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Title: Homebrewserver.club, getting started with self-hosting
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Date: 2019-06-23
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Category: curriculum
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tags: homebrew, server, self-hosting
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slug: curriculum-homebrewserverclub
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lang: en
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Event_start: 2019-06-27 10:00
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event_duration: 5h
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featured_image: images/homebrewserverclub.png
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status: draft
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## Homebrew server fundamentals
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The homebrewserver.club is part of a larger 'self-hosting' movement where
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people try to host on-line services such as websites, mail, calendars and chat
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themselves. They do so in order to avoid reliance on the corporate services of
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GAFA(google, amazon, facebook, apple), with all the consequences that has. The
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homebrewserver.club takes the 'home' in homebrewserver.club literally and the
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'self' in self-hosting figuratively.
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That means we try to host from our homes rather than from datacenters and for
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and with our communities rather than just ourselves. We host from home from an
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understanding that paying for a home internet subscription means you use the
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connection not only to download but also to upload. We learn about this
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together knowing that it becomes easier, more fun and empowering than when one
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does so alone.
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During the workshop, we will help participants through the fundamentals of
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setting up a basic web server and all that entails. We will explore the
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possibilities of low power hardware (either old or single-board computers),
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understanding network topologies, re-configuring routers and exposing ports for
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hosting our own websites outside of the 'cloud'.
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Among others, participants will be learning how to:
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a) access a remote computer via the terminal
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b) install web server software and set up a simple web page
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c) configure a router to make their server accessible from the internet
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No previous experience is required. If you have any old computer lying at home
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that you would like to turn into a server, please bring it along! Otherwise, we
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will have some material available that participants can use during the
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workshop.
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# Varia curriculum
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This workshop is organised as part of the Varia curriculum.
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The curriculum is an ongoing series of workshops in which participants are
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introduced to technical, theoretical and methodological skills at the basis of
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the various practices that live within Varia. These are short intensive
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master-classes or workshops aimed towards providing high level introductions as
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a basis for further explorations.
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Would you like to join this workshop? Please send us a short email on the
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info[a]varia.zone email address at the 3rd of July the latest!
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**⌂** Varia, Gouwstraat 3 (Rotterdam Charlois)<br>
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**⌚** 27 July 10:00h - 16:00h (Lunch between 12:30h and 13:00h)<br>
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**💶** Workshop price: 50 euros (coffee, tea and cookies included)* <br>
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**💶** Bring any old computer you would like to turn into a server<br>
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**💶** The workshop will be conducted in English
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<sup>*</sup> Lack of funds should not preclude participation. Please get in
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contact with us to discuss the options (info[a]varia.zone).
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