#indieweb 2022-04-17

2022-04-17 UTC
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spreadsheet is this correct regarding the logs for today? no one spoke today?
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spreadsheet oh I see 4/17 just started
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aaronpk the permalinks are in UTC, but the timestamps will be displayed in your chosen timezone
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spreadsheet aaronpk: thank you; I see on your website (https://aaronparecki.com/aaronpk) you have badge buttons at the bottom?
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spreadsheet I've been looking for the official name for these for a while; but I can't seem to find them
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Loqi Aaron Parecki
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aaronpk hm, i don't know about official names
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aaronpk what are buttons?
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Loqi Buttons (badges, logos, banners) that you can use to link to indieweb.org https://indieweb.org/buttons
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aaronpk "buttons" does seem to be the common term across the older sites
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spreadsheet yes I refer to https://indieweb.org/File:indiewebcamp-button.png these things
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spreadsheet I mean of course there are many buttons
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spreadsheet aaronpk I see you use Backblaze; I'm considering using it myself
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spreadsheet have you noticed any issues? I don't think I'll have more than 2TB; but I am wondering whether there's a cost to the low price compared to other services
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spreadsheet I don't intend to download that often or need to access say 10TB very quickly in a day kind of thing
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aaronpk afaik that is the main concern. i haven't had to recover anything from it yet, but other than that i am happy with it.
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[fluffy] I use Backblaze and similarly I have like a 3TB backup there but I've never needed to restore.
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[fluffy] Oh also I use B2 storage to back up my NAS with like 10TB of data. And again I haven't needed to restore ever.
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Saklad5 Hi, I've been looking at IndieWeb for a bit and I'd like some advice on something.
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Saklad5 I'd like to rework my online presence around a custom domain, but I'm not sure I want to set up servers for self-hosting everything just yet.
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Saklad5 As a transitory step, is it workable to simply use CNAME records to point to SaaS platforms I might self-host in the future?
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Saklad5 As a specific example, if I made my custom domain point to GitLab.com, could I then use my own domain now and potentially move everything to a self-hosted GitLab instance in the future?
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[KevinMarks] Yes, that's part of the value of having your own domain where you control the dns.
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Saklad5 Would that cause TLS certificate mismatches?
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Saklad5 More broadly, would the canonical domain need to do something to allow it?
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[KevinMarks] That can add more complexity, yes. What is https?
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[KevinMarks] What is https?
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Loqi HTTPS is an abbreviation for Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, a form of HTTP where the communication is encrypted https://indieweb.org/HTTPS
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[KevinMarks] Lots of help on that page
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Saklad5 Thanks
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Saklad5 For the moment, I'm trying to get as much out of my custom domain as possible without incurring additional server costs. Partially because I'm planning to see if I can run everything from a home NAS.
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Saklad5 So, my takeaway from [this](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/355575) is that GitLab currently doesn't support that, and probably won't support it without paid plan in the future.
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Saklad5 Which I suppose is fair
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[snarfed] Saklad5 we're definitely big fans of custom domains on top of hosting solutions here, SaaS and otherwise! lots more info in https://indieweb.org/web_hosting#Custom_domain_silos and https://indieweb.org/web_hosting#Static_domain_hosting and nearby
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[snarfed] we're also very open to paid hosts, especially with reasonable pricing. we believe in sustainable business models, we want hosts to stay in business, and we especially like when they have alternatives to ads
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[snarfed] eg micro.blog's $5/mo plan is very reasonable. (and it supports custom domains too!)
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