Since I have put online a bunch of zim files on zim.pollux.casa, many bots are crawling them. I don't understand why they are scanning my wikipedia copies. The original sites are certainly more efficient.

Some are clearly identified by their user agent, but others try to hide themselves under stupid user agent fingerprint...

Here are some examples :

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US) AppleWebKit/532.0 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/4.0.212.0 Safari/532.0

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:22.0) Gecko/20130405 Firefox/22.0

Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/535.11 (KHTML, like Gecko) Ubuntu/10.10 Chromium/17.0.963.65 Chrome/17.0.963.65 Safari/535.11

Who is using Chrome 4.0 or Firefox 22.0, and Ubuntu 10.10 ???

Unfortunately, kiwix-serve (serving zim files on my machine) does not provide a robots.txt file to avoid these crawlers, I had to forbid access at web server level (lighttpd) according to the useragent string.

$HTTP["useragent"] =~ "(?i)spider|tiktokspider|claudebot|googlebot|meta-external|scrapy|sogou|petalbot|dotbot|mj12bot|crawl|bingbot|yandex|baidu|duckduckbot|facebook|amazon|grok|facebot|slurp|exabot|ahrefs|mj12bot|semrush|perplexity|gptbot|chatgpt|ccbot" {
    url.access-deny = ("")
}

but faked user agents continue to crawl 😐​

I'm so tired these days... I do nothing (other than my job).
😫​

I've just watched "Blue is the warmest color" ("La vie d'Adèle" in French).

Beautiful! ♥️

Some scenes are really hot 🌶️ 🔞

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2278871/

My BF is discovering the Fediverse...

He compares it to the email system. Many servers and domains, all able to communicate each other.

😘 👏

Mon amie Élodie et son conjoint Raphaël ont ouvert leur blog pour partager leur expérience de vie de couple... j'aime bien les petits trucs qu'on y trouve. Ça a l'air prometteur ^^

Et en plus, ils ont un compte sur le Fediverse (une idée que je leur ai soufflée) : @ElodieRaphael

#Amour #Couple #Bonheur ...

https://couple-epanoui.fr/

Upgrade to #gotosocial v0.18.2 done !

the work day was complicated...
hard to stay focus when something else loops in your brain

💘

Finally, my phone (oneplus 9 pro) takes better photos than my camera (Lumix bridge FZ300).
We live in a strange world 😐​

As a follower of the #Fediverse, what kind of publications do you prefer when the author needs more than 500 characters to express him/herself?

🔁 Please share to get more opinions

Offline version of a smolweb site

So easy to make an offline version of a blog when it respects #smolweb recommendations.

I've built a #zim file of my web site with two command lines. wget and zimwriterfs (provided with zim-tools package) are easy to use. And it can be viewed by all zim readers such as the very good @kiwix software.

Mirror the site with wget

wget --mirror --convert-links --adjust-extension --page-requisites 
--no-parent https://adele.pages.casa/

or for short

wget -mkEpnp https://adele.pages.casa/

Create the zim file with zimwriterfs

zimwriterfs --welcome=md/index.html --illustration=md/adele24.png --language=eng --title=Adële --name=Adële --description="Adële's smolwebsite" --longDescription="A blog about smolweb, lowtech anre more..." --creator="Adële" --publisher=ZimTools ./adele.pages.casa/ adele.zim

You can open the zim file with kiwix-desktop or serve it on a local web server with kiwix-server.

Result can be view on my personal kiwix instance

Links

There are other tools to build a zim file

The flu is gone! 😷​
After two days of headaches and fever, I feel fine this morning. I think the vaccination helped a lot. 💉​

Meanwhile, in Australia...

Kiwix Server is awesome !

You can have many documentation, books and even Wikipedia... on a local server.

Kiwix software is available here : https://kiwix.org/

And a bunch of ZIM files (format used by kiwix) on https://library.kiwix.org/

You can test my personal instance running on a home smolserver (atom cpu) on https://zim.pollux.casa/

#kiwix #zim #preppers #resilience

😅

On #ArchLinux packages servers, the "community" repositories have been removed (merged into extra). You have to remove them from your /etc/pacman.conf

https://archlinux.org/news/cleaning-up-old-repositories/

I see in the #gotosocial roadmap, a "user-selectable custom templates for rendering public posts" with
* Twitter-style
* Blogpost
* Gallery
* Etc.

Will it be possible to mark some posts as "blogpost" to filter which post will be present on the user front page ? 🤔​

Otherwise, a filter on a specific hashtag or category.
eg: https://social.pollux.casa/@adele?tag=blog

@gotosocial

https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/blob/main/ROADMAP.md

How many home (house, flat…) have you lived in?
I'm in my 11th.

🥵 🥶 🥵 🥶 🤒 🫖🍵 😷

Blog with Gotosocial??

What if I told you that Gotosocial, a federated server software connected to the Fediverse, could also serve as a fantastic, minimalist blogging platform?

Imagine the possibilities: a clean, user-friendly interface, support for longer posts, and a commitment to the principles of Smolweb. Gotosocial offers all this and more, making it an exciting alternative for those seeking a straightforward and sustainable blogging experience.

Let's dive in and explore how Gotosocial can transform your approach to blogging!

First, what is Gotosocial?

Gotosocial is a federated server software connected to the Fediverse. It offers a lightweight, user-friendly alternative to traditional social media platforms. With its clean frontend design and adherence to Smolweb principles, it's perfect for those who want a straightforward online experience. Its web interface is limited to displaying user publications, you will still need to use a third-party tool to publish content and interact with other Fediverse members: pinafore and Masto-FE are perfect for that.

Using Gotosocial for blogging

While Gotosocial is great for microblogging, it can also be an awesome blogging tool. Here’s how:

• Longer toots: by increasing the character limit for each toot, you can turn them into full blog posts. This lets you share detailed thoughts without the usual microblogging constraints.
• RSS Feeds: Gotosocial comes with built-in RSS feeds, so your followers can stay updated with your latest posts without relying on algorithms or annoying notifications.
• Markdown support: Gotosocial supports Markdown, making it easy to format your posts with headings, lists, links, and more. This helps you create well-structured, engaging content.
• ActivityPub protocol: thanks to the ActivityPub protocol, you can get comments and interactions from users across the Fediverse. This fosters a broader, more diverse conversation around your blog posts.
• Clean design: the simple and clean design of Gotosocial's frontend offers a distraction-free reading experience, enhancing readability and aligning with Smolweb's focus on speed and privacy.
• Decentralized and user-friendly: as part of the Fediverse, Gotosocial gives users control over their data and online presence, aligning with the community-focused principles of Smolweb, too.

So, why choose this tool for blogging?

• Simplicity: Gotosocial's minimalist design and user-friendly interface let you focus on creating and sharing content without the clutter of traditional blogging platforms.
• Sustainability: by following Smolweb guidelines, Gotosocial helps reduce the environmental impact of bloated, resource-intensive websites.
• Empowerment: the decentralized nature of the Fediverse gives users control over their data and online presence.

Let's start

To start blogging with Gotosocial, set up an account on a Gotosocial instance and adjust your toot limits to accommodate longer posts. Share your RSS feed with your audience to keep them engaged with your content.

Gotosocial offers a refreshing alternative to traditional blogging platforms, embodying simplicity, sustainability, and user empowerment. By using Gotosocial for blogging, you can contribute to a more minimalist and community-focused web experience.

Ready to try ?

Have a look to my ​new 🦥 blog

Follow #gotosocial tag and @gotosocial account, and have a look to the docs to get more information.