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I like the idea of Discourse in theory, but unfortunately it
requires JavaScript to be able to post anything. Discourse pages
can't even be viewed when using uMatrix (though admittedly this is
partially uMatrix's fault for not supporting <noscript> tags).
The project is apparently licensed as GPLv2, and I assume the JS is
too, so at least it's not proprietary, but it's still less than
ideal.<br>
<br>
On 26/03/17 11:45 AM, Chamunks wrote:<br>
<span style="white-space: pre;">> I really quite enjoy the Discourse forums format as its designed to unbury the hopefully most relevant sections of the forum conversation. If we wanted to have something a bit more modernized for our lovely old lug.
>
> I would also give a +1 to a nextcloud that'd be kinda neat. I was going to upgrade my OwnCloud instance on my NAS but discovered that 2 of my drives are coming close to being in a scary situation and I'm not willing to gamble on 2 so I'll leave it powered off until I get around to adding new drives.
>
> On Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 10:50 AM Mark Steffen <<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rmarksteffen@gmail.com">rmarksteffen@gmail.com</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rmarksteffen@gmail.com"><mailto:rmarksteffen@gmail.com></a>> wrote:
>
> Hi bs,
>
> I've set up the VPS and emailed creds to you, Bob and Paul.
>
> Daily backups are automatically taken to local backup storage at the datacentre, I also do weekly backups of everything off-site (via encrypted USB drive(s)) as I prefer to have immutable backups in this day and age. There is a feature in the control panel which Bob has access to that will let you take snapshots at your own pleasure to prep for big changes you may need to roll-back from.
>
> Cheers,
>
> *Mark Steffen*
> Office Direct: +1.226.476.1240 <tel:(226)%20476-1240> | Mobile/WhatsApp: +1.226.600.0464 <tel:(226)%20600-0464>
> /"Don't believe everything you read on the Internet." -Abraham Lincoln/
>
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 1:58 AM, B.S. <<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bs27975.2@gmail.com">bs27975.2@gmail.com</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:bs27975.2@gmail.com"><mailto:bs27975.2@gmail.com></a>> wrote:
>
> I would be interested in participating in a Nextcloud group instance maintenance. Group (volunteer) e-engagement has proven to be problematic at OOTC, so exploring alternative mechanisms could be leverageable.
>
> IIUC, Nextcloud is far more than 'just' the file sharing first thought of when the term is heard, so it seems to make sense that Bob would suggest it.
>
> Although I'm not particularly e-social, I don't expect helping maintain any such would be a problem.
>
> Distro should be stock Debian Jessie. Hostname kwlugs1 (?) - not that it much matters - more important will be the DNS names, which will depend upon the multiple envisioned services Bob suggests firing up. (And associated cert/key correlations.) More problematic may be figuring out a documentation model up front - from the perspectives of both migration (new OS' instances every few years), and maintenance (new maintainers needing to get up to speed on the instance quickly). Some sort of snapshot / backup / replication facility also seems prudent - should an in-place OS upgrade go south, reverting will be desirable. And, stuff happens.
>
>
> On 03/25/2017 02:34 PM, Mark Steffen wrote:
>
> Sounds good Bob. If someone can 'second' that by way of volunteering for
> maintenance, I'll be glad to go ahead and set it up if you let me know
> disk and ram requirements, preferred distro and a hostname.
>
> Cheers,
>
> *Mark Steffen*
> Office Direct: +1.226.476.1240 <tel:%2B1.226.476.1240> | Mobile/WhatsApp: +1.226.600.0464 <tel:%2B1.226.600.0464>
> /"Don't believe everything you read on the Internet." -Abraham Lincoln/
>
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 12:50 PM, Bob Jonkman <<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bjonkman@sobac.com">bjonkman@sobac.com</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:bjonkman@sobac.com"><mailto:bjonkman@sobac.com></a>
> <<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:bjonkman@sobac.com">mailto:bjonkman@sobac.com</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:bjonkman@sobac.com"><mailto:bjonkman@sobac.com></a>>> wrote:
></span><br>
<blockquote type="cite">I've been wanting to set up a KWLUG
GNUsocial instance. It would only<br>
be one Web-based app, so it wouldn't completely consume a VPS. If<br>
someone is willing to help with the VPS maintenance I'll gladly
help<br>
set up a GS instance.<br>
<br>
There's a @KWLUG GNUsocial account at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://sn.jonkman.ca/kwlug">http://sn.jonkman.ca/kwlug</a>
right<br>
now, but it would carry much more authority if it were actually
hosted<br>
on a gs.kwlug.org <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://gs.kwlug.org"><http://gs.kwlug.org></a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://gs.kwlug.org"><http://gs.kwlug.org></a> domain. And while I'm happy<br>
to invite other<br>
KWLUGgers to my GS instance I doubt many people will want to be<br>
attached to a domain named "jonkman".<br>
<br>
I wouldn't mind setting up a KWLUG Nextcloud instance too. That'll
get<br>
us the calendaring service that Drupal is currently lacking.<br>
<br>
--Bob.<br>
<br>
On 2017-03-24 09:04 PM, Mark Steffen wrote:<br>
> If there is any interest/usecases for one, I can donate a VPS
of<br>
> any reasonable size to KWLUG. Someone would also need to
volunteer<br>
> to at least ensure basic maintenance (or script cronjobs to
do<br>
> apt-get update/upgrade or yum update etc).<br>
<br>
> A VPS can do lots of things being just regular webhosting
type<br>
> stuff. XMPP server, or all kinds of different things (an
owncloud<br>
> share for example).<br>
<br>
> Any ideas/interest in this?<br>
<br>
> *Mark Steffen* Office Direct: +1.226.476.1240
<tel:%2B1.226.476.1240><br>
<tel:%2B1.226.476.1240> | Mobile/WhatsApp:<br>
> +1.226.600.0464 <tel:%2B1.226.600.0464>
<tel:%2B1.226.600.0464> *"Don't believe<br>
everything you read on the<br>
> Internet." -Abraham Lincoln*<br>
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