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Convert your RSS feeds into a static website
17 days ago
- The author uses Liveboat to convert RSS subscriptions into a static website for easier access via browser, avoiding costly or complex RSS readers.
- Hosting on GitHub Pages provides free, low-maintenance access from any device, enhancing accessibility and eliminating the need for self-hosted servers or apps.
- Liveboat supports features like Newsboat integration, JSON data export, and filtering, though it lacks advanced functionalities of tools like FreshRSS, prioritizing simplicity for news consumption.
Show HN: Homegames. An open-source game platform I've been making for 8 years
16 days ago
- Homegames is a free, open-source game platform for browser-based gaming and creation.
- Users can create games using a built-in editor, preview changes in real-time with multiplayer, manage assets, and optionally publish games.
- The platform is fully open-source under GPLv3, supports self-hosting for API and games, and emphasizes preservation even if the main site goes down.
- Developed as a solo side project since 2018, no account is needed to play games.
Chatto is now Open Source
13 days ago
- Chatto is now open source and available for self-hosting, featuring a fast, compact group chat application similar to popular services but with enhanced privacy and encryption.
- The application supports easy self-hosting on multiple platforms, includes built-in voice and video calls with end-to-end encryption, and allows hosting multiple communities via separate processes.
- Chatto Cloud will soon enter public beta, offering paid hosting with European infrastructure, automatic scaling, backups, and no lock-in, while future updates focus on safety features and client polishing.
GitLab on FreeBSD
13 days ago
- Install and set up a GitLab server on FreeBSD using a Bhyve VM with a FreeBSD-15.1-RELEASE image.
- Configure PostgreSQL database with necessary extensions and adjust connection limits, then set up Redis with socket permissions and group access.
- Install and configure GitLab with specific worker settings, global Git configurations, asset compilation, and integration with Nginx for web access.
- Finalize setup with GitLab secret generation, service enabling, and accessing the web interface using the root account.
- Consider additional steps such as adding HTTPS certificates to Nginx for secure access.
A pure scheme web programming tool
10 days ago
- Goeteia is a Scheme-to-WebAssembly compiler that runs entirely in the browser, using a WebAssembly module (~70 KB gzipped) to recompile source code live.
- It features self-hosting compilation with byte-identical fixpoint verification, efficient runtime with unboxed fixnums and GC-managed data structures, and full Scheme syntax support including macros and hygiene.
- The system includes reactive web libraries for DOM, Three.js, and WebGL, direct-style RPC over HTTP/WebSocket, and supports R6RS-style modules with dead code elimination.
- Goeteia compiles to WebAssembly with GC and tail call support, compatible with modern browsers and runtimes like Node.js and wasmtime, and can be bootstrapped from Chez Scheme.
Using self-hosted Umami for iOS app analytics
7 days ago
- The author self-hosts Umami for analytics and developed umami-swift, a lightweight Swift package for iOS app analytics, avoiding third-party data collection and IDFA prompts.
- Apps are registered as websites in Umami with pseudo-domains (e.g., myapp.ios), allowing them to appear alongside websites in the dashboard with real app icons and similar visitor, visit, and view metrics.
- The Swift package sends data directly to Umami's /api/send and /api/batch endpoints, using a rotating in-memory UUID for visitor tracking without storing data on the device, maintaining privacy and compliance.
- Umami.screen() tracks app screens as pageviews, enabling detailed usage insights in the pages list, while Umami.track() logs custom events with optional data, all queued for offline reliability.
- Unlike web tracking, native apps bypass browser ad blockers as traffic is encrypted, though system-wide blockers could block the hostname if listed; self-hosted domains typically avoid block lists.
- A custom Cloudflare Worker serves app icons by replacing DuckDuckGo's favicon service, allowing real icons to display in Umami's dashboard for pseudo-domains, enhancing visual recognition.
Hardcore IndieWeb: Run your own website 100% independently for only $0.01/day
3 days ago
- Hardcore IndieWeb advocates for complete ownership and control of web content by hosting it directly from your own hard drive.
- The method involves authoring HTML content locally, previewing in a browser, and uploading to a web host, requiring only a text editor, file transfer tool, and a low-cost host like NearlyFreeSpeech.net at $0.01/day.
- Key website components like landing pages, blog posts, archives, and RSS feeds can be managed manually in HTML, offering full creative freedom and portability without dependencies on external services or subscriptions.
- This approach eliminates risks associated with third-party service failures, enhances content portability, and reconnects users with the simplicity and empowerment of early web publishing practices.
How to Host Your Own Email Server
7 hours ago
- Hosting your own email server is feasible using a simple SMTP-only setup, bypassing IMAP and using existing email forwarding for receiving.
- Essential requirements include a domain name and a 24/7 server, preferably a fixed-IP VPS, avoiding home servers with dynamic IPs.
- Preparation involves unblocking port 25 from your hosting provider, checking IP reputation, and hardening server security.
- Configure DNS with an A record for your mail server hostname, then set up email forwarding via your domain registrar for receiving.
- Deploy a Postfix container (e.g., boky/postfix) with Docker, exposing only on localhost for security, and enable DKIM key auto-generation.
- Run a test email script; expect bounces initially, which will resolve after completing DNS and reputation configurations.
- Set up reverse DNS with your hosting provider to match your mail server hostname to its IP address, establishing a DNS loop.
- Add a DKIM TXT record using the public key from the container's generated key files, ensuring selector uniqueness if multiple DKIM records exist.
- Create an SPF TXT record with your server's IP and hard fail policy, merging with existing SPF records if necessary.
- Configure a DMARC TXT record with 'reject' policy and alignment modes, optionally enabling reporting via services like Postmark.
- Be patient as email servers build trust over time; use testing tools like Mail Tester and EasyDMARC to monitor deliverability and fix issues.

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Convert your RSS feeds into a static website

Show HN: Homegames. An open-source game platform I've been making for 8 years

Chatto is now Open Source

GitLab on FreeBSD

A pure scheme web programming tool

Using self-hosted Umami for iOS app analytics

Hardcore IndieWeb: Run your own website 100% independently for only $0.01/day

How to Host Your Own Email Server