Plugins Screens
Describes how to install and maintain 3rd party applications on FreeCORE.
These screens describe FreeCORE 15.0. On 15.1 the plugin store is retired; old Plugins routes open Applications and existing plugin jails remain under Jails. See Plugins, Jails and Applications.
The Plugins screen combines the current FreeCORE plugin catalogue with the plugins already installed on the system. Catalogue contents can change independently of an operating-system release, so the screen can legitimately contain no available applications.
Available Plugins
The upper section contains the catalogue controls:
- Browse a Collection selects the plugin collection.
- Refresh Index retrieves the current index for that collection.
- Selecting an available plugin shows its description, version, official status, and installed-instance count.
- Install opens the plugin installation form. It remains unavailable until a pool has been selected for jail and plugin storage.
Use the Settings icon on the Plugins screen to select the storage pool. The available-plugin area can be collapsed when only installed plugins need attention.
Installed Plugins
Installed plugins are listed below the catalogue. Use Columns to choose which details appear, including state, administration portals, addresses, version, release, boot setting, and collection.
Expand a plugin row to see actions supported in its current state:
- Start, Stop, and Restart control the plugin jail.
- Manage opens a management portal supplied by the plugin, when one exists.
- Mount Points manages host storage exposed inside the plugin jail.
- Update updates the plugin and can also update its jail.
- Post Install Notes shows instructions supplied by the plugin, when available.
- Uninstall removes the plugin and its jail after confirmation.
The Boot control determines whether the plugin jail starts with the system.
Plugin Installation
The standard installation form contains:
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Plugin Name | The selected catalogue entry. This value is supplied by the plugin index. |
| Jail Name | A unique name for the jail that will contain the plugin. |
| DHCP | Requests automatic IPv4 network configuration for the jail. |
| NAT | Uses network address translation for the jail. |
| IPv4 Interface, IPv4 Address, IPv4 Netmask | Manual IPv4 settings used when required by the selected network configuration. |
| IPv6 Interface, IPv6 Address, IPv6 Prefix | Manual IPv6 settings used when required by the selected network configuration. |
Click Save to start the installation job. Review its output and any post-install notes before opening the application.
Advanced Plugin Installation exposes four groups of jail settings: Basic Properties, Jail Properties, Network Properties, and Custom Properties. Defaults can also come from the plugin manifest. Change advanced values only when the application or network design requires it, and select the intended host interface explicitly on multi-interface systems.
Uninstalling a plugin deletes data and snapshots stored inside its jail. Put important application data in a separately managed dataset exposed through Mount Points, where the application supports that layout, and include it in the backup plan.