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At it's core, the pub.solar cloud is an attempt to create a set of services that allow you to move your data away from Google, Facebook, Apple, or other proprietary providers. This page provides an overview of how you can change your software and habits to adapt to pub.solar.
At its core, the pub.solar cloud is an attempt to create a set of services that allow you to move your data away from Google, Facebook, Apple, or other proprietary providers. This page provides an overview of how you can change your software and habits to adapt to pub.solar.


== File storage ==
== File storage ==
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Proprietary examples include Twitter, Threads, and tumblr.
Proprietary examples include Twitter, Threads, and tumblr.


We host a [https://joinmastodon.org/ Mastodon] instance at [https://mastodon.pub.solar/ mastodon.pub.solar].
We host a [[Mastodon]] instance for this.

Latest revision as of 01:19, 7 January 2024

At its core, the pub.solar cloud is an attempt to create a set of services that allow you to move your data away from Google, Facebook, Apple, or other proprietary providers. This page provides an overview of how you can change your software and habits to adapt to pub.solar.

File storage[edit | edit source]

Proprietary examples include Google Drive, iCloud, and Dropbox.

We use Nextcloud to do file hosting and synchronization.

Contacts & Calendar[edit | edit source]

Proprietary examples include Google Contacts, Google Calendar, and iCloud.

We use the contacts app in Nextcloud.

Chatting[edit | edit source]

Proprietary examples include Facebook Messenger, Whatsapp, and Telegram.

For chatting, we host Matrix.

Microblogging[edit | edit source]

Proprietary examples include Twitter, Threads, and tumblr.

We host a Mastodon instance for this.