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FreedomBox 26.6 has been released to Debian unstable. This release adds support for logging in with passkeys.

https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/freedombox-26-6-released/4140

FreedomBox 26.6 released

FreedomBox 26.6 has been released and uploaded to Debian unstable. Typically, the freedombox package will migrate to testing in 2 days, and then can be uploaded to stable-backports. Highlight of this release: users: Add support for logging in with passkeys Other changes in this release: d/control: Add fido2 library as dependency locale: Update translations for French, German, Hindi, Italian service: Capture stdout/stderr when running as systemd unit users: Add link to guide on passkeys use...

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FreedomBox Mar 28

Due to a severe issue discovered in FreedomBox 26.5, we have followed up with a patch release 26.5.1.

Changes:

* debian/control: Fix building with nocheck profile
* debian/copyright: Drop a removed file, correct path for another
* locale: Update translations for Albanian, Turkish
* web_server: Fix locating SVG icons on production setup

FreedomBox Mar 24

FreedomBox 26.5 has been released! Here are the highlights of this release:

- action_utils: Don’t restart web interface when installing an app
- apache: Use a Uwsgi native socket systemd unit for each app
- ui: Use inline SVG icons for all apps
- wireguard: Fix freedombox VPN IP for services

More details: https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/freedombox-26-5-released/4131

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FreedomBox 26.5 released

FreedomBox 26.5 has been released and uploaded to Debian unstable. Typically, the freedombox package will migrate to testing in 2 days, and then can be uploaded to stable-backports. Highlights of this release: action_utils: Don’t restart web interface when installing an app apache: Use a Uwsgi native socket systemd unit for each app ui: Use inline SVG icons for all apps wireguard: Fix freedombox VPN IP for services Other changes in this release: action_utils: Stop associated service when s...

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FreedomBox Mar 3

FreedomBox 26.4 has been released. Here are the highlights:

- backups: Enable key-based SSH authentication for remote backups
- oidc: New app to implement OpenID Connect Provider
- apache: Implement protecting apps using OpenID Connect
- wireguard: Improve server section user experience flow

The full list of 80+ changes, and 17 contributors:

https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/freedombox-26-4-released/4105

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FreedomBox 26.4 released

FreedomBox 26.4 has been released and uploaded to Debian unstable. Typically, the freedombox package will migrate to testing in 2 days, and then can be uploaded to stable-backports. Highlights of this release: backups: Enable key-based SSH authentication for remote backups oidc: New app to implement OpenID Connect Provider apache: Implement protecting apps using OpenID Connect wireguard: Improve server section user experience flow Other changes in this release: *: Remove some absolute file...

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FreedomBox Feb 3

FreedomBox 26.3 has been released. Here are the highlights:

- ui: Use HTMX to eliminate full page reloads
- wireguard: Add ‘Start Server’ button to help with client setup

See the full list of changes:
https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/freedombox-26-3-released/4084

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FreedomBox 26.3 released

FreedomBox 26.3 has been released and uploaded to Debian unstable. Typically, the freedombox package will migrate to testing in 2 days, and then can be uploaded to stable-backports. Highlights of this release: ui: Use HTMX to eliminate full page reloads wireguard: Add ‘Start Server’ button to help with client setup Other changes in this release: debian: Follows policy 4.7.3 debian: Ignore lintian warning: service file missing Install section debian: Remove default Rules-Requires-Root debia...

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FreedomBox Jan 22

Dennis Faucher

Jan 22

Really nice article from The Register. If you are into self-hosting.

Debian's FreedomBox Blend promises an easier home cloud • The Register

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/22/debians_freedombox_blend/

#linux #selfhosting

Debian's FreedomBox Blend promises an easier home cloud

Hands On: There are other home server, NAS, and media-streaming distros, but this aspires to much more

The Register

FreedomBox Jan 21

FreedomBox 26.2 has a fix for Gitweb, an improvement for the notifications dropdown, and updated translations for Estonian and Italian.

https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/freedombox-26-2-released/4067

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FreedomBox 26.2 released

FreedomBox 26.2 has been released and uploaded to Debian unstable. Typically, the freedombox package will migrate to testing in 2 days, and then can be uploaded to stable-backports. Changes in this release: gitweb: Fix deleting last repo disables app locale: Update translations for Estonian, Italian notifications: Close dropdown when clicking outside The following people contributed to the git repository for this release: Joseph Nuthalapati Pierfrancesco Passerini Priit Jõerüüt

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FreedomBox Dec 18

A security issue has been found in FreedomBox, all versions up to and include 25.17, related to backup data stored on disk. Please update to 25.17.1 as soon as possible.

https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/freedombox-security-issue-cve-2025-68462/4035

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FreedomBox security issue - CVE-2025-68462

A security issue has been found in FreedomBox, related to private data used for backups of several applications. If your FreedomBox has not already automatically updated to 25.17.1, please update it as soon as possible. Versions affected by the issue: At least all versions between 21.3 and 25.17. Versions that include a fix for the issue: 25.17.1 in trixie-backports, testing, and unstable 25.9.3+deb13u1, which should be included in the next stable point release. Debian security tracker li...

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FreedomBox Dec 9

FreedomBox 25.17 has been released and uploaded to Debian unstable. This release adds a long awaited feature: dark mode! 😎

https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/freedombox-25-17-released/4024

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FreedomBox 25.17 released

FreedomBox 25.17 has been released and uploaded to Debian unstable. Typically, the freedombox package will migrate to testing in 2 days, and then can be uploaded to stable-backports. Highlight of this release: ui: Implement a toggle menu for setting dark mode Other changes: homeassistant: Fix spelling in tests locale: Fix python-brace-format error in Estonian locale: Update translations for Catalan, Estonian, French, Russian privileged: Don’t log exception that are expected ui: Dark theme ...

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FreedomBox Dec 6

Joseph Nuthalapati

Dec 6

If you are in the USA and want to get started on your #selfHosting journey, you can buy a pre-installed FreedomBox.

New, powerful FreedomBox hardware available for purchase!
https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/new-powerful-freedombox-hardware-available-for-purchase/3969

This is the second edition. It is powerful enough to run the entire set of apps (40+). You can also do some desktop tasks like web browsing/LibreOffice if you connect a monitor.

Storage and RAM can be upgraded. #rightToRepair

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New, powerful FreedomBox hardware available for purchase!

With the goal of making it is easier for non-technical users to setup FreedomBox, we have launched a new initiative to sell FreedomBox hardware directly to users. The hardware is available for purchase at: LibreCrafts store The new hardware is quite powerful compared to the single board computers. It has Intel/AMD quad-core processors, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, 2 x 2.5Gpbs LAN ports, and (in future) 2TB/8TB hard drives with RAID setup. Compared to single board computers: Due to more CPU capa...

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