Backup your essential Mastodon files to an S3 bucket!
This set of scripts was created to automate some of the basic maintenance that I would normally use to cleanup and make backups of my mastodon instance. Feel free to use this backup script to help keep your instance clean too!

The NSLU2 is a small and silent, ARM CPU powered network storage server that does not have disk storage built in - you need to attach one or two external USB hard drives to it's USB connectors on the back. It is one of the many relatively cheap solutions for out-of-the-box network storage demands. It has a spartan administrative user interface, and is not customizable. However, it's firmware is built on Linux so the source code modifications have been made available to the public. Initially, there was only the “unslung” firmware alternative which enables you to add additional software to the device

Article and video showing the improvements of the new Raspberry Pi 5 compared with the previous version 4, and including the new exposed PCIe port.

A self-hosted, single-user, ActivityPub powered microblog written in Python

I wanted a simple way to display relevant discussions that may naturally happen on Mastodon related to my articles, without the complexity of setting up my blog as an ActivityPub server/actor.

chasquid is an SMTP (email) server with a focus on simplicity, security, and ease of operation.
It sends and receives email as a typical MTA (for example, can be used instead of Postfix or Exim), and it is designed mainly for individuals and small groups. It's written in Go, and distributed under the Apache license 2.0.

Article en castellà que explica la reglamentació estatal i per comunitats sobre l'acampada lliure a Espanya, amb mapes i consells

Fabric is a high level Python (2.7, 3.4+) library designed to execute shell commands remotely over SSH, yielding useful Python objects in return. It builds on top of Invoke (subprocess command execution and command-line features) and Paramiko (SSH protocol implementation), extending their APIs to complement one another and provide additional functionality.

This blogpost may be a bit old but is very valid as it goes through the points that an admin has to keep an eye on, verify the proper work and maintain regarding a Mastodon instance

Burn the old rule books. Keep warm by the fire.
Block without warning. Mute liberally. Don’t offer up explanations