Comment by mro_name

4 years ago

> your fediverse node on a static site, à la blog feeds powered by RSS/Atom.

I'm aiming for such called #Seppo! There's a proof of concept https://demo.mro.name/shaarligo and funding application paper in german for now https://mro.name/o/2022-03-08-201643-prototypefund12-037.pdf

Would you pay a doller per month for such?

Oh, I came across this long ago and forgot about it. Thanks for the reminder! Hope you will find funding via Prototype Fund too!

> Would you pay a doller per month for such?

For what? Hosting or development? I'd definitely pay $1 for development. :)

BTW, you say #Seppo, but the repo says ShaarliGo. Are you considering a name change?

  • > For what? Hosting or development?

    development. Hosting will be strictly decentral under your responsibility.

    > you say #Seppo,

    indeed, the other is a proof of concept and will remain as is.

    • > indeed, the other is a proof of concept and will remain as is.

      I've always said that a easy to deploy CMS is one of the missing pieces for the IndieWeb. Preferably it should work on any shared hosting. PHP/SQLite would be a good fit, but I understand if you have other preferences.

> 2. download https://mro.name/Linux-x86_64/shaarligo.cgi[...]

That doesn't sound like a static node to me, just another backend-heavy design.

Can I deploy this to GitHub Pages? NeoCities? Netlify (sans Functions)? If the answer is "no", then it really doesn't have anything to do with what I'm talking about.

  • If the target node can host static files it can serve as a mirror, if it can execute CGIs you can edit.

    How do you tell 'backend-heavy'?

    • I don't understand your first sentence in your comment. (It doesn't parse).

      > How do you tell 'backend-heavy'?

      Is there something confusing about the litmus test I gave in the comment you're responding to? What are the steps for deploying this thing to NeoCities? How would I use this to operate a node at $WHATEVER.github.io (where $WHATEVER is the name of my account or organization)?

      A host capable of executing CGI applications—making it an active participant (rather than a passive one)—is exactly what I mean by "backend-heavy".

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