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As I've talked about in other posts, I've always liked looking at new web technologies. So when I heard about Gemini, a new, basic internet protocol, my interest was piqued, and I decided to take a look.
For those who have never heard of Gemini, it is very similar to Gopher. And if you haven't heard of that, they are both internet protocols similar to http on the normal internet, but they are built to be alternatives. They are very basic, and mostly text driven, and Gemini especially bakes privacy right into the experience. Gemini doesn't exist to replace either of these protocols, but it is meant to co-exist with them.
So, this is obviously a very basic internet protocol, and looks kind of like the internet in the 90s, so what can you do with it? One of the big things this is used for is blogging. Most people will create their Gemini site as a blog as Gemini is primarily text based. Of course, if you can make it with a basic text based site layout, you can most likely make it in Gemini. Making a site is fairly easy code wise. The text/gemini format can be found at the following link:
As for hosting, there are many sites that can host gemini sites, like gemlog.blue linked above, or the main gemini site (linked below). You can also host your own server with a plethora of different tools. I haven't done this before as my university doesn't allow the hosting of servers on the campus network, but a quick Google or DuckDuckGo search should help you get started if you want to try that.
Finally, how do you access Gemini sites. First off, gemini sites start with gemini:// instead of https://. Second off, you will need a special Gemini client to access them. You can find them on proxies like vulpes.one to access Gemini sites in your browser, or with specific clients like the ones listed at the main Gemini Project site.
This is post #17 of 100daystooffload