UI COMPARISON - CyberMind-FR/secubox-deb GitHub Wiki
SecuBox UI Comparison: OpenWRT vs Debian
Side-by-side comparison of the two SecuBox implementations
Overview
| Aspect |
OpenWRT |
Debian |
| Repository |
secubox-openwrt |
secubox-deb |
| Base OS |
OpenWRT 23.05+ |
Debian Bookworm |
| Architecture |
mipsel, arm |
arm64, amd64 |
| Target Hardware |
Routers, embedded |
GlobalScale boards, VMs |
| Module Count |
17 |
47 |
| Theme |
LuCI Dark |
CRT P31 Phosphor |
Visual Comparison
Theme
| OpenWRT LuCI |
Debian CRT P31 |
| Dark blue/gray |
Phosphor green |
| Sans-serif fonts |
Monospace (Courier) |
| Flat design |
Glow effects |
| Standard buttons |
Terminal aesthetic |
Dashboard
| OpenWRT |
Debian |
| System overview widget |
Real-time metrics |
| Network status |
Service status grid |
| Package info |
Module health |
| Basic graphs |
Animated charts |
Navigation
| OpenWRT |
Debian |
| Top menu bar |
Collapsible sidebar |
| Dropdown submenus |
Icon + text links |
| Category tabs |
Category groups |
| Breadcrumbs |
Module header |
Technical Comparison
Backend
| Component |
OpenWRT |
Debian |
| Web Framework |
LuCI (Lua) |
FastAPI (Python) |
| IPC |
ubus + RPCD |
Unix sockets |
| Config Format |
UCI |
TOML |
| Auth |
Session cookies |
JWT tokens |
| API Style |
RPC |
REST |
Frontend
| Component |
OpenWRT |
Debian |
| Templating |
Lua views |
Vanilla JS |
| Styling |
LESS/CSS |
CSS Variables |
| JS Framework |
LuCI.js |
None (vanilla) |
| Real-time |
Polling |
WebSocket |
Services
| Service |
OpenWRT |
Debian |
| CrowdSec |
✅ |
✅ |
| WireGuard |
✅ |
✅ |
| nftables |
✅ |
✅ |
| HAProxy |
✅ |
✅ |
| Netdata |
✅ |
✅ |
| LXC |
❌ |
✅ |
| AppArmor |
❌ |
✅ |
| Audit |
❌ |
✅ |
| SOC |
❌ |
✅ |
Module Mapping
Core Modules (Ported)
| OpenWRT Package |
Debian Package |
Status |
| luci-app-secubox |
secubox-hub |
✅ Complete |
| luci-app-crowdsec-dashboard |
secubox-crowdsec |
✅ Complete |
| luci-app-wireguard-dashboard |
secubox-wireguard |
✅ Complete |
| luci-app-auth-guardian |
secubox-auth |
✅ Complete |
| luci-app-client-guardian |
secubox-nac |
✅ Complete |
| luci-app-network-modes |
secubox-netmodes |
✅ Complete |
| luci-app-netifyd-dashboard |
secubox-dpi |
✅ Complete |
| luci-app-bandwidth-manager |
secubox-qos |
✅ Complete |
| luci-app-vhost-manager |
secubox-vhost |
✅ Complete |
| luci-app-cdn-cache |
secubox-cdn |
✅ Complete |
| luci-app-netdata-dashboard |
secubox-netdata |
✅ Complete |
| luci-app-media-flow |
secubox-mediaflow |
✅ Complete |
| luci-app-system-hub |
secubox-system |
✅ Complete |
| luci-app-droplet |
secubox-droplet |
✅ Complete |
| luci-app-metablogizer |
secubox-metablogizer |
✅ Complete |
| luci-app-streamlit |
secubox-streamlit |
✅ Complete |
| luci-app-streamlit-forge |
secubox-streamforge |
✅ Complete |
New Debian-Only Modules
| Package |
Description |
| secubox-portal |
Login/auth portal |
| secubox-waf |
Web Application Firewall |
| secubox-hardening |
System hardening |
| secubox-dns |
BIND DNS server |
| secubox-mail |
Postfix/Dovecot mail |
| secubox-webmail |
Roundcube/SOGo |
| secubox-users |
Identity management |
| secubox-publish |
Unified publishing |
| secubox-gitea |
Git server (LXC) |
| secubox-nextcloud |
File sync (LXC) |
| secubox-c3box |
Services portal |
| secubox-tor |
Tor network |
| secubox-exposure |
Exposure settings |
| secubox-mitmproxy |
MITM inspection |
| secubox-backup |
System backup |
| secubox-watchdog |
Service monitor |
| secubox-traffic |
Traffic shaping |
| secubox-device-intel |
Asset discovery |
| secubox-vortex-dns |
DNS firewall |
| secubox-vortex-firewall |
Threat firewall |
| secubox-meshname |
Mesh DNS |
| secubox-mesh |
Mesh network |
| secubox-p2p |
P2P network |
| secubox-zkp |
Zero-knowledge |
| secubox-soc |
Security Operations |
| secubox-roadmap |
Migration tracker |
| secubox-repo |
APT repository |
Performance Comparison
| Metric |
OpenWRT |
Debian |
| RAM Usage |
~128MB |
~512MB |
| Disk Usage |
~64MB |
~2GB |
| Boot Time |
~30s |
~45s |
| API Latency |
~50ms |
~20ms |
| Concurrent Users |
~10 |
~100 |
Note: Debian requires more resources but provides better performance and scalability.
Migration Path
- Export OpenWRT config - UCI settings
- Install Debian image - Flash to device or VM
- Import settings - Convert UCI → TOML
- Install packages -
apt install secubox-full
- Verify services - Check all APIs responding
- Update clients - Point to new IP if changed
Screenshots
To Capture
Use the screenshot tool to capture both environments:
# From the secubox-deb repository
cd /path/to/secubox-deb
# Install dependencies
pip install -r scripts/requirements-screenshot.txt
playwright install chromium
# Capture VM screenshots
python3 scripts/screenshot-tool.py --host vm
# Capture device screenshots
python3 scripts/screenshot-tool.py --host device
# Generate comparison
python3 scripts/screenshot-tool.py --compare --all
Screenshots will be saved to:
docs/screenshots/vm/ - VM screenshotsdocs/screenshots/device/ - Device screenshotsdocs/SCREENSHOTS-VM.md - VM gallerydocs/SCREENSHOTS-DEVICE.md - Device gallerydocs/UI-COMPARISON.md - Side-by-side comparison
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