I just received the news that the Federated Networks Association is probably folding. More details here:
The potential demise of the Feneas.org services reminds me again that the success of federated networks depends on reliable instances, and avoiding re-centralization requires more instances, not bigger ones. This means server-side software needs to be as easy as possible to set up and maintain, and we need easy access to ways for people to learn how to host servers.
@strypey
It seems to me that what would make a huge difference would be if someone like @PINE64 would sell a reasonably priced router with enough power and storage to be a basic family server with @yunohost pre-installed. Just plug it in, set your ISP modem to pass through and you have a working server. It could automatically open the right ports, use the new auto dns setup. Referral fees from in device domain purchases through a privacy friendly registrar could help fund.
Easy is a must here.
@linus I'm not sure if by "public IP address" you mean static IP address, in which case, you are definitely correct. I personally don't have a static IP address. I need to install ddclient to regularly update my dynamic IP address. Once again, this should be something setup and executed automatically, which is entirely possible.
@bortzmeyer @Blort @linus if full DualStack, then yes.
If DualStack-lite, then no.
@wolf480pl @Blort @linus Clearly, the solution here is IPv6.