Friendica Social Network

The feature is not fully functional yet (do not use it yet) but this is the first time it’s been possible to point a custom domain to a Small Web¹ place running a Kitten² app that was originally set up by Domain³.

This upcoming feature (should have it fully operational tomorrow 🤞) alongside full backup + restore (already functional) = data portability.

¹ https://ar.al/2024/06/24/small-web-computer-science-colloquium-at-university-of-groningen/
² https://kitten.small-web.org
³ https://codeberg.org/domain/app

#SmallWeb #Kitten #Domain #dataPortability #interoperability

Screenshot of Kitten’s Settings site with the Domain page active at URL https://tunnel.fish/💕/settings/domain/

The Domain is set to tunnel.fish, a custom domain.

Full copy:

This is the domain your place is currently accessible from. You can update it at any time to migrate to a new domain.

Instructions

🚨 Pointing a custom domain to your Small Web place is currently an experimental feature that’s in testing. Please do not use for your own places until this notice is removed.

Before you update your domain, make sure you update the DNS settings for your new domain on your domain registrar’s web site.

Specifically, you must add a Type A record for your domain with its value set to the following IP address: 49.13.223.124.

Domain:
tunnel.fish
Update button (disabled)

Your Small Web place is hosted by dev.ar.al.

You can manage your hosting account with them from here.

Domain token:
<hidden password>
Show buton, Copy button

app

Domain is a free and open Small Web hosting platform.

^Codeberg.org

in reply to Aral Balkan

Strange Culprits

in reply to Aral Balkan • 1 week ago • •

Tell us more! Could you give us end users a few use case examples?

in reply to Strange Culprits

Aral Balkan

in reply to Strange Culprits • 1 week ago • •

@strangeculprits Ah, so it means that eventually you’ll be able to set up your web place in about 10 seconds at a domain host like small-web.org (eg. me.small-web.org) but if you want to, later, you can point a custom domain to it (eg., me.org). Also, since it’s all free and open and you can export your data, you can also move it to any other host/server/or even a tiny single-board computer hooked up your router at home :)

@Strange Culprits