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Single-user Mastodon instance for the Grow Your Own Services site

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/ / picks of the day:

➡️ @fedihost - PeerTube & Mastodon managed hosting

➡️ @mastohost - Mastodon managed hosting

➡️ @snikket_im - XMPP/Jabber managed hosting

➡️ @Cloud68 - Managed hosting for very wide range of FOSS services

➡️ @homegrown - Advising non-techy people on hosting their own online services

➡️ @adminforge - German-language site advising on self-hosting

➡️ @jellyfin - Host your own Netflix/Spotify-style streaming service

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picks of the day (continued):

➡️ @Minetest - FOSS alternative to Minecraft, self-host multiplayer servers etc

➡️ @veloren - Multiplayer open world voxel RPG

➡️ @olimex - Making open source hardware low power computers

➡️ @kiwix - Host Wikipedia & other wikis offline or on local network

➡️ @karrot - Platform for organising community initiatives/volunteers/activism

➡️ @yunohost - Home server OS with GUI for service installation

➡️ @freedomboxfndn - Another home server OS with GUI

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picks of the day (continued):

➡️ @tigase - Developing FOSS for hosting XMPP instances

➡️ @prosodyim - Software for running XMPP instance

➡️ @wallabag - FOSS article-saving, alternative to Pocket

➡️ @linkstack - FOSS alternative to Linktree

➡️ @unifiedpush - Self-hosting notifications for phones, PCs etc

➡️ @securedrop - System for anonymous whistleblowers/activsts to contact journalists/NGOs

➡️ @cryptpad - Maximum privacy collaborative online office suite

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picks of the day (continued):

➡️ @CollaboraOffice - Online fork of LibreOffice

➡️ @ONLYOFFICE - FOSS online office suite

➡️ @hedgedoc - Collaborative markdown editor

➡️ @openproject - Online project management software

➡️ @liberaforms - FOSS tool creating online forms

➡️ @nextcloud - Self-hosting cloud storage, wide range of online apps

➡️ @ownclouders - Self-hosting cloud storage & collaboration

➡️ @forgejo - FOSS self-hostable software forge, fork of Gitea

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picks of the day (continued):

➡️ @owncast - Fediverse alternative to Twitch

➡️ @peertube - Fediverse alternative to YouTube

➡️ @gotosocial - Fediverse microblogging, emphasises lightweight hardware & user safety/privacy

➡️ @bonfire - New Fediverse instance type, incorporates open hardware

➡️ @writefreely - Blogging, Fediverse alternative to Medium

➡️ @funkwhale - Music & podcast storage & sharing on the Fediverse

➡️ @pixelfed - Photo-sharing on the Fediverse, anyone can host

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picks of the day (continued):

➡️ @Mastodon - Microblogging anyone can host

➡️ @news - Flexible social networking, works with many protocols including Fediverse, RSS etc.

➡️ @synoforum - Unofficial forum for Synology NAS users

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The account below is a discussion group. Follow it to see its discussions in your timeline, mention the group to post to it. (More info about how to use Fediverse groups: fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on)

➡️ @selfhosting - Discussion group about self-hosting & community hosting & managed hosting

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@FediFollows @owncast @peertube @gotosocial @bonfire @writefreely @funkwhale @pixelfed

I think PeerTube can do livestreaming like Twitch as well.

Any benefit to Owncast? First time seeing it.

@thefrankring

OwnCast is dedicated to livestreaming and has better chat support. The user experience is a lot closer to something like Twitch. You can try it out for example here: live.retrostrange.com
You can use Fediverse accounts like Mastodon to verify your identity on OwnCast.

PeerTube has no official chat (yet), but they do have a chat plugin.

@FediFollows

I'll be looking into it then because I've been looking to start livestreaming, and I'd prefer investing my time in the Fediverse.

Thanks for the info!

@thefrankring

Glad to help, good luck with the streaming!

@FediFollows @thefrankring Hi,

Can you elaborate on the "better chat support"? What is missing in peertube chat plugin? :)