My current #selfhosted stack, will update this as I go along: https://notes.zef.pub/self-hosted-stack
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Just shared a new guide! 📸🎥 Learn how to self-host Pixelfed and PeerTube on a Raspberry Pi 5 using an external hard drive and Cloudflare Tunnel for secure access. Own your photos and videos, your way.
Sobreviví al upgrade de Proxmox 8 a 9
El momento más temido de todo selfhoster se llama upgrade. Especialmente cuando se trata del sistema operativo que soporta todo tu sistema. Y sí, ha llegado ese momento para mí. Uso Proxmox en mi servidor casero. Es un sistema operativo basado en Debian, especializado en virtualización. Permite un manejo bastante sencillo y versátil de los recursos, y como está basado en Linux, […]
🔗 https://altgr.xyz/2025/11/05/sobrevivi-al-upgrade-de-proxmox-8-a-9/
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This Week in Self-Hosted (2 August 2024)
#Fediverse deep dives (courtesy @_elena), software launches, updates, directory additions, a spotlight on #PGBackWeb - a web app for creating and scheduling PostgreSQL backups, and more in this week's self-hosted recap!
https://selfh.st/newsletter/2024-08-02/
#selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #opensource #homelab #foss #newsletter #database #backup
If you are in the USA and want to get started on your #selfHosting journey, you can buy a pre-installed FreedomBox.
New, powerful FreedomBox hardware available for purchase!
https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/new-powerful-freedombox-hardware-available-for-purchase/3969
This is the second edition. It is powerful enough to run the entire set of apps (40+). You can also do some desktop tasks like web browsing/LibreOffice if you connect a monitor.
Storage and RAM can be upgraded. #rightToRepair
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The web store is a WordPress app running on a #FreedomBox 
Dear Fedi friends,
I just hit "publish" on my blog post "A newbie's guide to #selfhosting with #YunoHost. Part 1: reasons + requirements". It's here if you wanna read it:
This guide is intended for true newbies who are curious about self-hosting some essential digital services. I'm hoping to dispel some myths about self-hosting and make it appear accessible to all. Well, at least to people curious about it but hesitant to get started because they think it's too complicated. That was me up to a year ago.
Special thanks and shout-out to @ilja for setting my journey in motion. And eternal gratitude to @yunohost for the way they are empowering us all with the tools to self-host
#MySoCalledSudoLife #blog #BigTech #rebellion #digitalsovereignty #NextCloud
Terms of Service agreements are legalese that are too long to read. Even if you manage to slog through it (and understand all of it, really?), the corporation will keep changing them all the time without requiring your re-agreement.
Your account can be suspended and all of your data irrevocably removed from their computers, without any recourse.
Isn't this reason enough for self-hosting, even if you don't care about privacy?
✨ New blog post: "Growing My Own Little Fediverse: The Joy of Going Further Down the Rabbit Hole"
Turns out, the future of the internet might just be federated. 💜
https://laurahargreaves.com/growing-my-fediverse/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=autopost
Since #Firefish is becoming unmaintained, I need to find new fedi instance software. My choices as I understand them:
- Some similar Misskey fork such as #Sharkey, #Iceshrimp (but they're ongoing a rewrite?), something else..? Advantage is that in theory I can migrate my current instance without having to create a new fedi identity. But the risk is that the next fork will also become unmaintained due to lack of developers.
- #Akkoma. It's faster and lighter than #Mastodon, but I don't like the default UI and would use the Glitch-soc multi-column UI. I don't know if that works without issues on it, but it seems to be bundled in? Also don't know how active Akkoma is.
- Mastodon. It's apparently heavy to run (no experience), but overwhelmingly the most supported and the most likely to be maintained into the future. Downside (which Akkoma also has) is that I need to create a new fedi identity, as apparently other instances won't accept me just switching to Mastodon and keeping the same identity. That would be some hassle, especially as my old Fosstodon/GenServer.social accounts point to my current identity, which would disappear (maybe I could set up a redirect with Caddy).
- GoToSocial. This is very unknown to me, and it doesn't come with a UI?
- Something else?
Thoughts?
#SelfHosting #FediAdmins #FediMeta
🎉 Finally federated!
After a truly ridiculous amount of stubbornness, debugging, and duct-taping containers together, my Ghost blog is now fully ActivityPub enabled.
You can now follow my blog directly from the fediverse:
@laura 💜🌹
#Fediverse #ActivityPub #OpenWeb #SelfHosting #Ghost #IndieWeb #FediTech
There's a new project called Holos which makes it a lot easier to host a Fediverse server on your own mobile device. You can follow the project at:
➡️ @HolosSocial
The official site explains how it works:
➡️ https://holos.social/how-it-works
To manage expectations, it's still in its early days and mainly for techy people at the moment. However, it will be interesting to follow its development 🙂
Holos is by the makers of the Mastodon/Fediverse mobile app Fedilab.
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Pleased to announce another edition of Cloudbreak, taking place May 28.
For those that don't know already, this is a 6hr fully-supported live training opportunity leading participants with no prior experience in system administration through the process of building up their own #sovereign & secured cloud server.
Hosted in the EU on renewable energy, the finished server also offers both Zoom & Google Docs alternatives.
Info & signup here:
I host my own Phanpy but there's a feature in dev (automatically populate alt-text if it's embedded in images, yessss!!!) I really want. So, I finally setup a build container for @phanpy and a small script to extract out the static folder so I can continue serving it out via Caddy. I wrote a quick post about it, I'm sure there are better and more idiomatic ways of doing this, so advice is welcome.
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Ever messed up an update? We got you covered! Simply restore your Snapshot!
You can now also manage (create, delete, restore) a snapshot of your Box! If you ever messed up your application, OS update or anything else - simply go back to your last snapshot and try again! This way, you can test and learn #BSD even better and easier!
cc: @gyptazy
#education #opensource #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #RUNBSD #learning #ipv6 #freevm #freevps #community #fosdem #hosting #selfhosting #snapshot
New post: "A newbie's guide to self-hosting with #YunoHost. Part 1: reasons + requirements"
I can't believe my #selfhosting one year anniversary is coming up next week. @yunohost truly changed my digital life - for the better.
This is a 1st post in a 4 part miniseries intended for real newbies.
And now excuse me while I go hide in a cave expecting irate replies from sysadmins about certain things I wrote 😅
Il web che amo.
Quello dei piccoli blog indipendenti, magari ospitati su qualche VPS dove si offrono anche servizi open source e privacy oriented, istanze del #fediverso, e tanto altro.
Si può parlare di #indieweb?
In ogni caso, impegniamoci per alimentare un WWW più sano.
Per non creare un'accozzaglia di url, mi limiterò a taggare alcuni profili (in ordine sparso), da cui poi ricavare i link:
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What would you prefer?
Having more followers and reach on Bluesky, but being tied to their bsky.app platform - or having less visibility for your posts, but full independence on your own Mastodon instance?
#Mastodon #Bluesky #Fediverse #Decentralization #SelfHosting #OpenSource
Options: (choose one)
Currently writing a self-hosting guide for newbies, showing off the beauty and ease of #YunoHost.
Part 1 was really popular - beyond my expectations - with 1500+ unique visitors. Thank you!
For reference:
Part 2 (step-by-step installation and post-installation) will be super visual. I tried to keep things simple but I still have 27 - yes TWENTY-SEVEN - screenshots. I'll keep #AltText relevant to each step on a need to know basis or else it will turn into a novel... and will be too overwhelming for people using screen readers.
Aiming to get it published by Wednesday AKA the one year anniversary of the start of my own self-hosting adventures with YunoHost.
This is the guide I wish I had had back in the day... I would have started A LOT sooner. I'm basically writing it to my old self, hoping it will be useful for others 🥹
PSA: if you're using YunoHost please consider donating to them, to keep the project healthy and long-lasting (it's run by a team of volunteers, maintaining hundreds of apps): https://donate.yunohost.org
#MySoCalledSudoLife #FOSS #advocacy #selfhosting
Looking for CMS advice
Hey Web devs!
Do you have any suggestions, tips, opinions, dos, don’ts about headless CMSes?
I have a growing list of small/mid non-profits and collectives asking for my help to (re)make their website. I totally want to help, but I don’t have much time, especially considering that they generally have little or no funding—I would most definitely point them to @VillageOneCoop, otherwise.
Therefore, I want a super simple and replicable solution where I can copy-paste most of the code, while providing them with a stable, fast, and modern solution. I had a look at the Headless CMS section in the Jamstack website, but I need opinions from people who actually used some of that software already.
Needs
I want to code and configure everything using @eleventy
Admin interface (#WebApp) for the client to add pages and write posts
Static website in the front-end
Simple and reliable CI/CD
No/minimal maintenance after the first setup
Self-hostable (I was taking this for granted so much that I forgot to write it)
If it requires forge integration, it should support #ForgeJo
#OpenSource
Nice to have
Possibly using #Deno, not #NodeJS
Allowing the client to customize a bit their website through the admin interface, with a GUI
CMS app packaged on @yunohost
No CMS vendor lock-in
I’d love to write as little JavaScript as possible
#FreeSoftware
Absolutely not
Front-end #JavaScript frameworks
Please, boost this and ask around! Links to videos, tutorials, and resources are welcome.
People whose perspective I would really value: @zachleat @harryfk @deno_land @jaredwhite @vanillaweb @stefan @mxbck @WeirdWriter @deadsuperhero (Sorry if I am spamming you!)
#Eleventy #11ty #CMS #HeadlessCMS #Ghost #DecapCMS #CraftCMS #Strapi #Web #WebDev #WebDesign #StaticGen #StaticWebsite #Website #HTML #CSS #YunoHost #SelfHosting #Wordpress
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/113667636910565210
Good morning Fedi friends! Today is the 1 year anniversary of the start of my #selfhosting adventures with #YunoHost.
I'm currently self-hosting #GoToSocial, #Pixelfed, #PeerTube and #NextCloud – and I'm always on the lookout for the next great app to install.
Thank you @yunohost for making me a more empowered digital citizen 💖
To give back, I'm writing a simple #selfhosting guide for newbies. ICYMI, here's the latest chapter: https://blog.elenarossini.com/a-newbies-guide-to-self-hosting-with-yunohost-part-2-installation-setup/
Wishing you all a great day!
My holiday project will be to setup ente and get rid of google photos
Good morning Fedi friends!
Today is a really special day - it marks the one year anniversary of the installation/setup of this #GoToSocial instance 🎂
For its first few days I kept the account private, doing tests with @stereo (my self-hosting support buddy - THANK YOU!)... and I only published its first public post on January 1st 2025.
I have nothing but great things to say about @gotosocial – I LOVE everything about it. A huge thank you to its developers - keep up the amazing work!
#MySoCalledSudoLife #SelfHosting
New post:
"A newbie's guide to self-hosting with #YunoHost. Part 2: installation & setup"
with a special shout-out to @shollyethan and @ilja who, a year ago, encouraged me to try self-hosting. And of course immense gratitude to the @yunohost team for making all this possible ❤️
I hope this guide may inspire others to try it, too. The path to digital independence and empowerment is easier than you thought...
👾Question about #SelfHosting without a CDN :
How long does it take for you to see the monkey vídeo in this post (10 MB) ?
https://contra.rio.br/@muito_pelo/statuses/01KEFPG15563Y2RX77PKDCSE9B
It uses a a frontend in São Paulo and a backend here at home in Rio de Janeiro. And obviously federation may play a role for secondary viewers.
RE: https://mstdn.feddit.social/@admin/115785533772925924
NotebookLM：The JayJayLands博客
1. 信息图：个人与家庭实验室：自托管指南
2. 闪卡下载为flashcards.csv
3. 技术问答
4. 这个ppt真的很不错了吧！https://alist.feddit.social/d/R2/Digital_Homestead_Self-Hosting_Practices.pdf?sign=MJ_2yI78GI9MYNHf6xvijSFGIkYb05SzVNC5u_18xQo=:0 一年之前用过gemma，感觉ppt效果很一般
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