This is a rough reverse-chronological record of the changes in (or “evolution of”) my approach to hosting and system administration, both for myself and communally. YunoHost Nextcloud bare installation A huge shout-out to my friend Claudio, who helped me understand and perform the most tricky passages....

IP addresses are assigned by ICANN (from above). In Reticulum, you can announce yourself to the network, only if you want. You can arbitrarily decide if you agree to be a transport node. Good uptime and connection with manu other nodes. Reticulum nodes in Metro line E between Rotterdam and Den Haag

I found Caddy installation and usage to be as simple as advertised. The official documentation covered most if not all of my use cases. I am taking some further notes below. Run Caddy in a container Get the official compose.yml boilerplate podman network create caddy #TODO)) Use Quadlet instructions...

Pre-installation Understanding LXC vs virtual machines Install Docker containers “natively” in Proxmox. Drawbacks so far: hard to update, you have to create a new container with the updated version of the software, then point it at the data volumes of the original container; no Docker compose, apparently?...

sudo useradd -m username sudo passwd username sudo usermod -aG sudo username sudo apt install ufw sudo ufw allow PORTNUMBER/tcp sudo chown -R :www-data /var/www

Rhizome Microgrants 2025

A Free Software emulation of Cappuccino.fm, but encrypted and local-first! Inspired by what Barbs shared during the gossip round about our old phones and favourite apps at XPUB, on Monday 9th Feb 2026.

Fra i compiti che mi spettano come presidente di APS Oltre (Scambi Festival) c’è l’aggiornamento del RUNTS. Purtroppo, per validare qualunque operazione su quella piattaforma è necessario un macchinoso processo di firma digitale di una “Distinta” in PDF. Finora ho usato il software FirmaOK, con la firma digitale di...

A performance/dance during which me and Dan touch each other and produce sounds.

While chatting with Hannah at the Mastodon booth at FOSDEM, I got an idea that brought together epiphanies and reflections I had in the past months, as I have started developing the feeling of wanting to go beyond Knitting Our Internet. Inspired by George Perec’s The Art of Asking Your Boss for a Raise, my idea is...

Notes, open questions, and possibly reliable replies about opening a single-person business in the Netherlands. Questions When am I going to be able to produce the first invoice? Kleine ondernemings regeling (KOR)? (<20k/y) Working with the US and/or abroad in general? Is it ok if I have a main income from IA(E) and...

In 2026, my focus is going to be self-care. I feel trapped by the volatility and voracity of this epoch and this world. I want to slow down and learn to listen, to care for, and to love myself. I have always seen caring for myself through the lens of achievements, problems to fix, relationships to cherish. I now see...