Homelab Philosophy

• 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 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 Low Hardware Requirements of the Small Web — the small web's minimal protocols run on old hardware that modern browsers have abandoned.

• Your data lives on infrastructure you control
• POSSE — Publish on your Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere
• Progressive enhancement — works without JavaScript
• Interoperability — microformats, webmentions

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

• Solarpunk and the Small Web
• Low Hardware Requirements of the Small Web
• Server Specifications
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