https://www.federated.computer/ Recent content on Federated Computer | A fast, responsive replacement for Google Workplace and much more Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Sat, 03 Jun 2023 20:18:07 +0600 https://www.federated.computer/blog/introducing-federated-core/ Sat, 03 Jun 2023 20:18:07 +0600 https://www.federated.computer/blog/introducing-federated-core/ Introduction to Federated Core. https://www.federated.computer/blog/digital-sovereign-toolbox/ Fri, 26 May 2023 20:18:07 +0600 https://www.federated.computer/blog/digital-sovereign-toolbox/ Using Pop OS, Graphene, Federated Core and other Open Source tools https://www.federated.computer/blog/the-future-of-cloud-computing/ Thu, 25 May 2023 20:18:07 +0600 https://www.federated.computer/blog/the-future-of-cloud-computing/ A lot has changed about how we work, and most people have no choice but to transition to working from home. But even before the pandemic, an increasing number of people bid goodbye to their onerous commute to become freelancers and telecommuters. Thanks to ever-evolving technologies such as Skype, Zoom, Facetime, Google Hangouts, Slack, and cloud computing, it’s no longer necessary to be in an office to be productive. In fact, most tasks can be done just as effectively from home. https://www.federated.computer/blog/in-praise-of-thunderbird/ Tue, 02 May 2023 20:18:07 +0600 https://www.federated.computer/blog/in-praise-of-thunderbird/ Why the new Thunderbird deserves our respect. https://www.federated.computer/blog/dark-side-of-centralization/ Mon, 01 May 2023 12:57:56 +0600 https://www.federated.computer/blog/dark-side-of-centralization/ Think piece on the dark side of centralization. https://www.federated.computer/blog/power-of-free-and-open-source/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 12:59:58 +0600 https://www.federated.computer/blog/power-of-free-and-open-source/ Thinkpiece on free and open source software. https://www.federated.computer/blog/how-we-built-federated-core/ Sat, 15 Apr 2023 20:18:07 +0600 https://www.federated.computer/blog/how-we-built-federated-core/ Buildinf Federated Core https://www.federated.computer/blog/federated-founders-and-our-joyent-history/ Sun, 06 Sep 2020 20:18:07 +0600 https://www.federated.computer/blog/federated-founders-and-our-joyent-history/ A lot has changed about how we work, and most people have no choice but to transition to working from home. But even before the pandemic, an increasing number of people bid goodbye to their onerous commute to become freelancers and telecommuters. Thanks to ever-evolving technologies such as Skype, Zoom, Facetime, Google Hangouts, Slack, and cloud computing, it’s no longer necessary to be in an office to be productive. In fact, most tasks can be done just as effectively from home. https://www.federated.computer/blog/we-built-federated-using-federated/ Sat, 05 Sep 2020 20:18:07 +0600 https://www.federated.computer/blog/we-built-federated-using-federated/ hugo, gitea, caddy https://www.federated.computer/careers/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.federated.computer/careers/ Federated Computer is working to build the next version of the “cloud” but in a “point-to-point” or “federated” way. We seek to accomplish our goals using a mixture of open-source “Web2” tools, and new tools for money and commerce. We are currently hiring for the following positions: Systems Engineers You know everything about everything, everywhere. You understand Linux, LDAP, OAuth, Nostr, DNS, networking in general. You are an everything-digital-mechanic. You have worked in/on open-source technologies for a long time. https://www.federated.computer/comparison/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.federated.computer/comparison/ There are some amazing offerings available for individuals, teams, and small businesses today. The trouble is, kinda like cable and entertainment pricing, all the subscriptions really start to add up, and they don’t really work well together. Federated Core Compared to the Competition Here’s a handy table to understand how Federated Core stacks up to the competition. The idea is to give you a sense of what other products you’d have to collect together to make up a Federated Core for five users. https://www.federated.computer/developers/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.federated.computer/developers/ How developers can publish to Federated Computer. https://www.federated.computer/documentation/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.federated.computer/documentation/ Federated Computer documentation can be found at this link. Federated Computer offers an open-source documentation project where customers and collaborators can work with Federated Computer folks to document how to use the various software components best for work, team collaboration, with desktop and mobile devices, etc. This documentation was written for the end-user. We will be publishing a further set of documentation once we open-source our stack and you can install Federated Computer on your own hardward or cloud server. https://www.federated.computer/description/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.federated.computer/description/ Federated Core is a self-hosted server, you don’t share resources with other Customers, with 100% privacy, included backups, updates, and uptime reliability. What’s Included For $39/month you get all of the following: Single-sign-on User Management to manage users and access in one place Mail with the latest spam and abuse filters built in Nextcloud for groupware, files, calendar, contacts, project management, bookmarks, tasks, photos and much more Jitsi, the open-source video conferencing solution which power Google Meet Element and Matrix, a decentralized replacement for Slack and Microsoft Teams with DMs and channels for your internal and external communications Listmonk for email lists and marketing (replacing Mailchimp and others) Baserow, a robust, open-source replacement for AirTable for making your own applications and database Vaultwarden for password management (instead of 1Password or LastPass) DNS and DNS Management for adding non-Federated solutions VPN (Wireguard) for connection to Federated and other websites and team members privately Gitea and Caddy for source code management and static-file website publishing Backups are included ensuring all your data is safe and can be restored in an emergency Free Upgrades and Improvements as we roll out new features for your Federated Core, we don’t skae the tin cup asking for more Unlimited Users are included…but we figure about eight is the safe limit (for video conferencing at one time) but we can expand this, if you need Human Support means you don’t have to search around or trust in the benevolence of a message board to find the solution to your questions The Experience of Federated ensures smooth sailing since Federated is made from the people who invented cloud computing, node. https://www.federated.computer/merchandise/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.federated.computer/merchandise/ lots of nice items to come. https://www.federated.computer/partners/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.federated.computer/partners/ How to sell and promote Federated Computer. https://www.federated.computer/privacy/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.federated.computer/privacy/ It is Federated Computer’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website. This Privacy Policy applies to any Federated Computer website (hereinafter, “us”, “we”, or “federated.computer”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting personally identifiable information you may provide us through the Website. We have adopted this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) to explain what information may be collected on our Website, how we use this information, and under what circumstances we may disclose the information to third parties. https://www.federated.computer/projectswelove/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.federated.computer/projectswelove/ We think the following projects deservce your attention. They are working to bring sovereignty to individuals and teams worldwide. Self Hosting These folks are building tools for digital sovereignty alongside our efforts here at Federated: Umbrel A slick, well package project for installing and running tons of great open-source projects. They even have their own cool hardware. A great solution, if we might opine, for running a bitcoin/lightning node. System 9 https://www.federated.computer/purchase/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.federated.computer/purchase/ We aren’t open for business, yet. https://www.federated.computer/sovereignreset/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.federated.computer/sovereignreset/ We started Sovereign Reset to provide a place to talk about living a sovereign lifestyle in full beyond just digital sovereignty. Sovereign Reset is a partnership between Federated Computer and a number of individuals and companies in the areas of: food relationships digital health exercise money There is a weekly Sovereign Reset Podcast where we talk with interesting individuals working around the globe to bring the sovereign lifestyle to others. https://www.federated.computer/blog/stop-being-a-bitch/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.federated.computer/blog/stop-being-a-bitch/ Change to open-source solutions means a change in workflow. https://www.federated.computer/support/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.federated.computer/support/ We aren’t open for business, yet. https://www.federated.computer/team/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.federated.computer/team/ David Young: wow! Photoshop can make anyone appear thin and pant-suited. Barry Goers: professional hockey player, still a player. Will biz dev you until you giggle. Blake Burris we financed this ***ing company using that gold chain as collateral! Derek Crudgington (front row) the lifter in the bunch. I wonder what he sees, ladies? (c) whoever, whenever, whatever.