====== Homelab Philosophy ======

===== Why Self-Host? =====

  * **Own your data** — no third-party cloud, no terms-of-service revocation
  * **Privacy** — no surveillance, no tracking without consent
  * **Cost** — owned hardware vs. recurring subscriptions
  * **Learning** — hands-on systems administration
  * **Ethics** — FOSS-only stack, no Google dependencies

===== Permacomputing =====

[[folkzone:permacomputing|Permacomputing]] asks: how do we build computing systems that are sustainable, repairable, and long-lasting? Running services on a 2011 ThinkPad or a 2005-era desktop instead of purchasing new hardware is a form of permacomputing in practice.

This connects directly to the argument in [[protocols:smallweb:old_hardware|Low Hardware Requirements of the Small Web]] — the small web's minimal protocols run on old hardware that modern browsers have abandoned.

===== IndieWeb Principles =====

  * Your data lives on infrastructure you control
  * [[https://indieweb.org/POSSE|POSSE]] — Publish on your Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere
  * Progressive enhancement — works without JavaScript
  * Interoperability — microformats, webmentions

===== On Treaty 7 Territory =====

This project is built on Treaty 7 territory (Mohkínstsis/Calgary), with respect for Indigenous sovereignty over the land on which this infrastructure physically runs.

===== See Also =====

  * [[protocols:smallweb:solarpunk|Solarpunk and the Small Web]]
  * [[protocols:smallweb:old_hardware|Low Hardware Requirements of the Small Web]]
  * [[folkzone:server_specs|Server Specifications]]
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