b0nfire.xyz is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.
This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.
There is a person I've been helping for a while who runs two instances, one #GoToSocial and one #snac.
Yesterday, they suffered severe file system corruption on their device, and I lent them a hand with the recovery. For GoToSocial, they restored the DB from the previous backup and got it running again. For snac, although a few files were lost, no action was necessary... it just started back up and did what it had to do, bringing the instance back to full operation.
This goes to show that when software is well-designed and intentionally kept simple, it's also easier to get back up and running when something goes wrong. In this case, snac's "files-only" approach demonstrated excellent resilience.
Thanks, @grunfink !
#snac2 #snac #ThankYouTuesday #Efficiency #IT #SysAdmin #OwnYourData
#mastodon #snac2 #fediverse #books #watches #privacy #games #youtube
I feel a disturbance in the federation... It's as if... 200 or so followers were sent screaming into the void from mastodon.art to a #snac2 instance.
Somewhere... but I can't quite place where.