Starting today, Umbrel isn't just a #Bitcoin node. It's a personal server OS that empowers anyone to reclaim ownership of their data & become a self-sovereign citizen of the internet. ☂️
#Bitcoin and Lightning are peer-to-peer networks made up of self-hosted nodes around the world, but the journey to self-sovereignty doesn't end with running your own node.
That's just the first step — running your own personal server is a giant leap forward.
You and your family's files, photos, videos, messages — everything, they have nothing to do with someone else's computer.
They're a part of your private life, and now they can all be stored by you, in your home, on your Umbrel. ☂️
This is the internet we were promised.
Umbrel 0.4 is available to everyone right now! If you're running Umbrel, simply login to update. 🚀
Also new — view your storage and RAM usage with app-by-app breakdown, along with your Raspberry Pi’s temperature and uptime in the settings.
You can now use your Umbrel as your personal cloud with @Nextclouders ☁️
Block ads on your entire network (yes, the entire network, not just browsers!) with @The_Pi_Hole 🚫
Store your passwords in an encrypted vault on your Umbrel with Vaultwarden 🔐
Run your own @matrixdotorg messaging server with Synapse, and your own Matrix client with @element_hq 💬
Self-host your code repositories, or mirror repositories from GitHub with @giteaio 🍵
Download torrents using your Umbrel with SimpleTorrent 📥
And even code using VS Code on your Umbrel with @CoderHQ's code-server 🛠
Storage monitoring in Umbrel 0.4 💾
RAM monitoring in Umbrel 0.4 💻
Raspberry Pi's temperature monitoring in Umbrel 0.4 🌡
"In an internet plagued by surveillance capitalism, your Umbrel is your ultimate exit. Grab a Raspberry Pi, toss Umbrel on it, and that's it . You no longer have to stick to their rules, because you no longer play their game."
Massive respect and congratulations to the developers of all the amazing apps in the Umbrel App Store.
There's never been a better time to build self-hosted apps.
There's never been a better time to use self-hosted apps.
There's never been a better time to become self-sovereign.
Remember, folks — there is no cloud. It's just someone else's computer.
This is only the beginning of the personal server revolution. If you're one of the early adopters — pat yourself on the back, because together, we're going to change the world. ☂️
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It's happening. Umbrel 0.4.15 is here with 3 brand new apps in the Umbrel App Store.
🔥 CoinJoin with JoinMarket using Jam
❄️ Run Snowflake proxy to help Ukrainian & Russian users connect to Tor & bypass Russia's censorship
⚡️ Connect Bleskomat ATM to your Lightning node
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Yep, you heard it right. @joinmarket is finally here — and with a beautiful, simple UI of new the Jam app.
Increase the privacy of your Bitcoin with CoinJoin transactions, or earn a yield by making your Bitcoin available to CoinJoin with others without giving up custody. 🔥
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By simply running Snowflake Tor Proxy on your Umbrel, you can help Ukrainian and Russian journalists, activists, and civilians connect to an uncensored internet via @torproject and bypass Russia's Tor censorship. It's easy and extremely impactful. 💪
Y'all ready for this? Introducing Umbrel 0.4.14 with 4 brand new apps in the Umbrel App Store
Run @urbit on your Umbrel & connect its Bitcoin wallet to your node, remotely access your Umbrel from anywhere with @Tailscale, and stream sats to podcasters with usocial by @ibz 🔥
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With @urbit in the app store, you can now boot and manage Urbit instances on your Umbrel ✨
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It doesn't end there. With the new Urbit Bitcoin Connector app from @mopfelwinrux and @sitful_hatred, you can now use the Bitcoin node on your Umbrel as the backend for your Urbit's Bitcoin wallet 🚀
Umbrel 0.4.12 is now out with 4 brand new apps in the Umbrel App Store — @kollider_trade, Bitfeed by @mononautical, @Suredbits Wallet, and LNDg by @CryptoSharks131, updated apps, a security patch, bug fixes, and more. 🎉
Just login to update! 🚀
Trade Bitcoin derivates directly using the Lightning node on your Umbrel with Kollider 🤯
Visualize your Bitcoin node's mempool like never before with Bitfeed 😍
Umbrel 0.4.11 is now out with 4 brand new apps in the Umbrel App Store — @ItchySats, Lightning Shell by @ibz, Helipad by @PodcastindexOrg, and @SatoshiSale, updated apps, latest Electrum server, performance improvements, bug fixes, and more! 🎉
Just login to update! 🚀
Trade Bitcoin derivates in a truly peer-2-peer manner with ItchySats, directly from your Umbrel. No accounts. No middlemen. 🤯
Supercharge your Lightning node management with powerful command-line tools brought to you by Lightning Shell. ⚡️
Introducing the stunning, all-aluminium plug-and-play Umbrel server from @BitcoinMachines with a 1.8" display, 64bit quad-core CPU, 8GB RAM, and 1TB or 2TB SSD.
This new internet will be powered by the people, not AWS. 💪
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You literally just connect the server to your router & turn it on — that's all it takes to get your Umbrel up and running with a Bitcoin & Lightning node + self-hosted apps like Nextcloud.
Digital privacy & self-sovereignty just became much more accessible to the masses. 🎉
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The server comes in 5 colors — orange, pink, purple, black, and a beautiful all-white design (my favorite 😍), and starts at $429 for the 1TB version and $559 for 2TB.