YunoHost is an open-source system designed to help users "Garden your own piece of the Internet!". It is characterized as a system that installs itself on a server and allows users to install and maintain digital services (apps) that they control with very little technical knowledge.

The principal functionalities and features of YunoHost are:

Core Management and Automation

• Server Management: YunoHost allows users to easily manage a wide range of services, including a server, a cloud, a website, mailboxes, a wiki, a social network, a video library, a blog, surveys, an accounting board, a game server, a forum, a chat, and an ERP.

• Simplified Installation: Users can install applications from an app catalog in just a few clicks.

• Initial Setup Guidance: The system guides the user through setting up the first administrator, the domain name, and their Internet router.

• Data Control: The primary benefit is installing and maintaining digital services that you control.

• Maintenance: Users are encouraged to "Take care of your server".

• Backup Management: It allows users to Set up backups.

Diverse Use Cases

YunoHost facilitates the deployment of services for friends, associations, and companies:

• For Individuals and Friends:

  • Synchronize calendars and contacts.

  • Keep passwords and notes safe.

  • Host mailboxes.

  • Organize photos, videos, and music.

  • Join alternative social media.

• For Small Organizations:

  • Host their own website.

  • Share files in common (e.g., with Nextcloud).

  • Edit multiple documents in real time.

  • Manage accounting.

  • Set up a team chat.

Architecture and Philosophy

• Installation Flexibility: YunoHost can be installed on various hardware supports, including an ARM board / Raspberry Pi, an Old tower or portable (ordinosaur), or an Online server (VPS).

• Project Ethos: YunoHost is a non-profit, technocritical project maintained by volunteers.

• Vision: The project advocates for a decentralized Internet using open and interoperable technologies that respect privacy and empower people.

• Sustainability Goal: It aims to give materiality back to the digital and encourages sobriety and reuse.