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@mike805 @Em0nM4stodon
Sorry to ask, but how #secure is it? I mean, how easy would it be for #hacker to get my shared files/messages/shared camera, considering that I won't #selfhost?
This is your casual reminder to #selfhost 
At least that what you are comfortable with 
#selfhosting is about being independent. About owning your data. About reclaiming the 'net and decentralizing it. It is about taking control. Being able to do things the way you see fit. And it is about breaking free from subscriptions and from big tech which is #enshittifying like there is no tomorrow.
Go #selfhosted the way you see fit. In small steps, one platform at a time - or with a head first dive if you are feeling adventurous. Share your experiences, write a blog about it, create a video or post about it on the Fediverse.
It most definitely is not too late to revolt. To give big tech the middle finger. Firmly stand your ground. Be a rebel. 
i will eventually look into #nostr and compare it to #activitypub — probably the most important part about the comparison will be how feasable it is to #selfhost
I managed to fix all critical issues with my #selfhosted #Matrix server.
I also have my #Telegram and #WhatsApp messages bridged to Matrix, and that's so awesome to have all of that in a single app. I'm using Element X on iOS and Element on desktop. I was thrilled by the success, so I also installed Element Web, but I'm not sure I need it.
Alright, I think I'm ready for my next step in learning new tech things . . . learning about servers and VMs. 
I'm pretty happy with how far I got casually over 8 months as a lay person. I was mad busy with life stuff but still managed to do all of these:
- All social media use in the whole household fully replaced with #fediverse
- Operating systems in the whole household replaced with #linux
- Browsers replaced with #FOSS
- Mobile devices all replaced with repairable devices with custom #deGoogled ROMs
(old devices kept and wiped for learning about bootloader unlocking & custom ROMs, cuz #eWaste sucks)
- Cellular and chat service providers replaced with #XMPP and #matrix
- Email replaced with FOSS options
- Cloud storage and Productivity suites #deGoogled with #ManagedHosting of FOSS options
(Doing all of the above cost me less than what 3 months of just my old mainstream cellular bill used to be.)
I feel like my next frontier is learning how to #SelfHost. I'm happy with my various hosts - some are pro bono like the fediverse admins, some are turnkey like the XMPP options. They're great. But I want to learn to self host so that it's less mysterious.
Self-Host Weekly (11 July 2025)
#SmartHome news, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #Kan -- a self-hosted #kanban app, and more in this week's #newsletter recap!
selfh.st · Self-Host Weekly (11 July 2025)
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This isn’t drift. It’s a full-speed dive into #authoritarian control.
Trump’s #DOGE agency is fusing #IRS #ssa #medicaid #voting #immigration and arrest data into one #surveillance engine; built by Palantir, enforced by #ice approved by #scotus
They’re buying your location and search history from #databrokers
Encrypted? Doesn’t matter. Oversight? Gone.
You are the product. And the suspect.
https://prismreports.org/2025/07/10/surveillance-state-in-u-s-is-far-worse-than-you-imagined/
Prism · The growing surveillance state in the U.S. is far worse than you imagined
We don’t live in a democracy. We live in a corporate subscription trap.
FTC tried to require a "click-to-cancel" rule. Blocked by courts.
Self-host. Own your stack. Escape the loop.
CNN · Your gym’s least popular policy was just upheld by three judges
I made a thing:
https://codeberg.org/Sythelux/NFOToPeertube
CLI Python, which will upload video files to your peertube instance based on nfo files next to it. I made it in conjunction with https://ytdl-sub.readthedocs.io/, which will create NFO files, after download.
Codeberg.orgNFOToPeertubeCLI Python, which will upload video files to your peertube instance based on nfo files next to it.
For the vanishingly small number of people that run Mastodon in #Dokku I've updated the repo to 4.4.1
GitHubGitHub - cooperaj/dokku-mastodon: Project files for getting Mastodon running on DokkuProject files for getting Mastodon running on Dokku - cooperaj/dokku-mastodon
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proud of little #footiMac. 2008 Core2 Duo iMac with 16GB RAM and a 1.5TB SSD
She's done excellent work in her space under the stairs. nearly a full year of uptime and chugging away doing Mastodon, Pixelfed (until just now), weewx Weather server, homebridge, streaming relay point, and general web server.
My next trick will be to see if I can move mastodon from using local storage for media to using cloud storage. I'm at about 70% usage now, so it's time.
Your old computers always have a purpose friends! Don't throw them away!
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When I wrote my last post above I got an error from my instance that the post was over the 500 character limit. Which is odd, since I have the limit set to 2000 on my instance.
Sure enough, it looks like somewhere along the line I blew away the config files that had been edited to enable the longer posts.
So consider this a test to see if I have correctly re-applied the hack, which is what it is, and completely unnecessarily, in the code for mastodon when this should be a simple switch/option in the admin panel!
(edit: confirmed: 2000 character limit restored)
#selfhost #footiMac #Pixelfed #Mastodon #upgrade #Debian
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#selfhost v4.4.1 upgrade complete! Phew that was a long one. But I think I found the root of the issue in the zombie pixelfed install. Maybe it had a memory leak (it wasn’t a current version) or maybe it was just too much for #footiMac.. but it was definitely slowing things down. Things are much more responsive now in general. I guess that brings the pixelfed testing to an end for now. But I'll probably bring it back up elsewhere if I get a chance.
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@hack13 I have a #wireguard entrypoint in a #vps and connect through it to my #homeserver
Currently have:
#pihole
#homeassistant
#esphome
#mstream
#gonic
#WoodpeckerCI worker
And #caddy as reverse proxy