Roadmap

The Past, Present, and Future of Start9

the beginning

Start9 Labs founded

.. 2019 ..

early days

EmbassyOS v0.1.0

Services Marketplace
One-click installs of open source, self-hosted software

Services

Bitcoin Core
Bitwarden
Cups messenger

.. 2020 Q1 / Q2 ..

laying the foundation

EOS v0.2.0

UI self-hosted on Embassy
Automated dependency management
User-generated private keys
User-generated passwords
Service data backups
Wifi credentials for additional networks
Many more 'under-the-hood' upgrades

Services

File Browser

Consulate Browser released

.. 2020 Q3 ..

forging lightning

EOS v0.2.5

Radical new dependency management and configuration system

Services

BTC Proxy
LND
C-Lightning
Ride the Lightning
Spark Wallet
Burn After Reading

.. 2020 Q4 ..

entering the fediverse

EOS v0.2.10

LAN support
Service Actions
User-generated private keys
User-generated passwords

Services

Mastodon
BTCPay Server

Team expanded

.. 2021 Q1 ..

new use-cases

Services

Sphinx Chat
Embassy Pages
Photoview

Further team expansion

.. 2021 Q2 ..

rebirth of embassyos

EOS v0.3.0

Complete OS overhaul
External drive support
OS / Service data segregation
New streamlined setup, migration, backup, & recovery processes
Many, many more details coming soon

Services

Thunderhub
See wishlist below...

.. 2021 Q3 ..

coming soon...

EOS v0.3.x

Additional storage features
Additional networking options
Data encryption
Remote backups
Non-Anonymous Hidden Services

Expected Services*

Bitcoin Wallet Tracker
Mempool.Space
Monero
See wishlist below...

.. 2021 Q4 ..

on the horizon

New Embassy form factor

Expected Services*

Nextcloud
Wireguard
PiHole
See wishlist below...

.. 2022 Q1 ..

current research & development

New devices

Multi-Embassy syncing

Advanced networking & mesh capabilities

.. 2022 and Beyond ..

*Start9 Services Wishlist

It is difficult to predict new service releases as some are released in an on-demand fashion, others might be determined .. to be a good or bad fit in the moment, and still others can be packaged up by community developers at any time! We do pay .. close attention to the community's desire for certain services, which can be monitored on this unofficial list.

Services

Firefox Sync server
IPFS
Home Assistant
Conduit Matrix implementation
Zeronet
Wordpress
Plex Media Server

Miscellaneous

2FA hardware key servers
Bitcoin mixing
Wikis / notes
Security camera monitoring
Search engine

To better understand the full potential of Embassy, check out this list of self-hosted services. All of these open-source projects can be made to work with the Start9 Labs Embassy platform.

Is there a particular service you want to see? Contact us and let us know.