Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 09:21:12
Dear friends of the BSD Cafe,
As 2024 comes to an end, it’s time to reflect on what we’ve built together during the first full year of life for BSD Cafe. Launched on 20 July 2023, this project has grown far beyond what I could have imagined. While I haven’t tracked full uptime data, I can confidently say that the downtime was less than 30 minutes overall - even though the main VM hosting our services moved multiple times (including a switch from a Proxmox hypervisor to bhyve on FreeBSD, for the sake of alignment with our mission). In a world filled with over-engineered HA systems, we’ve outperformed many “big-name” cloud providers. Not bad for a community project, right?
For me, this has been an incredible journey. The users here are not just participants - they’re collaborators, and their positivity has been inspiring. The content shared and created at BSD Cafe has been valuable not only to the BSD community but beyond. What truly sets BSD Cafe apart is the openness for dialogue and exchange. Whether it’s social media posts, Matrix discussions, repositories in our brew, or RSS feeds, people seem to genuinely appreciate what we create and the conversations we foster.
BSD Cafe is a journey - one that grows, evolves, and continues. Our goal isn’t endless growth (we’re a community, not a business) but rather to maintain a welcoming, inclusive space where everyone feels a sense of positivity and belonging. For me, opening any service with “bsd.cafe” in the domain brings joy and pride. That’s the spirit I’ve tried to convey, and I hope it resonates with all of you, whether you’re active BSD Cafe users or friends of the community.
Promoting self-hosting and #OwnYourData has, as a side effect, inspired some users to “go solo” with their own setups. But even then, they remain part of BSD Cafe - in spirit, in purpose, and in connection.
Here’s a look at what we’ve achieved together this year:
- mastodon.bsd.cafe: 370 total users
Active in the past month: 207
Active in the past six months: 286
- snac.bsd.cafe: 14 total users
Active in the past month: 7
- blendit.bsd.cafe: 61 registered users
- matrix.bsd.cafe: 23 users
- brew.bsd.cafe: 29 users - 80 repositories
- freshrss.bsd.cafe: 25 users
- miniflux.bsd.cafe: 11 users
- press.bsd.cafe: 9 users
- myip.bsd.cafe: Constantly used by various users
- wiki.bsd.cafe: Could use a bit more love and content, but it fulfills its role as a functional homepage.
- tube.bsd.cafe: Still in testing - Peertube 7.0 update is on the way.
For detailed stats from our reverse proxy and general router (excluding media services, which generate most traffic but are handled via caching reverse proxies), you can check here - updated hourly: https://netstats.bsd.cafe
The journey of BSD Cafe continues, and I look forward to seeing where 2025 will take us. Together, we’ve built something special - something driven by passion, shared purpose, and a little bit of the BSD magic that makes all of this possible.
Here’s to a new year full of joy, serenity, and connection. Thank you for being part of this adventure.
Wishing you all a fantastic 2025 - and THANK YOU!
Stefano
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Föderation · Di 31.12.2024 09:26:22
Happy New year to you and your family when it comes. Thank you too for making a place in the fediverse for such an amazing community. 
❤️
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 09:29:59
@stefano dear Stefano, congratulations on the achievement, you are spearheading a great community. I'm an outsider but reaping a lot of fruits from all the trees you folks are planting. Thank you
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 09:34:40
@openglx thank you!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 09:40:48
@stefano Thank you for creating this place. Happy new year 😃
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 09:42:15
@raven thank you! Happy new year!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 09:48:48
You created in just a few months such a great - probably the best - #BSD related #Fediverse instance in the net! Congratulations for this and thank you for all the time, efforts and money you put into this! Keep up the great work, I definitely know how important your “baby” is to you and you’re caring great about it! Thank you!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 09:52:42
@gyptazy thank you!!!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 10:09:37
@stefano
Thank you for creating such an awesome community around @bsd.cafe and BSD.
Happy New Year!!!🎆🥂
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 10:33:08
@X_BSD thank you! And Happy New Year!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 10:13:40
@stefano congratulations on creating such a community. Well done! And a happy and healthy New Year to you and yours.
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 10:33:21
@Nomad13 Thank you! Happy New Year!!!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 10:59:41
@stefano
Thank you for providing this comfortable BSD Cafe!
And may the coming new year be happy for you all!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 11:07:06
@TomAoki thank you! Happy 2025!
Föderation ID Di 31.12.2024 11:01:03
Thanks you @stefano for creating bsd.cafe. 🎉
Föderation · Di 31.12.2024 12:03:20
You've created a very remarkable place in the Fediverse. The #BSDCafe community is vibrant and awesome. Congratulations!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 12:18:10
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 12:19:11
@sysco Thank you! Your words are appreciated. Happy new year!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 12:59:25
@stefano That's impressive. Happy New Years to you, too, by the way! 🥇 👌
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 13:12:04
@preferred thank you! Happy New Year!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 13:10:04
@stefano Thanks to you, Stefano, for building and maintaining this great project and community.
Less than 30 minutes downtime… wow, that’s awesome and even hard to keep for much bigger organisations.
Thank you so much and have a happy new year!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 13:12:55
@NebulaTide Thank you! And have a great 2025!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 13:33:35
@stefano thanks for wrangling all the software & hardware to keep the lights on, and for shepherding the community so that it's a pleasant place to hang out. May you and your loved ones have a joy-filled new year!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 15:34:19
@gumnos thank you! Have a great 2025, too!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 13:39:24
@stefano thank you, Stefano, for the dedication and commitment to the cause :)
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 14:01:13
Thank you for all you do and also best new year wishes to all of you.
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 15:34:42
@vermaden thank you, best wishes to you and all your dear ones!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 14:06:53
@stefano thanks for all you provided us with: infrastructure, talks, stories, pictures and more … you built something great for us to reunite around the BSD flag. Sincerely wishing to you and your beloved ones a happy new year. Happy problem solving for 2025 !
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 15:35:07
@EnigmaRotor thank you! Have a great 2025, and thank you for the (tons of) coffee!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 14:10:06
@stefano Thank you for all that you do, and thank you for having me, it's been great to be here.
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 15:35:36
@nuintari thank you! It's great to have you here, so I'm glad you decided to come.
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 14:10:06
@stefano thanks for creating the new fedihome for me
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 15:36:04
@mms thank you for making the BSD Cafe your new fedihome!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 14:40:53
@stefano thanks a lot for all your work here!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 15:36:20
@Tionisla thank you! Your tech and human touch are always precious here!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 15:46:27
Mitico! Felice anno nuovo! 💖
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 16:38:10
@stefano thank you so much for all your work! Have a great 2025!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 17:36:02
@FiLiS thank you! Have great Year!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 16:44:44
@stefano I have to thank you (as well as @gyptazy ) for bringing me here, when I joined I barely used mastodon as I was mainly on twitter, now I'm on mastodon >95% of the time.
Here there are no ads, no bots, no scams, just real people I enjoy interacting with.
I sincerely thank you for all the time, money and effort you have put into this.
May 2025 be as kind to you as you are to us. 😊
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 17:36:52
@subnetspider @gyptazy Thank you! I hope that 2025 will bring you great things and a great time at BSD Cafe 🙂
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 16:54:14
@stefano Even though I am not hosting my social profile on bsd.cafe (im too afraid moving), I must admit that you have done an incredible work for the *BSD community. Your wisdom and experienced has helped me a lot in various situations. Without this source of motivation it would not be possible for me to extend my https://bsdbox.de articles and moving from TrueNAS to FreeBSD. Thank you!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 17:37:36
@marzlberger thank you! Your articles are really nice, I appreciate them. Have a great year!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 17:22:14
Dear @stefano if I remember well I created a Mastodon account on your instance at the beginning of your project #BSDCafe. I appreciated (and I am still loving it) your message and the goal of the project.
I want to thank you for all the things you are sharing with us about BSD and all open sources projects.
You are inspiring me and without any doubt, all tech people here and beyond 🫶🏻 
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 17:38:49
@alelab Thank you! You've been a BSD Cafe member from the very first day, and I'm really happy you're enjoying your time here. Have a great year!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 18:46:20
@stefano thank you for your work caring for this dear node of the open web!
Föderation EN Di 31.12.2024 18:46:59
@jutty happy new 2025!
