gyptazy

Open Source addicted | Former AS20621 #Netop | Loves #Ansible #FreeBSD #illumos #BGP #Kubernetes & #cloud | Currently mostly in #DevOps, #development & #RISCV hardware |

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2024-08-31 09:30:54

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@npub14we…ekyc Thank you! Happy to hear :)

2024-07-27 07:42:29

#XCPng vs #Proxmox… it’s about #Xen vs #KVM. Running both in PVHVM they are pretty comparable in performance. mtap runs single threaded, so it scales with more VMs and with 4 VMs it already catches up.
https://gyptazy.ch/snac/gyptazy/s/44abb004f976f7d1f3b44b8b61692e65.jpeg

2024-07-26 16:41:33

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Hey Harshad,
haven't seen you for a while! Trust, everything is fine so far?

2024-07-21 19:45:39

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@npub14ca…0nj8 it’s important to have such days and to calm down. The next week will probably already be very stressful again. Enjoy the relaxing time

2024-07-17 13:21:20

#Xen (#xcpng) or #Proxmox - what do you prefer?
XCP-NG looks more enterprise alike and also works pretty well. Live migrations with shared NFS datastore works without any issues. But setting up #orchestra feels somehow... Anyone using XCP-NG in production?
https://gyptazy.ch/snac/gyptazy/s/c5f665c48f4f710abfdf89ac3a4f514e.jpg

2024-07-08 15:43:09

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@npub1p77…0jxq awesome! Thanks :)

2024-06-24 14:49:28

Everyone talks about #Proxmox - but there are also more modern solutions like #Harvester for virtualization!
#Kubernetes #K8s #Container #Linux #NetApp #Trident #VM #SLES #Rancher
https://gyptazy.ch/blog/harvester-a-more-modern-alternative-to-proxmox/

2024-06-21 15:10:38

#Proxmox but for #FreeBSD? Have a look at #ClonOS (based on #cbsd)!
https://gyptazy.ch/blog/clonos-an-alternative-to-proxmox-based-on-freebsd/
#bsd #virtualization #zfs #ipv6 #livemigration #bhyve #jails

2024-06-20 09:07:17

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@npub1zkg…mzx5 I guess, Snap is only for Linux and not available on BSD based systems which would be directly a show stopper to me.

2024-06-20 08:36:44

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@npub1zkg…mzx5 What do you mean in detail? With this approach you can cover all .rpm and .deb based files but also FreeBSD users.

2024-06-20 08:32:49

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@npub1zkg…mzx5 I ship them with CMake's CPack support to create .deb/.rpm etc. files.
Example: https://github.com/gyptazy/QualvoSec/tree/main/packaging/client

2024-06-20 08:25:14

When creating new user space tools - in what language do you prefer it to be written from a user perspective?
I think many prefers Python because it's easy to understand and to adjust/fix/add new features to many ones. Rust maybe for more performance and still easy to write. Go is probably a a perfect mix between Python and Rust. I'm not sure which lang should be my primary one when crafting new tools and apps.

2024-06-19 08:31:33

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@npub1gnq…3t2c thanks for the info. Are you also willed into relocations?

2024-06-18 20:16:08

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@npub1gnq…3t2c A gdje wy zhivete sej4as?

2024-06-08 05:50:01

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@npub14ca…0nj8 I’m wondering why they’re really downloading the files instead of stating. Maybe something misconfigured - but their NOC should be wondering about the massive more incoming traffic.

2024-06-07 19:32:04

Is the crawler from #META / #Facebook acting up again? My traffic monitoring system alerted me to some unusual activity on my CDN. Someone was repeatedly downloading the same files. It turns out the Facebook crawler was downloading every file in the directory listing every two hours.
Time to say good bye, crawler. (blocked at 19.30PM)
https://gyptazy.ch/snac/gyptazy/s/cbaf025ddc8e7442e1cf2767403e16d8.jpg

2024-05-22 18:42:04

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You had no other choice than to be happy after I messaged you… 😏
Oke, oke - I know, you just thought “oh noez, not he again” 🤣
I listen to everyone, respect everyone,
but I make my own decisions
and take the responsibility.
That’s excactly the right approach!

2024-05-17 06:30:02

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@npub14ca…0nj8 unfortunately, I guess we will encounter such things more frequently even here in Europe. We just had the first kind of tornados (luckily still very small ones) but I think it’ll increase and happens more often year by year. Guess, we need to deal with it somehow and learn to prepare for such situations quickly.

2024-05-11 19:51:50

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@npub106y…dwwt Have fun :) Maybe you can provide us some insights in the next #BSDPub meeting :)

2024-05-11 19:08:43

Puh, after almost 20 years (when version 1.1 got released in 2005) I switched from #ezjail to #cbsd. Feels strange because I always refused to use any other jail manager. But I guess it's time to move on... Btw, also like the TUI if #cbsd.
Have a nice weekend #FreeBSD fans (and of course also everyone else).
https://gyptazy.ch/snac/gyptazy/s/c72c615c66817c529aa87247201fc30a.png

2024-05-07 18:03:49

Homeserver at home for „personal production“ usage on a fast customer line w/o static ip via wg tunneling (to fetch cheap static IPv4/IPv6 from a cheap vserver). Yay? Nay?

2024-05-06 12:53:33

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Thank you for providing another awesome service! Let’s brew ✌️

2024-04-24 16:23:44

Just grab your #BoxyBSD stickers together with your free #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD or #NetBSD VM! You will probably find them on the next conferences :)
@npub1pm6…ymvg #hosting #opensource #BSD #freevm #education
https://gyptazy.ch/snac/gyptazy/s/b404fd8afa6c07715d0516051225fab6.jpeg

2024-04-13 07:45:03

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@npub1tp9…dzfn here also a happy snac user. Easy, minimalistic and stable

2024-04-10 12:52:48

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@npub1ahk…rlfs PSU from a RPi 5Volt, 3 Ampere (15W). Seeing other benchmarks are more to my measured one, but I’ll try another power measure plug to compare the results

2024-04-10 11:06:43

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@npub1ahk…rlfs better to have one. Do you also have the drivers in place to read the thermal values? I’m not sure if they’re finally in vanilla kernel present (currently not following the RV64 support for VF2 anymore).

2024-04-10 07:28:22

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@npub1ahk…rlfs yeah it gets really hot and active cooling should be done. According to geekbench the performance decreases in long term if not cooled.

2024-04-01 09:42:04

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@npub14ca…0nj8 happy first April ;)

2024-03-31 06:54:18

Added to Vagrant Cloud for ARM64:
- #NetBSD 10.0
(https://app.vagrantup.com/gyptazy/boxes/netbsd10.0-arm64)
Happy Easter!
#arm64 #aarch64 #vagrant #vagrantcloud #applesilicon #vm #vmware #fusion #bsdcafe #netbsd10

2024-03-26 17:36:17

Wow, that was fast. People may remember my idea behind #BoxyBSD? Temporary jails for testing and debugging? It got immediately abused for spamming etc.!
Now, I’m running a friendly beta test within the #BSD Community (primary #BSDCafe & BSD fans) for free small sized hosted #VMs / #Jails (IPv6 only).
The first system is already full. Let’s see how this will be (ab)used?! Maybe, the next stack will start after Easter.

2024-03-23 18:37:30

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@npub12mu…vhp5 I can fully see the struggles. Immich comes close to it, but it’s slow - especially when you initially need to index your database, can’t use Neural Engine from the iOS to speed it up. Then it’s all „alpha“… I think photos will keep me forever in the iCloud.

2024-03-23 16:33:49

I want to get away from iCloud Photos, but a must have is that I can access my photos in an easy way on iOS, iPadOS and macOS. Next to it, I must find photos by given text like „summer beach wife high heels red dress“ or „yellow motorbike nordschleife“. Therefore, it needs not only face & object recognition but also usable apps for mobile devices. Clicking 10 minutes through a web ui is no solution. I gave nextcloud and immich a try and unfortunately both failed. Nextcloud tooks ages for previewing thumbnails even this features are only available in the web ui, immich looks pretty good but could only handle a subset of photos for testing because it takes long time to import and scan everything. So, immich looks promising before taking the efforts, maybe someone can give some insights with bigger libraries.
I need to process more than 8TB of photos and additional TBs of videos…

2024-03-23 16:24:21

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@npub1ll4…x4pr ich hab noch nie einen Account gemacht grübel Dann bleibt quasi nur UTM…

2024-03-23 16:17:16

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@npub1ll4…x4pr UTM ist super, allerdings leider immer noch kein Vagrant provider für vorhanden. So ungern ich es sagen mag, VMware Fusion ist kostenfrei nutzbar und geht auch mit Vagrant. Danach heißt es nur noch, ARM64 kompatible Boxen für den Provider finden. Davon gibt es aber mittlerweile genug :)

2024-03-21 09:05:31

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@npub14ca…0nj8 well done and well written! Thanks for sharing this :)

2024-03-19 07:19:21

#FrOSCon - could #QualvoSec (a minimal #SecurityPatchManagement tool) be interesting? Should I apply when the call for papers starts?
My internal papers:
https://cdn.gyptazy.ch/tech-talks/QualvoSec_Security_Patch_Management/QualvoSec_A_Security_Patch_Management_Tool.html
#callforpapers #techtalk #froscon2024 #conferences

2024-03-17 18:55:47

Are you into #FreeBSD? Do you love #Jails?
@npub1wwm…8zsd (all credits to him!) released his FreeBSD Jails - Part IV sheet! This series of slides is perfectly to explain jails to new users!
The PDF (and all other parts) are hosted here:
https://cdn.gyptazy.ch/files/docs/freebsd/jails/FreeBSD_Jails_Part_4.pdf
https://gyptazy.ch/snac/gyptazy/s/7ba2dfac0c625067f12abe8f7c0b4d3c.jpg

2024-03-16 11:57:20

Should I switch away from
GitHub by running my own instance? I’m still not sure…

2024-03-15 17:53:43

I’m living on server side between #x86_64, #aarch64 & #riscv64 and can’t decide which platform I want to go!
#amd64 offers the best support and is fast.
#arm64 is very efficient and also very fast.
#riscv is amazing & exciting (but slow with my current hw, but I can deal with it)
While amd64 & ARM64 work perfectly fine with #FreeBSD, the #RISCV hardware support (beside #qemu stuff) is still very limited. Currently, #Ubuntu and #OpenBSD work very well there.

2024-03-14 13:28:05

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@npub14ca…0nj8 difficult situation. But actions are needed if the client won't cooperate and bad decisions are made where you would have to take the responsibilities for. So, I can clearly understand this.

2024-03-08 08:15:56

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@npub14ca…0nj8 it’s important to escape the cloud nowadays and to keep your data on your own control! Well done, thanks Stefano!

2024-03-07 18:59:54

LOL… me calling a restaurant for a reservation.
„we only accept reservations on WhatsApp“.
„I don’t have WhatsApp“
They just hang up. Okeeee

2024-02-29 07:43:15

Congratulations @npub14ca…0nj8!
You can now find Stefano's great article on the FreeBSD Foundation site:
https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/make-your-own-vpn-freebsd-wireguard-ipv6-and-ad-blocking-included/

2024-02-29 04:46:57

Howto build and run #Proxmox on #ARM64 based hardware architecture. Especially after #Broadcom dropped the free #ESXi, switching to a new software and hardware may become handy.
https://gyptazy.ch/howtos/howto-run-proxmox-8-ve-on-arm64-aarch64-hardware-systems/
#esx #howto #aarch64 #gyptazy #blog

2024-02-25 07:30:27

Got a label on #Twitter / #X. Maybe it’s really time to get rid of it…
https://gyptazy.ch/snac/gyptazy/s/72b6bc57b448afa64d38b4754c7b780a.jpeg

2024-02-19 18:01:00

This is how one of the cases looks like for the #VisionFive2 #RISCV board.
Happy serving on #OpenBSD & #Ubuntu. Hopefully soon again back on #FreeBSD. #rv64 #risc #risc64 #riscv64
https://gyptazy.ch/snac/gyptazy/s/7bbc7cf17ba1edce6cb7da2c55a26dae.jpeg

2024-02-16 16:49:25

Are you into #RISCV64? #Ubuntu #Linux provides a really good hardware support for the #StarFive #VisionFive2 board including up-to-date packages and security updates in a long term view.
#risc #risc64 #riscv #rv64
https://gyptazy.ch/misc/starfive-visionfive2-riscv64-board-perfect-ubuntu-support-review/

2024-02-16 05:26:13

Serious questions for this Friday… Are we now at a point of time where we can safely drop legacy #IPv4 and can even use #IPv6 only for servers.
Sure, technically everything works fine on operating systems like #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD, #Debian, #Fedora etc. and all my monitoring, backup and admin infrastructure is #IPv6 only for years. But dealing with clients is something different. I think most clients already support #DualStack, especially within my circle but it could still be annoying for people that are forced to use #IPv4 only.

2024-02-13 11:43:13

I'm not that into hardware details but when I can build in a #RISCV QEMU cross compile environment, but on native hardware it fails reproducible with exactly the same versions with:
gcc: internal compiler error: Segmentation fault signal terminated program cc1
Do I have encountered a hardware issue?

2024-02-12 14:47:36

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@npub1e7s…04e2 @npub1sav…wxjl @npub14ca…0nj8 Is it correctly jumpered? See also:
https://forum.rvspace.org/t/visionfive2-boot-failed-from-flash/924/7

2024-02-12 14:39:12

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@npub1e7s…04e2 @npub1sav…wxjl @npub14ca…0nj8 when booting on the serial you will see: "Hit any key to stop autoboot:". Just press any key to fall back to the console and type the above commands.

2024-02-12 03:34:13

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@npub1e7s…04e2 @npub1sav…wxjl @npub14ca…0nj8
Yes and no. We’re still lacking drivers. Put in the SD and stop autoboot via console (no hdmi output) and run:
fatload mmc 1:1 ${fdt_addr_r} dtb/starfive/jh7110-starfive-visionfive-2-v1.3b.dtb
fatload mmc 1:1 ${kernel_addr_r} efi/boot/bootriscv64.efi
bootefi ${kernel_addr_r} ${fdt_addr_r}
Afterwards boot the system from memory:
load geom_uzip
load -t md_image /root.img.uzip
set vfs.root.mountfrom="ufs:/dev/md0.uzip"
set vfs.root.mountfrom.options="rw"
boot -v
Haven’t had any time to test OpenBSD but according to some last notes OpenBSD seems to run better, including autoboot and more drivers. At least for dev and server usage.

2024-02-10 13:36:14

Do we see here the first ever #RISCV based #TOR node running? I just provided a TOR node for the #onion network on one of my #VisionFive boards. This one currently runs on #Debian #Linux (will be switched to #FreeBSD soon).
#onionrouting #privacy #relay #relaynode #network
https://gyptazy.ch/snac/gyptazy/s/b0fe91c61435c7992fb0408922856b87.jpg

2024-02-08 19:28:17

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@npub1fjq…mdey nothing :)
My four production boards are running primary/secondary nameserver and the other two ones running ntp services. My latest test with my fifth board at home where it served my website was even fully in memory. Systems boots up, obtains from remote vault the key/cert file for nginx, checks git out and has all content. The content is fully “saved” in memory. Dynamic things are generated and written to static html files. Worst case, it would not be able for a minute. Everything else can be reconstructed by a new git pull.
Metrics and logs are directly written to a centralized mon/log system like all my other systems.
I use the boards like containers with an entry script…

2024-02-08 11:17:37

You asked for it!
Here's the #neofetch output on the #StarFive #VisionFive2 board based on #RISCV running #Debian #Linux. If you have any question, feel free to ask.
#risc #riscv64 #openhardware #opensource
https://gyptazy.ch/snac/gyptazy/s/ed122ebc87e5a9805626320cf3d47099.jpg

2024-01-31 18:36:07

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@npub14ca…0nj8 you should take a break and join us on the #Fosdem ;)

2024-01-28 19:12:24

Integrating #snac into #manpageblog... Still not quite sure how it makes sense from a UI perspective that isn't fully overloaded... And not sure if it makes sense without any user avatars. Opinions how you'd like it? This is just a first 5 minute try so don't judge it too much :P
https://gyptazy.ch/snac/gyptazy/s/69e78fe827115126b378edadda965992.jpg

2024-01-27 14:52:16

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@npub1lrj…ktcp @npub1p77…0jxq @npub14ca…0nj8 Stefano brought honestly many people to snac. And grunfink definitely wrote a really good piece of software which perfectly fits our needs without all the bloat features of mastodon. Appreciate your public shoutout! We should always honor people taking the efforts for community work!

2024-01-25 21:15:53

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@npub14ca…0nj8 indeed, the performance isn't that good. But at least it works ;)

2024-01-25 21:11:05

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Finally the result: https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/4566123

2024-01-25 19:57:38

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short note: Running Geekbench in #risc64 now. The system is not cooled in any way (even no heatpipe) and ran about 75°C during the benchmark tests. Looks like it'll stay there (and maybe throttle).
#riscv64 #risc #riscv

2024-01-24 06:41:00

Ok, starting right now - gyptazy.ch web-services are temporary served (see also the attached image) by this #RISC64 (#RISC #RISCV) board from home. If something is a little bit slower than usual it might depend on this hardware or on the limited upstream of 50Mbit. Grafana performance metrics will be provided by the end of the day.
#FreeBSD #Linux #Debian #opensource
https://gyptazy.ch/snac/gyptazy/s/8a928fa24e13283fef14493e252dde79.jpg

2024-01-22 20:19:39

Today, someone reached out to me by email just to say "thank you" for my #Vagrant Box Collection with different types of #OS including all general #Linux (#Arch, #Debian, #Ubuntu, #Gentoo,..) and #BSD (#FreeBSD, #OpenBSD, ...) distributions.
It was just an email, rather than an issue or bug and someone took some efforts to look up my mail and to write me. It made me very happy & we should much more honour the work of others! It reminded me of how much we now take software for granted in our daily life. Things we do and handle our daily business... Even if we don't donate anything or only small amounts, we should always show respect for the time and effort of the author and maintainer. Even a small personalized email can bring great joy :)
#opensource #honour #contribute #work #efforts #time
https://gyptazy.ch/snac/gyptazy/s/9456d4ed4fb3959f6fafa9f418f18601.jpg

2024-01-18 19:04:23

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@npub14ca…0nj8 honestly, it got pretty fast fixed :)

2024-01-17 17:20:00

It’s insane to see how few resources it requires to run an own instance on #snac2 for the #Fediverse. Less than 200MB for the whole instance including the OS (#FreeBSD) while running for days now. You can also clearly see when people are active and awake based on the CPU metrics.
#snac #snac2 #mastodon #fediverse #activitypub #grafana #metrics #prometheus #performance #ressources
https://gyptazy.ch/snac/gyptazy/s/d112cb73817ccf08a55c6d289cafa0cd.jpeg

2024-01-17 08:06:07

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@npub14ca…0nj8 Good morning... let's start the day! Hope the email wasn't too bad!

2024-01-15 16:42:23

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@npub14ca…0nj8 what a day… time for Netflix

2024-01-14 18:36:06

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@npub14ca…0nj8 awesome! Thanks for sharing! But sounds like a busy Sunday unfortunately

2024-01-13 21:29:35

I know, I’m very early but are there already some other ones who plan to visit the #EuroBSDCon (#EuroBSDCon2024)? Happy to see you :)
#BSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NETBSD #openindiana #pfsense #community #bsdcafe #bsdnetwork #bhyve #jails #zfs #pf

2024-01-13 19:08:33

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@npub14ca…0nj8 good to know! Undortunatly, forgejo hasn’t made it to the #FreeBSD ports yet.

2024-01-13 14:29:48

Currently I think it’s time to move everything away from #GitHub into an own instance of #gitea. The act_runner should fulfill my needs… Opinions?

2024-01-13 08:47:18

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@npub14ca…0nj8 unfortunately you are right and I feel sorry somehow because #BSDCafe is (and will keep) my home! But for testing #snac / #snac2 it requires real usage and load which requires a regular usage.
I feel bad, now 😫

2024-01-12 12:42:38

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After using #Wordpress and mostly having updates on a daily base, it made me invent #manpageblog (https://manpageblog.org). The more complex things get, the more dangerous they get. Keep it simple…

2024-01-10 19:52:41

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@npub14ca…0nj8 @npub1qu9…ny6g @npub1qw7…q0ue
Currently, when it comes to #snac2, I prefer #tooot (as a native App) and #Enafore (https://enafore.social/) as a Webapp. Especially in the car Enafore is a great approach.

2024-01-10 18:17:33

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@npub14ca…0nj8 Oops. :) Luckily, haven't seen PPTP for years anymore

2024-01-10 08:52:46

#snac2 's memory usage is really insane - in a very positive way! If you have ever played around with #Mastodon you know how much memory you only need for running all the services... #snac / #snac2 is not only leightwight in code, easy to compile and to set up but also when running and maintaining. #activitypub #fedi #fediverse #federated
cc: @npub14ca…0nj8 @npub1p77…0jxq
https://gyptazy.ch/snac/gyptazy/s/17bd9e7fe1fdc73c0a839fb0df9dc6e9.jpg

2024-01-10 07:50:40

Finally found a native #iOS & #iPadOS client that works with #snac (#snac2) server instances - "tooot" and is free in the Apple AppStore.
When using such clients make sure to have the following proxy pass locations set on your reverse proxy:
/api/v1/
/api/v2/
/oauth/
cc: @npub14ca…0nj8 @npub1p77…0jxq

2024-01-09 16:42:33

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CC: @npub14ca…0nj8 @npub1p77…0jxq now, there’s just one more instance present 😂

2024-01-09 15:28:44

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Looks awesome, just also set a new #snac instance up to play around. Looks pretty promising!
#fediverse #alternatives #mastodon #snac #snac2 #federated #decentralized
CC: @npub14ca…0nj8 @npub1p77…0jxq