CD134: SELF HOSTING, START9, AND START OS WITH MATT HILL -  nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll

https://cdn.satellite.earth/f537cf407fa7ba7c33f59fcb486318cf1c5e3c85d078e85b8f415edcd2c541ad.mp4


Great post 👍


👌👏👏 grande Odell


Best vpn to use in your opinion Matt?


I’ll listen to that


Matt is the real one.


Onward 🫡


huge fan of Matt his software is the cleanest I've ever used on Bitcoin related apps


Matt Hill has some of the most interesting podcasts.

He talks about all kinds of cool cypherpunk shit.


:fire:


This was excellent. Flashed a DIY Start9 that I like very much. Many things to list that I find  amazing on the individual bitcoiner level.
- connect over tor to phone
- keep interface links unbookmarked and launch from dashboard
- run a pruned node for lightning
- host your own webserver for Mutiny wallet
- host your own btc payserver
- host your own robosats
- host your own memepool
- run your own nostr relay
- host your own simpleX server


Listening to Matt Hill painfully explain that the transition of StartOS from closed source to FOSS through four progressive licenses was fully intentional, it struck me

He shouldn't need to do that

Sometimes freedom & privacy tech plebs could be **more** trusting

Many have been burnt by some form of centralized power, sometimes many times, and I totally get that, **I'm like that myself**

But to live as sovereign individuals in communities, to be supported by tech developers, that distrust needs to be dialled down somehow

And I'm not saying it's a **big** problem on Nostr, the conversation is mostly healthy, just sometimes there's a bit of back biting and some pale echoes of the mass insanity on Xitter

#### Put another way

Self sovereign individuals should have no problem trusting the motives of ppl who have no power over them

It costs nothing and has benefits

Self sovereignty should be an expression of confidence

Contrast that with the conversation on Xitter

Ppl run around thinking that seeing psyops everywhere means that they are *"uncontrollable"*

In reality they are scared, isolated, divorced from reality and **completely controlled** by sociopaths

That is mostly the description of a cult

And that's why I'm opposed to algorithmic feeds

Back to Matt Hill

Start9 produce open source, auditable software that makes data sovereignty more accessible

For free

Their actions merit full trust

They shouldn't **need**, or feel the need, to counter doubts over their motivation

And again it's not a widespread problem on Nostr

Just an occasional spanner in the works, a bit of friction to forming structures to get shit done

#### But never mind all that

It's a good interview

The next StartOS release will support self-hosted app stores

And that's pretty cool

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This is a long form article, you can read it in https://habla.news/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzq6q7e8qrw2urkz2r3p35py4lf0udpygvgvhghp7204ezetl83d88qqxnzde3xccrqwf5xvcrxvpec24y8p


I’ve been using this product for several years, it’s fricken awesome!


MULLVAD, IVPN, OR PROTON


Hosted robosats is pretty sweet.


from the IVPN page

Despite what many VPN providers advertise VPNs are useless (at best ineffective) at:

Achieving anonymity.
Preventing Google or Facebook from collecting your private data.
Preventing unwanted profiling by social networks or search engines.
Providing better security when ‘working from home’.
Protecting your passwords.
Hiding your mobile phone location (GPS).
Helping you avoid data breaches on services you use online.
Defending against “cyber threats” and identity theft.
Do not rely on a VPN to protect you in any of the above scenarios.

However, a trustworthy VPN can be very effective at:

Encrypting your data so your ISP or mobile network provider cannot monitor or log your online activity. Without a VPN, HTTPS still exposes the domain name or IP address you are visiting to the ISP.
Encrypting your DNS requests so your ISP or mobile network provider cannot monitor or log the domains you visit.
Increasing your security on untrusted public networks by preventing MITM attacks.
Masking your IP address from websites and servers you connect to.
Circumventing censorship or geographical blocks on websites and content.


I have start9 running. Now I’ve got to learn how to use it beyond onchain wallet.


I like the start9 solidity, although the interface still needs to be improved, give more information than what the instances do on the Server at the graphical level. For new users, it was a headache to find out. And not everyone wants to go to a console.

For the rest, 💯 🤙🏼🫶🏼


Massive fan of StartOS. Using it with Sparrow, running CoreLN via Zeus and Jam for collaborative transactions. Stable AF.


wonder what it actually takes to block Google and Facebook from one’s private home network — seems rather invasive from these companies


Maybe bad Math, but Matt + Matt = a great Match


Which hardware?


Bitcoin Granny introduced my to Start9 in 2020 and I've been using them since. Great team and great people and great software.


Umbrel ftw


For any podcasters out there did you know you can install the Helipad app to view Boost and Boostagrams on your nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll  node? This does require that you add a split for your node to the ValueBlock for your podcast.

"Helipad shows boosts and boostagram messages coming in to your Lightning node from your listeners who are using Podcasting 2.0 apps."

https://image.nostr.build/82339136488e3434ec627902a123a46e689e00f92876bce78eea3aad41641fa9.png

https://marketplace.start9.com/helipad


“memepool” would be a great thing indeed🤪


DIY on beefed up Thinkpad E490.


will listen, startOS is great, need to figure out the remote connection though


I enjoyed this talk. Decided to wipe an older laptop and install StartOS and a Bitcoin Core Node. Syncing right now.
It is a very different feel to my pieced together node. I don’t know how much I like it, yet. Lots out of my direct control, but that may become a good thing.
I will give it some time. And I will check out other services from the marketplace.
I am hopeful that I will eventually love it!


I can't make a reliable connection via Tor with nostr:npub1aghreq2dpz3h3799hrawev5gf5zc2kt4ch9ykhp9utt0jd3gdu2qtlmhct between my Umbre LN node and my Zeus wallet.

If you can confirm m that yours have a stabe, fluid and witout issues connection via Tor I will inmediatelly give up with Umbre and I will migrate to nostr:npub126ntw5mnermmj0znhjhgdk8lh2af72sm8qfzq48umdlnhaj9kuns3le9ll


Running coreboot, libreboot or stock bios?


SATS FLOW


Memepool 😀


As a fan of arm SBC, my main worries are energy consumption and proprietary BIOS. Even though coreboot has its blobs, it makes power efficiency better around 20-30%. Pine64 sells a risc-v SBC. Still early but my bet for the "perfect" server is a risc-v SBC with two nvme s2 native support.


Ultimately, it looks like a stripped down Debian build. BIOS is for their proprietary systems; my laptop still has its BIOS after the install. There appears to be limited hardware recognition (including wifi adapters). I haven’t dug into it much to this point, and trust the Start9 team based on my limited trust circle. But I could dive into it if I had time.
I like SBCs too. Although I don’t have any RISC-V ones at this point, but I could check it out on an ARM SBC at some point.
I use the laptop because it was unused, has sufficient tech, has a decent battery, and other laptop benefits.


IMO it's the best node package. Their documention is also incredibly well written. I'm considering running another machines with StartOS. One for Bitcoin and one for non-bitcoin services. I'm glad that clearnet access is going to be improved and released soon.


I was going to check out other services in the marketplace as well. The Nostr node caught my eye 🤓


From Bristol with love.  https://image.nostr.build/2a47a320aec876182849b028965c6dd06f700c2f8286865ef3125d1c880cf9c7.jpg


Followed.


Privat Internet Access, PIA?


a Monero node isn't a shitcoin node
GFY

love StartOS tho

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Waiting for the possibility to run each app on its own external harddisk.


that's bullshit.

the whole point of FOSS is that it empowers others to create something new.

"i don't want to empower others to create something that competes" is a shitty attitude.

See Matt Hills recent interview on CD for the correct attitude.

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PROTON only because it is the only non-obvious spook that offers free tier if you cant pay for the service. If you need the service and want to pay for it, MULLVAD and IVPN are infinitely better (no mail-based login, bitcoiners as first-class citizens...)