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Thanks but lately you and other subscribers have been posting a lot too!

I just signed into YT for the first time in ages to verify this, and you’re right - I am not “verified” with YT, so they won’t let me upload any custom thumbnails. You’re right to not want to give them your phone #, but then again, I imagine they did this because people will game the system, setting a misleading thumbnail for an otherwise unrelated video. (Set the title & image to say, “How to do X” but then the video tries to sell them something else entirely).

But in the end, it’s their platform, as crappy as it is, you have to work within their rules. This is why we need better options for uploading videos. I know you mentioned PeerTube, but have you tried one of these alternatives?

https://alternativeto.net/software/youtube/

This is cool. I was able to add the Sharing option as you described, but I don’t see how to share still when I’m viewing my feed.

There is no “share” icon or link, that I can see.

Ohhh, the share link is only visible in the default view. I use Reading Mode exclusively and it’s not shown there. :(

Hi author! I’m Dad. :)

Thanks for joining the conversation. I thought it too much to hope you’d be on Lemmy but glad you are! Thanks for adding those bits about https, but I was saddened to see that 90% of the conversation around this centered on that one side topic.

I’ve only read the TOC for your book so far but it seems very much what we need to see more people adopt self-hosting so thank you very much for putting in the time and effort!

100 hours learning Dutch in duolingo and I still had to go look this up. /smh

Don’t let it go, but let it go

Is that about right?

Because I clicked the link and read the link at the top which says “Code”. The book’s contents are open source. :)

Though I think everyone who can afford to and wants a copy should consider buying one. As an author myself, I know this author would prefer that option, but they’re being very cool by sharing the contents online too.

https://github.com/meonkeys/shb/blob/main/book/steadfast.asciidoc

They do, via Traefik. Chapter 8.

Maybe they decided there was nothing that requires an SSL/TLS certificate on this particular site? (They accept payments elsewhere).

That title is so confusing. Why are they connecting the shooting of this mayor with the election of the president?

Yah, IMO, if your goal is to learn how to really use and maintain Docker, then you don’t want a script getting in the way. Also IMO, DOcker is not that hard to learn (not that I am an expert yet).

Hey OP, I found this install script for yunohost.

https://github.com/YunoHost-Apps/lemmy_ynh

Maybe that’s enough to help you create the same for C Panel or something like it?

I hear you. I just yesterday tried the docker apporach and gave up after the fourth error occurred during startup. I’ll watch this thread and hope for a simpler solutionfor a mere mortal to follow. (Edited)

Hello, Captain Crunch?

That Data on project sounds really cool. I’ll keep an eye on it.

As far as one-click installs, I think about how easy it is to install PiHole. That’s how all software should be.

The only part of Apple’s approach worth copying would be the ease of use of their software, imo

Yes! I think my question is: Is there a reason for a business to ever take on that hurclean task? Could they break even after developing everything you described and then selling Support as a service. And would more of the people pay to get away from the big tech companies?

I’m not actively doing any of this, I don’t work for any company in this space, but I wish I could see a way to make this happen.

Imagine this scenario:

• You go to a store, buy a little server in a box, something the size of an Apple TV or a Roku.

• Bring it home, plug it in, fire up its home page on your phone, tablet or PC.

• That has a really simple, slick UI which walks you through its set up without asking any technical questions, including enabling services you want to use, getting it connected to the cloud for away-from-home connection and cloud backups (if you want).

• It automatically sets up a Wireguard VPN for you, takes the most secure options with each of the apps you enable. Ties it all to one password or passkey for you. Sets up certs, etc… the right way, without bothering you at all.

• On your phone (mobile first, eh), you use the app as a launcher for the apps you chose to enable (things we all know like Navidrome, Immich, Paperless, etc…). They work the same at home and on the road.

• On your home devices (any kind of PC, Apple TV, Roku, Android TV, music streamers, and so on), you install and run apps which all connect to your little server instead of going outside your home.

• Enjoy your media, backup your documents, chat with friends and family, etc… as you like.

ETA: And share whatever you want with whoever you want. Send your sister some pictures, let your kid at college watch one of your movies. And so on.

I can dream, at least.

Sure. Like Apple says, “It just works” and people love that.

The challenge, imo, is that there’s always the variations on home networks, nat, firewalls, etc… maybe someone partners up with Tailscale or a similar service to get the services through people’s home router.

Totally make sense. But, can you imagine a way for a company / non-profit to make it easier for people not able / willing to learn to fix things themselves?

My thought is it could happen, if structured correctly to keep the public good as its aim.

Sweet! Tell me more about how you’re trying to do that and how you’re seeing reluctance, please.