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Hosting for a public interest Fediverse PeerTube project
The rules deprecate deletion of a post. I trust that I'll be forgiven for doing so under the circumstances.
I received two comments shortly after posting. As I explained in the post, this was my attempt to delurk in a community where I'd lurked for years. More than 5 years, actually. I introduced myself, explained that I was autistic and therefore detailed, offered a story related to a host, Zynoo, that might have helped others here, listed some specs, and asked for help in finding a host. Further, the post wasn't anonymous. That is supposed to be positive.
All of that is good here, right?
It didn't help that the first response was that people here needed to be, quote, "saved" from a tidal wave of details. Or that the second person offered greetings to his new, quote, "insane", friend. Yes, he said "slightly" and it was a joke. But consider that when you do that to people, sometimes they've had to listen to it for 60 to 70 years. I suppose that that wouldn't occur to people in their 20s.
I gather that posts can't be edited after one hour. So, I need to delete mine or it'll stay here and there will be more of the same.
I think that I could have contributed here. I have been online since 1973. I was here before Usenet. I was a senior developer since before 95% of you were even born. I have more experience as well with Linux, assemblage of custom OSes, getting non-standard setups to boot on dedis and VPSes, actual anonymity, what to look for in hosts, what the government actually does to track you, and other LEB topics than most of you do, regardless of age.
It isn't a boast. I'm not likely to live that long and I wanted to pass some it on. But I need a community of adults. I think, for me, that now means the over-40s. The ones who are starting to feel old.
I'll be exiting, now. I don't think that I'll send any more people here. One suggestion for the rules is that civility is optional, but perhaps don't jump on new people right in their first thread.
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AI, save us!
Well, i actually skim-read most of it.
@OP: Welcome my new marginally insane friend!
Edit: Maybe something in the direction of https://1984.hosting/ would be a good match for your project. It's pretty expensive though. Maybe if you contact them they could get you some kind of custom deal?
The rules deprecate deleting posts. The edited OP will explain why I've blanked this one.
The rules deprecate deleting posts. The edited OP will explain why I've blanked this one.
If you got the money https://orangewebsite.com/hosting/green-dedicated-servers might have some free speech dedi right out of the box. Unlike 1984 i haven't seen any documentation of them actually going to court for their clients content though.
Yeah, providers willing to fight usually let their clients pay for it. That's the catch with budget offers. Their margins are so thin that a the moment they'll be forced to do much of anything out of the ordinary they'll start losing money. That's where funky stuff like disallowing sensitive material comes from. It's the providers exit plan if the client isn't being lucrative for them.
Chances are it's going to be like that but asking doesn't cost anything and who knows maybe they like your project? There's a bit of dedication behind the company after all.
It sounds like you banned yourself from Zynoo. Just be normal and don't move until you actually run into issues.
@mwt : I haven't been banned. Either by the host or by ragequit. It's possible that they won't even shut down the dedi. So, yes, I'll leave it up temporarily. However, they'll evict me on the first peep from any company or billionaire. A move in the short term is obviously needed.
Thank you for the only response I received that didn't suggest people here needed to be "saved" from the level of details in my post or that I was "insane" due to being detailed. It was appreciated.
I'll be leaving, now. If there are other older people here, you'll be happier in the Fediverse.
Hey @OldCoder
Looks like Zynoo are based in the UAE - their stance on what they deem as sensitive seems to be aligned on that.
Your logic seems sound, and from looking at the content your needs aren't really that complex. Not sure you're quite at the point of looking for safehaven hosts - most mainstream providers should be alright.
Do you need 500GB/1TB storage now, or is it a theoretical need in the future?
Servarica might do you well (although both the company and servers are based in Montreal, Canada), or a bog standard OVH/Kimsufi kinda box.
The rules deprecate deleting posts.
@void : Yes, I commented on that. In fact, you're just quoting me. @ElliotJ : I'll respond to you shortly.
Dude, that was more of a compliment than anything. Average is boring. I probably wouldn't read multiple posts of that length though. My attention span isn't sufficient for that, sorry
@ElliotJ :
N1. A substantive response. Thank you.
N2. Zynoo is supposed to be based in Bulgaria with a presence in The Netherlands. I'm not saying that you're incorrect. It's what they seemed to be saying. It's a moot point now, but thank you.
N3. I checked Servarica at the start. I'll look again, but I seem to recall that they didn't match the specs.
N4. Yes, most mainstream hosts won't be concerned initially. But most will honor a DMCA even if they're in the E.U. I thought that I was an expert on this, but that part came as a surprise. It harks back to the fact that I'm slightly naive as I explained in the original OP.
Yes, I don't think that even the movies will be an issue initially. Note that some of them, such as "Ink" (2009) are formally redistributable. But we do think that the Trump administration is going to go after protest videos and especially after Epstein content. (I don't have Epstein material yet, but I expect that some will turn up.)
This isn't that far off. I need to proceed accordingly.
N5. I probably only need 250 GB of disk for the present.
The response is much appreciated.
I think the best strategy is to just change hosts as issues arise, popping back up if something goes wrong.
I basically wouldn't worry about who the host is. Just keep good backups that you know how to restore and keep them in more than one place.
totally_not_banned : Yes, I figured. The concern is that the first two responses went straight to the details issue (humor or not). And you haven't seen posts of mine that are actually detailed.
That one was concise for what it covered.
I can't see spending years in a community where people who don't know me are going to see being detailed as different and strange. It's going to be every day. Sure, that's great for somebody who's persona non grata since age 6. That's over 60 years, Son (or Daughter).
Know what? Here's a story. No harm done if it's off-topic since I don't expect to be here. But I think that it's on-topic.
About 5 years ago, during Covid, I couldn't find housing in California. So, I drove about 1,000 miles and moved in with a former student of mine. He was mid-20s, bi, and had a male lover and roommate. Both of their mothers moved in. This was 5 adults in a 1-bedroom apartment.
The other mother remained. She was a meth addict. No drivers license, no birth certificate, nothing like that. She had a little MP3 player. That was all. This woman looked like 80 years old. But she was the same age as the kids I'd taught as a student teacher 50 years ago. I guess meth messes people up.
She took 6 months to recover after detox. She couldn't go out. So, I'd buy her favorite ice cream and hide it where she'd find it. I talked to her when the others were out. I found out she had a favorite rapper. I patched together a Linux driver for her MP3 player. Then I did my own early take on yt-dlp. I extracted the audio tracks from the singer's videos and snuck them onto the player.
After 6 months, she was better and I'd won her confidence. So, I took her out on her first outing. I bought her a burger. Novels by her favorite author. We went to a little charm shop. It's a nice story. But 3 days later, she said, "You're different and strange. I don't like how you're detailed and the way you talk."
That isn't the punchline. The punchline is that that has happened multiple times. I've really only found connections among the different. The ones who know what this is like. Truck normals.
Heh. A detailed post. Oh, well.