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A question about how the back end works (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hey all,

Just a quick question for everybody, sorry if it is stupid. I have been on the Fediverse since the blackouts I probably should know this by now, but have clearly let things pass me by.

Basically, I want to buy a raspberry pi or a mini PC to run as a server. I would buy a domain name and use the website as sort of a private portal that I would do my posts from. I could upload videos to loops or a picture to pixelfed, make a microblog for Mastodon or have a long form blog.

My idea is that I would be the only person on the server and if somebody were to go to the url itself all they would see is the posts themselves in chronological form, but I would really not be wanting people to experience the site itself but rather the fediverse posts on their individual apps. The post having come from the site would rather be the authenticator that it is me who posted it.

Is something like this possible or would I essentially need multiple servers and domain names for each individual fediverse service?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

its technically feasible, even with a single domain and just running multiple hosts off a single box... but it gets very complex. many of these products are designed for multi-user. its not a 'set it and forget it' process. its a constant battle keeping a lot of these systems running, let alone on a single box with a highly configured single-user use in mind.

mastondon/microblog products its fairly easy.. the threadiverse products require a ton more resources and connectivity.

good luck.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Any specific things you think I should prioritize first and then build out from?

I do like the idea of a federated passport essentially, where your subdomain acts as verification it is you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Look up how to run Linux and docker containers. LearnLinuxTV on YouTube is an amazing start.
Data backup is super important.

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