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h1. About OnBoard
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h2. Management interface for Linux-based Network Security Appliances






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Why yet another open-source web interface for Linux devices?






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Mostly because it really targets to hardware and services which are more complex and powerful than what you may find in an ADSL router — but still without the requirements of a full-stack server.






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OnBoard is mainly tested on "Debian GNU/Linux":http://www.debian.org/, but tries to depend as little as possible upon distro-specific features. It's written in "Ruby":http://www.ruby-lang.org on top of "Sinatra":http://www.sinatrarb.com/, the classy web framework.






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Our favorite hardware platform — the one we actually test and develop on — comes from "Acrosser Technology Co. Ltd.":http://www.acrosser.com 






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More details on the following pages:






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* [[Screenshots|Features and Screenshots]]






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* "Forums":/projects/onboard/boards






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* "GitHub repo":http://github.com/gderosa/onboard/ and "Local Git Mirror":/projects/onboard/repository






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* "Issues":/projects/onboard/issues, "Gantt":/projects/onboard/issues/gantt and "Calendar":/projects/onboard/issues/calendar






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* "Downloads":http://github.com/gderosa/onboard/downloads






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* "MARGAY":http://www.margay.it (our commercial product, coming soon).