December 19 #FreeSoftwareAdvent

#DokuWiki: Simple, effective wiki software

It's hard to beat the wiki format for good old fashioned knowledge management. Dokuwiki is a file-based wiki which doesn't need a database and runs on pretty much any PHP-based hosting. It's very easy to set up and use. While it's simple to jump in, DokuWiki also has loads of advanced features like access control and revision history. It supports 50+ languages, alternative visual themes, and has a rich plugin ecosystem.

Thanks @dokuwiki !

https://www.dokuwiki.org/dokuwiki

#FreeSoftwareAdvent
A piece of free software I rely on at work is #Dokuwiki: https://www.dokuwiki.org
We run it on a simple Apache & PHP VM. No need for a database, connects to LDAP for user accounts (optional).

It's old-school but it also has a wysiwyg (what you see is what you get) plugin for editing pages - which doesn't support all formatting features (pending more funding from interested users). But it's there so the non-techy people can clicky-click their headlines and tables.

#FreeSoftwareAdvent
A piece of free software I rely on at work is #Dokuwiki: https://www.dokuwiki.org
We run it on a simple Apache & PHP VM. No need for a database, connects to LDAP for user accounts (optional).

It's old-school but it also has a wysiwyg (what you see is what you get) plugin for editing pages - which doesn't support all formatting features (pending more funding from interested users). But it's there so the non-techy people can clicky-click their headlines and tables.

Do you rely on DokuWiki and its plugins at your company?

There is now an easy way to contribute to the ongoing maintenance of the most important plugins and the overall DokuWiki ecosystem in general.

Read CosmoCode's announcement of their DokuWiki Business Plugin Partner Program at our forum:

https://forum.dokuwiki.org/d/22816-announcing-the-dokuwiki-business-plugin-partner-program

#dokuwiki #opensource #ossfunding

Dear friends of the BSD Cafe,

As 2024 comes to an end, it’s time to reflect on what we’ve built together during the first full year of life for BSD Cafe. Launched on 20 July 2023, this project has grown far beyond what I could have imagined. While I haven’t tracked full uptime data, I can confidently say that the downtime was less than 30 minutes overall - even though the main VM hosting our services moved multiple times (including a switch from a Proxmox hypervisor to bhyve on FreeBSD, for the sake of alignment with our mission). In a world filled with over-engineered HA systems, we’ve outperformed many “big-name” cloud providers. Not bad for a community project, right?

For me, this has been an incredible journey. The users here are not just participants - they’re collaborators, and their positivity has been inspiring. The content shared and created at BSD Cafe has been valuable not only to the BSD community but beyond. What truly sets BSD Cafe apart is the openness for dialogue and exchange. Whether it’s social media posts, Matrix discussions, repositories in our brew, or RSS feeds, people seem to genuinely appreciate what we create and the conversations we foster.

BSD Cafe is a journey - one that grows, evolves, and continues. Our goal isn’t endless growth (we’re a community, not a business) but rather to maintain a welcoming, inclusive space where everyone feels a sense of positivity and belonging. For me, opening any service with “bsd.cafe” in the domain brings joy and pride. That’s the spirit I’ve tried to convey, and I hope it resonates with all of you, whether you’re active BSD Cafe users or friends of the community.

Promoting self-hosting and #OwnYourData has, as a side effect, inspired some users to “go solo” with their own setups. But even then, they remain part of BSD Cafe - in spirit, in purpose, and in connection.

Here’s a look at what we’ve achieved together this year:

- mastodon.bsd.cafe: 370 total users
Active in the past month: 207
Active in the past six months: 286
- snac.bsd.cafe: 14 total users
Active in the past month: 7
- blendit.bsd.cafe: 61 registered users
- matrix.bsd.cafe: 23 users
- brew.bsd.cafe: 29 users - 80 repositories
- freshrss.bsd.cafe: 25 users
- miniflux.bsd.cafe: 11 users
- press.bsd.cafe: 9 users
- myip.bsd.cafe: Constantly used by various users
- wiki.bsd.cafe: Could use a bit more love and content, but it fulfills its role as a functional homepage.
- tube.bsd.cafe: Still in testing - Peertube 7.0 update is on the way.

For detailed stats from our reverse proxy and general router (excluding media services, which generate most traffic but are handled via caching reverse proxies), you can check here - updated hourly: https://netstats.bsd.cafe

The journey of BSD Cafe continues, and I look forward to seeing where 2025 will take us. Together, we’ve built something special - something driven by passion, shared purpose, and a little bit of the BSD magic that makes all of this possible.

Here’s to a new year full of joy, serenity, and connection. Thank you for being part of this adventure.

Wishing you all a fantastic 2025 - and THANK YOU!
Stefano

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