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I run my own instance because I've seen trans people driven from social media sites one too many times, and I want to control my own destiny.

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Susan Lewis
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What do you need to do that (over and above a basic laptop)?
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Sarah Brown
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@SusanLewis My Friendica server is running on this Mac Mini M2, in Docker. Ignore all the other crap in there.
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Gareth Kitchen
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Oh, lordy... I bet it's cozy in there! My Akkoma server (as of yesterday) is up on a shelf next to the UPS. 😀 @SusanLewis
All my 'gear' organised.... finally! Router, Firewall, Switch, Telecom, IPCamera and Wi-Fi wall mounted. UPS and Akkoma server (and old Lenovo Thinkcentre) on the shelf above.
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Susan Lewis
Susan Lewis
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I'll see what happens. I'm not the most technologically minded, so I'll take it slowly
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Sarah Brown
Sarah Brown
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@SusanLewis If you aren’t comfortable with the Unix command line and editing system files on Linux, it’s going to be a very steep learning curve. Hosting fediverse servers is not something that has been packaged up in a “plug and go” way yet. You need to have a domain name, set up an HTTPS reverse proxy, an email server, database, etc.
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Sarah Brown
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@SusanLewis OK. You are gonna struggle to get it working then. Maybe someone will build a "home fediverse server" package that can run easily on a Mac or Windows machine, but they haven't yet, to my knowledge. It's currently a bit arcane.
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