Tor is being moved from a built-in OS feature to a service. This removes the Arti-based Tor client, onion address management, hidden service creation, and all related code from the core backend, frontend, and SDK. - Delete core/src/net/tor/ module (~2060 lines) - Remove OnionAddress, TorSecretKey, TorController from all consumers - Remove HostnameInfo::Onion and HostAddress::Onion variants - Remove onion CRUD RPC endpoints and tor subcommand - Remove tor key handling from account and backup/restore - Remove ~12 tor-related Cargo dependencies (arti-client, torut, etc.) - Remove tor UI components, API methods, mock data, and routes - Remove OnionHostname and tor patterns/regexes from SDK - Add v0_4_0_alpha_20 database migration to strip onion data - Bump version to 0.4.0-alpha.20
Welcome to the era of Sovereign Computing
StartOS is an open source Linux distribution optimized for running a personal server. It facilitates the discovery, installation, network configuration, service configuration, data backup, dependency management, and health monitoring of self-hosted software services.
Running StartOS
Warning
StartOS is in beta. It lacks features. It doesn't always work perfectly. Start9 servers are not plug and play. Using them properly requires some effort and patience. Please do not use StartOS or purchase a server if you are unable or unwilling to follow instructions and learn new concepts.
💰 Buy a Start9 server
This is the most convenient option. Simply buy a server from Start9 and plug it in.
👷 Build your own server
This option is easier than you might imagine, and there are 4 reasons why you might prefer it:
- You already have hardware
- You want to save on shipping costs
- You prefer not to divulge your physical address
- You just like building things
To pursue this option, follow one of our DIY guides.
❤️ Contributing
There are multiple ways to contribute: work directly on StartOS, package a service for the marketplace, or help with documentation and guides. To learn more about contributing, see here.
To report security issues, please email our security team - security@start9.com.
🌎 Marketplace
There are dozens of services available for StartOS, and new ones are being added all the time. Check out the full list of available services here. To read more about the Marketplace ecosystem, check out this blog post








