Agate (Gemini Server)β β β β β A simple Gemini Protocol server for static files. Fast, stable, easy, and running the Gemini version of this site.
Alpine Linuxβ β β β β Lightweight Linux distribution with modern capabilities and smooth package management despite its low resource requirements. Good for small cloud servers, old hardware, Raspberry Pi, etc.
Arch Linuxβ β β β βOnce itβs installed, itβs fine! Faster updates than Fedora or Debian. Smaller software selection, but community packages and Flatpak make up for it. ARM port and the Danctnix drivers for Pine hardware are solid. I donβt miss the old days of setting everything up by hand, though.
ClassicPressβ β β β βMore than just WordPress Minus Gutenberg! Familiar, super-easy to migrate, and can work with most of the WP plugin/theme ecosystem.
Debian Linuxβ β β β βMy second choice distro for both desktop and servers. More reliable than Ubuntu, more stable than Fedora, easier to install than Arch, though a bit slower to update. Bigger than Alpine, but uses the more typical glibc.
DreamHostβ β β β βRock solid web hosting with managed VPS and good support. Hosting this page right now. Cloud computing has been less stable in my experience.
Floccus Bookmarks Syncβ β β β β Very flexible, syncs across many different desktop browsers and mobile devices, and for privacy it can run on your own server or encrypted on another cloud service.
GoToSocialβ β β β βA lightweight Fediverse server, with a clean web interface for viewing public posts. Compatible with Mastodon apps and interacts with other ActivityPub platforms.
Jellyfinβ β β β β Great for playing music across my local network, doesnβt phone home to a cloud or try to upsell subscriptions.
Linodeβ β β β β Flexible, inexpensive cloud hosting with a variety of Linux options. Rock solid so far!
Nextcloud Bookmarksβ β β β βOnline web app for managing bookmarks using your own Nextcloud server. I usually use it indirectly as the storage for syncing via Floccus.
Nextcloud Newsβ β β β β Simple web-based news reader for Nextcloud, easy to install and syncs with multiple desktop and mobile clients.
Nextcloud Notesβ β β β β Simpler than Google Keep, more private, with human-readable data that syncs quickly and cleanly with your devices.
Plexβ β β ββIt does let you stream your local media library, but it insists on connecting to a cloud account and pushes you to buy a subscription, even if youβre not using its remote services.
Postmarksβ β β β βA self-hosted public bookmarks/linkblogging server (think Delicious or Pinboard) that can interact with Mastodon and the rest of the Fediverse.
Snacβ β β β βExtremely bare-bones social networking server that runs on low-resource machines, works on the web without cookies or JavaScript, and still interacts through ActivityPub with Mastodon, GoToSocial and other Fediverse software.
WordPress Block Editorβ ββββThis is not distraction-free writing. Every time I try to use it I get frustrated and switch back to the classic editorβ¦because I can USE it.