You know what would be cool for non-technical people?

The internet utopia I was expecting when I was younger involves blackboxes sold to non-technical people to self-host services. Like, here, I bought a mastodon instance, I connect it to the internet (just like any appliance or device nowadays), and boom, I am selfhosting it.

There are also blackboxes for other services, like a peertube channel, and a pixelfed for all the family. All under your family domain. Automated updates like your android phone.

#fediverse #selfhost

Allora,
Sto cominciando ad informarmi sui modi di #selfhost e avevo salvato yunohost; sfortunatamente la barra di ricerca mi ha suggerito "yunohost alternative" e mo' ho paura di scegliere qualcosa che poi non funziona.

Ora, io voglio il cloud, l'istanza masto, al massimo il sito mio, non ho eccessive necessità né il tempo e le energie per espandere. Ditemi che basta yunohost o se c'è qualcosa di immediato ma introduttivo per fare sta cosa e bearmene come l'avessi costruita io.

Self-Host Weekly (18 July 2025)

Commentary on #vibecoding, software launches and updates, a spotlight on #Subtrackr, and more in this week's #newsletter recap!

https://selfh.st/weekly/2025-07-18/

#selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #opensource #foss #homelab #homeserver #privacy #subscription #subscriptions #app #apps #software #development

yunohost.org looks so cool! As a complete novice, what is the easiest thing I could self host with an old computer? #selfhost #selfhosting #yunohost

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.

Curious how many folks actually host their internet stuff from their home servers? Also, if you do... are you opening up ports on your router, are you using tailscale to a VPS to proxy the traffic, using something like Cloudflare Tunnels or ngrok?

#webdev #homelab #selfhost #selfhosted

Always wanted to #selfhost your #Fediverse instance but were always worried about system administration trauma?

Do you ever have to run around your flat, picking up all the leftover parentheses from yesterday's party with your hosting coop coworkers?

Then you are probably the right person, check out this post about fearless #Bonfire hosting on a #Guix System. You'll learn that taking care of a community is much more manageable when you let computer do the boring work for you.

Set up HTTPS, automatic backups, automatic nightly upgrades and join the awesome Bonfire community without a single worry on losing data from your instance.

https://fishinthecalculator.me/blog/bonfire--guix-a-love-story.html

I am glad I never used nor recommended glitch dot com as it is now shutting down. It sure felt like a great project, but I am sick of the dependencies we feed when using those kinds of startup’s tools. Make your own tools or use free [software] ones.
If you are interested in an alternative to glitch, check out https://gitlab.com/raphaelbastide/stolon, it is community made, self-hostable and flat file.
#glitch#digitalLiability #selfhost #prototyping