Post by @stefano
This is the first genuinely operational littleFedi instance.
It has been online since 1st July, is single-user (just me), and runs on a Raspberry Pi Zero W powered by NetBSD, directly on its SD card.
It consumes just under 1W.
Its database is this size:
-rw------- 1 little wheel 109289472 Aug 26 15:14 littlefedi.db
That is, just a little over 100 MB. Yes, MB.
Its average CPU load is extremely low.
It is perfectly usable both from the web interface and from Mastodon API apps.
I have 401 followers and 169 followings, and it doesn't bat an eye.
I promise myself to use it more, and I will.
You don't need Big Tech to communicate with others.
You don't need an expensive data center to exist online.
Because we are people, and the bits are just extensions of our voice.
EDIT: littleFedi allows to transform posts into blog posts, having its own SSG (Static Site Generator). The one generated by this post is reachable by clicking here.
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@stefano This is very interesting. I have what is likely a dumb question. What is the purpose of the memory when only handling ActivityPub traffic? Does it limit your ability to see people's images and to play posted videos?
I have been thinking about doing something similar, solar powered, here in Florida to be available during post-hurricane powerless periods.
@Brad_Rosenheim@climatejustice.social memory is mostly used to process data and caches. You can disable caches (but the performance will be worse, especially if using low power devices) and reduce memory use. Also, being in Go, it has a higher memory footprint than, for example, the great snac2
