Fediverse MaximilianKohler • 2 months ago • 72%

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17779430 > A large percentage of threads I've created or participated in have been deleted. Worse is that when visiting the URL everything is completely gone. > > This is much more drastic when compared with Reddit thread deletions, where the thread is there and so is the discussion. And the creator of the thread has access to their content. > > The Lemmy method discourages people from participating in threads and creating high-quality content, much more so than the Reddit method. > > A bunch of lively and useful discussions on Lemmy have completely disappeared. And it makes it seem like a waste of time to even contribute content here. > > --- > > EDIT: I see that the "fediverse" link for posts has been removed. I posted this to lemmy.ml from a lemmy.world account and there's no way for me to get the lemmy.ml link now. And when I crosspost it it shows a lemmy.world link instead of the lemmy.ml one. I think this should be changed [back].

Fediverse MaximilianKohler • 2 months ago • 61%

A large percentage of threads I've created or participated in have been deleted. Worse is that when visiting the URL everything is completely gone. This is much more drastic when compared with Reddit thread deletions, where the thread is there and so is the discussion. And the creator of the thread has access to their content. The Lemmy method discourages people from participating in threads and creating high-quality content, much more so than the Reddit method. A bunch of lively and useful discussions on Lemmy have completely disappeared. And it makes it seem like a waste of time to even contribute content here. --- EDIT: I see that the "fediverse" link for posts has been removed. I posted this to lemmy.ml from a lemmy.world account and there's no way for me to get the lemmy.ml link now. And when I crosspost it it shows a lemmy.world link instead of the lemmy.ml one. I think this should be changed [back].

Climate Crisis, Biosphere & Societal Collapse MaximilianKohler • 3 months ago • 11%

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16659287 > First, you need to understand the factors that contribute to one person being low functioning and another high functioning. > > Human health, development, and function are multifactorial: [Genetics, epigenetics, microbiome, diet, environmental/industrial pollution, socioeconomic influences, etc](https://maximiliankohler.medium.com/eugenics-past-present-and-future-74d0ea5998b4). > > I have a two-step proposal. > > 1. The first step is to **limit the impact of low-functioning individuals**. [https://www.highiqpro.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/IQ-Bell-Curve.png](https://web.archive.org/web/20230513140945/https://www.highiqpro.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/IQ-Bell-Curve.png). Right now society is set up so that society is run by the wealthy and the low functioning majority. This results in these people voting for, and implementing policies that exacerbate the problems instead of fixing them. > 2. The second step is to take action to **raise the level of functioning of the human population**. This second part probably takes the most learning for the average person. Most people seem to have a very very poor understanding of [human health, development, and function](https://maximiliankohler.medium.com/a-critical-look-at-the-current-and-longstanding-ethos-of-childbearing-the-repercussions-its-been-6e37f7f7b13f). But I tried to condense it into that one article. > > My suggestion for tackling the first step is to implement a cognitive (IQ, EQ, etc.) test for city, state, and federal representatives. > > Having an IQ test to vote seems problematic. Firstly because of how things like that were used in the past to disenfranchise certain populations. Secondly, [the problem right now is that not enough people vote, and that results in the wealthy controlling the government and laws](https://archive.ph/KEg0T#selection-1737.99-1737.100). > > I think a better solution is (at minimum) a cognitive test for anyone running for a government position so that can be factored into people's assessment of them. But possibly that won't be enough and it will be necessary to set some minimum requirements for test results. > > This way you don't give the option for dumb people to vote for other dumb people. They only get to choose between two intelligent ones. > > Some smart people may be corrupt or sociopathic, so this test should be a full psychological evaluation. > > I'm curious if it would be possible to get people like Ibram X. Kendi *(who [gives an interview here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oQXki0hG9w&t=414)* *on antiracism, anticapitalism and the eugenicist origins of IQ and SAT tests*) to agree on both implementation of this solution and an appropriate IQ/psych test for it. I would base my argument to people like him on this type of data [[1](https://archive.fo/nlFMg#selection-2507.0-2511.0)][[2](https://github.com/MaximilianKohler/Archive/wiki/Politics)]. > > My position is also based on polling data from Australia which showed that a political group that is in the vast minority in most countries is the most intelligent, and largest (percentage-wise) supporters of evidence-based policy and holders of evidence-based beliefs. This coincides with the IQ graph I linked earlier. A cognitive test requirement like this should boost the influence of that party and its supporters. > > --- > > My suggestions for tackling the second step by **making people smarter** are in [this document](https://www.dropbox.com/s/tdxb9ro5oaliwmc/Constituent%20Bill%20Proposal%20Form%20-%20for%20reddit.doc?dl=0) _(which I haven't updated for years)_. It's doable via a variety of biological and societal interventions. > > The problem again is that it's low-functioning people preventing us from implementing these fixes. Possibly if enough intelligent people understand and agree on these fixes and be vocal enough about implementing them we could get it done. > > In my opinion, [Fecal Microbiota Transplants (FMT)](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01510/full) are one of the most promising aspects of this second step. One problem is [the people who qualify to be stool donors appear to be extremely rare](https://www.humanmicrobes.org/blog/stool-donors-one-in-a-million-ai-funding-potential). You can read more about [the current status of FMT in this blog](https://www.humanmicrobes.org/blog/fda-fmt-regulation). If you have the ability to influence or fund clinical trials, read [this](https://maximiliankohler.blogspot.com/2019/12/fmt-roadmap-proposal.html). > > As is, [with the health of the population rapidly declining](https://forum.humanmicrobiome.info/threads/chronic-disease-and-general-poor-health-have-been-drastically-increasi.44/), I feel like I'm living in [Idiocracy](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/), and surely collapse will be inevitable if nothing is changed.

Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related MaximilianKohler • 4 months ago • 100%

This is important because "[SIBO](https://humanmicrobiome.info/sibo/)" has become a really popular "internet diagnosis", and the primary intervention is an antibiotic with potentially severe side effects. >Key points > > - The SIBO-IBS hypothesis has stimulated significant research into the role of the microbiota in symptoms of DBGI but **remains unproven**. > - **This hypothesis has resulted in serious unintended consequences**, namely the use of poorly validated breath tests to diagnose SIBO and the resulting injudicious use of antibiotics. > - The lactulose breath test (LBT) is primarily a measure of intestinal transit and has very low sensitivity and specificity to diagnose SIBO. > - The glucose breath test (GBT) has better performance characteristics if the pre-test probability is high, as found in conditions underlying classical SIBO, but also has a high false-positive rate in DGBI. > - Future studies in DGBI are needed to better understand the impact of bacterial communities, their metabolites, and diet-host interactions in the small and large intestine on DGBI symptoms and move away from the sole focus on absolute numbers of bacteria. >In this review, we examine why the SIBO hypothesis remains unproven and, given the unintended consequences, discuss **why it is time to reject this hypothesis** and its reliance on breath testing. [More info & discussion](https://forum.humanmicrobiome.info/threads/critical-appraisal-of-the-sibo-hypothesis-and-breath-testing-a-clinica.408/).

Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related MaximilianKohler • 4 months ago • 100%

www.nytimes.com

>Because they’re near the bottom of the food chain, shrimp don’t generally tend to accumulate the environmental toxins, like mercury or dioxins, found in big predators such as tuna or swordfish. >Mercury and arsenic can build up in the sludge under shrimp ponds. However, even the highest levels of heavy metals Dr. Martín has found in Ecuadorean farmed shrimp were half of what one sees in the least contaminated tuna. >Frozen shrimp may contain preservatives like sodium tripolyphosphate and sodium bisulfite, which people with sulfite or phosphate sensitivities may want to avoid. >In many countries, shrimp farms also use large amounts of antibiotics to keep the animals healthy. [...] has found banned antibiotics in imported shrimp, as well as unlabeled preservatives. >Wild-caught shrimp are more expensive but also tastier and less likely to be contaminated with environmental toxins. >When it comes to the health of the oceans, many experts say shrimp is among the most damaging foods you can eat. >In 2015, The Associated Press revealed the wide use of slave labor in the Thai shrimp industry. The U.S. Department of Labor has also called out shrimp production in Bangladesh, Myanmar and Cambodia for using child or forced labor. More recently, investigative reporting from The Outlaw Ocean Project offered a damning look at shrimp farming in India, the biggest shrimp importer to the United States, that raised concerns not just about labor practices, but also banned antibiotics and environmental damage. >Fishing practices in the United States and Canada again tend to be less harmful to ocean life than they are elsewhere. Otherwise, look for shrimp certified by the Marine Stewardship Council. >But experts said the most important thing you can do is simply ask about sustainable options. That signifies that there is a desire for sustainable seafood.

South Park Memes MaximilianKohler • 4 months ago • 100%

www.humanmicrobes.org

It was probably largely what the episode was based on. Eg: this blog post discussing searching for top athletes https://www.humanmicrobes.org/blog/the-evidence-and-rationale-supporting-our-donor-criteria. I know this isn't meme format, but I saw another discussion post here and thought people would find this interesting :)

Privacy MaximilianKohler • 4 months ago • 98%

>Firefox’s Enhanced Tracking Protection (Strict Mode) is known to cause issues on x.com There were no "issues"; everything was working completely fine. This is a deliberate decision to force people to turn off tracking protection. I saw a recommendation to use Firefox's container extension https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/containers, but it's disabled in private browsing windows, and I always use private browsing windows.

techsupport MaximilianKohler • 5 months ago • 100%

Submitting from a lemmy.world account to a mander.xyz community. I've tried it multiple times, and this submission to !techsupport@lemmy.world worked without issue.

Self Hosted - Self-hosting your services. MaximilianKohler • 6 months ago • 88%

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12989654 > I'm a novice so I chose the most novice-friendly option I could find - Squarespace. But I've had lots of problems with them, and they keep raising their prices, and they hide features like javascript code behind even higher prices. > > I learned about SSGs https://jamstack.org/generators, which create fast and secure sites that can be hosted for free on Netlify and other similar sites. The downside is they're limited to static content -- IE: you can't have a contact form without paying a 3rd party. > > I found a novice-friendly SSG theme for wikis/documentation -- [MKDocs Material](https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/) -- but I haven't been able to find anything for a regular business site. > > This seems to be one of the most popular **Jekyll** themes https://mmistakes.github.io/minimal-mistakes/about/ but it seems to be mainly for blogs and documentation, and doesn't seem to have all the design options that Squarespace does. > > I read that healthcare.gov used **Jekyll** https://medium.com/devseed/new-healthcare-gov-is-open-cms-free-41c25249cf38 in conjunction with https://prose.io. So I looked it up and found this https://github.com/CMSgov/HealthCare.gov-Styleguide which actually seems pretty decent; but also not complete enough. Their newer version https://github.com/CMSgov/design-system seems more complete/extensive, but also quite technical. It looks like it requires too much coding for me. > > **Weebly** seems to be a slightly cheaper alternative to Squarespace but it's missing some features and Square might end it in a few years. > > I've never used **Wordpress** but now that I've hosted a few websites I'm thinking about purchasing **Oxygen** https://oxygenbuilder.com/ and hosting a Wordpress site myself. Oxygen is like a more advanced version of Squarespace with a 1-time payment equal to 1 year of Squarespace. Then you just have the monthly costs of hosting the server, which should be $5-10 *(no idea how this scales with amount of traffic, do you?)*. There is a plugin/addon to export a static site, but it might not be worth the trouble. > > According to https://servebolt.com/articles/calculate-how-many-simultaneous-website-visitors/ a 2-core server ($5) with a webpage that takes 300ms to load can serve: > > - 400/minute > - 24,000/hr > - 288,000/12 hrs > > A lot of people use Wordpress, but also seem unsatisfied with it https://jamstack.org/survey/2022/#content-management-systems. > > The **Gutenberg editor** may be new since the last time I tried Wordpress https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/gutenberg-wordpress, and it looks pretty similar to Squarespace. So maybe I don't even need Oxygen. I looked up "Gutenberg vs Oxygen" and people were saying to go with Gutenberg. > > I've been considering **Grav** https://getgrav.org/ too, but similar to the SSGs, it doesn't seem to have all the design capabilities without coding them yourself. > > I've seen people say you can get **chat GPT** to write HTML code for you but I've never used it and it seems like it would be difficult to design a website that way. I looked for a video but only found one covering writing content, not code. > > I found out about **Hostinger Website Builder** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUjjGIfjh-4 which uses AI and looks very similar to Squarespace's builder. But there's no demo so I can't see exactly what it can do. But Hostinger is much cheaper than Squarespace, and you can choose to use Wordpress with it instead of the Hostinger builder. > > I checked **GreenGeeks** and they say *"We offer drag and drop website builders like **Weebly and SitePad**"*. Sitepad is $12/yr and makes static sites, but it looks like you need one of the popular GUI web panels to use it https://sitepad.com/docs/admin/supported-control-panels/. Similar to Weebly, it's also a bit more limited -- IE: you can't open a contact form in a lightbox from a button https://sitepad.com/docs/enduser/contact-form. > > A benefit of using **Hostinger or GreenGeeks** is probably that I don't have to worry about a surge in traffic causing my site to go down. That's why I'm thinking they're a better option vs self-hosting on a VPS. > > I found this video that seems quite good and covers more options I didn't know about: > [Ultimate Website Builder Comparison 2024 | Find the BEST One for You + Why I Hated Squarespace](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW2nBnJDXGs) > > > Anyone know of better places/forums to discuss this type of thing? There seems to be hundreds of thousands of people using the jamstack SSGs but I haven't found a place where people discuss them. I've tried: > > - https://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=1909999 > - https://community.centminmod.com/threads/cheaper-squarespace-alternative-novice-friendly-static-site-generator-for-wikis-general-sites.24382/ > - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39216383 > >

Web Development MaximilianKohler • 6 months ago • 75%

I'm a novice so I chose the most novice-friendly option I could find - Squarespace. But I've had lots of problems with them, and they keep raising their prices, and they hide features like javascript code behind even higher prices. I learned about SSGs https://jamstack.org/generators, which create fast and secure sites that can be hosted for free on Netlify and other similar sites. The downside is they're limited to static content -- IE: you can't have a contact form without paying a 3rd party. I found a novice-friendly SSG theme for wikis/documentation -- [MKDocs Material](https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/) -- but I haven't been able to find anything for a regular business site. This seems to be one of the most popular **Jekyll** themes https://mmistakes.github.io/minimal-mistakes/about/ but it seems to be mainly for blogs and documentation, and doesn't seem to have all the design options that Squarespace does. I read that healthcare.gov used **Jekyll** https://medium.com/devseed/new-healthcare-gov-is-open-cms-free-41c25249cf38 in conjunction with https://prose.io. So I looked it up and found this https://github.com/CMSgov/HealthCare.gov-Styleguide which actually seems pretty decent; but also not complete enough. Their newer version https://github.com/CMSgov/design-system seems more complete/extensive, but also quite technical. It looks like it requires too much coding for me. **Weebly** seems to be a slightly cheaper alternative to Squarespace but it's missing some features and Square might end it in a few years. I've never used **Wordpress** but now that I've hosted a few websites I'm thinking about purchasing **Oxygen** https://oxygenbuilder.com/ and hosting a Wordpress site myself. Oxygen is like a more advanced version of Squarespace with a 1-time payment equal to 1 year of Squarespace. Then you just have the monthly costs of hosting the server, which should be $5-10 *(no idea how this scales with amount of traffic, do you?)*. There is a plugin/addon to export a static site, but it might not be worth the trouble. According to https://servebolt.com/articles/calculate-how-many-simultaneous-website-visitors/ a 2-core server ($5) with a webpage that takes 300ms to load can serve: - 400/minute - 24,000/hr - 288,000/12 hrs A lot of people use Wordpress, but also seem unsatisfied with it https://jamstack.org/survey/2022/#content-management-systems. The **Gutenberg editor** may be new since the last time I tried Wordpress https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/gutenberg-wordpress, and it looks pretty similar to Squarespace. So maybe I don't even need Oxygen. I looked up "Gutenberg vs Oxygen" and people were saying to go with Gutenberg. I've been considering **Grav** https://getgrav.org/ too, but similar to the SSGs, it doesn't seem to have all the design capabilities without coding them yourself. I've seen people say you can get **chat GPT** to write HTML code for you but I've never used it and it seems like it would be difficult to design a website that way. I looked for a video but only found one covering writing content, not code. I found out about **Hostinger Website Builder** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUjjGIfjh-4 which uses AI and looks very similar to Squarespace's builder. But there's no demo so I can't see exactly what it can do. But Hostinger is much cheaper than Squarespace, and you can choose to use Wordpress with it instead of the Hostinger builder. I checked **GreenGeeks** and they say *"We offer drag and drop website builders like **Weebly and SitePad**"*. Sitepad is $12/yr and makes static sites, but it looks like you need one of the popular GUI web panels to use it https://sitepad.com/docs/admin/supported-control-panels/. Similar to Weebly, it's also a bit more limited -- IE: you can't open a contact form in a lightbox from a button https://sitepad.com/docs/enduser/contact-form. A benefit of using **Hostinger or GreenGeeks** is probably that I don't have to worry about a surge in traffic causing my site to go down. That's why I'm thinking they're a better option vs self-hosting on a VPS. I found this video that seems quite good and covers more options I didn't know about: [Ultimate Website Builder Comparison 2024 | Find the BEST One for You + Why I Hated Squarespace](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW2nBnJDXGs) Anyone know of better places/forums to discuss this type of thing? There seems to be hundreds of thousands of people using the jamstack SSGs but I haven't found a place where people discuss them. I've tried: - https://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=1909999 - https://community.centminmod.com/threads/cheaper-squarespace-alternative-novice-friendly-static-site-generator-for-wikis-general-sites.24382/ - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39216383

Technology MaximilianKohler • 7 months ago • 98%

detailed.com

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12715607 >"I didn’t notice a single new or low-post-count forum" > >"There Appears to Be No Benefit if a Forum is Hosted on a Subdomain or Which Software It Uses" The author lists many reasons why reddit should not be at the top of search results. I listed even more reasons here: [Reddit is dangerous. The admins are out of control. Humanity needs a viable alternative.](https://maximiliankohler.blogspot.com/2023/06/reddit-is-dangerous-humanity-needs-an-alternative.html)

detailed.com

>"I didn’t notice a single new or low-post-count forum" > >"There Appears to Be No Benefit if a Forum is Hosted on a Subdomain or Which Software It Uses" The author lists many reasons why reddit should not be at the top of search results. I listed even more reasons here: [Reddit is dangerous. The admins are out of control. Humanity needs a viable alternative.](https://maximiliankohler.blogspot.com/2023/06/reddit-is-dangerous-humanity-needs-an-alternative.html)

A group of scammers is retaliating against me for exposing them and the Reddit admins and legal department completely ignore it. I consulted with lawyers who told me that my only option is to spend tens of thousands of dollars trying to pursue each individual reddit account that's doing it.

Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related MaximilianKohler • 9 months ago • 75%

www.nytimes.com

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9858445 > It's refreshing to see a major news outlet discussing collateral damage and not just resistance. Over the past decade, 99% of the time antibiotic overuse is covered and warned about it's always only in regards to resistance. > > It's a good article that also doesn't spread the common misinformation of *"just take some probiotics and fermented foods after antibiotics and you're good to go"*. > > > Swallowing an antibiotic is like carpet-bombing the trillions of microorganisms that live in the gut, killing not just the bad but the good too, said Dr. Martin Blaser, author of the book “Missing Microbes” and director of the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine at Rutgers University. > > > > “I think the health profession in general has systematically overestimated the value of antibiotics and underestimated the cost,” Dr. Blaser said. > > No shit. And it has spread like a virus to the general populace as well. The majority of people seem mentally addicted to antibiotics and think they're going to die if they don't get an antibiotic for every minor issue. > > > - Find out if you really need an antibiotic. > > - Ask for the shortest course. > > - Rethink probiotics. > > I appreciate the NYT for finally helping spread this. > > Just yesterday people on Lemmy were cheering about AI discovering new antibiotics. When I shared info about the concerns of collateral damage, the responses were more unintelligent and close-minded than on reddit. Extremely depressing. > > For more info on this subject there's a wiki and forum at https://humanmicrobiome.info.

Public Health MaximilianKohler • 9 months ago • 62%

www.nytimes.com

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9858445 > It's refreshing to see a major news outlet discussing collateral damage and not just resistance. Over the past decade, 99% of the time antibiotic overuse is covered and warned about it's always only in regards to resistance. > > It's a good article that also doesn't spread the common misinformation of *"just take some probiotics and fermented foods after antibiotics and you're good to go"*. > > > Swallowing an antibiotic is like carpet-bombing the trillions of microorganisms that live in the gut, killing not just the bad but the good too, said Dr. Martin Blaser, author of the book “Missing Microbes” and director of the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine at Rutgers University. > > > > “I think the health profession in general has systematically overestimated the value of antibiotics and underestimated the cost,” Dr. Blaser said. > > No shit. And it has spread like a virus to the general populace as well. The majority of people seem mentally addicted to antibiotics and think they're going to die if they don't get an antibiotic for every minor issue. > > > - Find out if you really need an antibiotic. > > - Ask for the shortest course. > > - Rethink probiotics. > > I appreciate the NYT for finally helping spread this. > > Just yesterday people on Lemmy were cheering about AI discovering new antibiotics. When I shared info about the concerns of collateral damage, the responses were more unintelligent and close-minded than on reddit. Extremely depressing. > > For more info on this subject there's a wiki and forum at https://humanmicrobiome.info.

You Should Know MaximilianKohler • 9 months ago • 81%

www.nytimes.com

It's refreshing to see a major news outlet discussing collateral damage and not just resistance. Over the past decade, 99% of the time antibiotic overuse is covered and warned about it's always only in regards to resistance. It's a good article that also doesn't spread the common misinformation of *"just take some probiotics and fermented foods after antibiotics and you're good to go"*. > Swallowing an antibiotic is like carpet-bombing the trillions of microorganisms that live in the gut, killing not just the bad but the good too, said Dr. Martin Blaser, author of the book “Missing Microbes” and director of the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine at Rutgers University. > > “I think the health profession in general has systematically overestimated the value of antibiotics and underestimated the cost,” Dr. Blaser said. No shit. And it has spread like a virus to the general populace as well. The majority of people seem mentally addicted to antibiotics and think they're going to die if they don't get an antibiotic for every minor issue. > - Find out if you really need an antibiotic. > - Ask for the shortest course. > - Rethink probiotics. I appreciate the NYT for finally helping spread this. Just yesterday people on Lemmy were cheering about AI discovering new antibiotics. When I shared info about the concerns of collateral damage, the responses were more unintelligent and close-minded than on reddit. Extremely depressing. For more info on this subject there's a wiki and forum at https://humanmicrobiome.info.

Selfhosted MaximilianKohler • 10 months ago • 78%

**EDIT:** It was a firewall issue. I disabled my firewall and it works. https://listmonk.app/ The site loads properly on serverIP:5870 and if I change `proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:5870;` to `proxy_pass http://listmonk.mydomain.com:5870;` then it will load on listmonk.mydomain.com:5870. But it gives the 502 error when I visit the site without the port. If I set `proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:5870;` and visit listmonk.mydomain.com:5870 I get: ``` The connection for this site is not secure listmonk.mydomain.com sent an invalid response. [Try running Windows Network Diagnostics](javascript:diagnoseErrors()). ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR ``` ### docker-compose.yml: ``` version: "3.7" x-app-defaults: &app-defaults restart: unless-stopped image: listmonk/listmonk:latest ports: - "5870:9000" networks: - listmonk environment: - TZ=Etc/UTC x-db-defaults: &db-defaults image: postgres:13 ports: - "9432:5432" networks: - listmonk environment: - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=pw - POSTGRES_USER=listmonk - POSTGRES_DB=listmonk restart: unless-stopped healthcheck: test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U listmonk"] interval: 10s timeout: 5s retries: 6 services: db: <<: *db-defaults container_name: listmonk_db volumes: - type: volume source: listmonk-data target: /var/lib/postgresql/data app: <<: *app-defaults container_name: listmonk_app depends_on: - db volumes: - ./config.toml:/listmonk/config.toml - ./uploads:/listmonk/uploads networks: listmonk: volumes: listmonk-data: ``` ### nginx config: ``` server { listen 443 ssl; server_name listmonk.example.com; location / { proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:5870; proxy_set_header Host $http_host; proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for; } } server { listen 80; server_name listmonk.example.com; location / { return 301 https://$host$request_uri; } } ````

Selfhosted MaximilianKohler • 1 year ago • 72%

https://gist.github.com/MaximilianKohler/3bdedd0185283ac30c1f1422f9626947 If you have a Reddit account please post this to /r/RedditAlternatives. # Why move from Reddit to a forum? [Reddit has been going downhill on the path to enshittification for many years](https://github.com/MaximilianKohler/Archive/wiki/Reddit). But recently, they really s**t their bed. They've made communities no longer autonomous, and completely ignore their Terms of Service. Meaning there is no guarantee that any user or community can freely participate under the ToS without fear of the admins randomly stepping in and asserting their power -- whether that be via banning users or communities without cause, or turning over the community to complete outsiders or hostile entities. Reddit showed that you can't trust a 3rd party. They can rapidly and drastically change their policies to screw you over after you've put in a decade of work hosting & growing your communities on their platform. With hosting your own forum, there is no such risk; you are under complete control. Hosting your own Lemmy instance is a similar possibility, but Lemmy is early in development, and has various issues and more limitations currently. For me, adding a traditional forum to my existing website seemed like the best option at the time. I wanted to move away from Reddit ASAP without losing any of the functionality/features, and I was able to accomplish that. --- # Pros & cons of Lemmy I posted this to lemmy.world/c/reddit https://lemmy.world/post/3125497 and it was [deleted](https://web.archive.org/web/20230815071754/https://old.lemmy.world/post/3125497) without any reason/notification and I don't see a modmail feature. They have a modlog but it just shows an endless loading icon. There is also no access to your content after it's deleted, unlike with reddit. There was another thread where people were discussing the need for attracting more niche communities & content creators to Lemmy. Well you're not going to attract them like that. As a content creator that hosted a handful of niche communities on reddit, my /c/reddit experience seems to confirm that making my own forum was the right decision. I made the below comment about some of the drawbacks of Lemmy and I guess these are more to add. Perhaps Lemmy would be the best option in the [near] future. Unfortunately, forums lack the networking exposure of the fediverse. > I've seen people complain about the phpBB UI, so that made me shy away from using it for my website even though I personally like it. > > I started looking into forums some months ago, and in that time Lemmy has already come a long way, to where I think Lemmy would possibly be the better option soon. But I wanted to get my site up and running ASAP. > > A few things that factored into my decision: > > * I think Reddit and its alts need the features of /r/enhancement and /r/Toolbox. > * I don't like the default UI of Lemmy. It's too bloated. I'm using old.lemmy.world now but it's definitely lacking in features and a bit buggy _(IE: I had to switch to the "regular" site, and log in separately, to edit my post)_. > * I saw beehaw defederate due to lack of mod tools. > * lemmy.world showing Lemmy's vulnerabilities (ddos, security, etc.). > * I'm still familiarizing myself with Lemmy and the fediverse. It's a bit complex. > * The voting system has its upsides and downsides. I think no downvote button is the best option. > * I don't like the time-based nature of reddit-type sites. With forums, you don't need to always be there to answer right away. Discussions can take place over longer periods of time. > * As you say, a full step-by-step guide is essential. > * I'm now very hesitant to trust any 3rd party. I'd have to trust that the Lemmy instance I choose [won't do the same thing reddit did to me](https://maximiliankohler.blogspot.com/2023/06/reddit-is-dangerous-humanity-needs-an-alternative.html). > > I wasn't really considering hosting my own Lemmy instance at the time. But I think it can be installed onto a subdomain of any website?

Selfhosted MaximilianKohler • 1 year ago • 72%

https://gist.github.com/MaximilianKohler/84d2175472612a34bcc1c2ebf99b91d4 When I searched for this I had a very hard time finding a right answer because all the results were SEO blogs advertising their newsletter services (Mailchimp, Convertkit, etc.), which is not the same thing. My use case is that I have a Google form collecting tens of thousands of applications. And I need to reply to those people en masse (a few thousand per day). None of the newsletter services are designed for this, and they're all very expensive. Even if your use case is a regular newsletter, setting up your own server is **way cheaper**. **My goal** was to find the most cost-effective, user-friendly, bulk/mass email sender with good deliverability and open rates. One-time, 100,000+ emails per month, 3-4k/day. Feel free to share your input in the comments. I'm a total noob and had never dealt with anything like this in the past. But [have now hosted multiple sites for various reasons, and wrote guides for them as well](https://old.lemmy.world/post/3125497). --- **The short answer** is that you need to set up your own web server _(Hetzner, AWS, DigitalOcean, etc.)_, install an email software on it _(Listmonk, Mailwizz, Mautic)_, and use an SMTP like Amazon SES. It's not that hard. If you're on Windows, [Putty and FileZilla](https://vpsfix.com/3034/connect-linux-vps-ssh-puttyfilezilla/) will be your main programs to access your server. When using CSV files for your contacts, you want to use UTF-8 format.