prealpinux (Hubzilla)

2026-01-25 08:56:34 Expires in 26 days

prealpinux@hubzilla.it

There is a wide variety of Hubzilla plugins available for customisation.
These include articles, wikis and web pages.
I'm still wondering whether it's worth experimenting with them for my Hubzilla channel. For now, it is probably better to stick with the social aspect of my channel.

2026-01-25 09:56:35

Harald Eilertsen

harald@hub.volse.no

@prealpinux (Hubzilla) I think this is the most attractive part of Hubzilla for my own part. That is is extensible, and you can essentially build the service that you want it to be.

Only you can know what the right setup for you is :)

Personally I use the wiki quite a bit, but haven't really seen the need for articles. The webpage app could be useful if someone were to give it some love, but for now I don't see a need for it for myself.

I think the gallery app really improves how images are presented, not only in the galleries themselves, but in the stream as well.

2026-01-25 11:12:10

hosh

hosh8764@hub.volse.no

@prealpinux (Hubzilla) I'm one of those who saw value in using some of the other features of Hubzilla. Using "Articles" for a blog, with maybe links placed in the timeline, means that you can update the articles at will, and later change the privacy controls as you like (privacy controls cannot be redefined in the timeline). I used "Cards" as a place to gather linksas, unlike Hubzilla "Bookmarks", you can add several related links to the same card, and previews and commentary. In "Photos", you can create albums, and could have a separate channel to share with family members via a guest link. In "Wikis" I made several wikis, such as on books and movies. And I've experimented with the website feature to make a static website (but did not use Hubzilla's native webpage templating system). Other people have done much more. Everything can be cloned to another server for backup and security. Nowadays, since losing my own Hubzilla instance when K&T Host went dark, I do not feel as safe in using Hubzilla's more advanced features, so, like you, I am using it mostly for social media and have moved my blogging, photo collection and wikis outside of Hubzilla. But the potential is there.

2026-01-10 07:20:34 Expires in 10 days

prealpinux (Hubzilla)

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Setting up a brand new Hubzilla (backup) server.

2026-01-05 18:15:00 Expires in 7 days

prealpinux (Hubzilla)

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In Italy we have a problem in our mountains. In winter it snows less and less and keeping the ski resorts open is becoming increasingly costly and environmentally impactful. We already know today that with global warming it will be very difficult to keep the resorts open (for some of them practically impossible).

2026-01-04 17:17:05 Expires in 5 days

prealpinux (Hubzilla)

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So today is Jabber (XMPP) Day!
Born on January 4, 1999, Jabber has managed to adapt and evolve over time.
To this day, it remains one of the main independent and federated communication protocols. 🍾

2026-01-04 08:37:33 Expires in 4 days

prealpinux (Hubzilla)

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Consider reading a good book in place of watching the news.

2026-01-02 20:26:00 Expires in 4 days

prealpinux (Hubzilla)

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Grass skiing: one of the least known sports I have ever heard of. It seems quite interesting! ⛷️

2026-01-01 00:01:00 Expires in 1 day

prealpinux (Hubzilla)

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Happy New Year! 🎊

2025-12-31 07:00:00 Expires in 20 hours

prealpinux (Hubzilla)

prealpinux@hubzilla.it

The best way to learn software (e.g., Hubzilla) is to use it. ⚙️

2025-12-30 07:00:00 Expires in 19 hours

prealpinux (Hubzilla)

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slashpages.net has grown a lot since my last visit. There are several new, interesting pages waiting for "adoption"... 😅

2025-12-29 18:07:14 Expires in 4 days

prealpinux (Hubzilla)

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All this AI computing power to generate silly videos to send to friends… Nothing wrong with that, but: "Houston, we have a problem!" 🤷