This Linux distro turned my spare PC into a personal cloud powerhouse - for free
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This Linux distro turned my spare PC into a personal cloud powerhouse - for free
"That OS is umbrelOS 1.5.0. This Debian-based Linux distribution is created by Umbrel, Inc. and is available for both 64-bit and Raspberry Pi computers. Also: My go-to LLM tool just dropped a super simple Mac and PC app for local AI - why you should try it umbrelOS can be used for things like web hosting, productivity, finance, media streaming, networking, automation, artificial intelligence, development, and Bitcoin mining. You can even use umbrelOS as an online app store."
"Automatically encrypted backups Rewind in Files Network drive mounts External USB storage Formatting support on amd64 devices GPU acceleration for apps Time travel through backups More than 200 apps to install At-a-glance info Live usage umbrelOS includes tons of features, such as: With umbrelOS, you can build your own personal cloud with ease. The installation of umbrelOS might seem a bit intimidating because it's handled strictly via an ncurses interface, which is one step above the command line."
umbrelOS 1.5.0 is a Debian-based Linux distribution available for 64-bit and Raspberry Pi hardware. It facilitates building a personal cloud supporting web hosting, productivity, finance, media streaming, networking, automation, artificial intelligence, development, and Bitcoin mining. The platform provides more than 200 installable apps, automatically encrypted backups with time-travel rewind, network drive mounts, external USB support, amd64 formatting, GPU acceleration, at-a-glance information, and live usage metrics. Installation uses an ncurses installer but completes quickly after answering simple prompts, typically finishing in under two minutes. The system aims to simplify self-hosted services and local app deployment.
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