This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ===== 9 Months of Cultivating an Online Community and Environment ===== * **Speaker**: Kasanwa‑Solane Aster‑Hope * **Room**: CC 236 * **Time**: Sat 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm * **Format**: Lecture (30 Min + Q&A) * **Difficulty**: Introductory / Some experience required * **Track**: Self-Hosting * **Presenter Location**: In-person * **Experience**: first time speaking * **At**: at lfnw ==== Description: ==== This talk shares lessons learned from the first nine months of running **OctoFriends.Garden**, a small, community‑focused collection of online services hosted out of the speaker’s apartment. At the time of writing, the community includes around 20 members and provides a variety of services: an email server, a Fediverse instance, a Matrix homeserver, a Git forge, file hosting, and several other tools. The session explores key decisions made from both technical and interpersonal perspectives — and how those decisions shaped the Garden’s growth, culture, and sustainability. Attendees will gain insight into what it takes to cultivate a healthy small‑scale online community, the tradeoffs of self‑hosting for others, and how technical choices intersect with human needs. **Target Audience:** * Anyone interested in self‑hosting * People building or maintaining small online communities * Those curious about the social side of running infrastructure
