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===== Summary of plugins available in OMV8 =====

==== Utilities / Administration ====

^ Plugin ^ GUI ^ Description ^ Documentation status ^ Useful forum resources ^ External resources ^
| [[omv8:omv8_plugins:anacron|Anacron]] | Services | Scheduled task support for systems that are not always running. | 📝 [[omv8:omv8_plugins:anacron|In progress. See OMV6 doc.]] | | [[https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/anacron/anacron.8.en.html|Debian man page: anacron]] |
| [[omv8:omv8_plugins:anacron|APT Tool]] | Services | Find, install and remove APT packages from the web interface. | 📝 [[omv8:omv8_plugins:apt_tool|In progress. See OMV6 doc.]] | | [[https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/apt/apt.8.en.html|Debian man page: apt]] |
| AutoShutdown | Services | Automatically shuts down the system based on usage/activity. | ❌ Not documented | [[https://forum.openmediavault.org/index.php?thread/50048-how-does-autoshutdown-plugin-work/|Dedicated thread]] | |
| [[omv8:omv8_plugins:docker_compose|Compose (Docker)]] | Services | Docker Compose management, backups, cleanup, monitoring and networking. | ✅ [[omv8:omv8_plugins:docker_compose|Available]] | | [[https://docs.docker.com/compose/|Official site: Docker Compose]] |
| CPU Temperature | Dashboard | Display CPU temperature information in the web UI. | ❌ Not documented | [[https://forum.openmediavault.org/index.php?thread/45959-guide-custom-cpu-temp-script-for-openmediavault-cputemp-plugin/|Guide]] | [[https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/lm-sensors/sensors.1.en.html|Debian man page: sensors]] |
| CTerm | Services | Provides an interactive terminal to execute commands inside containers or virtual machines. | ❌ Not documented | | |
| [[omv8:omv8_plugins:kernel |Kernel]] | System | Manage GRUB entries, Proxmox kernel and rescue boot ISOs. | 📝 [[omv8:omv8_plugins:kernel|In progress. See OMV6 doc.]] | | [[https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Proxmox_VE_Kernel|Official site: Proxmox]] \\ [[https://clonezilla.org/|Official site: Clonezilla]] \\ [[https://www.finnix.org/|Official site: Finnix]] \\ [[https://gparted.org/livecd.php|Official site: GParted Live]] \\ [[https://www.system-rescue.org/|Official site: SystemRescue]] |
| [[omv8:omv8_plugins:kvm|KVM]] | Services | Virtual machine support using KVM/QEMU. | 📝 [[omv8:omv8_plugins:kvm|In progress. See OMV7 doc.]] | [[https://forum.openmediavault.org/index.php?thread/38149-new-openmediavault-kvm-plugin/|Dedicated thread]] | [[https://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Main_Page|Official site: KVM]] |
| Locate | Services | File search on the system using locate. | ❌ Not documented | | [[https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/locate/locate.1.en.html|Debian man page: locate]] |
| [[omv8:omv8_plugins:resetperms|Reset Permissions]] | Services | Reset shared folder permissions and show plugin usage. | ✅ [[omv8:omv8_plugins:resetperms|Available]] | | |
| Scheduled Alarms | Services | Schedule automatic system wake-up using RTC. | ❌ Not documented | | [[https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/util-linux/rtcwake.8.en.html|Debian man page: rtcwake]] |
| [[omv8:omv8_plugins:scripts|Scripts]] | Services | Create and execute shell and Python scripts from the GUI. | ✅ [[omv8:omv8_plugins:scripts|Available]] | [[https://forum.openmediavault.org/index.php?thread/52298-openmediavault-scripts-plugin/|Dedicated thread]] | |
| Wake-on-LAN | Services | Send WOL packets and manage standby/wake scheduling. | ❌ Not documented | | [[https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/wakeonlan/wakeonlan.1.en.html|Debian man page: wakeonlan]] |
| [[omv8:omv8_plugins:write_cache|Write Cache]] | Services | Reduce OS writes using tmpfs and overlayfs. | ✅ [[omv8:omv8_plugins:write_cache|Available]] | [[https://forum.openmediavault.org/index.php?thread/58147-openmediavault-writecache-8-1/|Dedicated thread]] | |

==== Filesystems / Storage ====

^ Plugin ^ GUI ^ Description ^ Documentation status ^ Useful forum resources ^ External resources ^
| Encryption | Storage | Disk encryption management using LUKS. | ❌ Not documented | [[https://forum.openmediavault.org/index.php?thread/11592-luks-disk-encryption-plugin/|Dedicated thread]] | [[https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup|Official site: cryptsetup]] \\ [[https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/cryptsetup-bin/cryptsetup.8.en.html|Debian man page: cryptsetup]] |
| [[omv8:omv8_plugins:mergerfs|MergerFS]] | Storage | Pool multiple folders into a single mountpoint. | 📝 [[omv8:omv8_plugins:mergerfs|In progress. See OMV7 doc.]] | | [[https://github.com/trapexit/mergerfs|Official site: MergerFS]] \\ [[https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/mergerfs/mergerfs.1.en.html|Debian man page: mergerfs]] |
| Mount Editor | Services | Manual editing of filesystem mount options. | ❌ Not documented | [[https://forum.openmediavault.org/index.php?thread/51501-mount-editor-plugin/|Dedicated thread]] | |
| [[omv8:omv8_plugins:remote_mount|Remote Mount]] | Storage | Mount remote filesystems such as NFS or CIFS. | 📝 [[omv8:omv8_plugins:remote_mount|In progress. See OMV6 doc.]] | | |
| [[omv8:omv8_plugins:snapraid|SnapRAID]] | Services | Parity-based data protection for disk arrays. | 📝 [[omv8:omv8_plugins:snapraid|In progress. See OMV7 doc.]] | | [[https://www.snapraid.it/|Official site: SnapRAID]] \\ [[https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/snapraid/snapraid.1.en.html|Debian man page: snapraid]] |
| [[omv8:omv8_plugins:symlinks|Symlinks]] | Services | Create and manage filesystem symlinks. | ✅ [[omv8:omv8_plugins:symlinks|Available]] | | [[https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/coreutils/ln.1.en.html|Debian man page: ln]] |
| [[omv8:omv8_plugins:zfs|ZFS]] | Storage | Advanced filesystem and volume manager with snapshots and RAID-Z. | 📝 [[omv8:omv8_plugins:zfs|In progress. See OMV7 doc.]] | | [[https://openzfs.org/|Official site: OpenZFS]] \\ [[https://web.archive.org/web/20230904234829/https://pthree.org/2012/04/17/install-zfs-on-debian-gnulinux/|Conceptual guide: Aaron Toponce – ZFS on Linux]] |

==== Backup ====

^ Plugin ^ GUI ^ Description ^ Documentation status ^ Useful forum resources ^ External resources ^
| Backup | System | Backup and restore OMV system configuration (excluding data disks). | ❌ Not documented | [[https://forum.openmediavault.org/index.php?thread/43774-how-to-restore-omv-system-backup-made-with-openmediavault-backup-plugin/|Guide. FSArchiver. (ed 2025)]] \\ [[https://forum.openmediavault.org/index.php?thread/31742-backup-plugin-create-a-single-img-backup-image-for-use-with-win32-disk-imager-et/&postID=286777#post286777|Guide. ddfull. (2021)]] \\ [[https://forum.openmediavault.org/index.php?thread/25755-how-to-restore-omv-4-x-from-backup-plugin-to-system-ssd/|Guide. Restoration Guide. (2019)]] \\ [[https://forum.openmediavault.org/index.php?thread/22810-how-to-restore-from-an-omv-backup/&postID=174536#post174536|Restoration procedure. (2018)]] | [[https://www.fsarchiver.org/|Official site: FSArchiver]] \\ [[https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/coreutils/dd.1.en.html|Debian man page: dd]] |
| [[omv8:omv8_plugins:borgbackup|BorgBackup]] | Services | Encrypted, deduplicated backup solution based on Borg. | ✅ [[omv8:omv8_plugins:borgbackup|Available]] | [[https://forum.openmediavault.org/index.php?thread/36602-how-to-make-backups-with-borg-using-borgbackup-plugin/|Guide]] | [[https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/|Official site: BorgBackup]] \\ [[https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/borgbackup/borg.1.en.html|Debian man page: borg]] |
| Rsnapshot | Services | Rotating incremental backups using rsnapshot. | ❌ Not documented | | [[https://rsnapshot.org/|Official site: Rsnapshot]] \\ [[https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/rsnapshot/rsnapshot.1.en.html|Debian man page: rsnapshot]] |
| Timeshift | Services | System snapshots similar to Windows Restore or Time Machine. | ❌ Not documented | [[https://forum.openmediavault.org/index.php?thread/52866-openmediavault-timeshift-7-0/|Dedicated thread]] | [[https://github.com/linuxmint/timeshift|Official site: Timeshift ]]  |

==== Network / Sharing ====

^ Plugin ^ GUI ^ Description ^ Documentation status ^ Useful forum resources ^ External resources ^
| Fail2ban | Services | Protect services by banning malicious IPs based on log analysis. | ❌ Not documented | | [[https://www.fail2ban.org/|Official site: Fail2ban]] |
| iPerf3 | Services | Network throughput testing tool. | ❌ Not documented | | [[https://iperf.fr/|Official site: iPerf3]] |
| MiniDLNA | Services | Lightweight DLNA/UPnP media server. | ❌ Not documented | | [[https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Manual/MiniDLNA|Debian wiki: MiniDLNA]] |
| SFTP | Services | Jailed SFTP server configuration. | ❌ Not documented | | [[https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/openssh-client/sftp.1.en.html|Debian man page: sftp]] |
| Tgt (iSCSI) | Services | Configure iSCSI targets using tgt. | ❌ Not documented | | [[https://manpages.debian.org/testing/tgt/tgtd.8.en.html|Debian man page: tgtd]] |
| WebDAV | Services | Enable WebDAV access to shared folders. | ❌ Not documented | | |
| [[omv8:omv8_plugins:wireguard|WireGuard]] | Services | Modern, fast and lightweight VPN solution. | ✅ [[omv8:omv8_plugins:wireguard|Available]] | | [[https://www.wireguard.com/|Official site: WireGuard]] |

==== Core plugins included in OpenMediaVault 8 ====

The following table lists the official core plugins provided by OpenMediaVault.

It aims to give a quick overview and to centralize links to forum guides and upstream documentation where available.

^ Plugin ^ GUI ^ Description ^ Useful forum resources ^ External resources ^
| Antivirus | Services | Antivirus engine for detecting malware and viruses. ClamAV | | [[https://www.clamav.net/|Official site: ClamAV]] |
| Bcache | Storage | Use an SSD as a cache device for another block device. | | [[https://bcache.evilpiepirate.org/|Official site: BCache]] \\ [[https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/bcache.html|Official site: Linux Bcache]] |
| Diskstats | Diagnostics | Extend system monitoring with disk I/O statistics graphs. | | |
| FTP | Services | FTP/FTPS server configuration. | | [[http://www.proftpd.org/|Official site: ProFTPD]] |
| Kubernetes | Services | Run Docker containers in a lightweight Kubernetes environment. | | [[https://k3s.io/|Official site: K3s]] |
| LVM | Storage | Create and manage logical volumes and volume groups. | | [[https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/lvm2/lvm.8.en.html|Debian man page: lvm]] |
| Multiple Devices | Storage | Create, manage, and monitor software RAID arrays using Linux MD. | | [[https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/md.html/|Official site: Linux RAID]] |
| OneDrive | Services | Synchronize a shared folder with Microsoft OneDrive cloud storage. | | [[https://github.com/abraunegg/onedrive|Official site: OneDrive]] |
| Podman | Services | Container engine used by several container-based plugins. | | [[https://podman.io/|Official site: Podman]] |
| Shairport | Services | AirPlay (Airtunes) audio receiver. | | [[https://github.com/mikebrady/shairport-sync|Official site: Shairport Sync]] |
| ShareRootFS | | Create shared folders located on the root filesystem. | | |
| SNMP | Services | Expose system metrics via SNMP. | | [[https://www.net-snmp.org/|Official site: Net-SNMP]] |
| TFTP | Services | Provide a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server. | | [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivial_File_Transfer_Protocol|Wikipedia: TFTP protocol]] |
| UPS (NUT) | Services | Configure and manage UPS devices using Network UPS Tools. | [[https://forum.openmediavault.org/index.php?thread/41186-how-to-use-the-openmediavault-nut-plugin/|Guide]] | [[https://networkupstools.org/|Official site: Network UPS Tools]] \\ [[https://manpages.debian.org/nut|Debian man page: nut]] |
| USB Backup | Services | Backup internal data to external USB disks manually or on plug events. | [[https://forum.openmediavault.org/index.php?thread/54869-usb-backup-plugin-openmediavault-usbbackup/|Guide]] | |

== Podman container-based core plugins ==

^ Plugin ^ GUI ^ Description ^ Useful forum resources ^ External resources ^
| File Browser | Services | Web-based file management interface. | | [[https://filebrowser.org/|Official site: FileBrowser]] |
| OwnTone | Services | Media server supporting DAAP, MPD and RSP protocols. | | [[https://github.com/owntone/owntone-server|Official site: OwnTone server]] |
| PhotoPrism | Services | AI-powered photo management and sharing application. | | [[https://www.photoprism.app/|Official site: PhotoPrism]] |
| S3 | Services | S3-compatible object storage based on MinIO. | | [[https://min.io/|Official site: MinIO]] |
| WeTTY | Services | Browser-based terminal access over HTTP/HTTPS. | | [[https://github.com/butlerx/wetty|Official site: WeTTY]] |