I'm excited to share an experiment I've been working on: a solar-powered, self-hosted website running on a Raspberry Pi. The goal was to use the smallest, most energy-efficient setup possible, even if it means the website goes offline sometimes. Yes, this site may go down on cloudy or cold days. But don't worry! When the sun comes out, the website will be back up, powered by sunshine. https://dri.es/my-solar-powered-and-self-hosted-website


👌🏻I’m sure you could also install a (personal) Nostr relay on that Pi


Onward 🫡


Awesome! Now to combine it with meshtastic and we have something spectacular!


Love it. Very solarpunk 😎

I’d love to see the Helium.com of such solar powered devices. A decentralized network where everyone is incentivized to provide solar uptime. Then downtime doesn’t matter as much.


Great to see you’re on Nostr Dries! Love the project and has inspired me to try something equally as cool.


https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/ this website has a similar approach


wow this is actually really impressive!


That’s pretty awesome. 😎


The project really brought a smile to my face.

Can't wait to see what you do next!


This is glorious punk idea👌😍


This is fun.


:super:


Aye 🏴☠


Thanks, I was searching the link to post it, a classic :)


Thank you! 🫶


Gfy


Would a battery backup being added screw up the intent of the experiment


Sweet 🤙


how much of this idea did you take from LowTech Magazine?


Onward 🫡


Indeed. Relays don't need to be always up, nostr clients can have the relais travel with the sun 😊


Build the whole thing then connect it to a satellite for internet. Put it in a clear, floating ball and toss it in the sea


Wow, congrats what a great idea 🚀🚀🚀


Kottke tried to do something similar a long time ago i remember but was too cumbersome. Or was it collosal. I forget.


Onward 🤙💜


Very awesome idea!! Thanks for the inspiration!


As mentioned in the write up, they were a big inspiration.


Cool stuff


Make it an IPFS node, duplicate it in another country and you will have a resilient web site