[Commotion-discuss] What self-hosted applications would you recommend?
Jared Hoy
n.tesla3 at gmail.com
Thu Sep 11 22:54:55 EDT 2014
How about the following as well:
- Jitsi
- Retroshare
- Linphone
These seem to offer very good possibilities.
--Jared
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> 1. Re: What self-hosted applications would you recommend?
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> 2. Re: What self-hosted applications would you recommend?
> (Anderson Walworth)
> 3. Re: [Commotion-dev] What self-hosted applications would you
> recommend? (Dave Taht)
> 4. Re: Commotion-discuss Digest, Vol 24, Issue 2 (Jared Hoy)
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Evan Hutchison <evan_hutchison at post.harvard.edu>
> To: Adam Longwill <adam.longwill at metamesh.org>
> Cc: commotion-discuss <commotion-discuss at lists.chambana.net>, Commotion
> Development List <commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>
> Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:42:39 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Commotion-discuss] What self-hosted applications would you
> recommend?
> I just setup Owncloud on a BananaPi running Raspbian accessed via a WAP
> and it kind of rocks. I had to optimize the PHP and the extra processing
> power beyond the RPi was very helpful. Using it as a local server to
> distribute readings and assignments in my classroom. My students have done
> some great stuff with XMPP apps for messaging. I think what is needed is
> for folks with expertise to flash configured packages to SDs for devices
> like Pis- will make things much more accessible. There is some great
> documentation, but I would like to see an open Fantastico-type GUI for
> civic-oriented apps. Hoping to open source the apps we have developed- but
> having IP issues with the school I work at. They are less than supportive.
>
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Adam Longwill <
> adam.longwill at metamesh.org> wrote:
>
>> I tried to use Owncloud about 2 years ago and it was VERY difficult to
>> set up. They promised it was easy to do but they neglected essential steps
>> in the process such as setting permissions for obscure directories. Once
>> you got it working it would very frequently just stop syncing files midway
>> through and stick there even after restarts and reboots. it was terribly
>> frustrating because of how much they advertised themselves as an
>> easy-to-use product. Still, that was two years ago and they may have
>> changed, but if I were to use them again I would keep my eyes open for
>> these troublespots.
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 11:21 AM, Dan Staples <
>> danstaples at opentechinstitute.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm putting together a guide for Commotion users on hosting and using
>>> local applications. One part of the guide will be a list of recommended
>>> self-hosted applications/services. Right now, I'm looking at this list
>>> for ideas: https://prism-break.org/en/categories/servers/.
>>>
>>> Has anybody used and can recommend applications on this list? Are there
>>> any other applications you've self-hosted and would suggest adding?
>>>
>>> Some that I'm considering adding to our list are ownCloud, MediaGoblin,
>>> Wordpress, Etherpad, diaspora...
>>>
>>> Dan
>>>
>>> --
>>> Dan Staples
>>>
>>> Open Technology Institute
>>> https://commotionwireless.net
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> From: Anderson Walworth <anderson at alliedmedia.org>
> To: Evan Hutchison <evan_hutchison at post.harvard.edu>
> Cc: commotion-discuss <commotion-discuss at lists.chambana.net>, Commotion
> Development List <commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>
> Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 14:55:47 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Commotion-discuss] What self-hosted applications would you
> recommend?
> I setup a streaming radio app using lubuntu 14.04.1, icecast2 and IDJC . I
> have it running on shuffle 24-7.
>
> I really want to get wikipedia working using kiwix but I'm still wrestling
> with the 50gb zip file!
>
> I have also messed with owncloud at home on a powerpc and got it working.
> I wish you could shut off sync with your computer's owncloud directory so
> you could just use it as cloud storage. I stumbled a bit but did get it
> working.
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 1:42 PM, Evan Hutchison <
> evan_hutchison at post.harvard.edu> wrote:
>
>> I just setup Owncloud on a BananaPi running Raspbian accessed via a WAP
>> and it kind of rocks. I had to optimize the PHP and the extra processing
>> power beyond the RPi was very helpful. Using it as a local server to
>> distribute readings and assignments in my classroom. My students have done
>> some great stuff with XMPP apps for messaging. I think what is needed is
>> for folks with expertise to flash configured packages to SDs for devices
>> like Pis- will make things much more accessible. There is some great
>> documentation, but I would like to see an open Fantastico-type GUI for
>> civic-oriented apps. Hoping to open source the apps we have developed- but
>> having IP issues with the school I work at. They are less than supportive.
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Adam Longwill <
>> adam.longwill at metamesh.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I tried to use Owncloud about 2 years ago and it was VERY difficult to
>>> set up. They promised it was easy to do but they neglected essential steps
>>> in the process such as setting permissions for obscure directories. Once
>>> you got it working it would very frequently just stop syncing files midway
>>> through and stick there even after restarts and reboots. it was terribly
>>> frustrating because of how much they advertised themselves as an
>>> easy-to-use product. Still, that was two years ago and they may have
>>> changed, but if I were to use them again I would keep my eyes open for
>>> these troublespots.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 11:21 AM, Dan Staples <
>>> danstaples at opentechinstitute.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm putting together a guide for Commotion users on hosting and using
>>>> local applications. One part of the guide will be a list of recommended
>>>> self-hosted applications/services. Right now, I'm looking at this list
>>>> for ideas: https://prism-break.org/en/categories/servers/.
>>>>
>>>> Has anybody used and can recommend applications on this list? Are there
>>>> any other applications you've self-hosted and would suggest adding?
>>>>
>>>> Some that I'm considering adding to our list are ownCloud, MediaGoblin,
>>>> Wordpress, Etherpad, diaspora...
>>>>
>>>> Dan
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Dan Staples
>>>>
>>>> Open Technology Institute
>>>> https://commotionwireless.net
>>>> OpenPGP key: http://disman.tl/pgp.asc
>>>> Fingerprint: 2480 095D 4B16 436F 35AB 7305 F670 74ED BD86 43A9
>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>> https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/commotion-discuss
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>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Dave Taht <dave.taht at gmail.com>
> To: Dan Staples <danstaples at opentechinstitute.org>
> Cc: commotion-discuss <commotion-discuss at lists.chambana.net>, Commotion
> Development List <commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>
> Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:02:02 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Commotion-discuss] [Commotion-dev] What self-hosted
> applications would you recommend?
> While I realize you are looking for applications that are headline apps...
>
> this is a list of oft-minor packages the cerowrt users found useful.
> Many are installed by default, others not.
>
> http://snapon.lab.bufferbloat.net/~cero2/cerowrt/wndr/3.10.50-1/packages/
>
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 8:21 AM, Dan Staples
> <danstaples at opentechinstitute.org> wrote:
> > I'm putting together a guide for Commotion users on hosting and using
> > local applications. One part of the guide will be a list of recommended
> > self-hosted applications/services. Right now, I'm looking at this list
> > for ideas: https://prism-break.org/en/categories/servers/.
> >
> > Has anybody used and can recommend applications on this list? Are there
> > any other applications you've self-hosted and would suggest adding?
> >
> > Some that I'm considering adding to our list are ownCloud, MediaGoblin,
> > Wordpress, Etherpad, diaspora...
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > --
> > Dan Staples
> >
> > Open Technology Institute
> > https://commotionwireless.net
> > OpenPGP key: http://disman.tl/pgp.asc
> > Fingerprint: 2480 095D 4B16 436F 35AB 7305 F670 74ED BD86 43A9
> > _______________________________________________
> > Commotion-dev mailing list
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> > https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/commotion-dev
>
>
>
> --
> Dave Täht
>
> https://www.bufferbloat.net/projects/make-wifi-fast
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jared Hoy <n.tesla3 at gmail.com>
> To: commotion-discuss at lists.chambana.net
> Cc:
> Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 22:28:55 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Commotion-discuss] Commotion-discuss Digest, Vol 24, Issue 2
> How about the following as well:
>
> - Jitsi
> - Retroshare
> - Linphone
>
> These seem to offer very good possibilities.
>
> --Jared
>
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 12:00 PM, <
> commotion-discuss-request at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
>
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>> 1. What self-hosted applications would you recommend? (Dan Staples)
>> 2. Re: What self-hosted applications would you recommend?
>> (Adam Longwill)
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Dan Staples <danstaples at opentechinstitute.org>
>> To: commotion-discuss <commotion-discuss at lists.chambana.net>, Commotion
>> Development List <commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>
>> Cc:
>> Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:21:08 -0400
>> Subject: [Commotion-discuss] What self-hosted applications would you
>> recommend?
>> I'm putting together a guide for Commotion users on hosting and using
>> local applications. One part of the guide will be a list of recommended
>> self-hosted applications/services. Right now, I'm looking at this list
>> for ideas: https://prism-break.org/en/categories/servers/.
>>
>> Has anybody used and can recommend applications on this list? Are there
>> any other applications you've self-hosted and would suggest adding?
>>
>> Some that I'm considering adding to our list are ownCloud, MediaGoblin,
>> Wordpress, Etherpad, diaspora...
>>
>> Dan
>>
>> --
>> Dan Staples
>>
>> Open Technology Institute
>> https://commotionwireless.net
>> OpenPGP key: http://disman.tl/pgp.asc
>> Fingerprint: 2480 095D 4B16 436F 35AB 7305 F670 74ED BD86 43A9
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Adam Longwill <adam.longwill at metamesh.org>
>> To: Dan Staples <danstaples at opentechinstitute.org>
>> Cc: commotion-discuss <commotion-discuss at lists.chambana.net>, Commotion
>> Development List <commotion-dev at lists.chambana.net>
>> Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:58:52 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [Commotion-discuss] What self-hosted applications would you
>> recommend?
>> I tried to use Owncloud about 2 years ago and it was VERY difficult to
>> set up. They promised it was easy to do but they neglected essential steps
>> in the process such as setting permissions for obscure directories. Once
>> you got it working it would very frequently just stop syncing files midway
>> through and stick there even after restarts and reboots. it was terribly
>> frustrating because of how much they advertised themselves as an
>> easy-to-use product. Still, that was two years ago and they may have
>> changed, but if I were to use them again I would keep my eyes open for
>> these troublespots.
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 11:21 AM, Dan Staples <
>> danstaples at opentechinstitute.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm putting together a guide for Commotion users on hosting and using
>>> local applications. One part of the guide will be a list of recommended
>>> self-hosted applications/services. Right now, I'm looking at this list
>>> for ideas: https://prism-break.org/en/categories/servers/.
>>>
>>> Has anybody used and can recommend applications on this list? Are there
>>> any other applications you've self-hosted and would suggest adding?
>>>
>>> Some that I'm considering adding to our list are ownCloud, MediaGoblin,
>>> Wordpress, Etherpad, diaspora...
>>>
>>> Dan
>>>
>>> --
>>> Dan Staples
>>>
>>> Open Technology Institute
>>> https://commotionwireless.net
>>> OpenPGP key: http://disman.tl/pgp.asc
>>> Fingerprint: 2480 095D 4B16 436F 35AB 7305 F670 74ED BD86 43A9
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Commotion-discuss mailing list
>>> Commotion-discuss at lists.chambana.net
>>> https://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/commotion-discuss
>>>
>>
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