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My personal notes about using [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreedomBox FreedomBox] and self-hosted applications.
My personal notes about using [[wikipedia:FreedomBox|FreedomBox]] and self-hosted applications.


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== Tips and Tricks ==
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=== Learning Resources ===


=== Software ===
Here are some links to improve your understanding of FreedomBox.


* Matrix Synapse works for voice and video calls over LAN. It seems to be P2P.
==== Video ====
* Use [https://medium.com/@JosephKiran/replacing-cloud-based-to-do-apps-with-orgzly-and-syncthing-6a065419d61 Syncthing with Orgzly/Emacs] for writing lists.
* The legendary talk from which FreedomBox and Diaspora (federated social network) were born.<br/> https://www.softwarefreedom.org/events/2010/ISOC-NY-Moglen-2010/
* Use Boostnote with Syncthing for note-taking and lists if Orgzly seems too weird. Boostnote has Github-flavored markdown.
* First public demonstration of FreedomBox.<br/> http://moglen.law.columbia.edu/sflc2015/04_freedombox.webm
* Digital Empowerment in Rural India - powered by FreedomBox <br/> https://peertube.mastodon.host/videos/watch/3cd45772-e177-4221-a66a-f8a796e0826c


==== Mediawiki ====
All talks and presentations about FreedomBox are on a [https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/TalksAndPresentations wiki page].


* Use MediaWiki [https://www.packetmischief.ca/2013/11/22/why-i-use-mediawiki-for-taking-notes/ for taking notes] as I'm doing right now and as a personal knowledge base.
==== Blog Posts ====
* Since MediaWiki on FreedomBox doesn't have the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:VisualEditor Visual Editor extension] yet, use Wikipedia's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Sandbox Sandbox] to write your content in the Visual Editor, and after you're done, switch back to source code editing mode. You can then cut and paste the content into your MediaWiki instance.
* An old blog post I wrote on how to install FreedomBox on a Raspberry Pi 2<br/> https://njoseph.me/blog/posts/you-dont-have-to-be-a-geek-to-setup-freedombox/


==== Tiny Tiny RSS ====
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* Tiny Tiny RSS web UI is unpalatable for people used to things like Medium, but the [https://git.tt-rss.org/fox/tt-rss-android official Android app] is really good.
Learn more at the [https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox FreedomBox Wiki]
* Follow medium blogs using Tiny Tiny RSS without having to create an account.
* Follow activity feed from GitLab sites (e.g. Debian Salsa) using TT-RSS.
* Backup Tiny Tiny RSS feeds list (the opml file) to a Syncthing folder.
* Add  feed subscriptions to [https://linuxmonk.ch/wordpress/index.php/2014/make-firefox-subscribe-rss-feeds-with-tinytinyrss/ Tiny Tiny RSS from Firefox].
* Use Privoxy for ad-blocking on all the Android devices on the Wi-Fi by setting it as a proxy.


=== Hardware ===
[[Category:FreedomBox]]
* Make sure the device is getting adequate power supply (e.g. 2 Amp for a Raspberry Pi) or the performance will suffer.
* Your microSD card's speed impacts performance of your FreedomBox more than anything else. Make sure to buy something fast enough (UHS 1 or more).
* microSD cards are unreliable in general. Make sure to keep a ''dd'' backup of the entire SD card to another computer frequently.
 
=== Unsupported Software ===
 
==== NextCloud ====
 
NextCloud is a Google Drive replacement that
* can update itself
* can play a lot of multimedia formats and display epub files
* has a simple project-tracking tool similar to Trello
* can be a personal content server with streaming capabilities
* can be used as a CalDAV/WebDAV server (contacts and calendar sync)
* can store your bookmarks
* has cool mobile apps

Latest revision as of 03:21, 2 December 2021

My personal notes about using FreedomBox and self-hosted applications.

FreedomBox-logo-standard.svg

Learning Resources

Here are some links to improve your understanding of FreedomBox.

Video

All talks and presentations about FreedomBox are on a wiki page.

Blog Posts


Learn more at the FreedomBox Wiki

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