Found an old WiFi dongle buried in my stuff and decided to revive a 2009 Atom netbook I’d been using as a test mule 😆

Now it runs Debian Bookworm CLI as a lightweight network gateway (Node): Ethernet uplink, WiFi AP, plus Proton VPN (free tier) for routing traffic.

Surprisingly stable and fun to push old hardware into a new life.

#Linux #Debian #Homelab #Networking #SelfHosted #VPN

What many people misunderstand about hosting your own content (like this social media instance) is thinking we somehow NEED a big audience or Big Tech involvement.

I'm perfectly fine if the world faded away and it was just the thousand of us here. It's like the early days of the web when we had small forums, nobody missed Reddit back then. Federation is a big plus, not a requirement.

It's the same with websites or IRC for me. I know people use Discord, but I still stick to IRC even if there are only about a hundred of us left. I know people use AI now and website visitors are dropping, but who cares? I still keep doing it for those who like to read.

I don't need the whole world involved for this to feel worthwhile. It's mine, I own it, and I host it for as long as I breathe. After that, it won't matter to me anymore, but I hope other admins keep things running the way I did.

#SelfHosted #SelfHosting #OpenSource #Fediverse #Mastodon #OpenWeb #SocialWeb

Welcome to the submission thread for the June edition of #FairtradeMusicFriday.

As always, submit your own release or someone else's, it can be by #FediMusicians or not, hosted on #Bandcamp, #Faircamp, #JamCoop, #Mirlo or #SelfHosted, as long as it is by an #IndieArtist - it doesn't even need to be new.

Just make a direct public comment (with a link & description) to this post and it will appear at isitfairtrademusicfri.day automagically!

Why not make a muso's day and buy/boost their stuff 💙

Is it Fairtrade Music Friday?

Unsure if today is Fairtrade Music Friday? Fear not - you will find out here!

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🎉 Manyfold v0.143.0 is out with the ability to link alternative formats of files together, and STEP file rendering!

🗞️ Full release notes: manyfold.app/news/2026/06/02/r…

🌍 Join a public server: 3dprint.social

❤️ Support us on OpenCollective: opencollective.com/manyfold

🏷️ #3DPrinting @3dprinting #SelfHosted

Manyfold - Open Collective

A self-hosted 3d model organisation tool for 3d printing enthusiasts

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Just learned how to setup the open subtitles plugin on my #Jellyfin instance!

No more messing around with .srt files - request the subtitles directly from the app.

I’ve a bunch of movies with missing language and forced subtitles that I can now watch 😁

(Language subtitles for foreign movies. Forced subtitles are used when, for example, an alien is speaking an unknown language and the subtitles should be shown on screen).

#selfhosted #selfhosting #homelab #homeserver