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Recommended operating system for self-hosting on a VPS?

Requirements:

  • based on Debian GNU/Linux
  • easy to install/uninstall services

Services I'm interested in:

  • several crypto nodes: BTC, BCH, ETH light node (Helios), XMR, ZEC, etc.
  • Nostr
  • SimpleX
  • xBrowserSync
  • taskwarrior
  • Synchthing
  • Mastodon
  • vdirsyncer
  • Element/Matrix

Is using containers with docker/podman on plain Debian the best approach for simplicity?

Does it make sense to have more than one VPS? E.g. one for crypto nodes and another one for the rest?

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A tool for encrypting files using puzzle based time-lock encryption and password
  • If I understand it right,

    • the time-lock is from the time the recipient (Carol) starts decrypting the encrypted file sent by Bob.
    • future microchips, according to Moore's Law, will decrypt the file much faster.

    Please correct me if I'm wrong.

  • Any othet alternative to telegram that is more open sourced , privacy ,security focused is available in fdroid etc.
  • SimpleX has the best privacy, because of removing metadata.

    Signal comes close, and has many more users. Probably some of your friends already use it.

    If you want something similar to Telegram/Discord/Slack, then Element (Matrix) is what you're looking for.

    All of the above are E2EE.

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  • Apps that don't work:

    • Google Pay

    As far that I know, that's it.

  • What do you think about Grayjay?
  • There's NewPipe, which is open-source.

  • Just Started Using Revolt (Discord Alternative)
  • Why not Element/Matrix?

  • Signal requiring phone number, thoughts on anonymity?
  • Try https://simplex.chat. Better privacy and no phone number required.

  • Encrypt. Now.
    blog.tripu.info Encrypt. Now. — blog.tripu.info

    We have come to a point where end-to-end encrypting all your private data and private communications

    Encrypt. Now. — blog.tripu.info
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    Why does this community, which is privacy oriented, use Discord rather than Matrix?
  • Most cryptocurrency communities use Discord or Telegram. It's such an embarrasment.

  • (Please see comments) Alternatives to Signal if they exit EU due to ending E2EE
  • You can just continue using Signal. All the alternatives will disappear from the app stores too unless they spy on you.

    A recent alternative with even better privacy is SimpleX: https://simplex.chat/

  • Please, do not use Brave.
  • If you need a Chromium derivative, then Brave is probably the best choice. It's open-source, and includes ad blocking. Just don't use its crypto token.

    I prefer Firefox over Brave, but sometimes I might need a Chromium derivative for a particular site.

  • New wave of Mastodon users thanks to Elon Musk floating around the idea of charging everyone for Twitter
  • Elon didn't say he would charge all the X/Twitter users. The media just made that up.

    Good for Mastodon, though.

  • All your chats in one app - Self-host Matrix with Bridges and Cloudflare
  • Ferdium does this and it's open-source. It supports Lemmy too. And you can even add your custom website.

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