#gratefulforyou — Public Fediverse posts

Peak #MySoCalledSudoLife today:

📡​ I set up my first #MeshCore repeater (and it's working splendidly)

🧱​ I created a custom-built case for it with LEGO (see: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/116912226996146067)

👩‍💻​ I installed #HomeBrew on my Macbook Air this morning and I'm currently installing #Meshy

🙌​ endless gratitude towards my Mesh guide @stereo who has the patience of a zen master and helped me through all this #GratefulForYou

TIL that via @phanpy you can browse local timelines... so I can do my 10 minutes of daily cheerleading for people / orgs on theforkiverse.com and reseauculture.fr (making them feel seen and valued on here) 💁‍♀️

I already thought #Phanpy was amazing, but my love for it keeps growing day by day.

Thank you @cheeaun for your brilliant work on it!

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I'm really #GratefulForYou 💖 @elena

because it made me do offer a 3-day selfhosting training at work. ( @haufegroup ) encouraged that its possible to invite anyone in trying it and reclaiming the net. and with the promo video you made it a lot easier to access.

@shollyethan @ilja @yunohost

🏕️ my adventures in self-hosting: day 365 (milestone edition) 🎂

Good morning Fedi friends!

Feeling a little emotional today as I reflect back on one year of #selfhosting.

This toot from December 17 2024 shows off my excitement over signing up for my first VPS and installing #YunoHost: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/113667636910565210

If you check out the full thread you can see some of the challenges I faced in the early days. It's only been a year but it feels like a lifetime ago. When I read back, I think: who was this person? _ (task) is so easy! Like, why be scared of tweaking DNS records? 😅​

I will write about the highs and lows in a proper blog post. Spoiler alert: there were mostly HIGHS ☺️​

For now, I want to express my gratitude to:

✨​ @shollyethan who encouraged me by saying (I'm paraphrasing) "go for it, you learn by doing things"

✨​ @ilja who recommended I check out YunoHost (I had never heard of it before)

✨ :YunoHost:​ @yunohost for empowering me to self-host so many great FOSS tools... and upgrading and maintaining them in a super easy way

✨ @stereo for helping me test my first self-hosted app (this #GoToSocial account)

And thank you to all the sysadmins and programmers who have helped me troubleshoot problems this year. I found that tech support on the Fediverse takes less than a minute 🥰​​

I'm really #GratefulForYou 💖​

#MySoCalledSudoLife

I was trying to show off my darling little Raspi to my extended family but nobody was impressed. So my #GratefulForYou nod today goes out to all my Fedi friends who enjoy and delight in this kind of stuff. And thank you for always teaching me new things 🥹

#Linux #SmallTech #RaspberryPi

I wanted to do a #GratefulForYou for my favorite timelooping SFF author @Taweret

They host both #Monsterdon (which is doing 80's movies this month, polls return in November) and started a lovely Buddhist Bookclub #MastoDharma in which we are currently making our way through the Lotus Sutra.

When you ask why people stay on Mastodon if you can't idk find Shatner or something1 it's because people like her create community. Giving people REASONS to stay.

Everyone should appreciate her

1: I know Mastodon has legitimate problems this is not about that do not derail the damn post to talk about them or I will probably block you! Thanks in Advance

@_elena @j12t We miss you and are #GratefulForYou too!

Good morning Fedi friends!

I just sat down at my desk and realized that my 4-year-old decorated it with stickers from Berlin #FediDay 😂

My #GratefulForYou shout-out today goes to the organizers of the conference (thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak there!) and to the friends I saw and new connections I made there. Too many people to mention in one toot. It was such an amazing event ❤️

It feels really energizing to be part of this rebel alliance.

Wishing you all a lovely week!

This man is too adorable, and I'm all about cross-promotion—a brand new video from inside the excellent restaurant in Baltimore, Citron. Charles was busy that day, being all spokesman-like. He prefers the sports-jacket look. I'll put him on YouTube. Woo-hoo.. #cross #promotion #citron #ad #advertising #Reading #Read #Readers #beer #libations #food #fun #mastodon #IndustrySpokePerson #video #youTube #citylife #city #ads #FollowFriday #friday #novel #Novels #man #adorable #lucky #gratefulforyou

I haven't done a #GratefulForYou yet, so this one goes out to @bisonrimant, whose whimsical carvings (and Doom level!) always make me smile.

J'adore l'idée de @_elena de lancer le mot-dièse #GratefulForYou afin de mettre en lumière des comptes Mastodon "inspirants, éclairants, ou juste bien cool".

En français ça pourrait être #MerciPourTesPouets ?

Et du coup... #MerciPourTesPouets à @michaelzemmour @emmanuelrevah et @laelia_ve (les trois premiers qui viennent en tête en rédigeant ce pouet). Cliquez sur leurs nicknames que je viens de citer, pour accéder à leurs comptes et les suivre !

https://mastodon.social/@_elena/115212827609692644

I think it's time to join the #GratefulForYou train! 🚂

My very first one goes out to @shewasquirky. I met her for the very first time, over 13 years ago, on tumblr. We connected through the HP/HBC fandom.

We talk regularly and I somehow managed to drag her onto the Fediverse as well. 👀

She's literally known me slightly longer than my wife has, we've gone through LOADS of fandoms together and we always seem to end up liking the same things. Sapphic women content gud, delicious even. ✨

Also.. she is one of the kindest people you will ever meet. Always there to lend an ear, always there to comfort you with her words. I love her a lot. 🥰

@cmconseils @_elena Aww thank you! I'm #GratefulForYou to both of you for making the Fediverse a better place.

First social media I actually enjoy since my BBS days when I was a youngin.

MFW noone is grateful fo me 48h after the #gratefulForYou hashtag launch

@_elena

Tonight I'm grateful to everyone who continues to share and donate to my Go Fund Me in my pinned post. It really has been such a great help, and will continue to be! Thank you all! #GratefulForYou

My #GratefulForYou goes to

- @Tarnport for introducing me to many amazing painters I did not know yet and for his comments on art

- @nancycomics and @NancyComicsSDF for the delightful posts of Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller comic strips. And I look forward to Caroline Cash taking over Nancy too 😎

- @dejan for his reporting on the fight for democracy in Serbia

- @futurebird for teaching me about ants 🐜🐜🐜

@Floppy you were ahead of the curve with Something New. Definitely a well earned #GratefulForYou

Schöne Hashtag-Idee - da mach ich doch gleich mal mit und schicke mein #GratefulForYou Richtung @imgemuesegarten mit dem stets am besten kuratierten VHS-Kursangebot in diesem Internet 😊 .

Keeping the #GratefulForYou train rolling! I am increadibly grateful for @FediFollows. They have helped *so many* people navigate the sometimes complicated byways of the Fediverse and find a footing.

Real people connecting with real people is the whole point, and this personifies that perfectly.

@_elena I am grateful for all the folks #OnHere and anywhere else involved in the daily grinding labor of countering patriarchy and imperialism in all their forms, with a direct shout-out to @catileptic and @kissane.

#GratefulForYou

Sending a #GratefulForYou to @streamofron - the keeper of macaw.social!

Dear Fedi friends,

Thank you for adopting #GratefulForYou and filling up my feed with so many shout-outs to amazing Fediverse people.

Today my #GratefulForYou nod goes to @ilja and @shollyethan for encouraging me to start my #selfhosting journey.

ilja was the first person who ever mentioned @yunohost to me (SUPER GRATEFUL for them too!) and Ethan told me: "you learn by doing things" (so true).

This self-hosting journey is incredibly empowering. I feel like a new person, 9 months in ❤️ 🙏 ✨