Many people are waiting for a competent TikTok alternative. One that is free from corporate control, privacy concerns, blatant censorship or excessive ads.
This is where Loops comes in. Version 1.0 is coming soon. It’s federated & self-hostable. 
I plan on making a video about it once v1.0 drops. Thanks to @dansup for his excellent work! 
🚀 Our first online install party is happening!
Join us this Friday to set up your own Bonfire instance 🔥
We’ll focus on setting up an instance with @coopcloud, answer questions, and support each other along the way.
📅 Friday 27 June at 15:30 UTC
📍 Details: https://mobilizon.libretic.fr/events/c0c0b536-5216-412b-a277-1dadead06997
🏕️ my adventures in #selfhosting - day 188 (REAL self-hosting edition) 👻
Hello Fedi friends,
I hope you had a nice weekend.
I spent the vast majority of the past two months in full time filmmaking mode, for my Fedi promo video.
Now that the French (https://news.elenarossini.com/fedivers-video/) and the Italian (https://news.elenarossini.com/fediverso-video/) voice-over narrations are complete, I can finally resume my self-hosting adventures.
On the agenda for later this week: updating the version of my Ghost installation, which is something I am genuinely self-hosting, without the help of YunoHost...
I already did it once a couple of months ago, but now the stakes are higher because I'm getting hundreds of visits every day (since publishing the Fedi promo video).
Second item on my to do list: figuring out how to log onto #NextCloud from my mobile phone (the iOS app keeps spinning when I enter my server name).
I'm just really grateful to be able to do all this... A mere 6 months ago it would have seemed impossible.
Wishing everyone a great day! 🌞
#MySoCalledSudoLife
Some good news on my side concerning #selfhost, #selfhosting
Thanks @yunohost
I successfully moved my #self-hosted family site to a new server using #Yunohost, thanks to their relentless feature additions and support. I host personal data like photos, emails, and documents to maintain control and avoid risks associated with third-party services. My old server had limitations in disk size and speed, so I decided to upgrade.
Here's what I manage through Yunohost:
Nextcloud: I use it for photos, videos, and documents. It's integrated with mobile apps and office suites, making it a great replacement for Google Drive and Photos.
Email: I set up my own domain for family emails, using Yunohost's diagnostic tools to avoid any issues with spam.
OnlyOffice and Collabora Online: I installed both for document editing within Nextcloud.
SOGo: This serves as a webmail client for easy email access.
BorgBackup: I use it for automated, space-efficient backups of all my apps.
AdGuard Home: This blocks ads at the DNS level, improving my home network experience.
Matomo: I use it for analytics on my open-source projects, replacing Google Analytics.
Custom Projects: I've developed a CORS proxy and maintain Dont-code services for web applications.
The migration process involved several steps:
I disabled AdGuard on my router to prevent internet issues during migration.
I set up SFTP access on the old server to transfer backups.
I installed Yunohost on the new server with a temporary domain.
I backed up and restored system settings to the new server.
I migrated user accounts and application data progressively, updating DNS settings for each domain.
I took special care with emails and photos to prevent data loss, including placing Nextcloud in maintenance mode.
I encountered and fixed a Unicode issue in Nextcloud's database during restoration.
I ensured BorgBackup functionality on the new server by updating SSH keys.
The migration went smoothly over a weekend, thanks to Yunohost's tools and community support. The new server performs better, and everything is back up and running. I'm pleased with the results and the improved performance.
🏕️ my adventures in #selfhosting - day 186 (bandwidth edition)🚦
A moment of gratitude for #VarnishCache and how incredibly it has protected my self-hosted #Ghost blog from the so-called "Mastodon stampede" / "Mastodon hug of death":
Yesterday I published a page on my site with the French-language version of the Fediverse promo video https://news.elenarossini.com/fedivers-video/
Then I posted a message on my Mastodon account about it, asking people to boost it, so that people in the Francophone world could see it.
How many boosts did I get? 1300 so far (you people are amazing).
Well, my Ghost blog is still standing and super fast. Varnish is INCREDIBLE and I could not recommend it more.
Oh and my VPS with PeerTube is also still standing because I embedded the French version of the video on my Ghost site, so that hundreds of Mastodon servers attempted to fetch the cover image of the POST and not the cover image of the video.
Bandwidth consumption (for my VPS with GoToSocial and PeerTube) so far this month: 0.457 TB (my limit is 8 TB)
Bandwidth consumption for my VPS with Ghost: 0.06 TB (limit: 4 TB)
So far so good 😅
#MySoCalledSudoLife
If you are a small business or NGO and are looking to move away from big tech services, you should check out #Yunohost!
You can use it to automagically deploy alternatives to google drive, teams, slack, notion, google search, office, chatGPT and much much more!
How to Host Your Own #Mastodon Server on a #VPS (5 Minute Quick-Start Guide)
This article provides a guide for how to host your own Mastodon server on a VPS.
Running your own Mastodon server on a VPS is an excellent way to enjoy an efficient and secure Mastodon experience.
What is Mastodon?
Mastodon is a #decentralized social media platform that enables users to post ...
Continued 👉 https://blog.radwebhosting.com/how-to-host-your-own-mastodon-server-on-a-vps/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon.social #rubyonrails #selfhosting #activitypub #selfhosted #rubygems #installguide
Inspired by @_elena I got myself a basic hosted VPS, a domain name, and started running a Mastodon server on prins.social. Thanks Elena!
Amazing how quick and easy you're able to get it up and running! Still tweaking though.
This is a small personal instance of Bonfire in the Fediverse.
