Decentralization

  • Ultra-Portable Data Center: Part Two
    Ultra-Portable Data Center: Part Two
    After over four years, I am simplifying the UPDC to make it more lightweight, more portable, and less in the way. This is a status update on the Ultra-Portable Data Center.
  • Peer-to-peer Git: Radicle Seed Node on OpenBSD
    Peer-to-peer Git: Radicle Seed Node on OpenBSD
    While Git is decentralized by design, in many cases it still depends on a classical server-client architecture. Many projects rely on GitHub, GitLab, or another centralized platform to host their repositories and thereby make them available to everyone. What if we could have Git, but without depending on any centralized servers at all, and instead use it peer-to-peer?
  • Build Your Own Decentralized Dropbox with Syncthing
    Build Your Own Decentralized Dropbox with Syncthing
    In the world of file synchronization, most people are familiar with services like Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive. These centralized cloud solutions are convenient but come with privacy concerns and potential security risks. What if I told you that to synchronize files between individual devices, you don’t need the cloud™ ?
  • Run a Nostr Relay as Tor Hidden Service on OpenBSD
    Run a Nostr Relay as Tor Hidden Service on OpenBSD
    Let’s set up and run our own “private Twitter” on Nostr, a simple, open protocol that enables truly censorship-resistant publishing on the web!
  • An Overview of Privacy-Focused, Decentralized Instant Messengers
    An Overview of Privacy-Focused, Decentralized Instant Messengers
    An overview of privacy-focused, decentralized, open source alternatives to popular non-free spyware instant messengers like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Viber, Facebook Messenger, Skype, and Apple iMessage.
  • Updates 2022/Q4
    Updates 2022/Q4
    Project updates from the current consecutive three-month period, with info on the current status of my projects and next steps. You might find this interesting in case you’re using any of my open source tools.
  • Run Your Own Instant Messaging Service on FreeBSD
    Run Your Own Instant Messaging Service on FreeBSD
    What if you could host your own instant messaging service for you and your friends, to communicate privately and securely, away from the prying eyes of big tech? Turns out you can, and it’s actually quite easy to do.
  • IRC Server as Tor Hidden Service on OpenBSD
    IRC Server as Tor Hidden Service on OpenBSD
    A brief guide on how to set up an IRC server (Ergo) as a Tor v3 Onion Hidden Service on OpenBSD for secret idle parties with your friends.
  • Updates 2022/Q3
    Updates 2022/Q3
    Project updates from the current consecutive three-month period, with info on the current status of my projects and next steps. You might find this interesting in case you’re using any of my open source tools.
  • Mailman3 on OpenBSD 7.1
    Mailman3 on OpenBSD 7.1
    A short guide on how to install and run Mailman version 3 on OpenBSD 7.1.