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Cake day: January 21st, 2025

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  • Are you also scared of databases and prefer storing things in raw txt files?

    Yes, actually. 😅 I can’t manage a database for more than a few weeks before I screw it up or want to easily edit something and stop using it.

    I don’t think databases are bad. I think I’m too much of a fuckup to manage one.








  • I also learned the hard way that you should probably pick a .com (preferred) or .net TLD. Other TLDs may be blocked by smaller companies, especially .xyz. I had my emails go into a blackhole when I tried to email my town’s garbage company from a .xyz email.

    You gotta pick something:

    • that sounds neutral or professional
    • that people can pronounce
    • that isn’t a homophone
    • that isn’t hard to spell

    And probably a domain that doesn’t include your real name.



  • I’ve been on migadu for like 2 years now. It’s been pretty solid and I really like all the control and features they give you. I also really like they’re using standard protocols, so no lock in.

    Although, they’re missing WebDAV, but I guess that’s out of scope for them. And they don’t have all the privacy features other players do, which I’m ok with.

    I have calendars and contacts hosted at northmail.ca, which again doesn’t have the most private/security features, but for me that’s ok. I like that northmail.ca is just a Nextcloud provider. I also tried nubo.coop, another Nextcloud provider, but they were slow for me in the US.