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Comment by 🍩 wholesomedonut

Re: "Bulletin boards on the web"

In: s/self-hosted

client certs actually do exist the same way on the web, easily, if you use hardware keys or smart cards.

but... to your point, not very usable.

perhaps if you just got them set up with Lagrange seeing as it runs on most any platforms now, and distributed a pre-made bookmarks file that included your Bubble server?

🍩 wholesomedonut

Jan 01 · 8 months ago

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🐙 norayr · 2024-01-05 at 00:44:

i would install bubble and would give them instructions on how to install lagrange.

🏍️ winduptoy · 2024-01-07 at 15:52:

I made Oasis for this purpose, which has gemtext rendering support. Just requires python and CGI-capable web server. Stores threads in plain text files.

If pushing 500 users, might want to consider Cerca which I believe runs on SQLite.

— https://git.sensorstation.co/oasis.git/

— https://www.weeks.cblgh.org/cerca/

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Bulletin boards on the web — I’ve been tasked with setting up and administering a private bulletin board service for the alumni of a wilderness school I am part of. I could see this being used by anywhere from 50 to 500 people. I would just use an instance of Bubble if it were not for the fact that Gemini is not particularly accessible to the average user. What simple self hosted options for the web would you recommend? Minimalism is key. I don’t want setting it up to be a nightmare, and I don’...

💬 satch · 6 comments · 2 likes · 2023-12-31 · 8 months ago