Rockstor (:ref:`rockstor_license`) is a Linux & BTRFS-based Network Attached Storage (NAS) Appliance, with Private Cloud capabilities. Rockstor is "Built on openSUSE" and :ref:`our_kiwi_ng_installer` is licensed according to the :ref:`installer_license`. We focus on easy-install, setup, and use.
We extend our advanced NAS features, via Docker, to host an ever growing range of easy to install apps we call :ref:`rockons_intro`. This in turn moves us nicely into the realms of a private cloud server.
See our :ref:`features_overview` section for a list of features & capabilities: available and planned.
Rockstor can be installed on commodity x86_64 and ARM64 hardware. AArch64 server compatibility relies on Embedded Boot or Server boot standards, e.g. like the recently released Ten64 platform--the designers of which Traverse technologies are valued contributors to our rockstor-core, rockstor-installer, and rockon-registry GitHub repositories. We also have installer profiles for the Raspberry Pi4 and RPi 400 SBCs.
.. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 introduction/features installation/install interface/uis data_loss ups-setup/ups_setup howtos contribute_section faq support
Below is a summary of all features supported by Rockstor. Features in prod status are production ready whereas beta indicates a feature is not yet ready for prime time. Some unsupported and planned features are also listed.
| Feature | status | notes |
|---|---|---|
| :ref:`Web-UI <webui>` | prod | System management via browser |
| Web-UI Live :ref:`dashboard` | prod | Overview of system activity |
| Online :ref:`Pool<pools>` management | prod | Renaming capability planned |
| Online :ref:`Share<shares>` management | prod | Renaming capability planned |
| :ref:`snapshots` | prod | Instant btrfs subvol snapshots |
| Sharing via :ref:`NFS<nfs>` | prod | Network File System enterprise file access |
| Sharing via :ref:`Samba<samba_export>` | prod | Also known as CIFS / Samba |
| Apple Time Machine Backups | beta | :ref:`Samba<samba_export>` options in Rockstor |
| :ref:`sftp` | prod | Secure File Transport Protocol |
| Asynchronous Share :ref:`Replication<sharereplication>` | beta | Rockstor's Btrfs send/receive wrapper |
| SSH | prod | Standard bash shell |
| Tailscale | prod | Config via :ref:`Services Tailscale <configure_tailscale>` |
| :ref:`activedirectory` | prod | Uses sssd |
| :ref:`ldap` | prod | Uses sssd |
| :ref:`nis` | prod | Network Information System |
| :ref:`NTP<ntp>` Client | prod | System time from NTP server |
| SNMP | prod | Enterprise monitoring facility |
| :ref:`S.M.A.R.T<smart>` | prod | Disk health information system |
| IPv4 Network Config via Web-UI | prod | Includes Teaming & Bonding |
| IPv6 Network Config via Web-UI | planned | Possible at command line |
| Docker Based Plugin System | prod | We call these :ref:`Rock-ons<rockons_intro>` |
| Docker Private Networking | beta | We call these :ref:`Rocknets<rockons_networking>` |
| :ref:`Email Alerts<email_notifications>` | prod | Via root user email forwarding |
| :ref:`Scheduled Tasks<tasks>` | prod | Snapshot Scrub Reboot Shutdown Suspend |
| :ref:`Config Backup and Restore<config_backup>` | beta | Reinstate config subset. Rock-ons reinstalled |
| UPS Support via :ref:`NUT<ups_setup>` | prod | Configure a UPS from the Web-UI |
| Shell in Web-UI | prod | Via "Shell In A Box" |
| SSL Certificate Entry | prod | Add your own cert via Web-UI |
| Log Manager | prod | View & download system logs |
| :ref:`User<users>` & Group Management | prod | Can choose if Rockstor managed |