StartOS
A server operating system for discovering, installing and running open source services on a personal server.
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About StartOS
StartOS is Start9's operating system for personal servers. It handles discovering, installing, configuring and using open source software, with a marketplace of packaged services, so people without deep technical skills can run a private server instead of relying on cloud providers.
You can buy a server from Start9 with StartOS preinstalled or install it yourself on your own hardware. Developer documentation explains how to package software for the platform. It suits people who want to self-host services such as node software at home.
Strengths
- Marketplace for installing self-hosted services
- Can run on DIY hardware or a bought Start9 server
- Packaging documentation for developers
Limitations
- License terms are not stated on the homepage
- Limited to software packaged for its marketplace
Details
- Pricing
- FreeStartOS can be installed yourself; Start9 also sells servers with it preinstalled.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Start9
- Platforms
- Self-hosted
- How it runs
- Self-hosted, Operating system
- Best suited for
- Non-experts who want a personal server for self-hosted apps
- Categories
- Privacy tools, IT administration
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the TechWalrus Resource Hub (Crypto & Self-Custody); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 2 sources on file.