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Thanks for providing this service and also this information. At this point, we can only say - thank you very much for your time, efforts and money you put into this service @stefano. At this point I also want to bring up the great work of @grunfink for his incredible work in the #snac / #snac2 project. Snac became the perfect solution for single user instances but also project related instances in the fediverse. Kudos, to both of you and thank you both very much! You both are doing a great job!
Some technical details for those interested:
The entire FediMeteo setup runs on a FreeBSD VM costing around 4 euros per month. It supports almost all major EU countries (plus the UK), with just a few left to complete. Currently, there are 25 separate jails, each running its own instance of snac, totaling 25 instances. The VM load typically stays around 10%, which increases to 30% when updates are published for countries with larger numbers of cities (currently Germany and Italy). The only time the load spikes is when new countries are announced; during that time, all remote instances connect to all cities to download their details.
As for RAM usage, excluding the ZFS cache, it's currently a total of 213 MB. Yes, MB.
Ooh, I do like that #snac gives me a "delete" button for everyone *else's* toots! It hardly seems fair, but given I have impeccable taste it's probably correct to make me The Global Decider. Nice job 👍
I'm currently reading and interacting with a total over 1300 followers and followees, using tag filtering in tut, without any problems. This is a efficient power-user way to rip through posts and filter out what I'm not interested in, so I can find useful and relevant information from thousands of posts per day really quickly.
When I want to see an image in context I'll open the link in the web browser. I like it this way since I can limit my exposure to images, which sometimes turn out to be unsavory. Surprise, right?
I recommend you give it a spin. The backend proxy setup is about the same as if you were going to install Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc., so if you don't like it you can just put one of those other bloated beasts on the proxy port and call it a day. ;)
Is #snac2 a suitable fedi server for a single-person, daily-driver instance, accessed via mastodon apps, interacting with the wider fediverse?
I /think/ I've mostly seen it deployed as a more write-centric service (for info bots/etc) ... but I could be mistaken.#snac #Fediverse #hosting #selfhosting
Fixed regression in link verification code (contributed by nowster).
Added ipv6 support for the https frontend connection (contributed by hb9hnt).
New "Like by URL" operation (contributed by dheadshot).
Added support for a Mastodon-like /share link sharing URL, like the one provided by sites like https://mastodonshare.com/ and such. To be able to use it, you must reconfigure your https proxy to redirect /share to snac (see snac(8)).
New linux landlock (sandboxing) support for enhanced security (contributed by shtrophic). It's still a bit experimental, so you have to enable it explicitly by recompiling with the WITH_LINUX_SANDBOX directive (e.g. make CFLAGS=-DWITH_LINUX_SANDBOX).
Some search fixes regarding repeated matches.
The export_csv cmdline operation now exports the CSV files inside a user's export/ subdirectory instead of the current directory.
All CSV files to be imported must now be stored inside a user's import/ subdirectory instead of the current directory.
Mastodon API: more timeline paging tunings (contributed by nowster), post language selected in apps is properly set.
The command-line operation note new reads the LANG environment variable to set the post's language.
A new command-line operation, note_unlisted, allows posting "unlisted" or "quiet public" posts.
The maximum number of entries in users' RSS feeds and in outboxes can now be set via the max_public_entries variable in the server.json file.
Fixed broken support for Audio objects.
Made xmpp and mailto URLs clickable.
If you find #snac useful, please consider contributing via LiberaPay: https://liberapay.com/grunfink/
This release has been inspired by the painting Judith Slaying Holofernes by #ArtemisiaGentileschi.
They are modifying the software based on the needs of FediMeteo – something amazing that shows the quality of the person involved.
En el caso de Mastodon al parecer hay una operación llamada "share" que hace lo mismo. En #snac lo están probando ahora y, o bien la página ya tiene incluido el mecanismo de compartir como pasa con "El salto", o bien te haces con una extensión o un bookmarlet. La extensión va como va, más bien regulinchi y el bookmarlet no termino de pillarlo.
La página del salto, correspondiente a una de sus noticias, es la siguiente:
So..TLS aside, what is the most lightweight reverse proxy I can use instead of nginx in front of this thing? You know, in case I would like to move the instance from this beefy PPro to, say, a #486 or a #Nintendo Wii running #NetBSD? :)
See also my main fediverse presence: @ltning@anduin.net
About this instance, at the time of writing:
- OS: #NetBSD 10
- Reverse proxy: nginx
- CPU: Dual Pentium Pro Overdrive, 333MHz
- RAM: 512MB EDO
- NIC: 3Com 100Mbit PCI NIC
- Storage: SATA 1.0 (CF and SSD)
FediDB has already noticed FediMeteo: https://fedidb.org/software/snac
Announcing FediMeteo – Weather in the Fediverse!
UPDATE: I have created an account for updates and other information on FediMeteo - follow the account @admin to stay updated!
UPDATE: Ireland, Poland, Portugal and Switzerland have just been added
Weather has always influenced our lives: from agriculture to outdoor activities, to extreme events that, thanks to modern technology, can now be predicted with greater reliability. Personally, weather plays a significant role in my daily decisions, which is why I decided to create a service tailored for the Fediverse.
FediMeteo uses Open-Meteo data to publish updates every 6 hours, including current weather conditions, forecasts for the next 12 hours, and predictions for the upcoming days. Each country is served by its own dedicated instance (e.g., it.fedimeteo.com for Italy), managed through snac to ensure simplicity and efficiency in publishing.
You can follow FediMeteo directly in the Fediverse (on Mastodon and compatible platforms), via RSS, or by visiting the dedicated page for your city (e.g., fr.fedimeteo.com/paris).
Currently supported countries include:
Austria, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, – with many more regions coming soon!
FediMeteo is hosted on a FreeBSD-based VPS, with each country isolated in its own jail to ensure security and scalability.
Visit the main site to explore the national instances and start following your local weather updates today:
https://fedimeteo.com
Happy weather monitoring to all! 🌦️
FediMeteo is dedicated to my grandfather, who every evening would give me the weather forecast based on TV, radio, and his personal experience. He would convince me that the weather would be bad, so he had an excuse to accompany me to school instead of me going alone.
#FediMeteo #Announcements #FreeBSD #FediMeteo #WeatherForecasts #Weather #Meteo #snac #Fediverse #Mastodon
Dear friends of the BSD Cafe,
As 2024 comes to an end, it’s time to reflect on what we’ve built together during the first full year of life for BSD Cafe. Launched on 20 July 2023, this project has grown far beyond what I could have imagined. While I haven’t tracked full uptime data, I can confidently say that the downtime was less than 30 minutes overall - even though the main VM hosting our services moved multiple times (including a switch from a Proxmox hypervisor to bhyve on FreeBSD, for the sake of alignment with our mission). In a world filled with over-engineered HA systems, we’ve outperformed many “big-name” cloud providers. Not bad for a community project, right?
For me, this has been an incredible journey. The users here are not just participants - they’re collaborators, and their positivity has been inspiring. The content shared and created at BSD Cafe has been valuable not only to the BSD community but beyond. What truly sets BSD Cafe apart is the openness for dialogue and exchange. Whether it’s social media posts, Matrix discussions, repositories in our brew, or RSS feeds, people seem to genuinely appreciate what we create and the conversations we foster.
BSD Cafe is a journey - one that grows, evolves, and continues. Our goal isn’t endless growth (we’re a community, not a business) but rather to maintain a welcoming, inclusive space where everyone feels a sense of positivity and belonging. For me, opening any service with “bsd.cafe” in the domain brings joy and pride. That’s the spirit I’ve tried to convey, and I hope it resonates with all of you, whether you’re active BSD Cafe users or friends of the community.
Promoting self-hosting and #OwnYourData has, as a side effect, inspired some users to “go solo” with their own setups. But even then, they remain part of BSD Cafe - in spirit, in purpose, and in connection.
Here’s a look at what we’ve achieved together this year:
- mastodon.bsd.cafe: 370 total users
Active in the past month: 207
Active in the past six months: 286
- snac.bsd.cafe: 14 total users
Active in the past month: 7
- blendit.bsd.cafe: 61 registered users
- matrix.bsd.cafe: 23 users
- brew.bsd.cafe: 29 users - 80 repositories
- freshrss.bsd.cafe: 25 users
- miniflux.bsd.cafe: 11 users
- press.bsd.cafe: 9 users
- myip.bsd.cafe: Constantly used by various users
- wiki.bsd.cafe: Could use a bit more love and content, but it fulfills its role as a functional homepage.
- tube.bsd.cafe: Still in testing - Peertube 7.0 update is on the way.
For detailed stats from our reverse proxy and general router (excluding media services, which generate most traffic but are handled via caching reverse proxies), you can check here - updated hourly: https://netstats.bsd.cafe
The journey of BSD Cafe continues, and I look forward to seeing where 2025 will take us. Together, we’ve built something special - something driven by passion, shared purpose, and a little bit of the BSD magic that makes all of this possible.
Here’s to a new year full of joy, serenity, and connection. Thank you for being part of this adventure.
Wishing you all a fantastic 2025 - and THANK YOU!
Stefano
#BSDCafe #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeAnnouncements #BSDCafeUpdates #Fediverse #HappyNewYear #Mastodon #Snac #snac2 #lemmy #matrix #dokuwiki #forgejo #freshrss #miniflux #wallabag #peertube #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #RunBSD #BSD
Exactly one year ago, I launched the snac instance of BSD Cafe: https://snac.bsd.cafe
Some users gave it a try and decided to self-host. Others have kept it as a secondary account, while some use it regularly.
Happy anniversary, snac.bsd.cafe - and thanks to @grunfink for the ongoing development and improvement, always staying true to the principles of simplicity and integrity.
#BSDCafeServices #BSDCafe #snac #snac2 #Fediverse #SocialNetworks
Some users gave it a try and decided to self-host. Others have kept it as a secondary account, while some use it regularly.
Happy anniversary, snac.bsd.cafe - and thanks to @grunfink@comam.es for the ongoing development and improvement, always staying true to the principles of simplicity and integrity.
#BSDCafeServices #BSDCafe #snac #snac2 #Fediverse #SocialNetworks
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screenshot of a URL search on my snac instance showing the results replicated twice.
El que se puedan ver ambas estando registrado en un único servidor o instancia es parte de la "magia" de la federación. Cuando necesito ver tu cuenta mi servidor pide datos al tuyo pero filtrándolos. Yo no veo cuántos sigues o a cuantos has seguido, ni tampoco tus publicaciones. Para eso, y es por diseño de #snac, el servidor activitypub que uso, filtra lo que pueda enviarle el tuyo respecto a tu cuenta y tengo que ir a tu servidor para averiguarlo.
Otra cosa, que es lo que hace el mendrugo este, es registrar una cuenta a tu nombre en su servidor puente. Si lo hiciese yo en el mío aparecería como @sunbeam_rider@taquiones.net, que tampoco es tu identificador porque el dominio cambia pero sirve para lo que quiere, sea lo que sea eso, que servicio público no creo.
CC: @pablo@mastodon.cl @fanta@mastodon.green @CorioPsicologia@mastodon.social
Y quitando ese detalle concuerdo con Fanta en que es muy buena explicación.
The search box also accepts post URLs; the post is requested and, if it's found, can be interacted with (liked, boosted, replied to, etc.).
IP addresses for failed logins are tracked and throttled to mitigate brute force attacks (see snac(8) for more information).
Fixed a bug regarding repeated attachments when editing a post.
Mastodon API: Improved timeline pagination in some clients (details: an HTTP Link header has been added), fixed missing audio attachments, fixed an incorrect value for the bot field in newly created accounts, fixed a crash, implemented markers (contributed by nowster).
When running in server mode, the pidfile is locked to avoid concurrent running of the same server instance.
Added documentation and some tweaks to enable static compilation with musl (contributed by Shamar).
If you find #snac useful, please consider contributing via LiberaPay: https://liberapay.com/grunfink/
In the northern half we'll celebrate #SolInvictus by listening to the song One Perfect Sunrise by #Orbital.
Más tarde me he dado cuenta de que empleando el correo electrónico las discusiones no tienen sentido y que más allá del duelo al amanecer no merece la pena discutir con gente que se ha construido un personaje público y saca sus garbanzos de ahí. Entre eso y los palmeros, a los que el tuitstar SÍ responde por que necesita tenerles en cuenta, es difícil estar a gusto; de hecho el término "pocosfollower" es el indicativo de una época.
Pero sí que he pasado mucho tiempo allí obteniendo enlaces y enterándome de polémicas para pasar el rato y olvidar cómo estoy y quién soy así que tampoco es que lo haya dejado hasta el sábado. Una vez que tengo mi servidor en el fediverso (con #snac) tengo siempre un lugar que considero mío. Por esa parte estoy cubierto.
Ahora estoy intentando ver qué aparece en BlueSky y de momento están todos con una limpia tremenda de nazis y demás chusma que está funcionando al parecer. También cuentas estupendas que estaban permanentemente candadas en twitter ahora actúan en abierto y son una delicia de seguir. Pero el lugar sigue siendo extraño, como un barrio bajo asedio, y quiero ver dónde terminará cuando los dueños empiecen a monetizar.
max_id nor since_id fields to paginate, only a limit field of 40.Regarding the other issue, snac do support Mastodon API pagination. Many apps do this correctly, like Tusky, Fedilab or semaphore.social, so you can travel the full timeline. Other ones only request the first page, I don't know why.
CC: @nowster@fedi.nowster.me.uk @justine@snac.smithies.me.uk
I've discovered a thing, though; if I have the ntfy app and Tusky running at the same time, Tusky adds 3 or 4 additional notifications to Ntfy (don't know why), and then chaos insues (I get repeated notifications all the time).
But, always off by default. I swear.
But, I see great people using #snac and asking for this, and who am I to be that stubborn.
It will always be disabled by default, though.
As many users have asked for it, there is now an option to make the number of followed and following accounts public (still disabled by default). These are only the numbers; the lists themselves are never published.
Some fixes to blocked instances code (posts from them were sometimes shown).
Fixed non-appearing buttons Approve and Discard if the account requesting a follow were being followed.
If you find #snac useful, please consider contributing via LiberaPay: https://liberapay.com/grunfink/
This release has been inspired by the songs All Is Lost by #KatieGarfield and All Is Not Lost by #TonyAnderson.
It's a WIP by the fantastic #Snac dev @grunfink@comam.es and I'm just testing this new optional feature.
I've updated this article now that I've confirmed that it works with #Snac and #GoToSocial as well.
Snac is simple - you just need to hit a URL while logged in to get the access token.
GoToSocial is a bit more complicated for two reasons:
- They haven't built a UI for getting the access token yet, so you have to jump through hoops making API requests using curl.
- GTS rejects API calls without a User-Agent header, and IFTTT doesn't send one by default, so you have to add one yourself.
It just hit me that following someone from #snac is a little easier than from #Mastodon (for people not on your timeline) because the user ops just has a textbox and a "follow" button rather than having to search for their username and server, *then* open their profile and only *then* click follow. That's 2-3 button mouse-clicks for Mastodon compared with 1 for snac!
EmojiReact activity in the ActivityPub protocol jargon). All these reactions are accounted as likes (so it should show as 15 likes), but in the notification page it will show the related emoji. You can't generate emoji reactions, though.CC: @feb@loma.ml @ruisan@masto.es @justine@snac.smithies.me.uk
The BSD Cafe #snac instance has been updated to 2.65
#BSDCafe #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeUpdates #BSDCafeAnnouncements
#BSDCafe #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeUpdates #BSDCafeAnnouncements
What are Follow Packs?These "follow packs" can also be used from #snac pretty easily. To do it, just download the list you are interested in and run the following command for each one:They are just packaged topical lists of up to 35 accounts you can follow from your Mastodon or other Fediverse account. You can follow the entire pack by importing a file. And the entire pack loads into a list, so it becomes a feed for that subject. You can also just browse for accounts you might want to follow individually.
So, they’re like Bluesky Starter Packs?
Yes, but not quite as convenient. It’s not hard, but because Mastodon does not have a one-click way to do this, you need to download a follow pack file and then use Mastodon’s import facility. Instructions are provided in the directory and also below.
snac import_list $BASE_DIR $USER_ID /path/to/the/file.csvThe list will be created and the accounts inside followed. After that, you'll find a link to the list at the top of your private timeline. Please, take note that these lists are not automatically populated; they will eventually fill with the new posts from the new accounts, that will also appear in your timeline.
snac's web UI does not allow maintaining these lists, but you can do it with any Mastodon API client or from https://mastodonlistmanager.org (which is, em, also a Mastodon API client).
Added a new user option to disable automatic follow confirmations (follow requests must be manually approved from the people page).
The search box also searches for accounts (via webfinger).
New command-line action import_list, to import a Mastodon list in CSV format (so that Mastodon Follow Packs can be directly used).
New command-line action import_block_list, to import a Mastodon list of accounts to be blocked in CSV format.
If you find #snac useful, please consider contributing via LiberaPay: https://liberapay.com/grunfink/
Considering the time I spend reading my timeline or even just the lists (and miss lots of posts), when someone tells me they can't find interesting content in the Fediverse, I jokingly and encouragingly respond that they are probably following the wrong people.
#Fediverse #Mastodon #SocialNetworks #snac #gotosocial #mitra #akkoma #honk #pixelfed #peertube #misskey #friendica #AllTheOtherCoolPlatforms
Some tweaks for better integration with https://bsky.brid.gy (the BlueSky bridge by brid.gy).
A corner case bug in the media proxying code has been fixed.
Hashtags can now include underscores.
The server now creates a pidfile inside the data directory.
Mastodon API: fixed a crash in the notification code, fixed autocapitalization in the OAuth login field (contributed by fkooman).
If you find #snac useful, please consider contributing via LiberaPay: https://liberapay.com/grunfink/
This release has been inspired by the song Take Me To The River by #Kaleida.
You, people, are great.
Ahora, entiendo que les guste más que Twitter porque es más nuevo y huele mejor. Va a ser interesante ver qué ocurre con todos esos veteranos del pájaro mudados a otro twitter, más nuevo como digo, con toda la experiencia acumulada en años de uso del viejo twitter. Me recuerda a esas novelas cifi en las que a los humanos se les escapan por error bichos en otro entorno y cuando vuelven años más tarde aquello es terrorífico por cómo han derivado.
Cada vez estoy más contento de tener aquí mi casa, mi castillo, mi trinchera, ... Mi tumba. 🙂 (¡Toma ya!)
Mi propio servidor con #snac del que no me pueden echar más que el casero cuando deje de pagar.
kill command, or by configuring it under a service control system like systemd, or rc file, and stopping it from there. You have many examples of how to do this in the examples/ directory of the source repository.Regarding the use of a Unix socket, just set the address field with the full path to it (instead of an IP address), like described in snac(8), the Administrator Manual: https://comam.es/snac-doc/snac.8.html#address
thanks for not releasing on a Friday! The slacker in me is still 8 hours behind up stream😆
I usually release on Thursdays (unless something serious happened), in case someone wants to play with #snac as a weekend project 😉
The server can now act as a proxy for all image, audio or video media coming from other account's posts (both from the Web UI and the Mastodon API). This way, other servers will see media requests coming from the server IP, not the user's, improving privacy. This is controlled by setting the proxy_media boolean field to server.json to true.
The strict_public_timelines option introduced in the previous release now works correctly.
Fixed a crash when posting from the links browser.
Fixed some repeated images from Lemmy posts.
Fixed a crash when posting an image from the tooot mobile app.
Updated FreeBSD rc script: the server process is now managed by the daemon(8) utility (contributed by @stefano@bsd.cafe).
RSS feeds are now in 2.0 version instead of 0.91.
If you find #snac useful, please consider contributing via LiberaPay: https://liberapay.com/grunfink/donate
This release has been inspired by the song New Moon (Dark Phase) by #DuranDuran.
This instance is running on #Snac and so will not display any metrics on those I follow or my followers.
For today's #ThankYouTuesday, I want to thank @grunfink
Their already excellent #snac improves with every release, and they are always available, friendly, and positive.
The world could really be a better place with more people with their skills and attitude.
#ThankYouTuesday #gratitude #opensource #community #positivevibes
disable_inbox_colllection variable to true in you server.json config file.Also, some people looks at the 0 count of followers / followees and infer (incorrectly) that it's a new account and blindly block your account.
I don't ask for anything; #snac is free software. Anyway, you can contribute whatever and whenever you consider to my Liberapay account: https://liberapay.com/grunfink
I woke up this morning:
- I have a bit of a headache
- The BSD Cafe snac instance had crashed, so it was down - I modified the rc.d script to run under daemon(8) to restart automatically (and I sent a PR to include it)
- a critical virtualized Windows server for a client was in total crash (resolved by doing a stop/start from the Proxmox console, but this will also move to bhyve soon)
- I spilled half of my coffee on the floor - and being an espresso, I have very little left
I’m waiting for the locusts...
strict_public_timelines option does not work well, as it's also applying to the private timeline. So I recommend to disable it by now and wait for the next stable release, where it will be fixed.Sorry for the incovenience.
The BSD Cafe #snac instance has been updated to 2.62
#BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeUpdates #BSDCafeAnnouncements #BSDCafe