GoToSocial mascot: a happy cartoon sloth

GoToSocial on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W: Will it work?

I didn’t keep good notes as I went, honestly. I did a first pass on this “shooting from the hip” a bit to just see if I could get it to work. Instead of using Docker-CE, I used podman which created a little bit more work (not much at all really). Ultimately the service did start up, did run. It was even usable until the moment it started federating. As soon as I started following external accounts from the instance, and the federated traffic started coming in, I could see that the system was hitting high loadavg numbers (like in excess of 5.0). But the CPU cores still had plenty of idle capacity. ...

Watercolor-style digital painting of a modern Mac laptop on a sleek desk surrounded by abstract AI-themed elements, with subtle travel-related items like a passport and an airplane toy in a minimalist pastel background.

Local AI Assistant on Mac

Introduction I’m writing this just before hopping on a long trans-atlantic flight. I’m not betting on the in-flight WiFi being very good, so I’m taking the time to get a local AI assistant running on my laptop. I think many travelers will be interested in setting something like this up, so I’d like to take the time to document a lot of how I’m doing this… and hopefully make it easier for others to get it going. ...

Comic book-style illustration of Podman as a superhero wearing a futuristic suit with glowing blue accents and container-themed designs. Podman is in a dynamic pose, holding glowing, container-shaped constructs in their hands, symbolizing their power to create and control containers. The background features a tech-inspired cityscape with digital effects, emphasizing themes of innovation and technology. The image is vibrant and colorful, capturing the energy and drama of classic superhero comics.

Setting Up Podman on MacOS: A Docker Alternative for Local Container Development

Why Run Containers Locally? Running containers on your development machine has become an essential practice for modern software development. Local containers provide: Consistent development environments across team members Quick testing of containerized applications without remote dependencies Easy experimentation with different software stacks Simplified microservices development and testing Efficient resource usage compared to traditional virtual machines Why Podman Instead of Docker Desktop? While Docker Desktop has been the de facto standard for local container development, Podman offers several compelling advantages: ...