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Better not bigger: Digital services alternatives across our network

...the challenge runs much deeper than replacing one corporate provider with another... It is about who controls digital infrastructure and services, whose interests it serves, and whether communities have meaningful power and agency over the technologies they use.

apc.org/en/news/better-not-big…

#DigitalSovereignty #privacy #RiseAgainstBigTech #BigTech #Commons

Kubernetes (and k3s) is a damn headache.

So many moving parts and pitfalls.
So easy and quick to seriously mess up.
So difficult and time-consuming to repair.

Thousands of hours of my life spent babying a kubernetes homelab. Little actual usefulness produced. I don't want this kind of life.
Instead I want to put less time and effort towards tending digital infra, and more time towards organizing community around that digital infra; so our communities can move away from big tech.

Do y'all have suggestions for FLOSS k3s alternatives?

For my use case, it needs to:
- run distributed on a cluster of old linux computers
- run linux containers
- be able to schedule workloads to specific nodes, and reschedule if the node drops off
- be resilient to nodes dropping off and rejoining (both cluster, apps and databases should be fine)
- have deterministic configuration / use git as a source of truth for cluster config and app config. I like the nix method (compute derivation in isolation, only deploy if it will work, immutable) better than the ansible method (commit changes directly to the live system, try to roll back if something breaks. Mutable)
- be easier than k3s
- be more resilient to cluster admin screwups than k3s

Nice to have:
- self-healing
- simple disaster recovery
- geo-distribution
- delay-tolerance
- tolerance towards low inter-node bandwidth
- ability to use transport-agnostic p2p networking (like reticulum)

Your suggestions are very welcome :heart_cyber:

(Meme nabbed from https://lemmy.world/post/13302376)

#fedihelp #kubernetes #k3s #coopcloud #incus #homelab #IT #techcoop #riseAgainstBigTech #reticulum

Big Tech thrives on division and on treating us as isolated individuals—so why do we still trust its platforms to hold our communities together?

Join the next #RABT online workshop, “Strengthening Online Communities,” on July 29th at 3pm UTC to brainstorm ways to build digital spaces that truly serve our movements rather than Big Tech’s business model.

Details and registration: https://howto.riseagainstbig.tech/pub/online-workshop-strengthening-onlline-communities  #RiseAgainstBigTech #OnlineCommunities #OpenSource .

Kei is also a member of our worker-owned tech cooperative NWD @novaweb and our local mutual aid network @NoVASEN if you want to follow those accounts too :coolcat:

#MutualAid #anarchism #peace #community #solidarity #cooperative #tech #RiseAgainstBigTech #RABT

People with means are seeing the vital importance of the free open source software movement and community-owned hosting infrastructure more and more. Thanks @schock for being an emissary for democratic tech.

https://tinyurl.com/common-article

#FOSS #democracy #RiseAgainstBigTech #RABT

Breaking free from Big Tech isn't just about swapping tools, but really a movement toward collective digital freedom 🌱.
https://internet.exchangepoint.tech/rise-against-big-tech-a-movement-for-collective-digital-freedom/

Worth a read if you're thinking about how your organization can reclaim digital autonomy.
By @FabRider with input from the #RABT Coalition.

#OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #RiseAgainstBigTech

Getting involved with the #RiseAgainstBigTech coalition showed me that leaving Big Tech isn’t just about new tools—it’s a collective, values-led journey. Mission-driven migration builds trust, autonomy & digital justice. Change is hard but solidarity & collective action make it possible.

This article in The Internet Express explores the journey further.

https://internet.exchangepoint.tech/rise-against-big-tech-a-movement-for-collective-digital-freedom/

⏰ Still time to register for the workshop tomorrow!

We've all talked about leaving #BigTech. We know why it's necessary. But where do we actually start? What are the steps a small/medium team needs to follow?

More info: https://cloud68.co/blog/we-know-big-tech-is-bad-but-how-do-we-even-start-to-transition-free-workshop

#RiseAgainstBigTech #RABT #DigitalSovereignty #MovementTech

>>>> Breaking the Chains of Big Tech Workshop

When? On 9 October, 2025

This free workshop will help your team share ownership of both the decision and process of leaving Big Tech platforms.

You'll learn to conduct your own workshop within your organisation to ground your team in the WHY of leaving Big Tech, acknowledge the challenges of doing so, and think about HOW to begin in simple, non-disruptive ways.

https://rabt.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=1

#BigTech #BreakingtheChains #RiseAgainstBigTech

https://www.bigtechontrial.com/ as it should be 😡. #RiseAgainstBigTech

Our own team member Gerjan is at @FrOSCon in #Bonn Germany this weekend. #FrOSCon is one of the established #opensource events in Europe.

Say hi 👋if you are around and feel free to ask about #RiseAgainstBigTech campaign.

Break free from Big Tech 🔓 ! Use Google Takeout to liberate your data and migrate to #Nextcloud for more control and privacy.

Here's how: https://cloud68.co/blog/migrate-from-bigtech-to-nextcloud-with-googletakeout

#GoogleTakeout #RiseAgainstBigTech

Exploring efficient open source tools for team collaboration? 🤔

Consider #Mattermost as your go-to alternative to #Slack. Gain control over your data and enjoy a platform tailored for small/medium teams.
https://cloud68.co/blog/mattermost-vs-slack-why-opensource-matters.

#RiseAgainstBigTech