OSM in pictures#

A tour of OSM 0.1.0, from the USB stick to every app. The pictures come from the real installer and from a test server running in a virtual machine; the account in them (Anna Berger) is an example.

Installing from the USB stick#

The stick's start-up menu#

Install OSM, a safe-graphics choice and the firmware's settings. When OSM is installed already, starting it from the disks comes first.

The server's own screen#

The address to open in a browser on another computer (a QR code for a phone too), and a setup code that keeps everyone else out.

The setup code#

Typed in the browser: only someone who can see the server's screen can install it.

Welcome#

What the computer is, its network, and whether every device has its driver. Save a hardware report is here too.

Product key#

A key for OSM Pro, Business or Enterprise, or OSM Free without one. It can change later in Settings > License.

Choosing the disks#

Each disk with its model, size, health and what it holds now; the stick is not in the list. A disk that holds something is chosen only by hand, and is erased.

Disks, RAID and volume#

Here OSM on the SSD alone, and volume 1 as Btrfs on RAID 1 on the two hard disks. The bars show what goes where.

The server and its Administrator#

No default password: you create the first account.

Network#

Automatic (DHCP), or a fixed address.

Updates#

Every update comes from OSM's update service. Security updates install by themselves each night, the rest when you choose.

Ready to install#

Everything once more, and ERASE typed to confirm.

Installing#

A few minutes. The server's screen shows the progress too.

Installed#

Restart, and take the stick out.

Restarting#

The page waits for the server and opens its sign-in.

Signing in#

The installed server, with passkeys as well as passwords.

The desktop#

The desktop#

The apps on the left, the server's health, resources and storage on the right, and the top bar with All apps, search and notifications.

All apps#

Every app and every Settings page, by group.

Search#

Apps, settings, help topics, the names of files and the words in documents, as you type.

Notifications#

What happened, and what needs you.

Dark mode#

Light, dark, or as the computer is set.

Storage#

Storage#

Storage pools and volumes, their RAID and health.

Disks#

Every disk, its port, temperature and SMART health.

Snapshots#

Snapshots of the shared folders of Btrfs and ZFS volumes, by hand or on a schedule, immutable if you want.

USB drives#

USB drives as they are plugged in: eject, format, and Auto-copy of a folder into a shared folder.

Shared folders and accounts#

Settings#

Every setting of the server, in three groups.

Shared Folders#

Each folder with its location, size and state.

A new shared folder#

Shared over SMB, a recycle bin, and here a Time Machine destination for the family's Macs.

Users and Groups#

The accounts, their groups and their rights.

File Protocols#

SMB, NFS, FTP and the server in the computers' network lists.

Media Streaming#

Music, photos and videos for the TVs and players of the house.

Files#

Files#

The shared folders and your home folder in the browser: upload, share links, earlier versions.

Apps and virtual machines#

App Catalog#

More than 40 apps that install ready to use; about half of them open already signed in.

An app's page#

What it does, its address and ports, its settings and its updates.

Containers#

Every container, its resources, its log and a shell.

Virtual Machines#

Virtual machines with their screen in the browser.

Backup#

Backup#

Each task, where it goes, its last run and whether its last test restore passed.

A new backup task#

Shared folders, home folders, the settings and accounts, and the apps' data, encrypted.

Cloud#

A shared folder kept alike with a folder in a cloud.

Replication#

Snapshots copied to another OSM server.

Network and security#

Network#

The server's name, its DNS servers, and the range of addresses for apps of their own.

Internet Access#

Remote access without opening a port, Dynamic DNS, the router, and the apps' addresses.

Firewall#

On by default, open only for what runs. Apps with an address of their own have network rules instead.

Security Check#

The settings that matter most, with a fix for those OSM can change itself.

VPN#

A WireGuard server for phones and laptops, with a QR code for each.

System#

Updates and Recovery#

Updates from OSM's update service, each part's choice, restore points and the update history.

Power and Hardware#

Power profiles, the UPS, the watchdog and the server's screen.

System Info#

The computer, its devices, sensors and licenses.

Scheduled Tasks#

Scripts and actions on a schedule, or when something happens.

Activity#

Processor, memory, disks and network, live and over time.

Logs#

The system journal by source and level, and what Administrators did.

Servers#

Your other OSM servers, their health at a glance.

Help#

Every topic; most windows open theirs with their ? button.

The server's own screen#

Its status#

The address, the server's health and its volumes, on the screen plugged into it.

Installing#

The installer's progress, on the server too.