Category: web

Articles in category web

FediMeteo: How a Tiny €4 FreeBSD VPS Became a Global Weather Service for Thousands

FreeBSD

17 min read

26/02/2025 07:00:00 • Last modified: 29/03/2025 19:30:00

by Stefano Marinelli

How a simple idea turned into an international weather service on the Fediverse.

Caching snac Proxied Media with Nginx

4 min read

08/02/2025 16:00:00 • Last modified: 10/03/2025 00:00:00

by Stefano Marinelli

Using nginx to cache proxied media in snac to improve performance and privacy

Improving snac Performance with Nginx Proxy Cache

FreeBSD

5 min read

29/01/2025 09:00:00

by Stefano Marinelli

Using nginx to cache snac multimedia files to boost performance

Increasing or Modifying Character Limits and Poll Options in Mastodon 4.3

3 min read

09/10/2024 14:53:00

by Stefano Marinelli

Mastodon imposes a limit of 500 characters and 4 poll options. Here's how to change them.

Using a Permanent WebFinger Address for My Fediverse Profile

7 min read

08/10/2024 12:53:00 • Last modified: 10/03/2025 08:25:00

by Stefano Marinelli

Using a Permanent WebFinger Address for My Fediverse Profile - Make it easy to find your profile from any instance.

A Small Compendium of Fediverse Platforms I Use

FreeBSD

4 min read

12/09/2024 18:45:00 • Last modified: 10/03/2025 00:00:00

by Stefano Marinelli

After revisiting my old Fediverse instances and helping friends set up new ones, I took the chance to update and evaluate several platforms. Here's my experience with Akkoma, GoToSocial, Mitra, Snac2, and Mastodon.

Make Your Own CDN with NetBSD

NetBSD

10 min read

03/09/2024 01:41:00 • Last modified: 04/09/2024 00:00:00

by Stefano Marinelli

Learn how to build a self-hosted CDN using NetBSD, Varnish, and nginx

Make Your Own CDN with OpenBSD Base and Just 2 Packages

OpenBSD

15 min read

29/08/2024 01:41:00 • Last modified: 04/09/2024 00:00:00

by Stefano Marinelli

Learn how to build a self-hosted CDN using OpenBSD base and just 2 packages

Building a Self-Hosted CDN for BSD Cafe Media

FreeBSD

12 min read

26/08/2024 08:41:00 • Last modified: 04/09/2024 00:00:00

by Stefano Marinelli

Learn how to build a self-hosted CDN using FreeBSD jails, Nginx, Varnish, WireGuard, and PowerDNS to improve media delivery for your website without relying on external providers.