Hi everyone, we’re mainly looking for feedback and testers for our project, which is currently in beta. We’ve been working on Safebox, an open-source framework that helps you install, manage, and access self-hosted applications such as Home Assistant, Nextcloud, and Jellyfin etc. Safebox runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows (supporting both x86 and ARM64 architectures, even Raspberry Pi, Banana Pi hardware also tested). It manages domain and subdomain setup, Let’s Encrypt certificates, DNS configuration, and reverse proxy (nginx). It also includes a Wireguard-based remote access feature and a geo-redundant backup system (currently in development). The project is in beta, and we’re looking for people interested in testing and giving feedback on its usability, stability, features, and really anything else. All information about Safebox and beta testing can be found in our discord channel.

If you’d like to try it out, you can start it with Docker:

docker run --rm -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock safebox/framework-scheduler

Then open: http://localhost:8080/

Website: https://safebox.network/ Github: https://github.com/safeboxnetwork/framework-scheduler Discord: https://discord.gg/aBP8bz6N8J

We’d really appreciate any feedback or ideas for improvement.

  • warmaster@lemmy.world
    51·
    16 hours ago

    The paywall is a problem.

    I don’t know the solution to your funding, I just know that this one doesn’t work for me.

  • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
    16·
    1 day ago

    If your script doesn’t include Docker installation, you’ve already lost most people. Most of the “competing” products do this automatically.

    • drebora@lemmy.mlOP
      1·
      3 hours ago

      Thanks for the comment! In older Safebox versions we tried a Docker install script for Debian, but it felt too rigid. Since Safebox is meant to run on pretty much any os, we figured it’s easier for people to just install docker themselves. It’s really simple, and we even cover it in the Safebox install guide.

      Also, unlike CasaOS, YunoHost, or Cloudron, which only run on certain OSes, Safebox works on any os as long as Docker is installed, making it much more flexible. That’s basically the “price” we pay for supporting any os.

      • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
        1·
        3 hours ago

        we figured it’s easier for people to just install docker themselves

        It’s definitely not.

        It’s really simple, and we even cover it in the Safebox install guide.

        Your install guide shows installing Docker Desktop on MacOS in a GUI, which is a strange way to demo server software.

        Installing a DE at all is going to lead to complications with sleep modes (ask me how I know), not to mention a bunch of resources and storage for something you’re never going to use.

        The goal of your software is supposedly to simplify self-hosting but when you support all these other platforms you necessarily complicate things.

        Most everyone will be using Debian anyway and there’s not really a good reason not to.

  • Cooper8@feddit.onlineEnglish
    3·
    21 hours ago

    I love this idea, but I agree lack of docker auto-installation as a part of your executable is going to make it harder to convince less techy folks to use, and they (we) strongly prefer a one click installation process at the front end.

    Overall though, I love this concept and will give it a shot!

    • drebora@lemmy.mlOP
      1·
      3 hours ago

      Thanks😀 As I mentioned in a previous comment, we tried to integrate auto docker installation, but ultimately decided that it would be easier for users to install Docker themselves, and the guide explains the installation process step by step. This way, Safebox can be installed on any os.

  • jdr@lemmy.ml
    4·
    1 day ago

    Very cool looking!

    @drebora do you have a list of applications somewhere? I could only find the flashy but inconvenient slideshow on the main page. What the story woth adding more?

    I love thse sorts of tools, and have previously used yacht.sh and some custom thing from seedit4me. I even have fond memories of using cPanel/PhpMyAdmin back in the day.

    I did try to use yunohost, but it wanted to take over my whole server and I couldn’t figure put how to get it to play nice with my other services.

    Does anyone have suggestions for similar tools like Safebox but more mature that save me having to individually configure services?

    (My current solution is Guix, but that comes with a raft of other problems)

    • drebora@lemmy.mlOP
      51·
      1 day ago

      Thanks for your feedback 😀 Yeah, the app list on the website can be a bit confusing since it moves around, we’ll fix that soon. For now, these are the apps you can use in Safebox: Jellyfin, HomeAssistant, Immich, Nextcloud, Guacamole, Leantime, Gitea, Vaultwarden, Transmission, SMTP, Outline, Filebrowser, PocketID We’re always working on adding more apps and improving existing features, so the list will keep growing over time.

  • karashta@piefed.socialEnglish
    3·
    1 day ago

    Bookmarking this. I’ve got a Franken-puter I want to get up and running as a server again some time soon and this looks like a helpful tool to help me with some of the more annoying things like reverse proxy.

    • drebora@lemmy.mlOP
      31·
      1 day ago

      Thanks😀Glad it looks useful. That’s exactly what we had in mind, making things like reverse proxy and app setup way easier.

  • Grey Cat@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    22 hours ago

    Based on the screenshot, a critique I would have is how much space is used/wasted per service.
    Each card takes a lot of space, not only the padding around the icon + card, but also padding around the name and subtitle. And on top of that the big “More” button.

    It does look good, but yeah.

    • drebora@lemmy.mlOP
      1·
      3 hours ago

      Thanks, we’ll consider it and see if we can make some changes to the design.

    • drebora@lemmy.mlOP
      1·
      3 hours ago

      Thanks 😀 Safebox doesn’t automatically install Docker, but installing Docker is easy and we’ve got detailed instructions in our installation guide on the website. All you need is a working os, then you can follow the guide to set up docker before launching Safebox.