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A place for all topics related to the Gemini protocol, e.g., applications, capsule setup/maintenance, software development, libraries/languages, and questions about the specification.
I am a noob, I do not know what a backlink is. Kennedy search engine has an option "backlink to capsule", is this a button I need for adding my own capsule to the search engine? Why is it called so strange then?
💬 2 comments · 3 likes · Dec 24 · 4 days ago
Seriously, how do I check if the server fingerprint is the correct one? Is there a reference list or something?
💬 12 comments · Dec 22 · 6 days ago
Dragonlady: Client Side encryption for Gemini — V0.1 Following the tradition of using space themed name, we present "Dragonlady" protocol an addon to gemini to enable client side symmetrical encryption named after the infamous codename used for U2 space spy plane. TLDR This proposal would enable to have client side encryption to gemini with an addon. This is backward compatible with clients not supporting it. We are looking for feedback and we are curious to know what the gemini community...
Does anyone know if there is a 32-bit version of the Telescope client or if there is a way to compile it with that compatibility? [gemini link]
💬 7 comments · Dec 14 · 2 weeks ago
What I really like about the gemini protocol is the fact that it's so small and easy that literally everyone who's at least a bit tech savvy can write both server and client in like a week. No matter if it's terminal or gui, if it supports CGI or not. This feels so liberating after being forced to experience the monstrosity called "modern web"
💬 4 comments · 7 likes · Dec 12 · 2 weeks ago
levior v1.2.5: gemtext filters system and custom gemini responses in URL rules. Only a few filters available for now but you can always write your own. [https link]
💬 1 comment · 2 likes · Dec 05 · 3 weeks ago
levior v1.2.4 adds support for Javascript rendering, making it possible to render dynamic websites as gemtext. This feature (disabled by default) can be enabled by just passing --js on the command-line. [https link]
💬 2 likes · Dec 03 · 4 weeks ago
levior (web to gemini proxy) 1.2.2 was released: - The proxy mode is now the default mode - Convert Atom/RSS feeds to gemtext (tinylogs) - Route IPFS URLs through dweb.link - Refactor the handlers code - Don't let aiohttp handle redirects so that we can notify the gemini browser of redirections [https link]
💬 6 comments · Nov 27 · 4 weeks ago
How to open files and URLs with the preferred application in multiple operating systems? Not really related to Gemini, but I need to implement a way in my Gemini client to open unsupported URLs and files on their proper apps, mostly on Linux but ideally in other systems as well. Fellows who have written their own clients, how did you do it?
💬 15 comments · Nov 21 · 5 weeks ago
how i write this when only GET like request is valid? — that's the question. how this text is published if gemini only supports get like requests and the request only contains the url.
💬 7 comments · Nov 19 · 6 weeks ago
CGI for a gamebook projects. Hi, I'd like to write a gamebook on Gemini. I've already done, but... with agate not having cgi... I was looking towards a second capsule running some cgi able server that ideally could handle user accounts and wouldn't be too hard to install and mantain. Any recommendations?
💬 3 comments · 1 like · Nov 14 · 6 weeks ago
Possibly useful scripts for gemlog peeps on a Chromebook with Lua scripting predilection — In case there are any Chromebook folk that enjoy Lua thereupon: I wound up formatting gemlog post file names: YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM-SS.gmi Along the way, it hit me that being able to compare the date/time-stamp in the file name with that returned by: [preformatted] would allow detecting post files to be considered updated, and thus to be included as "put"'s in a batchfile passed to sftp's -b flag. I'm not...
💬 View post · Nov 05 · 8 weeks ago
Vimini 0.4.0 — I've been working on this client for a while and only now I've reached a milestone where, I consider, it starts being usable. It's basically a clone of qutebrowser but for text-only protocols, which works really well for the kind of navigation that qutebrowser offers. For now it only supports Gemini, but I plan to add more protocols and features. I don't have binaries to distribute yet so those brave enough to try it will need to build it. Clone the repo, check out the the 0.4.0...
💬 1 comment · 4 likes · Oct 25 · 2 months ago
— Solderpunk's post about a Git based P2P network
Would Gemini with Gwit work over LoraWan? — Hi there... So, after reading Solderpunk's post about a theoretical P2P Gemini network based on Git, I looked around for answers to said post, and found out about Gwit... Seems to be a first attempt at implementing Solderpunk's idea... It got me wondering... Would this work over LoraWan? I don't...
💬 8 comments · 1 like · Oct 24 · 2 months ago
How does Gemini differ from the Nex protocol? I see Nex used for directory listings and serving files. Gemini seems to do this and much more. Is it as simple as that?
💬 6 comments · Oct 14 · 2 months ago
How does everyone sync client certificates across devices? Any cool custom solutions? I'm considering using Dropbox since I already have a plan, but was wondering if anyone had better ideas.
💬 8 comments · 3 likes · Oct 12 · 3 months ago
CGI scripts on Gemini Servers — Can I expect anything other than a SHA256 TLS_CLIENT_HASH? Does the standard address this?
💬 1 comment · Oct 01 · 3 months ago
Gemini designation ambiguity — Alphabet (the former "don't be evil" company) appears to introduce the "Gemini" designation for an AI chatbot. Possibly not a big deal, since a Google search for "Gemini" leads to the said AI and to ... astrology. The Gemini protocol must be searched for specifically.
💬 3 comments · Sep 16 · 3 months ago
Gemini: Update User Certificate — Gemini uses certificates for login authentication. There are many valid reasons to change/update certificates. Certificates expire. Algorithms become outdated, keys too short. One might move from a global certificate to one per service (or the other way around). Change the user name and more. Yet, the protocol provides no way to update a certificate. I tested a certificate update both with Astrobotany and with the BBS and failed. Does anyone know of an...
💬 10 comments · Sep 12 · 4 months ago
— geminiprotocol.net/news/2023_09_09.gmi
Project Gemini has moved! — Ahoy! As per the linked news post, the transition from gemini.circumlunar.space to geminiprotocol.net is now complete! There are redirects in place, naturally, but I would like to urge people to please update links wherever possible. In particular, if you run a widely used service or develop some widely used software which includes links to anything in the official capsule,...
💬 1 comment · 14 likes · Sep 09 · 4 months ago
Stumbled upon this article, "Gemini is solutionism at its worst" [https link] "Gemini is solutionism at its worst" "Bottom line is, if you agree that the modern web has become an awful place, let’s work on changing that for everyone, instead of abandoning it like a bunch of billionaires trying to escape to a different place, before this one collapses." I think that's where i disagree the most. The "modern web" won't be reformed, not a chance, it will stay the same, or get worse. So what's...
💬 7 comments · 5 likes · Sep 08 · 4 months ago
today from [gemini link] the smokey capsule i learned about gemini to http proxies. have chosen [https link] duckling proxy because it is written in go. it is amazing. i don't quite understand how it chooses emojis (like favicons) for some pages. i run it as `./duckling-proxy -c cert/proxy.tld.pem -k cert/key.pem -p 1977 -a 0.0.0.0 -u "NetSurf/3.10 (Linux)"` i had to add the netsurf user agent, because i was trying to make duckduckgo search working with "/?q=search term" url. otherwise...
💬 16 comments · Aug 30 · 4 months ago
Gemini Capsule Setup HOWTO — Put the finishing touches on the HOWTO after some helpful inputs (thanks @skyjake) Also thanks to @solderpunk for agreeing to put a link to the guide in the official Gemini FAQ (section 2.5.4)
💬 1 comment · 5 likes · Aug 29 · 4 months ago
Input indicator — I'm thinking again about something which has come up a few times before, which is how to deal with the annoyance that requesting input on gemini involves two requests -- the first to get a 10 response with a prompt, and the second for the actual input. The first is often not really necessary, and could be eliminated if there were some way to signal to the client that a link will expect user input. That extra request is wasteful and can be genuinely annoying -- I was prompted...
💬 18 comments · Aug 28 · 4 months ago
How many here use the same TLS certificate on their gemini server that they get for their web server? I found it not too hard to setup. I am surprised I don't see more gemini capsules doing the same.
💬 13 comments · Aug 19 · 4 months ago · #certificates
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