permacomputing

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Author: ugrnm <ugrnm@web>
Date:   Fri, 22 May 2026 18:45:16 +0200

consolidating setup info

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+**TODO: better structure with [[eik]] page and other similar infra info.**
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+How does the actual site work?
+------------------------------
+
+This site and a few other Permacomputing sites run on a small (1GB) VPS generously donated by [[Servus|https://core.servus.at/]]. The physical hardware is located in the [[Statdwerkstatt|https://stwst.at/]] in Linz, Austria.
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+We strive to make the site reflect the principles we articulate here, so you probably notice a somewhat "bare bones" design with very few images and no custom fonts or fancy interactive features. 
+
+The site uses a [[static site generator]] to build HTML versions of the pages only when they are edited. The only dynamic components are the editing and search functions. For our system administration, this makes things much simpler to understand and maintain. 
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+
+HTTP vs HTTPS
+-------------
+
+It is possible to consult this wiki on port 80, that is to say using <code>http://</code> instead of <code>https://</code>. The reason to keep providing such access is to allow modest but capable computers, as well as simple/legacy browsers, to access the content. Note that when registering, authenticating or editing, you will be redirected to port 443, <code>https://</code>.
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+
+Local/Offline copies
+--------------------
+
+We use [[ikiwiki]] as wiki compiler. This wiki exists in fact as a collection of plaintext source files that are automatically turned into static HTML files whenever an edit is made to these source files.
+
+Because these plaintext source files and HTLM files are very portable and easy to copy, you are encouraged to have local copies in order to be less dependent on [[WWW]] or individual server installations.
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+See [[cloning]] to learn how to make local/offline copies.
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+
+Install Notes
+-------------
+
+If you are curious how this was all installed and configured, we took some notes on [[this page|installing]].
+
 These install notes make the following assumptions: Debian OS, nginx, fcgi-wrap, stagit. Also these are notes, not all the steps are provided, such as restarting nginx, enabling https, etc.
 
 ## Base installation