If there is a perfectly functional @ghost newsletter hosting platform with the capability to transfer existing paid or free subscriptions and which doesn't actively monetize and profit from Nazis and fascists, why are people still making me use suckstab!?!?

#GhostIO

Current #selfhosting headache (thankfully there are not that many):

My new, self-hosted Ghost blog is almost ready for its public debut. I transferred all the posts and the look and feel is identical to the old one. Great!

Only problem: when I exported 611 members, I realized I need to MANUALLY select for each and every one which newsletter they are subscribed to. I have 3 newsletters. And it's taking FOREVER.

(Yes, Ghost allows you to add labels to each member, but newsletter subscriptions cannot be automatically recreated). 75 members done, 536 to go. Gaaaaaah

#MySoCalledSudoLife #GhostIO

🏕️ my adventures in #selfhosting - day 48 ✨

Yesterday when I got back from #FOSDEM I found an email in my inbox that gave me a mini-heart attack: a message from my VPS hosting company saying my service had been suspended for running over costs / my card being declined.

The email looked absolutely legit, formatting and branding-wise. But I'm not a fool! I didn't click on any links, just closed it and logged onto my VPS account from another device. I checked billings and resource usage and everything was normal. Ouf. So it was a targeted phishing attack (someone who went through the trouble of looking up my hosting company and finding my contact email address, right when I was traveling and publicly posting from FOSDEM).

Nice try scammer! But you didn't fool me.

Thing is, realistically speaking I could have consumed too many resources. I'm at 75% RAM usage now. As soon as I stop paying for a Ghost(Pro) plan next month, I will upgrade my VPS. And please prevent me from adding another Fediverse app, I'm SOOO tempted to self-host #Friendica too, after re-falling in love with it during a demo at #SocialWebFosdem.

Anyway, today I hit a milestone of sorts: my first experience updating #YunoHost AND 3 different apps (#Fail2Ban #Pixelfed and #GhostIO). Everything went smoothly and my system diagnostics dashboard is all green – just as I like it.

This self-hosting journey is really empowering and the best antidote to my frustration/rage towards Big Tech oligarchs. You can't control my Fedi homes!

https://mail.bigdeskenergy.com/p/death-by-thousand-substacks

#substack #beehiv #ghostio

Good morning Fedi friends!

I'm currently in the process of moving - one post at a time - #TheRealists blog from #GhostIO to #Wordpress. I still adore Ghost... it's just that it makes no sense to pay for 2 accounts. I'm consolidating everything in one place.

If you enjoy #TheFutureIsFederated, you may also like The Realists, as it covers privacy, surveillance capitalism and our brave new digital world: https://therealists.org/2022/05/what-happens-when-everybody-lies/

You can follow the #blog here too: @elena

#tech #digitalliteracy

an interview of a cool band in a cool newsletter: https://salvo.ghost.io/divide-and-dissolve-takiaya-reed-2024/

#divideanddissolve #ghostio

Let me introduce you to Herding Cats, a little thinking and writing corner I just set up on #ghostio to discuss tech #ecosystem and #community building 🐱

Maybe the ecosystem/partner relations and community folks among you will find it worthwhile to read along (yes, it's niche, but nothing a PhD can't handle 🤓) I've come to realise I miss writing as a mode of thinking and connecting with like-minded people, and I've grown weary of the LLM-induced listicle feast. Reason enough to set up Herding Cats.

Happy to get feedback - and contributions! First up is an invitation to send me your fun #sideprojects to be featured if you want.

https://herdingcats.ghost.io/cybernetics-and-cats/