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1. I'd pay money for software that mimicked Google+ / Facebook, but was open source and could be self-hosted. Bonus points if it ran on my Synology. My require

by junto 13y ago

1. I'd pay money for software that mimicked Google+ / Facebook, but was open source and could be self-hosted. Bonus points if it ran on my Synology. My requirements are actually quite simple. I want a place to share posts, and photos and have friends and family (predominantly family) would be able to comment on those photos and posts. It needs to look good, minimal and easy to configure. I want to get my private stuff away from the NSA vacuum cleaner. I want to take back control. 2. I'd also pay money for a sudo apt-get a-completely-simple-fully-featured-email-server-that-is-bullet-proof-by-default-and-the-only-config-is-a-domain-name(s). Ideally with a web interface. I'm praying mailpile.is will be that.

switch33 13y ago
"I'd pay money for software that mimicked Google+ / Facebook, but was open source and could be self-hosted. Bonus points if it ran on my Synology." I've seen some decentralized facebook type stuff on github. Problem is non-centralized social networks are hard to scale as well as a bit strange to use for people.
- svalorzen 13y ago
  It's called Diaspora*, looks nice and I'm planning to make an account in there soon.
  - junto 13y ago
    I have looked at the diaspora website. I didn't get it. I'm promise you I'm not that stupid but their website was a car crash. Why do I need to create an account with them? I want something as simple as WordPress. If buddypress wasn't so ugly it could be an option.
  - switch33 13y ago
    Diaspora was a fail of a P2P service. I would not recommend it.
- junto 13y ago
  I don't need decentralised in terms of P2P. I just want to own the data on my server.
  - switch33 13y ago
    Decentralized is better than opening up a port to the whole big and bad internet that houses lots of thieves.
switch33 13y ago
"I'd also pay money for a sudo apt-get a-completely-simple-fully-featured-email-server-that-is-bullet-proof-by-default-and-the-only-config-is-a-domain-name(s). Ideally with a web interface. I'm praying mailpile.is will be that." There's another e-mail service being built upon "tent.io" which may be another solution to this problem. I agree though e-mail should be more private.

by junto 13y ago

switch33 13y ago

"I'd pay money for software that mimicked Google+ / Facebook, but was open source and could be self-hosted. Bonus points if it ran on my Synology." I've seen some decentralized facebook type stuff on github. Problem is non-centralized social networks are hard to scale as well as a bit strange to use for people.

svalorzen 13y ago
It's called Diaspora*, looks nice and I'm planning to make an account in there soon.
- junto 13y ago
  I have looked at the diaspora website. I didn't get it. I'm promise you I'm not that stupid but their website was a car crash. Why do I need to create an account with them? I want something as simple as WordPress. If buddypress wasn't so ugly it could be an option.
- switch33 13y ago
  Diaspora was a fail of a P2P service. I would not recommend it.
junto 13y ago
I don't need decentralised in terms of P2P. I just want to own the data on my server.
- switch33 13y ago
  Decentralized is better than opening up a port to the whole big and bad internet that houses lots of thieves.

switch33 13y ago

"I'd also pay money for a sudo apt-get a-completely-simple-fully-featured-email-server-that-is-bullet-proof-by-default-and-the-only-config-is-a-domain-name(s). Ideally with a web interface. I'm praying mailpile.is will be that." There's another e-mail service being built upon "tent.io" which may be another solution to this problem. I agree though e-mail should be more private.