# tobychui/arozos

Web Desktop Operating System for low power platforms, Now written in Go!

Repository: https://github.com/tobychui/arozos
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/arozos
Homepage: https://os.aroz.org
Language: JavaScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: aroz-online, golang, javascript, webdesktop, web-desktop, web-os, arozos, aroz, raspberry-pi, synology-nas, network-attached-storage, google-drive, cloud, storage, dsm, diskstation, nas, home-server, home-cloud
Last push: 2026-08-25T15:02:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 60, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2836, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 266, "gap_med": 30, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2989, forks 223 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:34.443827+00:00)

## What it is
ArozOS is a web-based desktop operating system written in Go that turns low-power hardware like Raspberry Pi into a DIY network-attached storage and home cloud server. It provides a browser-accessible desktop interface with a file manager, disk mounting, file sharing, and built-in FTP/WebDAV/SFTP/SMB servers.

## Use cases
- turn a raspberry pi into a home NAS with a web interface
- access my files from any browser like a cloud drive
- self-host a web desktop OS on low power hardware
- share files between devices without installing apps
- mount and manage local and remote disks (SMB, WebDAV, SFTP) from a web UI
- run a lightweight home cloud server on Debian
- replace Synology DSM on my own hardware

## When to choose
- you want a DIY NAS or home cloud on a Raspberry Pi or low-power SBC
- you need browser-based file management with multiple file transfer protocols
- you want a web desktop experience with extensible modules
- you have limited resources (512MB RAM) but need a full-featured file server

## When to avoid
- you need a production-grade enterprise NAS with RAID management and snapshots
- you want a traditional desktop OS for daily general-purpose computing
- you need heavy media transcoding or photo AI features out of the box
- you require Windows or macOS native support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, file-system, web-framework, auth, search-engine, self-hosted
- domain: self-hosted, files, web-development, cloud-computing, developer-tools
- platform: self-hosted, iot, go
- tags: web-desktop, nas, home-server, file-manager, webdav, sftp, ftp, smb, raspberry-pi, virtual-file-system, pwa, mdns, upnp, wifi-management, cloud-storage, linux, web-server, arm, docker, javascript

## Member repositories
- tobychui/arozos (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:34.443827+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:31:23.496696+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tobychui/arozos (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:34.443827+00:00, sha 30087edaf517)
  - homepage: https://os.aroz.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:46:32.537193+00:00, sha b9cfa971b770)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.