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• This is the 0th edition of Smallnet Zine (April Edition). The point of this is
• to just blab about the state of the smallnet, indieweb, and self-hosting.
• Originally I had this idea to start something called netring.cafe, which was a
• cool idea, but I really already have too much on my plate at-the-moment. So now
• I'm just going to use a tag on my phlog to act as a zine:
• bestofsmallnet tag
• You should also check out my lawn for links. You can reach out to me to get your
• content featured there and see other people's cool smallnet/indieweb/self-hosted
• stuff there:
• someodd's lawn
• If you want to be featured just contact me or join my IRC/XMPP, just check
• contact section at the root of my gopherhole:
• someodd's gopherhole
• ## Spotlight
• I actually want to make an effort to archive these to:
• My person archive in gopherspace
• So keep an eye out for that...
• ### chud.cyou
• This guy definitely has some kind of background in 4chan or imageboards. He
• actually hangs out in
• my IRC.
• Chud Airspace
• Oldnet style website--actually kind of cool. He self-hosts various services, I
• believe, like the website, Mumble, a Wiki, git, an upload service called
• "UpChud." From what I've seen this website is pretty funny. To my surprise, I
• also find on his homepage he includes a link to me!
• CHudHome
• He also has an IRC server at `irc.chud.cyou`!
• ## webamp
• Webamp
• Classic webamp in the browser.
• This isn't technically smallnet nor self-hosted, but I don't care and I'm
• featuring it here, anyway.
• ### Cameron's world
• Cameron's World
• A cool geocities-looking art project from what I can tell. Cool thing to
• explore.
• ### Mozz.us
• This guy has some of the coolest content in gopherspace. He has games, a flash
• archive, etc. I believe it's all self-hosted.
• Mozz.us gopherhole
• Another guy hanging out on my IRC server.
• ### Wired Sound
• WIRED SOUND
• A neocities website that's an homage to Lain (a cyberpunk anime).
• ### htmlenergy
• HTML Energy
• > HTML energy is all around us and in this very website.
• >
• > Building websites has become complex, but the energy of HTML persists.
• >
• > What makes HTML special is its simplicity.
• >
• > HTML isn’t a vast language, yet you can do a lot with it.
• >
• > Anyone who wants to publish on the web can write HTML.
• >
• > This accessibility and ease of use is where its energy resides.
• >
• > Who’s writing HTML today?
• ### frstcomputer.com
• Bespoke computer store in gopherspace
• A boutique computer with a boutique shopping experience via Gopher!
• ### 250kb.club
• 250kb.club
• My friend showed me this. Web pages that are under 250KB in size.
• > The 250KB Club is a collection of web pages that share certain values,
• > especially a focus on performance, efficiency, accessibility and
• > sustainability.
• ### Melon Land, Melon King
• This guy is a indieweb artistic genius.
• MelonLand forums
• This forum looks **amazing**. It's centered around indieweb type things. I
• talked to him about this in an interview and he said he found some really old
• software and themes.
• melonking website
• Amazing website, very artistic indieweb experience like none other.
• ## Some articles I've written on self-hosting
• Get started self-hosting! Running your own server is fun!
• Music server with MPD
• Counter-Strike 1.6 Server in Linux
• XMPP audio/video call support
• Host your own XMPP server
• Host your own IRC server
• Make your own VPN