#indieweb 2026-02-21

2026-02-21 UTC
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Iko /list
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Iko Sorry thought this was an irc !
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deathcomestotime welcome iko
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deathcomestotime you can also join over irc
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CrowderSoup Yes! I am on IRC right now
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[tantek] wow that's nuts about archive.today
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[tantek] what is archive.today
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Loqi archive.today (or archive.is) is an archive service that stores text, images, and a screenshot of the page and has several other TLDs mirroring the service: .fo, .is, .li, .vn, .md, .ph https://indieweb.org/archive.today
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[tantek] see ^ recently added criticism. they got banned from wikipedia (for archival citation purposes)
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[tantek] osteophage++ for that find
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Loqi osteophage has 13 karma in this channel over the last year (29 in all channels)
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monkeycatah help, i misspelled my name :/
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A_WildSpirit heya anyone online rn?
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binchicken yup
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binchicken first time here tho
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A_WildSpirit ahh I see ^^
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A_WildSpirit How was ur day binchicken?
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binchicken pretty chill! been messing with some home server stuff to host my site with
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binchicken hbu?
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Mitb Is Apache still the go to for home hosting?
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[tantek] welcome A_WildSpirit, binchicken, Mitb! that's awesome you're working with a home server! more in #indieweb-dev
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A_WildSpirit oh sorry! I fell asleep
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Mitb_ Happens to the best of us
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M2 Hello!
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M2 People of the Internet
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Loqi [indienews] New post: https://blog.rickardlindberg.me/2026/02/21/094424.html
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Loqi [indienews] New post: https://blog.rickardlindberg.me/2026/02/21/104304.html
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[tantek] The people of the internet say hello M2!
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[tantek] brennanday++ this is a great post and worth IndieNewsing! https://brennan.day/my-malware-story-gets-stolen-yet-another-argument-for-the-indieweb/
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whatever hello?
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[jeremycherfas] Hello to you.
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Omni1 Oh shit, classic IRC!!!
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[John_Gorenfeld] I wonder what's involved in setting up an IRC server these days.
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[John_Gorenfeld] ↩️ Or the security wheel validation from A Mind Forever Voyaging
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[schmarty] [John_Gorenfeld] here's one example! https://www.neatnik.net/setting-up-an-irc-server/
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[Jo] oh this is very detailed! thanks for sharing
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neatnik 👋
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neatnik If you need any help feel free to ping me
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[Jo] neatnik++
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status_bolt Just watched a video about the indie web and came to this site. I am not sure how to get started. I would like to browse all of the different sites. Is there a master list or something? It is not very clear how to start finding all of these wonderful looking sites reminding me of better times, could somebody help guide me? Thank you.
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capjamesg status_blt you may enjoy https://blogroll.org
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capjamesg [edit] status_blt you may enjoy https://blogroll.org
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capjamesg https://neocities.org has lots of sites you can explore if you want more of an old web vibe.
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capjamesg [edit] https://neocities.org has lots of sites you can explore if you want more of an old web vibe.
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status_bolt Thank you, just having a quick look.
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status_bolt Ah yes blogroll looks like a good place to start.
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capjamesg There are also lots of webrings listed on https://indieweb.org/webring which link to many personal websites across different themes.
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capjamesg [edit] There are also lots of webrings listed on https://indieweb.org/webring which link to many personal websites across different themes.
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status_bolt I see what you mean with neocities too. So, is the indieweb a way of bringing back the internet we all knew and loved in its hayday?
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status_bolt What is a webring?
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Loqi A webring is a collection of websites linked together in a circular structure; check out the indiewebring, a webring across IndieWeb sites and blogs https://indieweb.org/webring
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capjamesg "is the indieweb a way of bringing back the internet we all knew and loved in its hayday?" - not exactly. The indie web is about empowering people to make their own personal websites.
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capjamesg Part of the indie web is appreciating aspects of the web from the past but we also look ahead to the many things that are possible with websites now.
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status_bolt I feel as though I have discovered something special. Thank you guys for your help in this.
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capjamesg No worries! In my experience that feeling doesn't really go away ✨ The web can be a pretty magical place when people's creativity can shine.
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status_bolt Yeah, I am getting away from big tech and the indieweb came up on my travels.
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osteophage status_bolt, you can also find more options here: https://indieweb.org/discovery
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[jeremycherfas] That is such a good guide even before you get to installing stuff. neatnik++
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Loqi neatnik has 2 karma in this channel over the last year (4 in all channels)
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deathcomestotime welcome status_bolt !
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neatnik [jeremycherfas]: thanks! I tried to make the kind of guide that I would want if I wanted to run a legit IRC server starting from nowhere and without too much server admin knowledge
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neatnik but, I need to create (and link to) another guide on how to maintain the server (applying upgrades etc.)
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neatnik (as well as how to upgrade Ergo)
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[jeremycherfas] I'm never going to run my own irc server, but I went into Hetzner in a fit of enthusiasm after IWC Berlin and got myself in a right old muddle. I may well cancel my existing server and start again guided by your post.
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neatnik cool! I run too many servers there (just counted 29) and the first part of that guide is pretty much how I set them all up
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[jeremycherfas] There is a huge unmet need, IMHO, for guides at exactly that level. Not assuming much and explaining what you are doing and why you are doing it.
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[jeremycherfas] I just have the one, which was hosting a Hugo photo gallery, but I have now moved that to a subdomain on Hetzner webhosting. There are definite pros (security) and cons (no SSH, only SFTP) but I'm not confident enough to set most things up on a server.
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status_bolt Thank you for the link osteophage, hi deathcomestotime.
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Loqi Homebrew Website Club - Writing Edition is starting soon! Join us! https://events.indieweb.org/RV8q3abBTeCx
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[tantek] 👀
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Guest7539 Hello
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[jeremycherfas] Hello. What brings you here?
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Guest7539 I found this place yesterday from a youtube video. Im just trying to figure out what indie web is and if it actuality could be used in replacement of corporate web
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Guest7539 Didnt mean to intrude on the blog meeting
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status_bolt Guest7539 I'm new too, came in here thinking the indieweb was a collection of old school design personal websites. But from what I gather it is about people taking back control of their content. Moving it away from big tech and towards independent, personal owned websites. I think that is the general idea.
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umpc Hello. Just wanted to say hi. I’m here for the same reason. I have been interested in checking out IRC again in light of recent events and someone shared a video about the indie web with me. I have my vps ready to check out cool open source server software that’s out there and maybe make a website
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Guest7539 Dont even know what irc is or what happened
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[jeremycherfas] You are all welcome, and that's a reasonable summary status_bolt++
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[jeremycherfas] What is getting started
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Loqi 🌱 Get started on the indieweb by connecting with the IndieWeb community, getting a personal domain, a place for your content, and setting up your home page and other IndieWeb essentials https://indieweb.org/Getting_started
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[jeremycherfas] That ^^^ is a good place to start.
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[jeremycherfas] It isn't very busy here on A Saturday evening (my time) and I have to go in a minute. Others will pop in.
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Guest7539 When is it busy before you go please?
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Loqi No upcoming it busy before you go please events found. Want to organize one? https://events.indieweb.org/
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[jeremycherfas] The Indieweb wiki has a lot of information. If anything is unclear, feel free to ask here and someone will turn up with an answer before too long.
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[jeremycherfas] That's hard to say. Most people are on time zones in the US with quite a few in Europe and lots elsewhere too. Hard to say when it is busier, but later in the day usually. Which time zone are you in?
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[jeremycherfas] You just triggered our friendly bot loqi. You can ask when is to get information about events, or what is for topics that may be in the wiki, like I did earlier.
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[jeremycherfas] What is Loqi?
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Loqi Loqi is a friendly and useful bot, digital assistant present in the IndieWeb discussion channels https://indieweb.org/Loqi
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[jeremycherfas] There you go! Have fun.
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hariharnautiyal yo
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osteophage Hello. Seems like we've got a lot of new folks today, so I'll share some links.
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osteophage My beginner guide for making a website: https://osteophage.neocities.org/essays/you-can-make-a-website
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osteophage For more discussion, check out the 32-Bit Cafe forum: https://discourse.32bit.cafe/
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osteophage To find more personal sites, I recommend browsing directories like Bukmark Club: https://bukmark.club/
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hariharnautiyal is there any specialized indieweb search engine?
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osteophage There are several.
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osteophage Some are listed here: https://indieweb.org/discovery
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osteophage Personally I like Marginalia Search (https://marginalia-search.com) but it's not indie web exclusive.
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hariharnautiyal thanks
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Corvus Hey everyone I made my own website it is very baren, but I am going to work on it little by little! Here is my website: https://corvusnook.neocities.org/
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