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Working on a Kubernetes based clone of Instagram. My plan is to deploy it and a VPN tunnel and give certain folks access to keep in touch. I’ll have instructio

by opepp0 7y ago

Working on a Kubernetes based clone of Instagram. My plan is to deploy it and a VPN tunnel and give certain folks access to keep in touch. I’ll have instructions for self hosting and VPN key creation/sharing (Wireguard ftw) There’s absolutely no reason to bother with cloud services. They’re nothing but big corp coopting our problem solving. It always comes down to be gatekeeped but no one having the guts to gate keep a rich douche whose money to buy security goes away as soon as we do

cl0ckt0wer 7y ago
My biggest challenge is communicating with non-technical family and friends. Teaching them Whatsapp was a challenge, but things like IG and FB are simple to install and log in to. I've never been able to quit them without suddenly being isolated.
- opepp0 7y ago
  I never jumped on the “using social media means I am connected” band wagon. Still just using email. It’s web scale, and just needs UX love. But really even that is overkill. Self hosting is too easy and cheap for me to justify cloud services privacy and just generally being in the habit of externalizing every aspect of utilitarian life. I’m not talking webscale loads. And it could be a hub for IOT. My data streams are not Google scale. But don’t take your eye off them sticks & options. Ooo shiny Share my data with my doctor directly over local area WiFi, by making it adhere to a specific format. No data middle men needed. For a culture constantly climbing up its own ass about austerity in economics, we sure enjoy selling ridiculously uneconomical means of communication. It’s almost as if it’s a purpose built emotional response but who could believe so many people would fall for an emotional mass delusion?
rotterdamdev 7y ago
There is already a FOSS replacement for Instagram, with privacy settings. Pixelfed.
sizzle 7y ago
This is an awesome project, please post this to HN if you open source it (please do!)

by opepp0 7y ago

cl0ckt0wer 7y ago

My biggest challenge is communicating with non-technical family and friends. Teaching them Whatsapp was a challenge, but things like IG and FB are simple to install and log in to. I've never been able to quit them without suddenly being isolated.

opepp0 7y ago
I never jumped on the “using social media means I am connected” band wagon. Still just using email. It’s web scale, and just needs UX love. But really even that is overkill. Self hosting is too easy and cheap for me to justify cloud services privacy and just generally being in the habit of externalizing every aspect of utilitarian life. I’m not talking webscale loads. And it could be a hub for IOT. My data streams are not Google scale. But don’t take your eye off them sticks & options. Ooo shiny Share my data with my doctor directly over local area WiFi, by making it adhere to a specific format. No data middle men needed. For a culture constantly climbing up its own ass about austerity in economics, we sure enjoy selling ridiculously uneconomical means of communication. It’s almost as if it’s a purpose built emotional response but who could believe so many people would fall for an emotional mass delusion?

rotterdamdev 7y ago

There is already a FOSS replacement for Instagram, with privacy settings. Pixelfed.

sizzle 7y ago

This is an awesome project, please post this to HN if you open source it (please do!)