LibrePortal/README.md
librelad 40aa6d9d1a docs: move dev/reference docs into docs/ + refresh FOOTPRINT for the 3-root layout
Tidy the repo root (README + LICENSE stay there per convention; everything else
moves):
- CONTRIBUTING.md, PROMISE.md, FOOTPRINT.md -> docs/ (alongside USER.md/DEVELOPMENT.md)
- update the references: README links, the website site.json raw URLs, init.sh's
  'see FOOTPRINT.md' comments -> docs/FOOTPRINT.md; drop the now-redundant
  CONTRIBUTING.md export-ignore (docs/ is already export-ignored).

Refresh FOOTPRINT.md: it claimed 'everything lives under /docker', which is no
longer true. Now describes the three relocatable roots (system/containers/backups)
and makes explicit that the roots + manager name are baked into the helpers/unit/
wrapper at install (the privilege boundary) while this out-of-root footprint stays
fixed by design. Uninstall sketch + sudoers/unit rows updated for the configurable
manager. CONTRIBUTING/PROMISE were already current — left as-is.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: librelad <librelad@digitalangels.vip>
2026-05-25 18:40:03 +01:00

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# LibrePortal
**Your own private corner of the internet — free, open, and yours.**
LibrePortal is a self-hosted platform for running the apps you rely on, on
your own server: one-click installs, a reverse proxy with automatic SSL,
rootless Docker, optional VPN routing, and a clean web dashboard to manage
it all.
> ⚠️ **v0.1.0 — early days.** Expect rough edges while things settle.
## Why LibrePortal
Too many services today treat your data as theirs to take — quietly
overstepping boundaries that should never have been crossed. LibrePortal grew
out of frustration with that: it's a way to run the apps you depend on on
your own server, where your data stays yours. Privacy here isn't a feature to
toggle — it's the whole point.
## Free & open — forever
The entire platform is **free software under the [GNU AGPLv3](LICENSE)**.
Self-host it and you get **everything** — every feature, no paywalls, no
telemetry. See [our Promise](docs/PROMISE.md) for exactly what that means.
## What you get
- 📦 One-click self-hosted apps (Nextcloud, Vaultwarden, Jellyfin, Gitea, …)
- 🔀 Traefik reverse proxy + automatic Let's Encrypt SSL
- 🔒 Rootless Docker, CrowdSec, sane security defaults
- 🛡️ Optional VPN routing (gluetun) for any app
- 🖥️ A web dashboard to install, configure, back up, and monitor everything
## Quick start
```bash
curl -fsSL https://get.libreportal.org/install.sh | sudo bash
```
This installs a versioned, checksum-verified release (Debian/Ubuntu, root). Put
data on separate disks with `--system-dir=` / `--containers-dir=` / `--backups-dir=`.
> The `get.libreportal.org` host is still being set up — until it's live, build a
> release and install from it locally (see the docs below).
## Documentation
- **[docs/USER.md](docs/USER.md)** — install, place data on separate disks/drives,
update, back up, uninstall.
- **[docs/DEVELOPMENT.md](docs/DEVELOPMENT.md)** — run a dev copy, cut stable/edge
releases, and test them before publishing.
## LibrePortal Connect (optional)
Self-hosting is free and complete. If you'd rather not fiddle with the tricky
parts — like reaching your server from your phone, or keeping off-site backups
— LibrePortal Connect will handle them for you. Here's the catch that makes us
different: we work like a **courier carrying a sealed box.** We move your data
between your devices and store backup copies, but it stays locked and *you*
hold the only key — we can't open it, and we never run your apps for you.
**Everything we offer, you can also set up yourself for free.**
[Our Promise](docs/PROMISE.md) spells out exactly where that line sits.
## Contributing
PRs welcome — see [CONTRIBUTING.md](docs/CONTRIBUTING.md). We use a lightweight
DCO sign-off (`git commit -s`), no CLA.
## Acknowledgments
LibrePortal has been built from scratch since 2023. Its spark of inspiration
was a small installer script from Brian McGonagill (`OpenSourceIsAwesome`):
[gitlab.com/bmcgonag/docker_installs](https://gitlab.com/bmcgonag/docker_installs).
From that seed it grew start to finish — refined, extended, and refactored
into the platform it is today.
## License
[GNU AGPLv3](LICENSE). What's open stays open.