Comparing upgrades between Mastodon and Firefish under Docker
26/01/2024 20:00 digital life
mastodon
Raspberry Pi
firefish
As life goes on, software receives updates and we maintainers have to catch up by upgrading our platforms. In my case, I maintain a #Mastodon and a #Firefish instances, both under #Docker, running in separated #RaspberryPi machines. I personally have an eye for new versions and book some time to keep the instance up to date, and feel entitled to highlight some differences between them when it comes to upgrade tasks.
Install and customize Postmarks into a Raspberry Pi
09/11/2023 07:00 digital life
Raspberry Pi
Linux
Git
NodeJS
Postmarks
One day a message crossed my #Mastodon timeline: There is a simple #bookmarks #NodeJS application that federates via #ActivityPub as any other #fediverse account! Great, I have to try it. One month later I have my new LinkBlog up and running.
This post explains the installation of #Postmarks and also covers the set up of a customization strategy that allows to keep the project code up to date.
Publish Python packages to PyPI with Poetry
26/01/2024 20:00 digital life
deployment
programming
Python
While working in my pyxavi #Python library I was wondering how complicated would it be to publish it as the rest of the packages I use often. How difficult is to build and distribute a project through #PyPI? In this article I go through the steps of building and publishing a Python package into PyPI with #Poetry for everyone to use it.
Lately I find lot of interesting projects that run over #NodeJS, and TBH I have no too much idea. So then what is better than installing it at home to play around? In this article I go through the (really easy) installation process of Node JS 20.
Install PHP 8.2 into a Raspberry Pi 4 with Apache2 support
27/09/2023 05:30 digital life
programming
Raspberry Pi
SysAdmin
PHP
After installing an Apache in a #RaspberryPi, one of the common next steps is to add support for #PHP. Here I describe the steps to install and set up the PHP version 8.2 into our little host, including some of the most common modules / extensions and the integration with #Apache2
In the path to have a #RaspberryPi serving a blog, one classic step is to install an #Apache2 web server. In this post I describe the process including permissions, modules and virtual host setup.
Upgrade Raspberry Pi OS from 11 Bullseye to 12 Bookworm
15/01/2024 11:00 digital life
Raspberry Pi
SysAdmin
Linux
Summer is gone and at home there is some maintenance to do. #RaspberryPiOS has updated from #bullseye to #bookworm and I have some machines to catch up. Here I log the steps I did to upgrade the first one.
Build a customized Docker image for Mastodon 4.2.0 in a Raspberry Pi
22/09/2023 21:30 digital life
mastodon
Raspberry Pi
SysAdmin
Linux
Docker
With the landing of the new #Mastodon v4.2.0, I decided to document the process I take to build and apply a new #Docker image for the instance I maintain at talamanca.social. Even it is distributed with an official Docker image, there are some customizations (mostly icons and images) that I want to keep and therefore I must build my own one.
Pixelfed in a Raspberry Pi 4 under Docker
23/06/2023 09:00 digital life
projectes
Raspberry Pi
Pixelfed
Docker
As I presented LaDragonera.com days ago, I have a #Pixelfed instance that I maintain on my own. It has been running and federating for almost a month and I am proud to see how well now behaves with the current load.
In this article I go through the steps I did to bring it up into a #RaspberryPi under #Docker.
Build a new Docker image for a Pixelfed instance
21/06/2023 08:30 digital life
projectes
Pixelfed
Docker
Hosting an instance like #Mastodon or #Pixelfed under #Docker makes you deal with Docker images every time a new version comes or simply when you apply any customization, like changing the logos or so on. The process is not really complicated but there are some caveats that keep an eye on.
Here I focus on my Pixelfed instance at LaDragonera.com.
