selfhosting

If you’re looking to deploy #SNAC, the official repo contains example files for different scenarios, including a #DockerSwarm + #Traefik reverse proxy config I contributed that runs here.

If you’d like to test it without compiling and building your own image, the ready-made ones I keep for my own setup are always available at https://codeberg.org/daltux/-/packages/container/snac/versions



#selfHosting #fediAdmin #FreeSoftware

🏕️ my adventures in #selfhosting - day 94 ✨

Self-hosted Ghost site unveiling - take 2 🎬

I'm finally ready to show you my self-hosted #Ghost site: installed on my own, with command lines, with a lot of patience and after many attempts (including 4 VPS wipes).

It took me a while to migrate all the posts, media and members, but here we go, finally:

✨ https://news.elenarossini.com ✨

Thanks to your wonderful advice and help (especially by @shollyethan) I got the courage to edit my nginx config and I'm waiting to see if the redirects from the old posts work. It's always DNS... and nginx 😂​

And this is take 2 because I swear this self-hosted Ghost site is slightly cursed and the first time around as soon as I edited the URL of an old Mastodon toot, the site went offline. This happened twice today. Won't touch any URLs and will metaphorically sage the VPS to clear its energy 'cause it's a little cursed 🌿

#MySoCalledSudoLife

https://fedihost.co #Mastodon instances have been updated to v4.3.9

Learn more about this release here:
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.3.9

#hosting #SelfHosting #GetFederated #ActivityPub #Fediverse #FediHost

🏕️ my adventures in #selfhosting - day 198 (summer project edition) 🏖️​

Hello Fedi friends,

I hope you've been having a nice week so far.

I've been in childcare mode, thus the silence. I've been thinking about something and I would love to get your advice.

#AskFedi: is there a way to export one's #GoToSocial archive of posts (but not replies to other users)? Like something with command lines that doesn't require tedious copy and paste operations?

I wanted to gather up all the posts about the first 6 months of my self-hosting journey, to neatly organize them on my website (either in multiple blog posts or pages) so that they could be more easily searchable. It's not really ideal to go on an infinite scroll quest in reverse chronological order to see the evolution of my self-hosting journey.

Like, I'm curious to see what I was up to in January but going back in time loading old posts takes forever. And I cannot really search for keywords.

I'd like to keep things organized and easily searchable. And implement a POSSE system going forward... publishing on my site first and then syndicating elsewhere.

It's my summer of POSSE inspired by @molly0xfff 🤗
https://www.citationneeded.news/posse/

If you have any ideas about how I can easily export all my #GtS posts, I'm all ears.

If not, I suppose I will start copying and pasting everything and do monthly installments of my self-hosting journey (aka "month 1" etc.). After all I have 1125 posts (sigh).

Anyways, I hope this finds you well and that you're keeping cool in this scorching heat (especially fellow Europeans).

have a lovely morning/afternoon/evening wherever you are ❤️​

#MySoCalledSudoLife

Do you want to create your own Wiki? You might want to try some of these options:

(All of these are free and open source)

🌱 @mediawiki - The software used by Wikipedia

🌱 @TiddlyWiki - Personal wiki stored in a single HTML file

🌱 @FeatherWiki - Lightweight software for making wikis, notebooks, databases in a single file

🌱 @bookstack - Easy-to-use simple wiki & documentation software

🌱 @xwikiorg - Wiki software aimed at businesses, libre alternative to Confluence

#SelfHosting #Wiki #FOSS

#AskFedi do you know anyone with a federated Wordpress site who uses it extensively? Not just for publishing straight to the Fediverse, but also in a social way (aka as a fedi profile)?

I've run into a few roadblocks with mine and I could really use some inspiration 😊​

#Wordpress #ActivityPub #selfhosting

'hello world' i would say.

some of you might already know me, but for those who dont

i'm radhitya (al1r4d in the other place) and interested in #linux, #openbsd, #golang, #c, low-level programming, #esp32, #arduino, and #selfhosting.

i think this should be enough to introduce myself.

🏕️ my adventures in #selfhosting - day 111 (quiet edition) 💤

Good morning Fedi friends!

I hope you had a nice weekend.

After backing up my two VPSs I am now staring at my #YunoHost dashboard thinking: now what?

It feels a little odd not to have to tackle any pressing self-hosting issues. Everything seems to be working well, including my manual installation of Ghost on a second (Ubuntu) VPS.

I'm now in maintenance mode.

I must confess in the past 24 hours I have spent some time browsing @yunohost 's app catalogue. So many fascinating things in there! But I am exercising restraint (for now, LOL!)

I'm very grateful for all the software I'm currently self-hosting.

On Debian (via YunoHost):

#Fail2Ban
#Friendica -> https://elenarossini.fr/profile/ele/
#GoToSocial (this account!)
#LinkStack -> https://elena.social
#Pixelfed -> https://photos.elenarossini.com/ele

On Ubuntu:

Fail2Ban
My #Ghost blog/newsletter -> https://news.elenarossini.com
#Varnish cache

I'm highly aware of my privilege and how lucky I am to be doing all this. But can I confess I'm a little bored? Thankfully I may have another big project on the horizon: upgrading my VPS and installing / self-hosting #PeerTube. But that will be for another week. Resting now and enjoying this sense of empowerment / digital sovereignty. Very grateful to be in this position.

Wishing you all a fantastic week!

#MySoCalledSudoLife

Nachdem ich nun schon auf meinem neu installierten Mastodon Server präsent bin, möchte ich euch nicht vorenthalten, wie ich das gemacht habe.

Eine Anleitung findet ihr in meinem Notebook: https://info.jyrgi.de/services/mastodon/index.html

#Mastodon #SelfHosting #HomeServer

There are a LOT of Fediverse projects out there!

If you're a techy person interested in self-hosting Fediverse platforms, you might like to check out the "Delightful Fediverse" list which tries to feature every Fediverse project available:

🌱 https://codeberg.org/fediverse/delightful-fediverse-experience

(It's worth noting the meaning of the emoji next to project names, as the status of different projects varies.)

#Fediverse #ActivityPub #SelfHosting #FOSS

🏕️ my adventures in #selfhosting: day 230 (disconnected edition) 🏝️

a micro blog post that celebrates the release of #Ghost v6 - and laments the fact I can’t upgrade to it at the moment (stranded in a remote place with spotty internet).

🔗: https://news.elenarossini.com/my-so-called-sudo-life/my-adventures-in-self-hosting-day-230-disconnected-edition/

HUGE congratulations to @index @johnonolan and the whole Ghost team 🥳

I’m starting a countdown and hope I can type “ghost update” in Terminal in 12-13 days or so.

#MySoCalledSudoLife #MySoCalledSudoLifeInterrupted #selfhosted #ActivityPub

All https://fedihost.co #Mastodon instances have been updated to v4.4.2

Thank you!

Learn more about this release here:
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.2

#hosting #SelfHosting #GetFederated #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Good morning Fedi friends!

I was supposed to start writing a new blog post about my tech stack - disclaimers about the apps/platforms I use and the ones I actively avoid for ethical reasons…

Well I just started doing some research and reading about #technofeudalism … and fell down a fascinating and haunting rabbit hole.

🔗: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/451795/technofeudalism-by-varoufakis-yanis/9781529926095

“Technofeudalism” is officially my word of the year, if not the decade (century, possibly). I wish more people were aware of it.

The #Fediverse feels more and more like a safe haven for me. And in the bleakness of our current political and technological situation, I’m comforted by the fact I’m currently self-hosting essential services (thank you @yunohost ).

TL;DR: I’m super grateful for the existence of the #Fediverse and the fact I’ve learned how to self-host – two amazing ways to resist technofeudalism.

#SelfHosting #DigitalSovreignty #resistance #resist #BigTech #RebelAlliance

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:

🔗​: https://blog.elenarossini.com/a-newbies-guide-to-self-hosting-with-yunohost-part-1-reasons-requirements/

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

All https://fedihost.co #Mastodon instances have been updated to v4.4.3

This release contains some bug fixes and a small security patch.

Thank you!

Learn more about this release here:
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.3

#hosting #SelfHosting #GetFederated #Fediverse #ActivityPub

A little #introduction post to get me started here:

I’m just bee seventytwo, you know? (he / him)

Interested in what makes things better for everyone, but probably not very interesting in myself.

Some ideas to get to know me:
#Privacy #FOSS #SelfHosting #TheLeft #Kindness #Cats

#TransRightsAreHumanRights

#NoBot #NoBridge #NoAI

You can contact me on XMPP: [email protected]

📣​ New post 📝​

"A newbie's guide to self-hosting: GoToSocial part 1 (installation and set-up)"

🔗​: https://blog.elenarossini.com/a-newbies-guide-to-self-hosting-gotosocial-part-1-installation-and-set-up/

Basically a visual guide showing how to install #GoToSocial via #YunoHost and set it up with some basic security.

⏱️​ From start to finish, it should take about 25-30 minutes.

It's my act of resistance against tech bros... I love the idea of teaching people how to self-host their own social media instance, connected to the fediverse ✌️​❤️​ ​

Thank you @yunohost  and @gotosocial for empowering us all!

#SelfHosting #Fediverse #newbie #MySoCalledSudoLife #blog #resist

Good morning Fedi friends,

I have been feeling a rising anxiety over the state of the open web and the fediverse - after seeing efforts by politicians all over the world (in Europe too!) to introduce age verification laws for social media.

My way of coping?

Teaching people how to self-host their own Fediverse profile (using the superb #GoToSocial) via #YunoHost.

Chapter 1 in this series is available here:

🔗 : https://blog.elenarossini.com/a-newbies-guide-to-self-hosting-gotosocial-part-1-installation-and-set-up/

#resist #blog #ActivityPub #selfhosting

[Decentralized, federated platform for dog owners]

I haven’t been able to get this idea out of my head for a while now. 😩😁

Why are there centralized platforms for dog owners—but no open, decentralized alternative? 🤔

What if clubs, animal shelters, dog training schools, or local communities could run their own instances while still being interconnected, based on ActivityPub, similar to the Fediverse? 😃

Possible features could include:
🐶 Dog profiles
🚶 Walks & meetups
📍 Dog parks & local spots
⚠️ Poisoned bait and hazard alerts
🔎 Missing & found dogs

The focus would be on data sovereignty, local communities, and open standards instead of a centralized platform. 😉

Attached is a preliminary concept diagram to make the idea more tangible.

I’d be interested to know:
Would you use something like this, or even help build it? ⁉️ 🙄

#Fediverse #ActivityPub #OpenSource #SelfHosting #Dogs #DogLovers #AnimalWelfare #Community #Idea

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!

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:

🔗​: https://blog.elenarossini.com/a-newbies-guide-to-self-hosting-with-yunohost-part-1-reasons-requirements/

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

I received another phishing email along the lines of "such and such service needs to be reset; contact your administrator by clicking the following link".

I opted not to click the link and instead contacted the administrator directly. The administrator, who is me, confirmed there was nothing amiss and that I should consider the email spam.

#tech #SelfHosting #phishing #scams

New post:

"A newbie's guide to self-hosting with #YunoHost. Part 2: installation & setup"

🔗 : https://blog.elenarossini.com/a-newbies-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...

#selfhosting #FOSS #empowerment

Dear fellow or potential fellow gotosocial instance admins,
I've come up with a novel way to set up a #gotosocial server behind a reverse proxy, which avoids the use of making new firewalling rules - both on a VPS, and creating port forwarding on one's home router. This method is ideal for minimizing the cost of running one's own #ActivityPub/#Mastodon server, in a way that leverages inexpensive fast storage on the backend (say, on a #RaspberryPi 5, 2GB of RAM, with an NVMe). As many valiant and praiseworthy Mastodon server admins might attest to, renting cloud VPS' can cost a lot, especially when storing many tens or hundreds of GB of user data.

My method avoids the need of forwarding ports 443 and 80 into one's home LAN, using DNAT (on the VPS) and port forwarding (on one's home router). In a nutshell, it's a novel use of #Wireguard, in conjunction with #nginx on the frontend, and gotosocial on the backend. This can save the cost of renting a dedicated VPS, to get the exclusive use of ports 443 and 80, in conjunction with static IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. My method optimizes on reliability and cheapness, but it's not the most secure - decryption and re-encryption happens on the VPS, before the data travels down the Wireguard tunnel. This exposes the data to any underlying hypervisor at one's hosting company. So full disclosure there.

I've run my method by the helpful gotosocial furries in their #Matrix Help chatroom (and I'm grateful for their help to debug subtle warts the method had), and got their blessing, at least to the technical soundness of the method.

I have a testing instance of gotosocial 0.21.0 set up with this new method: https://g.toque.im

I'm the user @owl on that instance, should you wish to befriend me there.

I'll make a longer blog post on this in the days to come, and post it in a reply to this post. (I also cross-posted this on another account of mine, please forgive the duplicate: @gtsadmin )

#DevOps #Linux #infosec #SelfHosting #DataSovereignty #OpenSource

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