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Another official addition to the upcoming #hyper8 1.1.0 release: The possibility to run simulated deployments, both from the graphical editor and CLI, both for FTP and SSH deployments¹.
Together with one more feature that's in the pipeline for the next days, this is going to massively cut down deployment anxiety. weeee \(๏◡๏)/
Did I already mention I'm planning to port this stuff to #faircamp eventually? :)
https://codeberg.org/simonrepp/hyper8/commit/44d8535c04b3363d7339fcd7653efc9851827048
¹ Yesterday's news icymi: https://post.lurk.org/@freebliss/117082834726111900
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Another official addition to the upcoming #hyper8 1.1.0 release: The possibility to run simulated deployments, both from the graphical editor and CLI, both for FTP and SSH deployments¹.
Together with one more feature that's in the pipeline for the next days, this is going to massively cut down deployment anxiety. weeee \(๏◡๏)/
Did I already mention I'm planning to port this stuff to #faircamp eventually? :)
https://codeberg.org/simonrepp/hyper8/commit/44d8535c04b3363d7339fcd7653efc9851827048
¹ Yesterday's news icymi: https://post.lurk.org/@freebliss/117082834726111900
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News: Built-in SSH-based deployment is coming in the next #hyper8 release already. °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°
https://codeberg.org/simonrepp/hyper8/commit/0b67442e948227335a22bd86266ffd156cd5e9ed
This is notable news even if you already use rsync to deploy, because:
1. Like hyper8's built-in FTP deployment, SSH deployment uses a bespoke sync algorithm which optimizes for minimal service interruptions for visitors – in the majority of usecases there are none at all. Simply put, this works by first uploading all new files, then updating existing ones (large to small), then removing obsolete ones. rsync in contrast (for instance) will happily update your RSS feed in an instant, and then only begin uploading videos that are referenced in the feed ... :) In a static blog these things are (usually) negligible, but with a static video site this becomes relevant.
2. Some providers offer SSH access but no rsync, so this saves your day if you ever run into that!
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News: Built-in SSH-based deployment is coming in the next #hyper8 release already. °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°
https://codeberg.org/simonrepp/hyper8/commit/0b67442e948227335a22bd86266ffd156cd5e9ed
This is notable news even if you already use rsync to deploy, because:
1. Like hyper8's built-in FTP deployment, SSH deployment uses a bespoke sync algorithm which optimizes for minimal service interruptions for visitors – in the majority of usecases there are none at all. Simply put, this works by first uploading all new files, then updating existing ones (large to small), then removing obsolete ones. rsync in contrast (for instance) will happily update your RSS feed in an instant, and then only begin uploading videos that are referenced in the feed ... :) In a static blog these things are (usually) negligible, but with a static video site this becomes relevant.
2. Some providers offer SSH access but no rsync, so this saves your day if you ever run into that!
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Remaniement des vidéos sur tube.nah.re.
Ajout de catégories (technologie, vr), j'ai aussi vu comment ajouter les temps dans la description.Et bien entendu, je continue d'ajouter les vidéos réalisées depuis la fermeture de l'instance PeerTube.
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Remaniement des vidéos sur tube.nah.re.
Ajout de catégories (technologie, vr), j'ai aussi vu comment ajouter les temps dans la description.Et bien entendu, je continue d'ajouter les vidéos réalisées depuis la fermeture de l'instance PeerTube.
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Pfff, tout est (enfin) en ligne et semble fonctionner.
#Hyper8 -
Pfff, tout est (enfin) en ligne et semble fonctionner.
#Hyper8 -
Note pour plus tard :
* Corriger les liens cassés entre les vidéos sur tube.nah.re
* Corriger les vignettes
* Ajouter les listes de lecture
* regarder les "nouveaux" fonds d'écran de Karaoké Mugen, j'ai pas trop regardé depuis la version 6 ( https://tube.nah.re/jeux-videos/karaoke-mugen-wallpapers/ )
* Refaire les captures vidéo de la PC-Engine et de la N64 que je n'ai pas gardé lors du transfert manuel PeerTube -> Hyper8.
* Dormir (ça serait un plus) -
Note pour plus tard :
* Corriger les liens cassés entre les vidéos sur tube.nah.re
* Corriger les vignettes
* Ajouter les listes de lecture
* regarder les "nouveaux" fonds d'écran de Karaoké Mugen, j'ai pas trop regardé depuis la version 6 ( https://tube.nah.re/jeux-videos/karaoke-mugen-wallpapers/ )
* Refaire les captures vidéo de la PC-Engine et de la N64 que je n'ai pas gardé lors du transfert manuel PeerTube -> Hyper8.
* Dormir (ça serait un plus) -
La peinture n'est pas encore sèche, tout n'est pas encore en ligne, mais c'est accessible via
https://tube.nah.re/À noter : toutes les anciennes URLs générées par PeerTube sont cassées. Trop la flemme de faire des tables de correspondance pour faire des redirections 302.
EDIT : upload terminé, tout est en ligne.
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La peinture n'est pas encore sèche, tout n'est pas encore en ligne, mais c'est accessible via
https://tube.nah.re/À noter : toutes les anciennes URLs générées par PeerTube sont cassées. Trop la flemme de faire des tables de correspondance pour faire des redirections 302.
EDIT : upload terminé, tout est en ligne.
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Si https://tube.nah.re (PeerTube) est en ligne, c'est juste temporaire.
Le temps de récupérer les descriptions des vidéos et autres infos (je m'en sors pas en faisant ça en tapant directement dans la base de données).La raison ? Basculer progressivement vers hyper 8.
edit : bascule vers hyper 8 terminée.
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Si https://tube.nah.re (PeerTube) est en ligne, c'est juste temporaire.
Le temps de récupérer les descriptions des vidéos et autres infos (je m'en sors pas en faisant ça en tapant directement dans la base de données).La raison ? Basculer progressivement vers hyper 8.
edit : bascule vers hyper 8 terminée.
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Opened an issue for #Hyper8:
https://codeberg.org/simonrepp/hyper8/issues/79 -
TIL about the W3C #RSS "Feed validation service". I found that my feed for my Hyper8 videos shouldn't have any HTML in the description! (But #Hyper8 allows, and even encourages HTML with links in the description). Having said this Hyper8 generously has a separate place to list links, outside the RSS Feed description (somewhat like Mastodon also allows several free-form profile links).
#web #internet
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https://kristofferlislegaard.com/ has moved to a dedicated VPS to speed things up.
Now Hyper 8 has hyperspeed and should have no problems loading even full concert videos in a reasonable time!
Go have a look for concerts, BTS and live stream recordings: https://kristofferlislegaard.com/video/
Let's hope I didn't fuck anything up!
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https://kristofferlislegaard.com/ has moved to a dedicated VPS to speed things up.
Now Hyper 8 has hyperspeed and should have no problems loading even full concert videos in a reasonable time!
Go have a look for concerts, BTS and live stream recordings: https://kristofferlislegaard.com/video/
Let's hope I didn't fuck anything up!
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Anyone have any experience with hosting their #Hyper8 on VPS?
Right now I am on just a "web hosting" solution from another provider, but the problem is that if a video has not been played for a long time it will be placed in cold storage.
This is not a problem for short videos, but for an hour long video it takes a long time to load in and the user will probably think something is wrong.
So I am considering changing to the cheapest Hetzner VPS for my website.
Thoughts?
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Anyone have any experience with hosting their #Hyper8 on VPS?
Right now I am on just a "web hosting" solution from another provider, but the problem is that if a video has not been played for a long time it will be placed in cold storage.
This is not a problem for short videos, but for an hour long video it takes a long time to load in and the user will probably think something is wrong.
So I am considering changing to the cheapest Hetzner VPS for my website.
Thoughts?
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A good introduction into #hyper8 which is a static video site generator for easy self hosting. Like #peertube but more "boring" :)
https://simonrepp.com/video/hyper8/lgm-2025/ -
A good introduction into #hyper8 which is a static video site generator for easy self hosting. Like #peertube but more "boring" :)
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With all the #NPM attacks, I'm thinking about ditching PeerTube and setting up some sort of a thing with a combination of Jekyll and Hyper8 to have a website with the styling that I want it to have rather than Hyper8 since I don't really like how it looks. I want to have it so RSS feeds work for stuff too, and having comments work from other federated services would be nice but I would need to ensure blocking and moderation works and allow myself to add comments too.
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With all the #NPM attacks, I'm thinking about ditching PeerTube and setting up some sort of a thing with a combination of Jekyll and Hyper8 to have a website with the styling that I want it to have rather than Hyper8 since I don't really like how it looks. I want to have it so RSS feeds work for stuff too, and having comments work from other federated services would be nice but I would need to ensure blocking and moderation works and allow myself to add comments too.
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First appearance of #hyper8 in an exhibition (to my knowledge) (˶′◡‵˶) wheeeee
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First appearance of #hyper8 in an exhibition (to my knowledge) (˶′◡‵˶) wheeeee
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If you're into creative work and #opensource you might want to check out MABarbe's talk on "The State of #LibreGraphics" from this week's @lgm. It summarizes recent developments of large projects like @GIMP, @krita, @kdenlive or @inkscape, but also references more specialized initiatives like @penpot, #Hyper8, #Pexieditor, #Tixl, @friction or @Coollab. The #LGM26 site has a list of the mentioned projects, available via https://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2026/projects/
Check out the video here:
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If you're into creative work and #opensource you might want to check out MABarbe's talk on "The State of #LibreGraphics" from this week's @lgm. It summarizes recent developments of large projects like @GIMP, @krita, @kdenlive or @inkscape, but also references more specialized initiatives like @penpot, #Hyper8, #Pexieditor, #Tixl, @friction or @Coollab. The #LGM26 site has a list of the mentioned projects, available via https://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2026/projects/
Check out the video here:
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Also: quick plug for my own Key 13 EP released last week - space rock with bits of post rock, jazz, psychedelia...
...and quantum rabbits and space turtles and rainbow unicorns!
Available free from these places:
#Faircamp: https://music.key13.uk/sun-moon-stars/
#Mirlo: https://mirlo.space/key13/release/sun--moon-stars
#Bandcamp: https://key13.bandcamp.com/album/sun-moon-stars
#Bandwagon: https://bandwagon.fm/6973f26a3c0dad3ea9b4763c
AND VIDEOS FOR ALL TRACKS!
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Also: quick plug for my own Key 13 EP released last week - space rock with bits of post rock, jazz, psychedelia...
...and quantum rabbits and space turtles and rainbow unicorns!
Available free from these places:
#Faircamp: https://music.key13.uk/sun-moon-stars/
#Mirlo: https://mirlo.space/key13/release/sun--moon-stars
#Bandcamp: https://key13.bandcamp.com/album/sun-moon-stars
#Bandwagon: https://bandwagon.fm/6973f26a3c0dad3ea9b4763c
AND VIDEOS FOR ALL TRACKS!
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Now also available on #Bandwagon (thanks Ben!)
https://bandwagon.fm/6973f26a3c0dad3ea9b4763c
[see above post for #Mirlo, #Faircamp, #Hyper8 and #Bandcamp links]
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Now also available on #Bandwagon (thanks Ben!)
https://bandwagon.fm/6973f26a3c0dad3ea9b4763c
[see above post for #Mirlo, #Faircamp, #Hyper8 and #Bandcamp links]
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Possibly of technical interest to those using both #Faircamp and #Hyper8 by @freebliss
For my new EP I published the videos on Hyper 8, and the music on Faircamp. I was able to embed the individual videos on the track pages in Faircamp just by pasting in the code to the "-- more" section, and it works beautifully - see for example:
https://music.key13.uk/sun-moon-stars/2/#more
I know Simon has closed the Faircamp wishlist for now, but I'd love it if the Faircamp embeds were as pretty as the Hyper 8 ones :)
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Possibly of technical interest to those using both #Faircamp and #Hyper8 by @freebliss
For my new EP I published the videos on Hyper 8, and the music on Faircamp. I was able to embed the individual videos on the track pages in Faircamp just by pasting in the code to the "-- more" section, and it works beautifully - see for example:
https://music.key13.uk/sun-moon-stars/2/#more
I know Simon has closed the Faircamp wishlist for now, but I'd love it if the Faircamp embeds were as pretty as the Hyper 8 ones :)
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Hyper 8 Video System 1.0.1 is now officially out on all release channels! ⸜(˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝
In the wake of 1.0, this release brings significant fixes all around, as well as some minor improvements and maintenance work, all of which is listed in detail here: https://simonrepp.com/hyper8/changes/1.0.1/
This is also the first release that's packaged for older, long-term-supported .deb based systems (such as Debian 11)!
Thank you so much to all contributors, they are: @BjornW, Michael Fritzsch, @arnauld, @namatoj, @Lioh, @dried, as well as Legend-Master (and the wider Tauri support team). <3
And in case you are new to Hyper 8 – it's a static site generator for building and publishing video sites, from single videos to large archives. No database, no programming, no maintenance is required, and the resulting sites are compatible with virtually every webhost on this planet. You can check it out at https://simonrepp.com/hyper8/
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Hyper 8 Video System 1.0.1 is now officially out on all release channels! ⸜(˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝
In the wake of 1.0, this release brings significant fixes all around, as well as some minor improvements and maintenance work, all of which is listed in detail here: https://simonrepp.com/hyper8/changes/1.0.1/
This is also the first release that's packaged for older, long-term-supported .deb based systems (such as Debian 11)!
Thank you so much to all contributors, they are: @BjornW, Michael Fritzsch, @arnauld, @namatoj, @Lioh, @dried, as well as Legend-Master (and the wider Tauri support team). <3
And in case you are new to Hyper 8 – it's a static site generator for building and publishing video sites, from single videos to large archives. No database, no programming, no maintenance is required, and the resulting sites are compatible with virtually every webhost on this planet. You can check it out at https://simonrepp.com/hyper8/
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@elena perhaps this is a good opportunity to collaborate on a feature like this with @freebliss who wrote and continues to develop #hyper8 selfhosting video solution
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@elena perhaps this is a good opportunity to collaborate on a feature like this with @freebliss who wrote and continues to develop #hyper8 selfhosting video solution
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Time to introduce my last new project for this year:
«Zeroform» ... is a tool for generating minimalistic, self-hostable forms, with a twist: It can generate both static (html/css/js) and/or dynamic (php augmented) online forms.
My main motivation for zeroform is to create tooling that helps me gather more precise feedback while designing and developing (especially) #faircamp and #hyper8, and to do this in a way that reflects the values of those projects: Independence, simplicity, minimalism, freedom from maintenance, absence of tracking, etc.
Basically you start with a thought, put it down as a plaintext blueprint of the form/questionnaire/doodle/survey you have in mind, zeroform turns it into finished code and design, you can upload it, use it as long as its useful/needed, and then you can just delete it.
Think of it as your own google forms, without bigtech, without dependence on any infrastructure besides the cheapest of hosting plans, commissioned and decommisioned in a mere minute.
I'm now one week into the project, since today I'm developing in the open at https://codeberg.org/simonrepp/zeroform, and I will put it to use in the next days already! I have roughly one more week reserved until the end of the year for making this usable for the general public - I'll announce when it's ready. ʕ◜0ᴥ0ʔ
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Time to introduce my last new project for this year:
«Zeroform» ... is a tool for generating minimalistic, self-hostable forms, with a twist: It can generate both static (html/css/js) and/or dynamic (php augmented) online forms.
My main motivation for zeroform is to create tooling that helps me gather more precise feedback while designing and developing (especially) #faircamp and #hyper8, and to do this in a way that reflects the values of those projects: Independence, simplicity, minimalism, freedom from maintenance, absence of tracking, etc.
Basically you start with a thought, put it down as a plaintext blueprint of the form/questionnaire/doodle/survey you have in mind, zeroform turns it into finished code and design, you can upload it, use it as long as its useful/needed, and then you can just delete it.
Think of it as your own google forms, without bigtech, without dependence on any infrastructure besides the cheapest of hosting plans, commissioned and decommisioned in a mere minute.
I'm now one week into the project, since today I'm developing in the open at https://codeberg.org/simonrepp/zeroform, and I will put it to use in the next days already! I have roughly one more week reserved until the end of the year for making this usable for the general public - I'll announce when it's ready. ʕ◜0ᴥ0ʔ
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@eruditelijah
Sorry for not crediting you in the initial post. I've now been back and edited it.I accept your free use of substack is convenient, but it does contribute to them being trumpeted as the only game in town.
Creating FOSS platforms for your examples is not necessary - they're already here and just need support. @peertube and #hyper8 for different video use-cases for example.
@Castopod or even just #dir2cast for podcast hosting - it's only RSS.
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@mboelen @gevoel Dan ken je deze vast al wel? Van @freebliss
Hyper 8 Video System _ 1.0 _ – A static site generator for video publishing
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10 months. 342 commits. Dearest people of the Fediverse, may I present:
Hyper 8 Video System _ 1.0 _ – A static site generator for video publishing
https://simonrepp.com/hyper8/For screenshots, videos and written notes on everything that happened in these last releases, check out the rich release pages for 1.0 (https://simonrepp.com/hyper8/changes/1.0.0/) and its equally feature-packed predecessors at https://simonrepp.com/hyper8/changes/
These major developments in 2025 were made possible through a project grant from https://netidee.at, an open source funding programme by the austrian https://www.internetstiftung.at/ – thank you so much for supporting this work and enabling tools that benefit independent artists, communities and organisations worldwide!
I would also like to say a huge thank you to all of you out there already running your own Hyper 8 sites, testing, reporting, contributing, donating, giving feedback and being just all-out positive and supportive on this journey, it really means a lot to me and makes a big difference!
For this latest release, special shout-out to @branpos, @arnauld, @evilpeacock, @lminiero & @jpburstrom for helping out on these last meters!
1.0 is now out for all platforms and is accompanied by a new, video-augmented tutorial, completely overhauled documentation and more available packages than ever – Enjoy!
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10 months. 342 commits. Dearest people of the Fediverse, may I present:
Hyper 8 Video System _ 1.0 _ – A static site generator for video publishing
https://simonrepp.com/hyper8/For screenshots, videos and written notes on everything that happened in these last releases, check out the rich release pages for 1.0 (https://simonrepp.com/hyper8/changes/1.0.0/) and its equally feature-packed predecessors at https://simonrepp.com/hyper8/changes/
These major developments in 2025 were made possible through a project grant from https://netidee.at, an open source funding programme by the austrian https://www.internetstiftung.at/ – thank you so much for supporting this work and enabling tools that benefit independent artists, communities and organisations worldwide!
I would also like to say a huge thank you to all of you out there already running your own Hyper 8 sites, testing, reporting, contributing, donating, giving feedback and being just all-out positive and supportive on this journey, it really means a lot to me and makes a big difference!
For this latest release, special shout-out to @branpos, @arnauld, @evilpeacock, @lminiero & @jpburstrom for helping out on these last meters!
1.0 is now out for all platforms and is accompanied by a new, video-augmented tutorial, completely overhauled documentation and more available packages than ever – Enjoy!
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If you were ever wondering how the high tech tools and process behind the layout and design for Faircamp and Hyper 8 looks, here are some random outtakes from a small stack of cardboard and paper behind my chair (just sorted through some of it).
The first and second are interface explorations and considerations for #hyper8 (all implemented already), the third was me trying to wrap my head around podcast-related data model considerations for #faircamp a few days ago (future stuff).
(This is only 5-10% of the process though, if and when I feel like I lack a "mental image" for where to go next. Otherwise I spend most of the time just experimenting and iterating directly in the target media - html/css/rust - not really separating design from implementation work, most of the time)
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If you were ever wondering how the high tech tools and process behind the layout and design for Faircamp and Hyper 8 looks, here are some random outtakes from a small stack of cardboard and paper behind my chair (just sorted through some of it).
The first and second are interface explorations and considerations for #hyper8 (all implemented already), the third was me trying to wrap my head around podcast-related data model considerations for #faircamp a few days ago (future stuff).
(This is only 5-10% of the process though, if and when I feel like I lack a "mental image" for where to go next. Otherwise I spend most of the time just experimenting and iterating directly in the target media - html/css/rust - not really separating design from implementation work, most of the time)
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Today I finalized the Hyper 8 splash graphics for 1.0 - pictured here in the desktop application launcher, in-editor splash screen dialog, and in their raw source variants open in Inkscape (I use #inkscape for pretty much all graphics in Hyper 8 - icons, logo variants, etc.).
Aaaalmost there!! (⌒‿⌒) #hyper8
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Today I finalized the Hyper 8 splash graphics for 1.0 - pictured here in the desktop application launcher, in-editor splash screen dialog, and in their raw source variants open in Inkscape (I use #inkscape for pretty much all graphics in Hyper 8 - icons, logo variants, etc.).
Aaaalmost there!! (⌒‿⌒) #hyper8
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Hyper 8 Video System 0.24 is now officially out on all platforms! \(^ヮ^)/
This is a HUGE release, and here are the highlights:
1. Hyper 8 is now a Desktop application (!!) – with a CLI edition available as well
2. Collaborative mode – share the graphical editor over (W)LAN and build a site together
3. New transcripts feature – allows to interactively search and jump around in videos
4. New distribution channels for macOS (.app), RPM-based Linux, DEB-based Linux (cli edition), AUR (bin/cli edition)
For all changes, screenshots and videos check out the release page:
https://simonrepp.com/hyper8/changes/0.24.0/What's more: In only about three weeks Hyper 8 version 1.0 will be released! Any and all testing and reports of issues are highly welcome - let's make this an epic and rock-solid release! \o/
Thank you so much to the austrian open source funding program https://netidee.at, who are funding this work throughout 2025!
Thanks as well to this release's awesome contributors: @Lioh, @aflands, Matthias Bilger, @lislegaard and @evilpeacock - cheers everyone!
If you're new to Hyper 8: It's a hybrid (GUI+CLI) static site generator for video publishing! You can learn more and discover some sites running Hyper 8 on https://simonrepp.com/hyper8.
And that's all. (⌒‿⌒) #hyper8
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Hyper 8 is now officially available as an RPM package! (featuring the very latest release: 0.24)
I'm building these on Fedora 38, so the packages should work on RPM-based distros released in the last 2+ years. As I don't know how exactly rpm compatibility works across CentOS, RHEL, openSUSE¹, etc., gladly let me know if you run into any issues!
Downloads are available at https://simonrepp.com/hyper8/download.html (ノ´ヮ`)ノ*: ・゚
¹ Note that for openSUSE specifically, packages are kindly provided here - https://software.opensuse.org//download.html?project=home%3Aedogawa&package=hyper8 - by Edgar Aichinger (version 0.23 at the time of writing but he reguarly updates them too!)
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Hey video folks! Hyper 8 Video System 0.24 - the last beta ahead of the 1.0 release in October (!!) ^^ - is out as of today!
Above all else this release turns #hyper8 into a full-fledged desktop application. \o/ This in turn means that I'm overhauling and extending all packaging processes (and will keep doing so the coming days) and today is therefore more of a "soft launch" :)
Debian, Arch and Windows are already provided with packages for the full desktop edition, macOS for the time being still with a homebrew-based CLI only build (with an apple silicon .app release in the making) and there are likely more Linux packages coming still. 8) I'll do the full, formal announcement as soon as all packages are in place ...
... until then check out these exciting exciting release notes ヽ(⌒▽⌒)ノ and test away!!
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I think #hyper8 version 1.0 will be ready for primetime in October already. (⌒‿⌒)
Attached you're seeing the desktop application launcher, in which I'll probably still put new header graphics, but other than that this is pretty much final (and fully functional already).
Next weeks will be mostly wrapping up some usability stuff in the editor, one session to resolve apple-specific issues, fixing one last remaining blocking bug in the desktop integration (potentially in collab with the Tauri team, already reported it), and then finally, working out desktop package distribution workflows for all platforms (which *might* be extended by rpm, AppImage and potentially ARM-based builds? ... no promises yet ;))
Yaaaayyyy °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°
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Updates day today - I've updated my #WriteFreely to v0.16 (now includes fediverse:creator tags), and my #Hyper8 to v0.23.
.. I hear there may be a new #Faircamp release out shortly as well!