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flo<p><span>"Get a digital space" <br><br>Interesting thoughts on why everyone should own their own digital sphere: <br>data sovereignity. <br>Being you. <br>You are in control. <br><br></span><a href="https://lofgren.xyz/digital-space/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">lofgren.xyz/digital-space/</a><span> <br><br></span><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/tags/Lofgren" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lofgren</a><span> </span><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/tags/BearBlog" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BearBlog</a><span> </span><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/tags/Privacy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privacy</a><span> </span><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/tags/OwnYourData" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OwnYourData</a><span> </span><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/tags/SmallWeb" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmallWeb</a><span> </span><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/tags/SmallNet" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmallNet</a></p>
Stefano MarinelliLong post about a call and cloud services
Stefano Marinelli<p>Make Your Own Backup System – Part 2: Forging the FreeBSD Backup Stronghold</p><p><a href="https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/29/make-your-own-backup-system-part-2-forging-the-freebsd-backup-stronghold/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">it-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/29</span><span class="invisible">/make-your-own-backup-system-part-2-forging-the-freebsd-backup-stronghold/</span></a></p><p> <br><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Backup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/ZFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZFS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/SysAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SysAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/ITNotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITNotes</span></a></p>
IT Notes<b>Make Your Own Backup System – Part 2: Forging the FreeBSD Backup Stronghold</b><br><br><a href="https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/29/make-your-own-backup-system-part-2-forging-the-freebsd-backup-stronghold/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/29/make-your-own-backup-system-part-2-forging-the-freebsd-backup-stronghold/</a><br><br><a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=itnotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ITNotes</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=notehub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoteHUB</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#backup</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=bhyve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bhyve</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=borg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#borg</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#data</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=filesystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#filesystems</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freebsd</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=jail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#jail</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=ownyourdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ownyourdata</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=proxmox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#proxmox</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=series" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#series</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#server</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=snapshots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snapshots</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sysadmin</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=tutorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tutorial</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=virtualization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#virtualization</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=vps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vps</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=zfs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#zfs</a><br>
Stefano Marinelli<p>At EuroBSDCon 2025 in Zagreb: "Liberating the social web using *BSD" by Jeroen - <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://exquisite.social/@h3artbl33d" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>h3artbl33d</span></a></span> - and Stefano Marinelli, see <a href="https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/talk/PJJLFV/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/tal</span><span class="invisible">k/PJJLFV/</span></a></p><p>Schedule at <a href="https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/schedule/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/sch</span><span class="invisible">edule/</span></a></p><p>To register <a href="https://2025.eurobsdcon.org/registration.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">2025.eurobsdcon.org/registrati</span><span class="invisible">on.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/EuroBSDCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuroBSDCon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/EBC25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EBC25</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSDCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSDCafe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Networking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Networking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSDCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSDCafe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RunBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RunBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Networking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Networking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Community</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>Installing Mastodon inside a FreeBSD jail: A Comprehensive Guide</p><p>Updated for Mastodon 4.4</p><p><a href="https://it-notes.dragas.net/2022/11/23/installing-mastodon-on-a-freebsd-jail/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">it-notes.dragas.net/2022/11/23</span><span class="invisible">/installing-mastodon-on-a-freebsd-jail/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>By the way, I'm having fun looking at some uptime data. Here's some: </p><p>%up 99.996 | since Wed Nov 22 10:51:03 2023<br>%up 99.998 | since Fri Jul 29 09:35:57 2022<br>%up 99.999 | since Wed Apr 6 14:48:49 2022<br>%up 99.931 | since Thu Sep 7 08:48:55 2023<br>%up 99.989 | since Sun Mar 20 18:06:40 2022<br>%up 99.994 | since Thu Dec 9 17:10:22 2021</p><p>In other words, they were only offline for updates that needed a reboot. </p><p>These are all leased production servers located in Europe, running FreeBSD with jails and VMs. </p><p>No need for Kubernetes or the cloud to get great uptime!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RunBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RunBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a></p>
zeldman<p>“The collective memories of those people who made the service what it was are at the mercy of a handful of investors who got&nbsp;very little&nbsp;out of the whole deal anyway.” (2/2)</p><p><a href="https://ustwo.com/blog/with-great-data-comes-great-responsibility/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ustwo.com/blog/with-great-data</span><span class="invisible">-comes-great-responsibility/</span></a> <a href="https://front-end.social/tags/OldGold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldGold</span></a> <a href="https://front-end.social/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a> <a href="https://front-end.social/tags/WithGreatPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WithGreatPower</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>WordPress on FreeBSD with BastilleBSD: A Secure Alternative to Linux/Docker</p><p>Tired of the Linux/Docker “monoculture” for WordPress? This article guides you step-by-step through the secure installation of WordPress on FreeBSD using <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@BastilleBSD" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BastilleBSD</span></a></span> <br>Discover how jail separation, performance, and the versatility of ZFS offer a more robust and easily manageable environment, far from common vulnerabilities often linked to poorly maintained plugins. Get ready to make your site more secure and reliable.</p><p><a href="https://journal.bsd.cafe/2025/07/21/wordpress-on-freebsd-with-bastillebsd-a-secure-alternative-to-linux-docker/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journal.bsd.cafe/2025/07/21/wo</span><span class="invisible">rdpress-on-freebsd-with-bastillebsd-a-secure-alternative-to-linux-docker/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSDJournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSDJournal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RunBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RunBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Wordpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wordpress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Hosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hosting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/SysAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SysAdmin</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>Make Your Own Backup System – Part 1: Strategy Before Scripts</p><p><a href="https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/18/make-your-own-backup-system-part-1-strategy-before-scripts/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">it-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/18</span><span class="invisible">/make-your-own-backup-system-part-1-strategy-before-scripts/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Backup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/SysAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SysAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/DataRecovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataRecovery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/ITNotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITNotes</span></a></p>
IT Notes<b>Make Your Own Backup System – Part 1: Strategy Before Scripts</b><br><br><a href="https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/18/make-your-own-backup-system-part-1-strategy-before-scripts/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/18/make-your-own-backup-system-part-1-strategy-before-scripts/</a><br><br><a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=itnotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ITNotes</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=notehub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoteHUB</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#backup</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#data</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=filesystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#filesystems</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=ownyourdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ownyourdata</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=series" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#series</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#server</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=tutorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tutorial</a> <a href="https://snac.it-notes.dragas.net?t=vps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vps</a><br>
Stefano Marinelli<p>Announcing BSSG 0.32.0: Asset Pre-Compression, New Themes, and Performance Boosts</p><p><a href="https://blog.bssg.dragas.net/2025/07/17/announcing-bssg-0-32-0-asset-pre-compression-new-themes-performance-boosts/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.bssg.dragas.net/2025/07/1</span><span class="invisible">7/announcing-bssg-0-32-0-asset-pre-compression-new-themes-performance-boosts/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSSG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSSG</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/SSG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSG</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blogging</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>I've just updated the blog post: Increasing or Modifying Character Limits and Poll Options in Mastodon 4.3 and 4.4</p><p><a href="https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/10/09/2024-modifying-limits-in-mastodon-4-3/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">it-notes.dragas.net/2024/10/09</span><span class="invisible">/2024-modifying-limits-in-mastodon-4-3/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>Last night, I set up the new workstation for my father-in-law. He was using a roughly 10-year-old computer with Windows 10 and an old monitor. It has been replaced by an Intel N150 MiniPC and this HP monitor, which was on sale at the shopping center near his house. </p><p>The total cost for the setup shown (excluding headphones but including the monitor) was 240 euros.</p><p>It's running openSUSE Slowroll, which I'll update occasionally when we visit him.</p><p>He started working and exclaimed, "It's super fast!"</p><p>You don't need a lot of money to have a valid and performant workstation, especially if you choose the right OS.</p><p>My only regret is not being able to use one of the BSDs, as none of them were perfectly supported by the MiniPC.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/openSUSE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openSUSE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KDE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Plasma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plasma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/kde_plasma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kde_plasma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/plasma6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plasma6</span></a></p>
mkj<p>Brand new blog post up: Get your own domain name!</p><p>On not just switching email service provider, but getting a domain name to go with the switch (if you don't already have one), so you can switch again later if needed.</p><p>And owning a little bit of your Internet presence.</p><p>And maybe later on putting a web site up, too. Maybe. It's not like you have to.</p><p><a href="https://michael.kjorling.se/blog/2025/get-your-own-domain-name/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">michael.kjorling.se/blog/2025/</span><span class="invisible">get-your-own-domain-name/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.mkj.earth/tags/BlogPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlogPost</span></a> <a href="https://social.mkj.earth/tags/email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>email</span></a> <a href="https://social.mkj.earth/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>For those who missed last night’s updates, I’m thrilled to announce that <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://exquisite.social/@h3artbl33d" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>h3artbl33d</span></a></span> and I will be co-presenting a talk at <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/EuroBSDCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuroBSDCon</span></a>: Liberating the Social Web Using <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSD</span></a>.</p><p>We’ll be sharing our experiences and technical decisions along the way.</p><p>I’ll be focusing on the BSD Cafe - its services, the story behind it, and most importantly, the human and motivational factors that make this community so special.</p><p>Always remember: <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a> !</p><p>Stay tuned for more updates!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSDCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSDCafe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/EuroBSDCon25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuroBSDCon25</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/EuroBSDCon2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuroBSDCon2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/EBC25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EBC25</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RunBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RunBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>I've just updated my blog post: Make your own E-Mail server - Part 1 - FreeBSD, OpenSMTPD, Rspamd and Dovecot included</p><p><a href="https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/03/08/make-your-own-email-server-freebsd-opensmptd-rspamd-dovecot-part1/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">it-notes.dragas.net/2024/03/08</span><span class="invisible">/make-your-own-email-server-freebsd-opensmptd-rspamd-dovecot-part1/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RunBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RunBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/MakeYourOwnMailServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MakeYourOwnMailServer</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>Good morning, world! I'm extremely sorry about the removal of the replicator from Dovecot 2.4 - it was always my go-to replication tool, and <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSDMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BSDMail</span></a> also relied on it. Since I don't have many accounts yet, I can look into alternative solutions.</p><p>The one I believe comes closest is Cyrus IMAP, which also has its own clustering and replication systems. Furthermore, Cyrus doesn't have a commercial counterpart, so it's unlikely to be influenced by tight economic dynamics.</p><p>On one hand, I'm excited to do these experiments, but on the other hand, with this heat, I would have preferred to do something else 😃 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/GoodMorning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoodMorning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/SysAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SysAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>Just saw this scrolling through Facebook. I don't know anything about the matter, but my point remains valid: using other people's platforms does not and never will guarantee the safety of your data.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@_elena" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>_elena</span></a></span> 's video is extremely relevant: <a href="https://tube.bsd.cafe/w/64VuNCccZNrP4u9MfgbhkN" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tube.bsd.cafe/w/64VuNCccZNrP4u</span><span class="invisible">9MfgbhkN</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a></p>
Stefano Marinelli<p>Taking a Semi-Truck to Buy Salad: My Manifesto for Simple Computing</p><p><a href="https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/06/23/taking-a-semi-truck-to-buy-salad-my-manifesto-for-simple-computing/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">my-notes.dragas.net/2025/06/23</span><span class="invisible">/taking-a-semi-truck-to-buy-salad-my-manifesto-for-simple-computing/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Computing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/SysAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SysAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OwnYourData</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/KISS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KISS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a></p>
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