... knowing your online accounts can be shut off at any time?
... having your data exposed in data breaches?
... about sharing your data with third-party marketers?
If you're like us and you don't like this one bit, Skarabox is here to help.
Data Sovereignty For Everyone
Skarabox is a 250 x 210 x 380 mm computer running in your home or office
hosting all your data safely and conveniently:
passwords, documents, pictures, contacts, calendars, reminders, e-mails, media, home automation
and local AI
are all stored locally without anyone but yourself being able to look.
Enjoy access to all your data privately
from anywhere around the world
with your mobile phone, laptop, desktop computer
or from any web browser.
The hardware is made from readily available pieces
while the software uses only open source and trusted applications.
This combination makes your Skarabox and the data it hosts
sustainable for decades.
Our Service
For 2199CHF, get your Skarabox now with no technical knowledge needed!
1000CHF for the hardware,
600CHF for 6 months of support,
599CHF for the initial setup.
01
Delivery
We deliver your Skarabox fully built in your home or office.
02
Configuration
We set up your network equipment,
domain name,
e-mail provider,
and any mobile phone, desktop computer and laptop you want to access your data from.
03
Monitoring
We take care of maintaining your Skarabox
with 24/7 automated health monitoring.
04
Training
We provide on demand training
and local support.
A Unique Alternative
vs. Cloud providers
Skarabox is a privacy and data sovereignty preserving alternative to cloud providers like Google and Dropbox.
No one but you and those you deliberately share it with can access your data.
No one can cut off access to your account.
vs. NAS providers
Skarabox is an open source and repair friendly alternative to NAS providers like Synology and QNAP.
There is no blind trust involved, everything can be inspected.
vs. Personal clouds
Skarabox is a NixOS alternative - with full integration tests - to personal cloud tools like YUNoHost or CasaOS.
NixOS makes Skarabox very resilient to various kind of errors which would cripple a more usual system.
User-First Guarantee
Enjoy the best customer service, forever.
We believe you deserve a company that delivers better value over time, not worse.
This is enforced by design because everything - the hardware, software and data - belong to you.
This makes you free to unsubscribe at any time without any immediate repercussion.
So we better keep delivering good value!
We do still encourage you to get a subscription to help sustain our team
and help us deliver even more value to you.
With the subscription, you don't need to waste time administrating your Skarabox,
everything is taken care by our team.
DIY Friendly
Do you have some technical knowledge and a bit of free time?
Skarabox encourages you to become the sysadmin of your own Skarabox.
All of Skarabox is open source and located in two repositories:
Skarabox for the NixOS installer
if you don't have NixOS yet
and SelfHostBlocks which contains all the NixOS modules needed for the services configuration.
Feel free to join our Matrix channel
to ask technical questions.
Our Chosen Stack
We have been using Skarabox ourselves for 3 years
and carefully chose applications that fit well together
and provide a great user experience.
Graduate of the Université Libre de Bruxelles with a Master's in Electromechanical Engineering,
Pierre started his career as a Software Engineer and worked for 3 years in Belgium
before continuing his journey in Los Angeles, California during 9 years.
At the end of 2024, he moved in Switzerland with his wife and their six kids.
Pierre has always been a strong advocate of self-hosting and data sovereignty.
He puts the protection of privacy at the core of his personal and professional values.
