosted Matrix. We will cease providing support on Telegram on November 30.
In order to gain access to this community, you will need the Redemption Code included with your server purchase, usually a sticker on the underside of the device. If you do not have a redemption code, for example DIY users, you can purchase one for $100 from our store. This code gets you lifetime membership to the server.
- YOUR REDEMPTION CODE CAN ONLY BE USED ONCE
- DO NOT SHARE IT WITH ANYONE
- IF SOMEONE ASKS YOU FOR YOUR CODE, THEY ARE A SCAMMER
To join the new community, go to https://start9.me

2024-10-25 00:38:35

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Reposting here from X for visibility to others.
Core and Knots necessarily have the same service ID in order to satisfy dependent services like lightning.
Knots is on the community registry, Core is on the primary registry.
Your updates tab shows both registries, so you must have just clicked the Knots one.
It's an unfortunate and temporary UX shortcoming of 0.3.5.1 and will be fixed in 0.3.6 when we expand the versioning system to support alternative implementations of the same services, like Knots and Core.
To switch back to Core, do the following:
1. In the System tab, click the "manage" header 5+ times to enable developer mode.
2. Go to the Start9 Registry in the Marketplace. Click Bitcoin Core. And click "Reinstall".
3. Optionally disable developer mode by clicking the manage heading another 5 times.

2024-10-25 00:35:07

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I/we have no desire to go after Saylor beyond our initial comment.

2024-10-03 03:47:31

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Check out Start9 Pages in the marketplace.
Super easy way to spin up static websites on .onion URLs. Literally just upload your website files, and it's hosted on the Tor network.

2024-10-01 19:51:42

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Talking with their team about it today actually, no timeline yet

2024-10-01 14:38:35

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You can safely click update.

2024-10-01 14:36:47

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Weeks for sure, but that doesn't mean this month.

2024-09-30 17:30:16

🚀 Announcing the offical release of Alby Hub @npub1get…0nfm for StartOS!
Alby Hub offers incredible ease of use for lightning.
On StartOS, Alby Hub seamlessly integrates with your existing lightning node for maximum sovereignty.
https://blog.getalby.com/what-is-alby-hub/
Great video by @npub1rxy…hnp8, though slightly dated already.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z1BzwxdP4I
Thank you @npub1s9c…p75j and Horologger for packaging, and to everyone who side loaded for testing.
Source code: https://github.com/Start9Labs/albyhub-startos/releases/tag/v1.10.1

2024-09-30 17:27:53

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Not at the moment, no

2024-09-26 20:56:32

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FYI we just removed NWC from our marketplace because it is deprecated and being replaced by Alby Hub, which has NWC baked in. I do not think the @npub1get…0nfm team will be maintaining NWC as a separate service going forward. They can confirm.

2024-09-26 20:55:33

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It would be very difficult on StartOS 0.3.5.x, but will be easy in StartOS 0.3.6.

2024-09-26 20:54:42

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Clearnet will be possible in 0.3.6, which is currently in Alpha testing and moving to beta next week. It will require using SSH and following a guide. In 0.4.0, clearnet functionality will be moved into the UI, no longer considered advanced.
We will move to 1.0 when StartOS is out of beta, expected next year, sometime after 0.4.0

2024-09-26 20:51:02

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We have an excellent support team in our Telegram channel who can try and help you identify the mistake.

2024-09-24 01:16:26

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Probably next week

2024-09-20 16:03:28

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Just polishing, soon

2024-09-18 01:03:13

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Definitely best to wit for official releases. Alby Hub is currently in Alpha testing and is expected to have bugs.
That said, you may have discovered a bug. Any info you can share will be helpful. Why did you have to restart it 3 times?

2024-09-17 01:49:29

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The project is already underway. More info coming soon

2024-09-14 12:15:03

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Jellyfin is already available and better IMO

2024-09-07 14:58:26

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Jump into our Telegram support channel if you haven't already, somewhere there should be able to help you out.

2024-09-06 14:13:09

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This definitely works, I'm personally doing it with GOS. Are you followour guide for this?
https://docs.start9.com/0.3.5.x/service-guides/nextcloud/nextcloud-setup/nextcloud-android
Feel free to jump in our TG chat for assistance.

2024-09-06 14:09:51

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StartOS is Linux...

2024-08-30 04:32:45

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It certainly will!

2024-08-21 15:33:24

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What do you mean by local emails? You mean running your own SMTP server? That is very difficult to do in a way that will actually result in emails being received to inboxes. Email is largely a captured protocol, and it is no longer feasible to run your own SMTP server and expect clients to permit emails from that server. We plan to offer Mail In a Box at some point, but it will probably only work for certain use cases. Meaning, many people will not receive the emails you send them.

2024-08-21 15:27:31

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2025.
But router demo vid coming next week.

2024-08-09 00:47:19

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https://router.start9.com
We haven't advertised yet because next week the crowdfund will conatain a video clickthrough of the amazing UI!

2024-08-01 17:36:36

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Most likely this is an issue with the graphics driver. Which ISO did you flash? Many screens will need the "nonfree" ISO to work properly.
May I ask why do you have screen connected? Except for flashing firmware and extremely rare debugging purposes, there is absolutely no reason to connect a monitor. servers are meant to run headless (mno screen/monitor).

2024-07-13 18:54:12

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Hardware raid setups work fine, because StartOS still sees it as a single drive.

2024-07-12 23:09:58

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Defintely on the roadmap, but not in the next 12 months

2024-07-10 21:02:13

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Would love to see Primal caching on StartOS. In the meantime, noStrudel is quite amazing and already available. It runs a caching service and works well, even over Tor.

2024-06-24 14:29:25

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What do you mean "broadcast everything manually"? When you create a note, it automatically gets broadcast to all your connected relays, at least the ones that permit writing.
What exactly are you trying to do. I think there might be some confusion about how Nostr works.

2024-06-16 22:12:56

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Don't use a monitor? Servers usually run headless.

2024-06-16 22:11:54

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No, don't think we're too welcome in that community.

2024-06-12 11:03:14

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Bisq is available on the beta registry.
https://beta-registry.start9.com

2024-06-07 15:54:02

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Yes

2024-06-05 00:45:09

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Can you be more specific. What use case do you have in mind?

2024-05-29 22:19:10

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Have you tried putting back in your pants then tacking it out again?

2024-05-29 22:18:02

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That would be for the xpriv, no? You said you want the xpub

2024-05-29 20:59:02

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You are the first to ever ask for this, curious what your use case is.
I believe this can be done from the CLI using dumponchaindescriptors command.
You'll need to SSH into the server and access the CLN container.
https://docs.start9.com/0.3.5.x/user-manual/container-access

2024-05-29 20:45:21

Added to our product listings.
https://image.nostr.build/ec313d4d5fb173b58453c4b7cb8162eed90d1f8f918673aa3306a847a38fa8a0.jpg

2024-05-24 18:38:21

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We didn't know Shopify did this. Fixed.

2024-05-24 18:37:51

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Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention. We use Shopify for this store, and they do this by default. I have enabled the feature that allows visitors to opt out.
https://image.nostr.build/cb15baaec78c2d84c3f695f0a8ae53423d1d187c49f871eef80b754c88f3ab39.png

2024-05-24 18:18:34

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Do we? Defintiely not something we were aware of. We use Shopify for our fiat e-commerce store. Maybe this is some default or Shopify itself doing the tracking. I'll look into it.

2024-05-18 14:05:18

Server Ones are back in stock
...again
https://store.start9.com/products/server-one

2024-05-10 03:54:57

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Yes, LND is something you can install on StartOS. But the whole point of StartOS is to automate the syadmin skills that prevent people from running servers and nodes. Everything you just described to him is just a button when you run LND on StartOS.

2024-05-10 03:42:00

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Core lightning does not do this? https://docs.corelightning.org/docs/backup

2024-05-10 03:36:40

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This post is wildly incorrect. Have you ever used StartOS?

2024-05-10 03:35:23

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Lol just click "Properties" in LND and copy/paste the LND Connect string...

2024-05-10 03:32:23

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You can not. VPN functionality will be possible in 03.6 but not before.

2024-05-10 03:31:48

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This is not possible until 0.3.6, because CLN on StartOS does not have a port on the LAN. All hostname resultion is done using HTTPS and SNI. 0.3.6 gives services a unique port, so you will be able to use a VPN or even set up a clearnet domain. So only Tor for now.

2024-05-06 13:01:21

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WHat hardware is this. Most units we ship don't hvae WiFI, and WiFi is being removed as a feature altogether soon.

2024-05-03 20:33:35

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Yes, email is also particularly captured and generally required using one of the big SMTP servers if you want any hope of your emails reaching inboxes.
Here's a good article on it: https://blog.lopp.net/death-of-decentralized-email/

2024-05-02 16:58:23

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Yes

2024-04-29 18:24:46

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Server One has a more powerful CPU.
Server Pure is completely open source with corboot firmware and IME disabled, great security profile.

2024-04-29 17:22:09

🚀 The 2024 Server One is now available!
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5825U (more than 3x as powerful as the Umbrel Home).
- Memory: Up to 32GB DDR4 RAM
- Storage: Up to 4TB NVMe SSD
https://store.start9.com/products/server-one

2024-04-26 17:39:57

Self-custody is a hill to die on.
But so is self-hosting.
Intermediaries: you will deputized, or you will be destroyed. Maybe not today, but they're coming for you.

2024-04-26 02:07:08

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Samurai was self-custody. Disintermediation equally important.

2024-04-23 03:16:09

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You can just close the lid, it should continue working just fine.

2024-04-16 22:45:38

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Fixed

2024-04-03 22:52:45

Mañana a las 3:30pm ET (UTC -4) @npub14hz…2r7l estará en el podcast Lunaticoin, para hablar sobre Start9.
¡Sintoniza usando el enlace de abajo!
https://www.youtube.com/@Lunaticoin/streams

2024-03-20 14:05:25

ℹ️ Bitcoin on StartOS now exposes config options for permitbaremultisig, datacarrier, and datacarriersize.
These options afford users greater control over their mempool policies in order to filter certain kinds of transactions.
https://github.com/Start9Labs/bitcoind-startos/releases/tag/v26.0.0.1
⚠️ Due to a bug in StartOS, it is best to stop the Bitcoin before performing this update.
If you update Bitcoin while it is running, it may get stuck in "Stopping" status. If this happens, just restart the server.
❤️ Thank you to the various community contributors who PR'd these options into the service codebase.

2024-03-14 14:29:43

🚀 Announcing FreeGPT-2 for StartOS!
This service replaces FreeGPT, which is no longer on the marketplace.
FreeGPT-2 combines two open source codebases and programs into a seamless, self-hosted, sovereign AI chatbot experience.
- Open WebUI: a self-hosted, multi-user, feature-rich, and user-friendly WebUI for various LLM backends, including Ollama and OpenAI. As the web interface for FreeGPT-2 on StartOS, Open WebUI just works as part of your self-hosted Ollama backend! https://openwebui.com/
- Ollama: the engine under the hood, providing the models, inference, and APIs for interacting discovering and using the latest LLMs: Llama 2, Mistral, Gemma, and more! https://ollama.com/
🙏 Thanks entirely to the teams at Ollama Open WebUI, as well as K0gen who put the pieces together, FreeGPT-2 on StartOS represents the cutting edge of open source, self-hosted AI experiences.
FreeGPT-2 source code: https://github.com/Start9Labs/freegpt2-startos/

2024-03-03 04:44:36

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We tested it, and it did not work. When we find some time, we will produce a build for the Pi 5.

2024-02-29 22:01:43

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That's why we exist :)

2024-02-20 19:56:21

Mutiny @npub17p5…xe4n v0.5.9 is now available for StartOS.
https://github.com/Start9Labs/mutiny-startos/releases/tag/v0.5.9

2024-02-18 15:47:23

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You want the non-free for a Macbook

2024-02-13 22:25:55

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I have no idea why we are not listed there or how to fix it.

2024-02-13 17:58:55

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How is flashing StartOS to a piece of hardware any more than flashing Ubuntu? In fact, I'm pretty sure StartOS has less bloat than most distros.

2024-02-13 17:57:32

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I'm not sure you understand what StartOS is. It's just an open source Linux distro with a better GUI for self-hosting than Debian, Ubuntu, and other Linux distros. Nobody is "serving" you software. Everything is 100% open source and sovereign. You're just saving time and hassle by using a Linux distro that is purpose built for self-hosting. Ask Evgany and the SimpleX team if hosting with StartOS has ANY sovereignty drawbacks.

2024-02-13 17:43:07

🚀 noStrudel is now available for StartOS!
noStrudel is an elegant and powerful Nostr web client and PWA.
We ❤️ this service.
Thank you @npub1ye5…knpr for building noStrudel and packaging it for StartOS. Thank you @npub1s9c…p75j for helping.
Hosted preview: https://nostrudel.ninja/
Source code: https://github.com/Start9Labs/nostrudel-startos/releases/tag/v0.38.3.1

2024-02-02 16:33:49

🚀 Announcing Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC) for StartOS!
🛠️ Built by the incredible team at @npub1get…0nfm
📦 Packaged for StartOS by @npub1000…dej0
🔌 Connect your favorite Nostr client and ⚡️ away.
https://nwc.dev/
Source code: https://github.com/Start9Labs/nostr-wallet-connect-startos/releases/tag/v0.4.2

2024-01-30 01:33:48

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Same

2024-01-29 16:17:40

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It seems we were tagged by Jeff, asking when VPN support

2024-01-29 16:16:03

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No. Start9 has no plans to provide VPN services. Starting in 036, it will be possible to use your own VPN to conenct to your server.

2024-01-24 21:56:59

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No, but drive extensibility is on the roadmap

2024-01-22 22:13:08

Server One is back in stock.
Server Pure expected in March.
https://store.start9.com/products/server-one

2024-01-13 21:05:51

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We prefer not to sell units that we cannot ship right away. The Pures will be back in stock very soon, but we already have a pretty large waitlist. If you want to be notified when one is available, please shoot me a DM with your email

2024-01-11 18:42:16

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It's live

2024-01-07 22:48:15

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I don't think it's been released...@npub18d4…6lt3 ?

2024-01-07 22:47:00

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It's available in Config under Advanced --> Peers

2024-01-05 19:32:59

🚀 #Bitcoin Core v26.0.0 is now available for StartOS.
🔐 Optionally enable the new V2 P2P transport Protocol in Config!
https://github.com/Start9Labs/bitcoind-startos/releases/tag/v26.0.0

2024-01-05 19:25:26

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Whoa that thing is beefy

2023-12-27 13:27:16

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It's like 3 buttons on StartOS

2023-12-15 21:42:35

📢 SimpleX @npub1exv…d828 v5.4.0 update is now available for StartOS!
https://github.com/Start9Labs/simplex-startos/releases/tag/v5.4.0

2023-12-13 21:02:54

⚡️ LND (@lightning) v0.17.3 is now available for StartOS
https://github.com/Start9Labs/lnd-startos/releases/tag/v0.17.3

2023-12-12 18:09:13

🚀 Announcing @MutinyWallet for StartOS!
Why use mutinywallet.com when you can self-host your own, private Mutiny website and wallet?
Build and packaged by @npub1u8l…turz and team . Shout out to @npub1s9c…p75j for assisting.
https://github.com/Start9Labs/mutiny-startos/releases/tag/v0.4.39

2023-12-11 20:07:44

🎁 Server Pure and Server One both back in stock!
Order by Sunday, Dec 17th for delivery before Christmas.
https://store.start9.com/

2023-11-28 13:33:03

Announcing the Start9 Restart Program and its first refurbished device.
Starting at just $329 for 2TB. Backed, warrantied, and supported by Start9!
https://blog.start9.com/the-start9-restart-program/

2023-11-26 20:53:02

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"Happy". Yeah it's bitter sweet. Love the sales, but sucks to have nopthing top sell when lots of people still want to buy.

2023-11-25 18:56:30

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The server being unreachable in no way suggests there is a serious problem or anything has happened to your data.
During the update, the server makes a "bep-bep" noise every 30-60 seconds. This process can take up to 45 minutes in some cases. Most DIY devices do not have speakers, and people are impatient, and so they start clicking things and pulling power, which can result in a corrupted state.
At this point, the server will make a Beethoven chime, which means it is in diagnostic mode and therefor available by visiting start.local or by visiting the IP directly. Performing a "System Rebuild" from he diagnostic page will usually resolve the issue. In very rare cases, a single command may need to be run via SSH.
We have an unbelievably helpful support team available pretty much around the clock on our Telegram channel: https://t.me/start9_labs. Please drop in for assistance getting your devices running again, shouldn't take too long.
In the future, updates will serve their own user interface in order to provide visual, as well as audio, feedback for people without speakers.

2023-11-20 22:07:23

Twitter Space tomorrow at 1pm ET.
We'll be joined by @npub1r8l…x5dk, @npub1rxy…hnp8, @npub1gu4…907g, and Tomer.
https://x.com/start9labs/status/1726718334820089871?s=20

2023-11-20 15:52:35

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Consulate browser was decommissioned almost 2 years ago. My guess is you are are woefully out of date. StartOS is more stable now than it has ever been.

2023-11-10 19:23:42

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Currently, you click "create backup" whenever you want to create a backup. Can be done to a USB stick or over-the-air to another device on the same LAN.

2023-11-08 20:38:27

🚀 Announcing StartOS v0.3.5!
This is our most stable release ever with massive improvements to performance and reliability.
A big step towards v0.4.0.
You won't see the difference; you will feel it!
https://github.com/Start9Labs/start-os/releases/tag/v0.3.5

2023-11-08 03:34:28

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In the System Tab, you should see a button called "Software Update". If there is an update available, it should have a rocket ship next to it. Maybe you are on a VERY old version. What version are you on?

2023-11-03 15:37:35

📢 Announcing 5 major updates for StartOS!
- LND 0.17.0
- Gitea 1.20.5
- BTCPay 1.11.7
- LNBits 0.11.1
- RTL 0.14.1

2023-10-13 16:00:54

🚀 Burn After Reading v0.1.6 is now available for StartOS.
Live demo sites available at:
https://burnafterreading.net and using Tor at http://burrrrn6i4g4feosxlliwgfn5ocdznkxxkcfu5ftnwyzxk7fdbwfibyd.onion
Burn After Reading is a free, simple, fast, standalone pastebin service for sharing messages and files using ephemeral links.

2023-09-19 18:35:05

🥳 Announcing TWO new services on StartOS!
1. Stable Diffusion is a text-to-image AI, similar to Midjourney
2. FreeGPT is a chat AI, similar to ChatGPT
Both are self-hosted and uncensored, running privately on your own server, accessible from anywhere.
https://image.nostr.build/2c377e2f054b26b914d94a0fa726a826fdcafc5bf83bd1d2eb9c23bfa9910195.png
https://image.nostr.build/c99e296cf970087b3d5032910ee53ac6bfffabad0b6a842f3e340474387509a1.png

2023-08-08 17:39:08

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Damus will sync with your relay if Tor is enabled using Orbot.
https://docs.start9.com/latest/guides/device-guides/dg-ios/tor-ios

2023-08-08 17:25:47

ℹ️ Pro tip: after updating to StartOS v0.3.4.4, be sure to use HTTPS (instead of HTTP) when visiting your StartOS UI over Tor. It is way faster!

2023-07-19 20:10:33

Crazy simple guide for running StartOS on your Mac M1/M2 at near native speeds.
Total setup is 5-10 minutes!
This is a great way to experiment with StartOS or to run a permanent server.
https://blog.start9.com/running-startos-on-apple-silicon/
https://cdn.nostr.build/i/9701c087751d778f598e6e1f8fa6895c7344e5a2bd16694f0d9b43095585decf.jpg