Evening thoughts: Since I started talking about #snac2, some BSD Cafe users have set up their own instances and begun using them.
Maybe I shouldn't have mentioned it.
The number of instances based on #snac2 has been on the rise in recent days.
When looking at the statistics, it appears that the (still in testing) instance of BSD Cafe is currently the most populous.
Can I proudly say we're the largest #Fediverse (snac) instance? 😉
Even though there's no need at the moment, I'm doing some tests to scale the Mastodon instance of BSD Cafe. I'll likely tweak some settings to be "ready" to spin up additional support jails or services if needed.
I won't be using auto-scaling techniques but rather the good old method called stefano-scaling.
Hello friends of #BSDCafe, the Mastodon Bird-UI is back and available among the themes. It might have become the default theme for some of you, but you can always switch back to Mastodon's original theme. It's not enabled for all locales; if it's missing in your locale and you'd like to use it, please let me know!
Dear friends of #BSDCafe and the #Fediverse, these days mark one year since the first mass migration from Twitter to the Fediverse. Many users arrived in just a few days. Some have stayed, many others got discouraged and left, and a significant percentage decided to make the Fediverse their primary "social" home.
A year later, the platforms have evolved, the communities have expanded, and friendships have increased. Unfortunately, hate speech has also increased (although it was present before), a phenomenon that is always difficult to curb.
Personally, I can say that I have witnessed a "blooming" of the Fediverse. Best wishes to everyone, both old and new users, for a pleasant stay. Remember that the Fediverse is made by everyone and belongs to everyone, so it's the right and duty of each one of us to do our best to make it a pleasant place.
Last night, after a tip-off, I decided to start checking out the instances federated with BSD Cafe. I came across some truly appalling instances, featuring horrible images and content that could end up on our timeline. As a result, I've begun integrating some blocklists into BSD Cafe, taking a gradual approach to avoid going overboard with the blocks.
This has led to the immediate removal of over 10 followers from my profile—potentially good folks, but from highly questionable instances. I can't stand by as BSD Cafe gets tainted with such materials.
Friends of the Fediverse, choose your instances wisely. It will ensure a far better experience for everyone.
Good morning #World, good morning #BSDcafe, good morning #fediverse
It's #monday morning and the week will be quite busy. Let's start with a nice #coffee
Every now and then I open X and wanted to respond to a tweet. I had forgotten how frustrating it is to have such a tight character limit. Long live the 5000 characters of BSD Cafe!
And so, we have reached the end of 2023. For me, it was a positive year (except for the last 15 days, but in the end, it could have been worse), without any particular upheavals and therefore, quite straightforward.
This year, I dedicated myself more to the Fediverse and launched the BSD Cafe project. Without a doubt, this has been among the best things to happen in 2023. I've received a warm welcome, and many wonderful people have joined the project, contributing to its growth. In just a few months (I officially announced and opened registrations on July 20, 2023, so less than six months ago), our Mastodon instance now has 151 active users, with 93 participating in the last month. Then there's the Matrix instance, actively used by many, Miniflux (only used by 4 of us), our Wiki, BlendIT, the ongoing snac2 experiment, and many ideas for the coming months.
I've connected with people who have taught me so much, and the Fediverse has undoubtedly been the "place" where I've learned the most this year, through both interactions and reading what all of you have posted. I've met wonderful people beyond the technical realm and seen beautiful photography (#Photography), the sea (#MeerMittwoch), personal memories (#ThrowbackThursday), captivating windows (#FensterFreitag), amazing cats (#Caturday), and quiet, evocative Sundays (#SilentSunday).
So, from Stefano (a human being, a member of the Fediverse) and Stefano (the Barista of BSD Cafe), I wish everyone a Happy 2024!
I know, to some, celebrating another trip around the sun may seem silly, but I believe it's always better in life to rejoice and celebrate something, anything, rather than argue, harm others, or wage wars. The world would be a better place if we all celebrated a little more.
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.
Today, I'll be attempting to update all the jails still running on FreeBSD 13.2-RELEASE to FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE.
Some are already on 14.0 (Miniflux, Elasticsearch, nginx reverse proxy, the mail server, the wiki, snac), while BlendIT, Matrix and the other Mastodon jails (both primary and secondary, redis, postgresql) are still on 13.2. Since I encountered some issues during testing, I'll be stopping the jails one by one as I update them (to create a snapshot), so there might be some downtime today.
Don't worry, nothing unusual is happening – it's just me updating the coffee machines. 😄 ☕
Dear friends of #BSDCafe and the #Fediverse,
in recent days I have been less active on social media due to being swamped with work (unfortunately, not many exciting things) and handling personal matters. I hope, in the coming days, to have a bit more time to pursue other interesting projects. I also plan to update the BSD Cafe servers to FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE (starting with the hosts and then gradually the jails), and will keep you posted here. Wishing everyone a great day ahead!
It has been truly fascinating. Not so much for the results (which I expected, as they align with the usage data of the fundamental *BSD systems), but for the fact that the responses have all been in some way optimistic and positive. No one said, "I use x because I don't like y," but rather, behind the choices of usage, there are preferences, historical experience, or compatibility reasons.
*BSD users generally show respect for other users, whether they are using other *BSD systems or #Linux. While Linux was positioned for many years as the anti-Windows (and consequently attracted users who love Linux and dislike everything else), *BSD systems have often been favored by conscious users, technology connoisseurs. Perhaps they are more mature, perhaps more open (like the BSD license).
Personally, I have always been an advocate for open-mindedness and have never harbored any preconceptions - about anything - because I believe that what you don't know can be an opportunity, not an enemy. Whether it's in software or elsewhere.
In my opinion, in life, one stops learning only at the moment of death.
Today has been a beautiful sunny day, not too hot, and I decided to take a break and relax, anticipating another busy week ahead.
While performing a #duperemove on a #btrfs file system (and it seems that soon this will be possible on #zfs too!), I'm reading about the progress #hammer2 is making on #OpenBSD (https://github.com/kusumi/openbsd_hammer2). This would be a winning combination, as the versatility of the excellent file system of #DragonflyBSD and the security of #OpenBSD would be an incredibly powerful union. Let's hope the development continues smoothly without any major issues!
You can crosspost from your Mastodon account to the BlendIT Lemmy instance.
You can follow the communities as if they were Mastodon users (for example, @offtopic ).
When posting, if you @ mention the community, the post will also appear in the Lemmy community. This will enhance the experience for both platforms.
Favouriting on Mastodon counts as an upvote on Lemmy. You can't downvote, and there are some limitations, but you'll also be able to see the replies written by users commenting on Lemmy.
The first line on Mastodon will be the title on Lemmy.
We're thrilled to announce a new service: myip.bsd.cafe!
Now live, this tool is your go-to resource for checking your public IP address via Telnet, SSH, and HTTP—also perfect for times when you're on a command-line interface without browser access.
Whether you're an IT professional or a tech enthusiast, this service is built to make your digital life a bit easier. Set up your own instance or use our public service.
Full instructions available on our Brew repository!
Spread the word and let's make network troubleshooting easier for everyone!
Friends of #BSDCafe and the #Fediverse, for those who may not have heard, we recently lost Mike Karels - @karels - a truly significant figure in the history of our favorite operating systems. Among our BSD Cafe community, we have his niece - @kristin_charlotte
Let's show her family our warmth and gratitude for the role he played.
As planned last week, in tomorrow's weekly #BSDPub meetup, we'll delve into backup strategies and showcase some behind-the-scenes of the BSD Cafe setup and its backups. More details on the event's website: https://bsdpub.bsd.cafe