[Adminsysters] Funds, maintenance, peertube

[ignifugo]

On 07/07/21 13:07, mara wrote:
> Yes it is good news, let's see how we proceed.
>
> I'd like to do the peertube install as I've already started looking into it.
> @ignifugo would you like to work on this together? Start working on it
> around mid September.
ho yes..
>
> @gaba in the proposed plan, we have included also a future workshop to
> share our peertube install process, sometime in 2022.
>
> It would be good to have a call in August, preferably sometime after the
> 15th to discuss implementation. Let's decide exact date beginning of
> next month.

great! hugs

ignifugo

>
> ciao, m
>
>
> On 7/6/21 12:39 PM, ignifugo wrote:
>> On 01/07/21 22:57, gaba wrote:
>>> wow! congrats! very good news!
>>>
>>>
>>> Muy bueno! Felicitaciones!
>>>
>> Evviva! è una buona notizia, sì!
>>
>>
>> Que bueno!
>>
>> ciao igni
>>
>>
>>> On 6/30/21 10:54 AM, mara wrote:
>>>> Hello!
>>>>
>>>> We have good news, we got the funding! Yeah :))
>>>> The committee decided unanimously to support our proposal!
>>>>
>>>> Among other things, that means that for 9 months, starting from
>>>> September we can pay sysadmins from our group to do backups and
>>>> maintenance for both systerserver and anarchaserver 400e per month, and
>>>> cover servers' costs for 2021 and probably 2022 as well (there is 500e
>>>> reserved for unforeseen expenses).
>>>>
>>>> I have attached here the application with the planning activity and
>>>> budget overview for peertube install, 3 video hosting residencies, 3
>>>> workshops, sysadmin work.
>>>>
>>>> ciao, m
>>>>
>>>> On 6/21/21 11:20 AM, mara wrote:
>>>>> Hi again!
>>>>>
>>>>> My replies inline below.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 6/9/21 5:59 PM, ignifugo wrote:
>>>>>> I'm positive about the idea of peertube, but I don't think to help to
>>>>>> maintain it.
>>>>> The idea is to do it if we receive the fund. So in case there will be
>>>>> some financial resources to install and maintain it for some time and
>>>>> then evaluate if we can continue or not.
>>>>>> I'm happy to partecipate in the conversation on backups (not as
>>>>>> architect), I think that we have to do backup but also public wrote real
>>>>>> clear that user have to conserve a local copy of what they put. that we
>>>>>> offer the possibility to show in internet, the continuty  of the
>>>>>> service, but they have to have a local archive. to not delegate totally
>>>>>> , just in case to be no more in contact or phisical divided and.. only
>>>>>> the user have the power to know what they want publish or not in the
>>>>>> future. (repristinate a backup could be critical and expose things that
>>>>>> was been erased). example for nextcloud, we can do a backup, but sync in
>>>>>> local I think is a good suggestion to do to our user. I say because I do
>>>>>> in another team, but ... yeee I'm open to speak about this if you see
>>>>>> that can be not nice for whatever reason in systerserver.
>>>>> Backup is most necessary for the mailing lists at this point. I'd start
>>>>> with this and use the backup repo and tool, which we set for
>>>>> anarchaserver. We have discussed it with the rest of us from
>>>>> anarchaserver and decided that we can share AS backup server for the
>>>>> lists as well. Here's a step-by-step howto:
>>>>> https://git.systerserver.net/systerserver/doc-website/-/wikis/Container-Backups-with-Restic
>>>>> If someone wants to do it, I can assist with pointing what to backup for
>>>>> the mailing lists and set up the ssh access to the backup server.
>>>>>
>>>>> Then, ooooo mentioned contacting maadix for backup space. Any news on this?
>>>>> So once we have a backup server available we can use it for the rest of
>>>>> systerserver services. And yes if someone wants to update the
>>>>> systerserver landing page with info about our backup policy, please do
>>>>> so. I agree with iginifugo's points, and I believe the rest of us too?
>>>>>> if is confortable for you, maybe is usefull now that you are studing
>>>>>> peertube.. if we put more than a services on a machine...
>>>>> Backup is very important if we want to put new services, once we have
>>>>> this, we can discuss other services as long as we come up with a
>>>>> scheduled maintenance that falls to the shoulders of more than one or
>>>>> two admins and preferably for specific period of times. E.g me or
>>>>> ignifugo does maintenance for the coming 2 months, then, others take
>>>>> over, etc. Just an example since, I won't have time to do admin work
>>>>> this summer, and I've done for a while till now.
>>>>>> use docker to conteinarize them (only the running code, not db and not
>>>>>> data/config :).
>>>>> I heard peertube might have some issues in encoding when containerized,
>>>>> but we need to see closely if and when the time comes to install it.
>>>>> As a general policy, I see docker as a good tool for scaling, e,g when
>>>>> we want to quickly increase and load balanced a service, we can run more
>>>>> containers. Or for network isolation. In our case, I do not know why
>>>>> docker would improve our infra. Perhaps for experimenting with new
>>>>> software? Let me know your reasons.
>>>>> As docker is dependent on the host, if a kind of virtualization is the
>>>>> reason behind it, then lxc containers may be more useful. Something to
>>>>> discuss about it.
>>>>>> but not feel this as a strict request.. do as you know and we can speak
>>>>>> and if we like we will move the services after..
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I missed.. when and where you meet..
>>>>> For the previous applications we did it as Feminist Hack Meetings with
>>>>> angeliki, artemis ooooo and me. This one, ooooo took the initiative just
>>>>> before the dealine of the first round and wrote it herself. When we
>>>>> heard it was preselected, I wrote here.
>>>>> So now we are applying for the second round and we meet this wednesday
>>>>> again at 10.30 CEST with ooooo and Mika for finalizing the application:
>>>>> https://antonieta.vedetas.org/p/feministische-servers-application
>>>>> There is a focus on Belgian queer art scene because the fund is regional.
>>>>>
>>>>> Have a nice week!
>>>>> m
>>>>>> thanks for makes plan and I appreciate love for systerserver!
>>>>>>
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