Introducing {du}punkto
Last year, I posted my thoughts on running a tilde/pubnix. In a nutshell, I wanted to experiment with setting up a small tilde, to learn more about Linux and the internet. And after a few months of experimenting, I finally have a system that I'm happy with. So today I'm introducing {du}punkto, my attempt at building something.
In short, {du}punkto is a small group of like-minded people who are sharing a VPS. Everyone has access to the server over SSH or Mosh (handy for areas with wonky connections). The goal is to learn new things about *NIX systems, collaborate on code, experiment, and, above all, have fun. I'm co-maintaining it with Potsjem, one of my best friends. The website isn't finished yet, but it has a little more info, if you're curious.
Our server is named du11
, after my web server
s11
, and it's running FreeBSD 13. I opted for BSD
because I like the tidy and organized folder structure, large repos,
and jails functionality. It's running a bunch of services for
developing and collaborating on software. Most notably:
-
Web hosting for every Unix user via a
public_html
folder in their home directory. - A Gitolite server with a cgit web frontend and mirroring to GitHub and Codeberg.
- FTP storage with a web portal.
It's also possible to run complimentary services in FreeBSD jails, like:
- A CardDAV and CalDAV server for me and my girlfriend.
- A Miniflux instance for personal use.
I'm very excited about it. I'm looking forward to seeing what we're gonna do with it further.