Decided to write some thoughts on the great AO3 outage that you won't find anywhere else.

Because the outage highlights a growing issue of hosting content online.

Read more on Geryow: https://geryow.com/ao3-outage-2026-how-it-highlights-problems-with-internet/

#AO3 #ao3down #SelfHosting #internet

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A series of images in a header, with a sunken ship, computer code, grass and a keyboard, along with AO3's logo and Geryow's, and the title: AO3 is down... So here is something you won't read anywhere else.

Cloud is convenient, but it’s not always in your best interest. Self-hosting can reduce long-term costs, increase control, and improve security. #SelfHosting #EnterpriseIT #OpenSource #CloudComputing

@iam_jfnklstrm Several folks dumping #Proton but looking for #privacy in their #email have suggested looking at https://privacytools.io/privacy-email but there are problems there.

#Disroot had a major failure this week and doesn't have a team that can assure uptime.

Tried #ForwardEmail but immediately found it wouldn't work for our multi-user use case. (Very cool, just doesn't have the interface we need.)

#StartMail has tiny 30GB limits and no way to buy more, and doesn't support labels. (!?)

#Posteo doesn't support using your own domain.

#Tuta doesn't support #IMAP because they philosophically don't believe a secure bridge can be #secure.

People suggest #MailboxOrg but it seems to just be #OpenXchange with no baked-in #E2EE, and the alias limit is ridiculously low.

#SelfHosting requires you to be competent, equipped, and have time.

Basic #email crossing the internet isn't necessarily secure in transit, so you'd have to evaluate the utility of having a #ZeroKnowledge email storage service.

So, I have no idea what I'm doing, but I had this old HP zBook lying around (the thing is from 2014 I think?) with 32gb of RAM and a 1tb SSD in it, just doing nothing.

So I installed linux mint and was like... ok, now what? It's too heavy and awkward to use as a daily-use laptop.

Then I remembered NextCloud and was like - yeah, I wonder if I could host my own NextCloud and use this machine instead of Google Docs/Google Drive? And NextCloud can do a bunch of other stuff too...

So I found two other 1tb thunderbolt drives that I wasn't actually using, and plugged those in. I also already had a non-managed 2.5gb ethernet switch for my work computer's connection (it needs to be ethernet - I need the speed)...

So now I have a pretty respectable hardware setup.... but no idea how to get it all to work.

I know, I know, I could just go to the Linux Mint forums and ask people for step-by-step instructions (which I feel like could be a disaster for me). Or I could read a book. Or I could do any number of things that would take me infinite hours to learn and comprehend and understand.

So what do I do? Yeah, I did it. I asked duck.ai how to do it. And you know what? I'm 90% of the way there after probably a grand total of two hours or so of "work" off/on between actual real work jobs.

So far the hardest part has been trying to get the thing to not go to sleep when I shut the lid.

Anyway, obviously if I want help from an ai, I should at least be using a local AI setup - and that will come eventually. But I'm learning so much. And I'm not annoying the guys on the forums.

And this is actually making it fun. It's like I have a very patient older brother just walking me through each step. I never had an older brother. This is kinda nice, honestly.

Anyway, I'm just saying there is a place for AI, and it's for stuff like this. At least it is for me.

Thanks for coming to my ted talk.

#linux #linuxmint #nextcloud #homeserver #selfhosted #selfhosting #newbie #ai #duckDuckFedi

https://eigen.is/

This looks interesting. I have been using Nextcloud for years, but have been curious about alternatives.

#selfHosting #selfHost

#selfhosting #homelab #OpenWRT #rack

Kennt ihr schon unseren #Podcast? In den „Sibyllinischen Neuigkeiten“ berichten wir aus unserem Clubleben im @chaospott und quatschen über Technik aus den verschiedensten Bereichen.

In der aktuellen Folge blicken wir zurück und versuchen, uns an unsere ersten Erfahrungen mit Linux und unseren ersten Besuch in einem #Hackerspace zu erinnern.
👉 https://podcast.chaospott.de/2026/09/28/erste-male-linux-hackerspace/

In der kommenden Folge beschäftigen wir uns mit dem Thema unabhängige Infrastruktur im #Homelab.

#c3e #cccRegio #Selfhosting

Vibin' is a new free open source music app and self-hosted music streaming server. It is entirely human-made and GenAI/LLM contributions are forbidden. It's currently in beta testing at:

🏡 https://codeberg.org/mickkc/vibin (server)

🏡 https://codeberg.org/mickkc/vibin-app (app)

#SelfHosting #FOSS #MusicPlayers #NoAI

Home server admins, what do you do to protect your server from power outages? (Semi-beginner here, eager to learn.)

I'm tired of my MySQL databases shitting themselves into oblivion, so looking for inspiration.

#HomeServer #SelfHosting #HomeAssistant

In the latest article in our #SelfHosting series, @makkes shows you how to set up and run a Matrix server with Synapse.

https://www.admin-it.io/running-your-own-matrix-server-with-synapse/?utm_source=mam

@element @matrix #Matrix #Synapse #homeserver #messaging #PostgreSQL #OpenID #encryption #backup #security

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Chart of How Matrix Works: The Matrix protocol allows for Matrix homeservers to federate data so that users from different servers can interact with each other.

How to Integrate Rocket.Chat with #BigBlueButton Server

This article provides a guide demonstrating how to integrate Rocket.Chat with BigBlueButton server. Here’s a complete guide to connect Rocket.Chat with BigBlueButton (BBB) for in-app video conferencing on your #Debian VPS:
What is Rocket.Chat?
Rocket.Chat is an open-source communication platform designed ...
Continued 👉 https://blog.radwebhosting.com/integrate-rocket-chat-with-bigbluebutton-server/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon.social #elearning #selfhosted #opensource #vps #videoconferencing #rocketchat #education #selfhosting

Looking for a self-hosted VPN alternative?

OpenZiti is an open-source zero-trust platform for securely accessing private services without exposing them publicly.

It uses cryptographic identities and access policies to control connections between users, devices, and services.

Self-host it, use tunnelers with existing apps, or integrate its SDKs.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/openziti.html

#OpenSource #ZeroTrust #Privacy #SelfHosting #CyberSecurity #VPN #FOSS

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OpenZiti’s GitHub page showing its zero-trust networking description and 4.5k stars.

Snac is a lightweight Fediverse-compatible social network server which is entirely human-written, and doesn't require a database. You can find out more at:

🏡 https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2

You can follow Snac's lead developer at:

🏡 @grunfink

It can be installed via @yunohost (at https://apps.yunohost.org/app/snac) or manually using the installation instructions (at https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2/src/branch/master/README.md).

#SelfHosting #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Snac

Let's share this week-end's recap.
It had to be PlusBrothers fiction's first chapter publication, with sentient HIV virus showing themselves to the public again after more than a year. But Alex "Gifter" and I, just have lost a dear friend. No idea if he died for HIV related complications or if it's a disease appeared independently. He was positive since the 80s. And his loss has shocked us so we didn't feel to celebrate Halloween with our talking virus while Pigi's husband is crying. Maybe Pigi wanted us to continue anyways, but we didn't feel like to.

By chance, following the "ActivityPub" hashtag, we encountered then another platform, called Omicron Blog - https://omicron.blog so we both started to explore it, especially me. But nothing worked in #selfhosting, not at least with an already set up domain with ssl installed by YunoHost. It forced me to modify one thing called CaddyFile which forced me to give up. To be properly set up, @OmicronHQ needs a YunoHost compatible installer. We'll give it another try with another "virgin" domain, just with the ipv4 and ipv6 dns records. We're curious to test it on our hosting first, to see if our community part can be developed on fediverse together with writing-only writefreely setup.

#activitypub #blogging #recap

Loops is an option on NixOS now:
https://search.nixos.org/options?channel=unstable&query=Loops&type=options

#Loops #NixOS #SelfHosting

Ptáte se, jak na degooglizaci.
Odpověď: postupně a bez stresu.
Nemusíš přejít na všechno najednou. Začni třeba fotkami (Ente Photos, šifrované, 10 GB zdarma), pak soubory a kalendář (Nextcloud), chat (Matrix) a hesla (Vaultwarden). Všechno na plakátu provozujeme my, neziskový spolek, na serverech v Německu.
Připravili jsme na webu novou podstránku. Můžete si stáhnout plakát (A4) a šířit ho dál:
https://oscloud.cz/degooglizace.html

#degooglizace #fediverse #selfhosting #opensource #OSCloud

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Plakát Degooglizace: přeškrtnuté služby velkých firem (Google Photos, Gmail, YouTube, Instagram, X a další) a jejich alternativy od OSCloud, například Ente Photos, Nextcloud, Matrix, Vaultwarden, PeerTube, Pixelfed a Mastodon.

Tor relay and bridge operators: v2.2.1 is out 🧅🚀

https://github.com/r3bo0tbx1/tor-guard-relay/releases/tag/v2.2.1

Tor Guard Relay now ships Tor 0.4.9.15 and its new directory-request DoS defenses.

🏗️ Verified upstream source builds
💻 Stable + edge · AMD64 + ARM64

No new mandatory torrc lines. Leave the new rate-limit settings unset so network consensus controls them.

Back up, upgrade and verify the running Tor version.

🌐 https://brokenbot.net/v2.2.1/
http://brokenbotqk7v7y3xpvr6ik7rofivu2dsr5rpkx6xons45reksaykuad.onion/v2.2.1/

#Tor #Privacy #SelfHosting

Running a homelab? Keep everything organized in one place.

Homelable is a self-hosted tool to visualize, document, and monitor your infrastructure.

Map devices and network connections, monitor services, create rack layouts, and document your setup. It also supports Proxmox, Zigbee, Z-Wave, and optional MCP integration for AI assistants.

More details & alternatives:
https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/homelable.html

#SelfHosting #Homelab #OpenSource #Networking #Proxmox #FOSS

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Homelable is a self-hosted homelab management tool for infrastructure visualization, documentation, network scanning, and live monitoring.

There has never been a better time to introduce young French people to the wonderful world of decentralized social networks and - optional - #selfhosting.

An accidental ad for the #Fediverse, exhibit A: https://www.politico.eu/article/french-government-mulled-blocking-social-network-amid-protests/

Looking for an open-source alternative to Calendly?

Tymeslot is a self-hosted scheduling platform with booking pages, calendar sync, automated emails, video meetings, and webhooks.

Integrates with Nextcloud, CalDAV, Google Calendar, and Outlook.

Free to self-host with all features included, under the AGPL-3.0 license.

More details & alternatives:
https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tymeslot.html

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Privacy #Scheduling #FOSS

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Tymeslot is an open-source, self-hosted scheduling platform offering booking pages, calendar synchronization, video meetings, and automated emails.

Want an all-in-one DNS resolver with built-in ad blocking?

Numa is an open-source DNS resolver for Windows, macOS, and Linux, combining encrypted DNS, ad and tracker blocking, and local ".numa" domains.

Features include Oblivious DoH (ODoH), HaGeZi Pro blocklists, DNSSEC validation, and self-hosted local service domains.

More details & alternatives:
https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/numa.html

#OpenSource #Privacy #DNS #AdBlocking #SelfHosting #FOSS

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Numa is an open-source DNS resolver that blocks ads, supports encrypted DNS queries through ODoH, and lets users manage local service domains and hostname overrides.

1/n OK about to start dipping my toes into the world of #selfhosting.

Reasons.
My disappointment with the new #Mastodon web UI just reminds me of the many issues of using the "cloud", that is having your stuff on someone else's server.

My disappointment with those working on the new UI sound just like any other UX developer in a big oligarch owned company who are not going to go back or not make any significant improvements to their beloved concept.

Time to jump ship?

🚨 A heads-up for anyone running #WordPress, #Moodle, #Nextcloud or other PHP-based services.

PHP has confirmed two critical vulnerabilities, both rated 9.2/10. Fixes are scheduled for today, 21 October, at 14:00 UTC.

Prepare to patch PHP, not just your applications. CERT-EU advises considering temporary isolation of public-facing services if prompt patching isn't possible.

It sounds pretty bad. Affected versions are not yet confirmed but I've heard 5.4+

https://www.php.net

#PHP #Security #SelfHosting

The VPS provider advertises for 'port 25 outbound being blocked'.

https://www.infomaniak.com/en/hosting/vps-lite#:~:text=VPS%20Lite%20%3A,outbound%20traffic%20blocked

So I'm now asking them to either offer me a full refund (so I can take my service/money elsewhere) or open port 25 incoming. As it is currently, their service is not as advertised and thus not fit for service.

Let's see what they will do.

@infomaniak_network

#SelfHosting #email

Question on a problem solution for #SelfHosting #email:

Damn, just found out that my VPS hosting can't even do port 25 *incoming* (I knew already they can't/won't do outgoing, but I've got a workaround for that).

Any suggestions on how I can work around the blocked port 25 (SMTP) incoming, while still doing email self-hosting?

It's permissible to rely on another service. Preferably free of charge, and preferably not based out of Murica.

🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2026:
📍 03:00 PM on October 24
🗣️ "A Paranoid’s Guide to Resource Efficient Self Hosting using nspawn"
👥 Speaker(s): Tim Knox
📍 Room: Room 250
🏷️ Track: Cloud and Infrastructure
📝 This talk explores how systemd-nspawn, a little-known but extremely versatile native process encapsu...

#SeaGL2026 #cloud #selfhosting #containers #privacy #linux
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/PQ9AJ7/

🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2026:
📍 02:30 PM on October 24
🗣️ "Simple Scalable Privacy: Unleashing OpenWRT, Pi-hole, Unbound, & Bind9"
👥 Speaker(s): Jonathan Haack
📍 Room: Room 340
🏷️ Track: Cloud and Infrastructure
📝 Tired of relying on big Tech or klonky stacks? If so, come learn how to build self-hosted and scalab...

#SeaGL2026 #cloud #openwrt #pihole #privacy #selfhosting
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/VECMJR/

Want a self-hosted alternative for your notes and documentation?

Alexandrie is an open-source knowledge base with an extended Markdown editor, full-text search, offline support, team workspaces, and S3-compatible storage.

Deploy it with Docker and use built-in import/export tools to manage and back up your data.

More details & alternatives: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/alexandrie.html

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Privacy #KnowledgeBase #Markdown #FOSS

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Alexandrie is a self-hosted, open-source knowledge base with a Markdown editor for organizing, searching, sharing, and exporting notes online or offline.

📁 Want your own file-sharing service?

Chibisafe is an open-source, self-hosted file uploader that turns files, images, and documents into shareable links.

It supports albums, large uploads, file tagging, S3 storage, ShareX integration, and user access controls with no ads or tracking beyond request IP logging.

More details & alternatives: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/chibisafe.html

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Privacy #FileSharing #FOSS

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Chibisafe logo featuring a blue cartoon safe with a yellow handle and anime images peeking out, above the “CHIBI safe” name. Badges show the MIT license, Discord support, Patreon funding, and Buy Me a Coffee.

I finally added something I hope I never need: encrypted recovery for my Tor relays.

Replacing a VPS is straightforward. Preserving the relay’s identity takes preparation.

Tor Guard Relay v2.2.0 can now:
🔐 Back up keys, torrc and transport state in an encrypted archive
✅ Verify the complete archive before you need it
🧰 Restore into an offline staging directory for inspection before activation

It also brings clearer health diagnostics and tighter checks before publishing container images.

I wrote up the changes, with screenshots from a real deployment:
🔗 https://brokenbot.net/v2.2.0

Fellow relay operators: what does your backup and recovery setup look like? Have you actually rehearsed a restore?

#Tor #SelfHosting #OpenSource

#snac2 #selfHosting

🧰 What if popular software had free, open-source alternatives in one place?

The Everything Project by Puter brings together apps for office work, team chat, video calls, media editing, CAD, accounting, project management, and developer tools.

Explore the source code and run individual apps locally. The repository is MIT-licensed.

More details & alternatives: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/everything.html

#OpenSource #FOSS #Privacy #SelfHosting #DeveloperTools #MITLicense

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Screenshot of the Everything Project page showing a glowing blue “Everything” logo and the tagline “The world’s software. Rebuilt, open-sourced, and MIT-licensed.” A collage displays interfaces for office apps, video calls, 3D modeling, project management, presentations, spreadsheets, and other tools. The description explains the project’s goal of rebuilding proprietary software as free, open-source alternatives in a single repository.

Want a self-hosted alternative to Google Drive?

Sync-in lets you store, sync, share, and collaborate on files with Collabora Online, OnlyOffice, and Euro-Office.

Features include WebDAV, full-text search, MFA, and fine-grained access controls.

More details:
https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/syncin.html

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Privacy #FOSS

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Sync-in is a self-hosted file storage and synchronization platform with a dark-themed interface for managing files, sharing documents, and collaborating with others.

Want to keep a searchable archive of your Slack workspace?

Slackdump is an open-source tool for archiving messages, private conversations, channels, files, users, and emojis without requiring workspace admin privileges.

It supports incremental backups, multiple export formats, local search, and an optional read-only MCP server for analyzing archives with AI assistants.

More details & alternatives:
https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/slackdump.html

#OpenSource #Privacy #Slack #DataBackup #SelfHosting #AI #FOSS

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Slackdump archives Slack messages, channels, users, files, and emojis through a terminal-based interface without requiring admin privileges.

🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2026:
📍 11:30 AM on October 23
🗣️ "Sovereign AI: Running Useful, Self-Hosted Agents on Modest Hardware"
👥 Speaker(s): Brady Dibble
📍 Room: Room 332
🏷️ Track: Open-Source AI and Data Science
📝 AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT are powerful, convenient, and a trap. The cost, in addition to...

#SeaGL2026 #ai #selfhosting #privacy #data #FLOSS
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/MAJNGL/

🎤 Upcoming at SeaGL 2026:
📍 10:30 AM on October 23
🗣️ "BadgeFed: Open, Decentralized Badges via ActivityPub"
👥 Speaker(s): Maho Pacheco
📍 Room: Room 250
🏷️ Track: Everything Else
📝 Digital badges promise portable, verifiable recognition, but in practice, they’re locked behind prop...

#SeaGL2026 #tech #activitypub #selfhosting #fediverse #linux
🔗 https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/UC3VVG/

Cryptee: end-to-end encrypted docs, notes, and photo storage, encrypted on your device before it leaves.

Markdown, math, to-dos, attachments. Open-source, auditable front-end (MIT).

Alt to Google Docs and Notion.

https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/cryptee.html

#OpenSource #FOSS #SelfHosting

HortusFox v6.2 - Cozytober Patch published 🎃

Italian translation, various security patches, and new console commands have been implemented in the latest release. 💚

➡️ View release here:
https://github.com/danielbrendel/hortusfox-web/releases/tag/v6.2

#HortusFox #FOSS #OpenSource #SelfHosted #SelfHosting #Plants #Garden #Botany

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In the front the following text is shown: HortusFox v6.2 Cozytober Patch In the back there is a greenhouse with various plants, benches, a fountain and fences. Background image credits to Nazlı Isguven @ Pexels

Want a fitness tracker you actually control?

openGym is an open-source, self-hosted workout tracker for planning routines, logging sets, tracking body weight, and monitoring progress.

Your data stays on your server no subscription, ads, or telemetry. Supports passkeys, offline use, sync, Docker, and a standalone Android APK.

More details & alternatives: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/opengym.html

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Privacy #Fitness #FOSS #Docker

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OpenGym self-hosted gym and body-weight tracker landing page with feature and community stats.

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OpenGym stats dashboard showing workouts, streak, weight progress, activity, and muscle balance.

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OpenGym Push Day workout screen showing barbell bench press with weight, reps, and progression details.

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OpenGym home screen showing weekly schedule, body-weight progress toward a 77 kg goal, and a 12-week streak.

zvec-grep (zg) combines exact text search, ranked search, and AI-powered semantic search in one local-first CLI.

Search code, documents, and data by meaning or exact text while keeping your files and indexes on your machine by default.

More details & alternatives: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/zvec-grep.html

#OpenSource #Privacy #SelfHosting #AI #DeveloperTools

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Screenshot of the zvec-grep (zg) project page, describing it as a local-first search layer for humans and agents, with npm, GitHub CI, Apache 2.0 license, Node.js 22+ badges, and Repository of the Day awards.

Built something I’ve wanted for a while...
An open-source Docker container that makes running a Tor relay actually simple and reliable.

One command. Self-healing. Multi-arch. Runs everywhere from Raspberry Pi to VPS

🔗 https://github.com/r3bo0tbx1/tor-guard-relay

If you care about privacy infrastructure:
🧱 Try it out
🐛 Report bugs
💡 Suggest features
⭐ Star it to help others discover it

Maintaining this in my free time, donation info’s in the README (and please support @torproject, @eff and @privacyguides too).

Protecting privacy, one relay at a time ✨

#Tor #Privacy #OpenSource #Docker #FOSS #SelfHosting #Infosec

hat.sh lets you encrypt files locally in your browser using modern cryptography — nothing is uploaded or stored.

Perfect for securing files before sharing or using cloud storage. Open-source and self-hostable.

👉 https://github.com/sh-dv/hat.sh

👉 More tools like this : https://digital-escape-tools-phi.vercel.app/

#Privacy #Encryption #OpenSource #SelfHosting #DigitalSecurity

No Cloudflare. No 2FA nonsense. No cloud surveillance. Your box. Your rules.

https://hestiacp.com/

#HestiaCP #SelfHosting #SelfHosted #Webmasters #Weblords

This keeps everything entirely under your own control.

#SelfHosting #WebMasters #WebLords #HestiaCP #VPS #Domains

I figured out several ways to run DarkMX on a headless server without GUI. This allows me to install it on a remote server without any desktop environment and run the software as a daemon without the GUI.

First I used the X forwarding feature of SSH to pipe the GUI to a local machine. On that machine I did all the configuration inside the GUI. Then I closed the program.

Then on the remote machine I used 'xvfb' to run DarkMX as a nohup'd daemon with a dummy GUI buffer. That way I don't need to be connected to the GUI from a local machine and the application will still run. It also uses less RAM without the GUI.

There are other ways to do this, such as VNC and xpra. I just chose the quickest, dirtiest method in this case.

Why would I go to all that trouble? Well, I don't need to, but there are some people who might need to publish while maintaining strict anonymity. So they would need tools like DarkMX and TOR. For me it's just fun.

DarkMX operates over the TOR privacy preserving network. As a result the location of my peer is hidden and extremely hard to impossible for an adversary to locate. So when I publish something, such as a letter, or paper, or opinion, anyone can download it since censoring it is not viable. It ensures that my speech remains free and available to the general public. Now when I author essays, papers, homiles and such, I can publish them as file shares, and I can publish them simultaneously as a TOR hidden website with the built-in webserver feature. So readers don't need DarkMX to read my files--they can just fire up TOR Browser or use a TOR proxy with their web browser. If they want to snarf a whole directory they can install DarkMX, or use a script to snarf them via TOR.

If you are inclined to fiddle around with installing this software on a headless server, please share the techniques and tools used that suit you.

(DarkMX download site: https://darkmx.app)

#DarkMX #P2P #FileSharing #Anonymous #SelfHosting #TOR #OnionNetwork #Censorship

@selfhosted@a.gup.pe @infostorm@a.gup.pe @darknet@a.gup.pe infosec@a.gup.pe