OpenMediaVault

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OpenMediaVault
Web interface (2013)
DeveloperVolker Theile
Written inWeb interface: PHP, JavaScript (Ext JS)
OS familyUnix-like
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Initial release17 October 2011; 12 years ago (2011-10-17)
Latest release2.2.4[1] / 11 September 2015; 8 years ago (2015-09-11)[1]
Repository
Marketing target
Available inEnglish, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian[2]
Update methodAPT
Package managerdpkg
Platforms
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
UserlandGNU
Default
user interface		GNOME Shell
LicenseFree software (GPL v3)
Preceded byFreeNAS v0.7
Official websitewww.openmediavault.org

OpenMediaVault (OMV) is a free Linux distribution designed for network-attached storage (NAS).[3][4] The project's lead developer is Volker Theile, who instituted it in 2009.[5] OMV is based on the Debian operating system, and is licensed through the GNU General Public License v3.[6]

Background

By the end of 2009, Volker Theile was the only active developer of FreeNAS, a NAS operating system that Olivier Cochard-Labbé started developing from m0n0wall in 2005.[7][8][9] m0n0wall is a variation of the FreeBSD operating system, and Theile decided he wanted to rewrite FreeNAS for Linux. The project team had known for months that FreeNAS needed a major rewrite in order to support crucial features.[8] Since Cochard-Labbé preferred to stay with a FreeBSD-based system, he and Theile agreed that Theile would develop his Linux version under a different name;[7] that name was initially coreNAS, but within a matter of days Theile discarded it in favour of OpenMediaVault.[9]

Meanwhile, FreeNAS still needed to be rewritten and maintained. To accomplish this, Cochard-Labbé handed development over to iXsystems, an American company that develops the PC-BSD operating system.[8][9]

Technical design

Thiele chose Debian because the large number of programs in its package management system meant that he wouldn't have to spend time repackaging software himself.[10] OpenMediaVault makes few changes to the Debian operating system. It provides a Web-based user interface for administration and customisation, and a plug-in API for implementing new features. One can install plug-ins through the Web interface.

Features

Plug-ins

Additional plug-ins are available via additional package repositories. The majority of those Plug-ins are developed by a group called OpenMediaVault Plugin Developers.[11] The status of all Plug-ins can be viewed online.[12] In October 2014 there were around 30 plugins available. In June 2015 there are already more than 70 stable plug-ins available.

Some of the software that is controllable via third-party plug-ins are:

Release history

For each OpenMediaVault release, Thiele chooses a project code name from Frank Herbert's Dune novels.[13]


Legend: Old version, not maintained Older version, still maintained Current stable version Latest preview version Future release
Version Name Date Base Notes
Old version, no longer maintained: 0.2 Ix 2011-10-17[14] Debian 6 Named for the planet Ix.
Old version, no longer maintained: 0.3 Omnius 2012-04-18[15] Debian 6 Introduced multi-language web interface and graphical user prompt for rights administration via Access Control List. The release is named for Omnius, a sentient computer network in the Legends of Dune trilogy.
Old version, no longer maintained: 0.4 Fedaykin 2012-09-21[16][17] Debian 6 Named for the Fedaykin commandos of the Fremen people.
Old version, no longer maintained: 0.5 Sardaukar 2013-08-25[18] Debian 6 Revised API renders v0.4 plugins incompatible.[19]
Older version, yet still maintained: 1.0 Kralizec 2014-09-15[20] Debian 7 Improves support for weaker systems; adds a dashboard with support for widgets; improved infrastructure for plug-ins. This release is named for Kralizec, a battle predicted to occur at the end of the universe.
Current stable version: 2.0 Stone burner 2015-06-29[21][22] Debian 7 Sencha ExtJS 5.1.1 Framework for the WebGUI; revised GUI supports configuration of WiFi, VLAN, et al. This release is named for the stone burner, a nuclear weapon held by House Atreides.
Future release: 3.0 Erasmus[23] TBA Debian 8 Named for the robot Erasmus.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Theile, Volker (19 May 2016). "Release of OpenMediaVault 2.1 (Stone burner)". OpenMediaVault.org. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  2. ^ "OpenMediaVault". Transifex. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  3. ^ Huber, Mathias (8 December 2009). "FreeNAS: BSD Line and Linux Fork". Linux Magazine. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  4. ^ Halfacree, Gareth (19 July 2012). "WHS Alternatives: Media Streaming". bit-tech.
  5. ^ "FreeNAS 8.3 Users Guide". Retrieved 2014-04-28
  6. ^ GNU General Public License Version 3, 29 June 2007
  7. ^ a b Baader, Hans-Joachim (20 October 2011). "Erste Version der NAS-Distribution OpenMediaVault". Pro-Linux (in German). Retrieved 3 June 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ a b c "FreeNAS vs OpenMediaVault". FreeNAS.org. iXsystems. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  9. ^ a b c Thoma, Jörg (7 December 2009). "FreeNAS bleibt bei FreeBSD". Golem.de (in German). Retrieved 3 June 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Seifried, Steven (10 April 2015). "Interview with OpenMediaVault developer Volker Theile". Canox.net. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  11. ^ github.com, "OpenMediaVault Plugin Developers" Retrieved 2014-10-03
  12. ^ omv-extras.org, "Latest updates..." Retrieved 2014-10-03
  13. ^ Theile, Volker (14 July 2011). "First release of OpenMediaVault is called Ix". OpenMediaVault.org. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  14. ^ OpenMediaVault 0.2 (Ix) has been released
  15. ^ OpenMediaVault 0.3 BETA available
  16. ^ Package repository for 0.4 (Fedaykin) is up
  17. ^ New updates available - OpenMediaVault 0.4.0.1 released
  18. ^ OpenMediaVault 0.5 (Sardaukar) released
  19. ^ OpenMediaVault Blog. 3rd Party Plug-ins. Retrieved 2013-08-31
  20. ^ OpenMediaVault 1.0 (Kralizec) released
  21. ^ OMV 2.0 (Stone Burner) will be available soon
  22. ^ Release of OpenMediaVault 2.1 (Stone burner)
  23. ^ Theile, Volker (17 December 2015). "OMV 3 (Erasmus) on Debian 8 (Jessie)". OpenMediaVault.org. Retrieved 24 June 2016.

External links

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