* wip: Pulling in the features of the refactor since march * chore: Fixes to make the system able to build * chore: Adding in the documentation for the manager stuff * feat: Restarting and wait for stop * feat: Add a soft shutdown not commit to db. * chore: Remove the comments of bluj * chore: Clean up some of the linting errors * chore: Clean up the signal * chore: Some more cleanup * fix: The configure * fix: A missing config * fix: typo * chore: Remove a comment of BLUJ that needed to be removed
Welcome to the era of Sovereign Computing
StartOS is a Debian-based Linux distro 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
There are multiple ways to get started with StartOS:
💰 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 service 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








