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~littlejohn

Going back to Gemini, what are you trying to host? Static files... Something created by a script language?

Static files. The only thing created by a script language is an Atom feed.

I'm definitely OK with a VPS and a domain, I mean, I have both. Thing is, 15 years ago I'd have *so* spent three evenings doing some squeaky-clean OpenBSD chroot + <whatever Gemini server there is> setup. But that's not as fun as it used to be. Based on my last experience of setting up a Docker instance with a Gemini server, I'd say that I can fit tinkering with Docker again on my "fun things to do" list somewhere between "beating myself to a pulp with a small teaspoon" and "drinking cinnamon-flavoured sulphuric acid".

Obviously some amount of pain is unavoidable, I'm just curious if anyone has any advice on minimizing that amount :-).

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~eaplmx wrote (thread):

I don't have any advice for you since I never created a Gemini server, sorry.

What I try to do is avoid Docker and setting up the VPS from scratch (Ubuntu LTS over here), and trying to learn the basics of Firewalls, patching, and such. I find that kind of fun, but boring when has to be bulletproof for public use.