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

2024-04-02

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

Secure development environments with code-server

2023-08-18

Keep your development tools separate for simplicity and security.

The fall of alternative frontends

2023-07-03

Alternative frontends are facing resistance, but we must continue.

Archiving Librarian

2023-05-07

Librarian will no longer be maintained.

Docker Hub alternatives: why and what to switch to

2023-04-02

Don't want to pay for Docker Hub? Try these alternatives.

User safety with Librarian

2023-03-19

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

Shutting down official services

2023-01-15

I got banned.

Why you should replace NGINX

2022-12-10

It's 2022, it's time to upgrade.

Service updates: October 2022

2022-10-01

Updates for bcow.xyz services.

I regret building Librarian.

2022-08-10

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

Privacy Policy Updates

2022-08-05

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

Stop using NGINX

2022-06-18

Hate configuring NGINX and managing TLS certificates? There's a better way.

Shutting down Tor hidden services

2022-06-10

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

Introducing the next bcow.xyz

2022-05-26

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

Leaving AWS (again)

2022-04-29

I'm moving away from AWS (again).

Skynet - IPFS and web3.storage alternative

2021-12-05

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

Search Engine Test

2021-11-15

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

Shutting down services

2021-10-01

Due to financial issues, services will start shutting down.

Love virtual machines again: setup OpenGL graphics acceleration

2021-08-24

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

Deploy your site to the decentralized web

2021-08-16

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

Watch YouTube with RSS and mpv

2021-05-11

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

Move to Matrix

2021-03-10

A guide to switching to Matrix with frequently asked questions.

It's time to ditch Discord

2021-03-06

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