diff --git a/faq.md b/faq.md index bb9cfc91..fe9f1071 100644 --- a/faq.md +++ b/faq.md @@ -3,22 +3,22 @@ #### Under which licence is YunoHost distributed? -YunoHost packages are under free licenses GNU AGPL v.3. +YunoHost packages are under the free license GNU AGPL v.3. YunoHost is based on Debian, so on licenses of Debian based elements. -Applications and applications packages have their respectives licenses. +Applications and application packages have their respective licenses. #### What is the goal of YunoHost? We believe that decentralizing the Internet, and people taking back control and -responsability over their own data and services, is a crucial issue to guarantee +responsibility over their own data and services, is a crucial issue to guarantee a free and democratic society. The YunoHost project aims to democratize self-hosting. -It provides a software that aim to make it easy for people to run and +It provides a software that aims to make it easy for people to run and administrate their own server, with minimal knowledge and time required. @@ -31,31 +31,31 @@ work for you. For instance, if you wanted to install Wordpress, you would need to type a bunch of commands to create some users, setup a web server, setup a SQL server, download the wordpress archive, uncompress it, configure the web server, -configure the SQL database, and finally configure wordpress. YunoHost handle -the technical mess and "type all these commands for you", so that you can focus +configure the SQL database, and finally configure wordpress. YunoHost handles +the technical mess and "types all these commands for you", so that you can focus on what really matters. -More info on [this page](whatsyunohost) ! +More info on [this page](whatsyunohost)! -#### Can I host my own personnal website with YunoHost? +#### Can I host my own personal website with YunoHost? -Yes ! Have a look at the [Custom Web app](https://github.com/YunoHost-Apps/my_webapp_ynh). -It provides an "empty shell" : after installing it, just upload your files +Yes! Have a look at the [Custom Web app](https://github.com/YunoHost-Apps/my_webapp_ynh). +It provides an "empty shell": after installing it, just upload your files (via SSH/SCP or SFTP) to the right location. You can have PHP and a SQL database if you need. #### Can I host many independents websites with different domain names? -Yes ! YunoHost is multi-user and multi-domain. Some applications like *WordPress* or *Web App Multi Custom*, are multi-instances, which means that the application can be installed many times. +Yes! YunoHost is multi-user and multi-domain. Some applications like *WordPress* or *Web App Multi Custom*, are multi-instances, which means that the application can be installed many times. -#### Why can't I access to applications via the IP address? +#### Why can't I access applications via the IP address? The [SSO](https://github.com/Kloadut/SSOwat/) (single sign-on) cannot properly authenticate users when they access your server with only its IP. If you really can't configure the DNS properly, you can temporarily work around it by [modifying the `hosts` file (last ยง)](dns_local_network_en) on your computer. -#### What's YunoHost's business model? +#### What is YunoHost's business model? At the moment, YunoHost is maintained only by volunteers working in their free time. Basically no money is involved in the project (apart from server fees