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@santi@gone.lema.org to be honest, I’m impressed, too. Considering it’s running from an old sd card that has been running for years, serving my blog. To be honest, it’s been mounted mostly in read only so the wear level is (was) probably quite low.
...and this is how it's doing, while many of you are boosting, replying, etc:
PID USERNAME PRI NICE SIZE RES STATE TIME WCPU CPU COMMAND
7745 little 35 0 620M 152M RUN 140:14 57.71% 57.71% littlefedi-armv6
Crazy, isn't it?
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk oh, thank you! I feel so...honoured! Tell Lady Joan Mastodon we won't disappoint her.
@krasn0glaz@fido.ebash.it @venya@musicians.today mmm I don't think it will work, as it doesn't have enough ram.
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 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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Yesterday’s post received an unexpected amount of appreciation, and the little Raspberry Pi Zero W didn’t even flinch.
@Firesphere@cloudisland.nz not yet, but there will be enough documentation when it will be released.
As for the storage, it supports local file system or s3. Or nothing - just proxy mode, so you just write local media and proxy remote ones .This is the best choice where space is a problem.
@Holocene@techtoots.com yes, totally headless. I installed the appropriate image and used a serial console, then ssh only.
@ellie@ellieayla.net You can have more information here: https://littleone.littlefedi.social/@stefano/01a03902-2819-763e-bdb7-5ad6edf98dac#status-01a03902-2819-763e-bdb7-5ad6edf98dac
In short, it should be released after EuroBSDCon, so more or less after the 15th of September.
@d1@autistics.life you don't need a Raspberry PI for this. You can use it, but any platform is supported.