Post by @stefano
This post received a lot of comments and reactions, which is great!
It also proved that my little Raspberry Pi Zero W, powered by NetBSD, could handle the load.
Now - to help me test how much load it can tolerate - please boost and react to this post! 🚀
@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 179 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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The Lady Joan Mastodon just called me and said, tell Sir Stefano that he's doing good work. His littleFedi represents the true spirit of our Fellowship.
Eager to find out how this beautiful project develops!
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk oh, thank you! I feel so...honoured! Tell Lady Joan Mastodon we won't disappoint her.
@jpaskaruk@growers.social if you want to, I can create an invite code for you in the littleOne instance, so you can test it
@RussSharek@mastodon.art true. but, to be honest, it's ridiculous we need an entire datacenter just to...communicate. It's time to revert this trend.
@stefano It's a good test of how federated we are. I really hope that tiny little thing will survive.
@Szescstopni@circumstances.run it's doing fine. I'm not sure how long the SD card will last, but we'll see.
@stefano w00t!?! This is just simply amazing! I've so long thought these tiny devices were more reliable in more protected environments than serving stuff on wild Interweb.
Now I really need to look into getting at least one node up'n'running for @radicle (not the same as Mastodon, I know) Just need to dig up a suitable device from a drawer.
@coreysnipes@hachyderm.io I can see the caption: "Hey, we don't need those clouds to communicate and be a part of the Fediverse!"
@stefano
Nice project!
This proves, once again, how incredibly efficient an operating system can be. I love that.
Funny, it makes Linux feel old 😄
@stefano here is a reply as you wished.
My biggest problem with the (multi user) mastodon instance I care for is the mastodon cache folder. Do you have a huge uSD or how do you handle that?
Cache folder on my instance fills the 100 GiB it has and I found no option to limit mastodon to fewer GiB.



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