© 2012-2019 Matthias Strubel
Licensed under the GNU GPLv3
PirateBox is a collection of scripts / programs that allows you to use your wireless card as a local network to share files and chat anonymously. For more information please visit piratebox.cc
Packages contains only scripts based PirateBox scripts with running lighttpd webserver.
PirateBox scripts can:
- Setup WLAN Interface via iw
- Setup hotspot functionality (hostapd)
- Setup IP Adresses of wlan interface
- Proping until USB-WLAN is available
- Can add wlan interface to an existing bridge
- Sets Up a DHCP Server with redirect to wlan-interface IP
- Upload landing page (via iframe droopy)
- Browse Uploaded files
- Announce "Internet yes" for iOS
- Announce "Internet yes" for MS devices
- ShoutBox
- Optional small Python forum
- Optional imageboard
- Optional Station counter
- Optional Inihibit starting upload-script
- Optional Timesave script (for devices without RTC) - can be found in piratebox/bin/timesave.sh
- Optional Poll for WLAN device until it available (for USB wifi cards)
- Optional IRC-Server
More information can be found on piratebox.cc Installation tutorial and current download link: piratebox.cc/getting_started
Is supported by mkPirateBox > v0.5 for OpenWRT Systems and by PirateBox Manager
PirateBox should be in most common repositories soon, but in the meantime you can go to piratebox.cc/getting_started
PirateBox is going to be discontinued. Read this forum post for more information.