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by m3nu 4y ago
For hosting simple open source apps there is also https://www.pikapods.com . Not free forever, but fairly cheap at around $1.5/month for the typical app. I'm a founder and we specifically don't focus on running cus
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by m3nu 4y ago
Wanted to throw in "Haven" because they offer a timely way out: https://havenweb.org/screenshots.html It's basically a private timeline, written in Markdown and with optional pictures. Also provides a RSS fee
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by m3nu 4y ago
Came to say the same. I had a few exchanges with him over his Listmonk mailing list manager.
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by m3nu 4y ago
Hetzner is the AWS of Germany already. Good luck breaking into this space with the "Call for pricing" mentality mentioned in the comments.
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by m3nu 4y ago
I use the gallery app. Probably paid a little in the official app store. No nagging or issues.
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by m3nu 4y ago
That sounds like a financial adviser, not a manager of an active fund.
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by m3nu 4y ago
Thanks! Will read this later in detail and see if anything can be learnt. I do want to point out that this is from 2014 and we don't use Docker at PikaPods. We use Red Hat's stack, which integrates better with other Linux tools, l
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by m3nu 4y ago
> Leaving it unencrypted exposes my data to all other users of the system. This would be an issue if we would offer access to block devices. That’s not the case. The pod can only see the files and not read at the block level. Else every
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by m3nu 4y ago
I see. So it’s like Docker, but their own implementation? Can’t wrap my head around it right now.
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by m3nu 4y ago
If it’s not from within the app, then I’m afraid it’s not possible with the current setup. Also not sure if this would be stable enough. I believe PhotoPrism allows mounting webdav from within the app and import pictures from there.
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by m3nu 4y ago
I won't share the precise % for each project, but the FAQ at the bottom of the page gives a hint. More than 1ct. Every project is encouraged to link to PikaPods if they think it's fair enough. Or if they want it as hosting option
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by m3nu 4y ago
Probably yes, so just try it! If any user-configurable env var is missing, I'll add it right away. PhotoPrism already has a LOT of configurable env vars and I don't recall seeing something about S3 there. So it may be inside the a
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by m3nu 4y ago
It won't let you remove the last card because adding a card also unlocks some more "dangerous" apps that allow running custom code. And gives higher limits. Alternatively add a disposable one-time card. Many fintech apps prov
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by m3nu 4y ago
Still adding apps every week. Just suggest them here: https://feedback.pikapods.com/ Currently the limitations are: a) they should run on a single https port; b) come with some authentication and c) publish a Docker image o
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by m3nu 4y ago
We rent from our regular colo partners and sometimes buy our own drives, if it helps lower the price. It will eventually show the DC location as tooltip on the region. For the EU it's Hetzner, for US it's INAP and Cogent DCs near
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by m3nu 4y ago
Major credit cards via Stripe. Later PayPal probably. Yes, it's prepaid and your pod will stop after a few notifications. You can optionally enable automatic top-ups to avoid this. Both possible.
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by m3nu 4y ago
That's what I think every time when I find a new project! There are a few directories, but none perfect. I'd like to see one that's user-updatable (via Github), sort- and filterable and shows the current health of a project (
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by m3nu 4y ago
One pod maps to one public URL and one Docker image. So would be hard to change the setup like this.
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by m3nu 4y ago
Sandstorm uses VM templates (Vagrant)[1], so pretty heavy and harder to update. I use Docker images, as provided by the upstream project. So you get the same experience as running it yourself, as well as quick updates. 1: https:/&#x2F
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by m3nu 4y ago
> sharing the kernel or are users placed inside separate VMs? The isolation is with users and SELinux. There are no VMs as those are pretty heavy. > the pricing is only listed as monthly. Is there more granular pricing? Pricing is wit
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by m3nu 4y ago
Usually overwrite the data a few times before decommissioning the server. I’ll do some testing for the next server to see how much overhead FDE would add.
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by m3nu 4y ago
I was considering this, but in a survey most respondents preferred a prepaid model to avoid surprise charges. The flatrate model does that too, though. Maybe worth trying in the future. Like Spotify for open source apps.
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by m3nu 4y ago
Yeah, English speaking and inside the EU are some pros. (European myself) I’m trying to stay away from apps with large piracy/abuse potential for now. Later they may go on a dedicated server in a friendly country like Netherlands.
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by m3nu 4y ago
Some apps already use SQLite as storage. In addition we run shared Postgres and Mariadb.
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by m3nu 4y ago
There is a boiler plate privacy page, but not with those technical details yet. First, storage isn’t encrypted and I can’t think of threat scenarios that require it, since we only use bare metal servers and control the drives. Wouldn’t add
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by m3nu 4y ago
Backups are for the whole server at the moment and include mounted volumes and databases. Hoping to add per-pod snapshots a bit later. Helps that we already run a backup service. More on this planned feature here: https://feedbac
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by m3nu 4y ago
It’s per pod/app you run and depends on the resources you allocate. Price for minimum required resources is given for each app and starts at $1/month. Yeah, the goal is to make running FOSS as easy as Google Photos, but with more
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No bandwidth limit or other charges. Just pay for allocated CPUs, memory and storage. Or stop the pod if it's not in use and pay for storage only ($1 minimum/month)
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by m3nu 4y ago
Founder here. Nice surprise to see this posted. Any questions, drop them here.
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by m3nu 4y ago
Been building a service to cloud host (typically self-hosted) applications and make them a bit more accessible: https://www.pikapods.com/ Most popular apps are: WordPress, Filerun, Nextcloud, Uptime Kuma, Umami and PhotoPri

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