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Frontends: Get around the Online Safety Act without a VPN Frontends: Get around the Online Safety Act without a VPN


The fast and free way to get around the OSA.

Reintroducing Public Instances Reintroducing Public Instances


We are testing a new setup for offering public instances.

Alternative YouTube Players for iOS Alternative YouTube Players for iOS


Ways to watch YouTube on iOS without ads and trackers.

How to sign in to Tailscale with Codeberg How to sign in to Tailscale with Codeberg


Sign into Tailscale without Big Tech.

Our commitment to diversity Our commitment to diversity


bcow.xyz is committed to creating a better Internet for everyone.

Network-level censorship: The risks and how to safely circumvent it Network-level censorship: The risks and how to safely circumvent it


Blocking apps and websites has unintended security and privacy risks for your users.

Secure development environments with code-server Secure development environments with code-server


Keep your development tools separate for simplicity and security.

The fall of alternative frontends The fall of alternative frontends


Alternative frontends are facing resistance, but we must continue.

Archiving Librarian Archiving Librarian


Librarian will no longer be maintained.

Docker Hub alternatives: why and what to switch to Docker Hub alternatives: why and what to switch to


Dont want to pay for Docker Hub? Try these alternatives.

User safety with Librarian User safety with Librarian


Odysee's environment has continued to worsen. Here are our recommendations.

Shutting down official services Shutting down official services


I got banned.

Why you should replace NGINX Why you should replace NGINX


Its 2022, it's time to upgrade.

Service updates: October 2022 Service updates: October 2022


Updates for bcow.xyz services.

I regret building Librarian. I regret building Librarian.


Odysee was a promising YouTube alternative, now it has been ruined.

Privacy Policy Updates Privacy Policy Updates


We have updated our privacy policy to allow temporary request logging for diagnostics.

Stop using NGINX Stop using NGINX


Hate configuring NGINX and managing TLS certificates? Theres a better way.

Shutting down Tor hidden services Shutting down Tor hidden services


To ensure service quality, we are taking down our hidden services.

Introducing the next bcow.xyz Introducing the next bcow.xyz


Introducing new design and branding and a new, modern experience.

Leaving AWS (again) Leaving AWS (again)


I'm moving away from AWS (again).

Skynet - IPFS and web3.storage alternative Skynet - IPFS and web3.storage alternative


Skynet is another decentralized storage service like IPFS. Is it better and will I switch?

Search Engine Test Search Engine Test


This is a review of all the big privacy respecting search engines.

Shutting down services Shutting down services


Due to financial issues, services will start shutting down.

Love virtual machines again: setup OpenGL graphics acceleration Love virtual machines again: setup OpenGL graphics acceleration


If you've used virtual machines before, you probably know how slow they are.

Deploy your site to the decentralized web Deploy your site to the decentralized web


Hosting static websites on a VPS is very wasteful, expensive, and not scalable.

Watch YouTube with RSS and mpv Watch YouTube with RSS and mpv


The YouTube website is slow and bloated. They track everything you watch...

Move to Matrix Move to Matrix


A guide to switching to Matrix with frequently asked questions.

It's time to ditch Discord It's time to ditch Discord


When Discord launched back in 2015, it presented itself...