if you're capable and have a server, i recommend spinning up pixelfed and friendica instances for your parents and families. they're probably the simplest fediverse apps to install too.

it's one thing for you to move, it's another thing to be able to get your parents and family to move over.

[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 21 points 7 months ago (10 children)

This is something that I hope fediverse developers and OSS developers start focusing on: making installation and self-hosting much simpler. Currently trying to set up self-hosted anything is a gigantic pain in the ass if you’re not already an experienced sysadmin.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

i wonder if a geocities or ezboard style could work

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 2 points 7 months ago

so uh ... I've been sorta contemplating preinastalled hardware. Think a mini pc you plug into your router. Or even a minipc that replaces your router and has a clean UI for picking a handful of curated self-hosted stuff you want.

You could buy the hardware as a simple jumping off point to learn more or (and here is where I am not sure if there's a market) you could pay me (or other sysadmins like me) to support it.

What if self-hosted stuff worked a bit like your HVAC,. electrical or plumbing?

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