Discussion
Stop renting your online life from Big Tech. BT Free is the world's first Social Software Specialist public charity — a 501(c)3 founded by @ozoned@btfree.social to advance digital privacy rights. We work with folks that are ready to build and run their own digital community and need a helping hand! Your community, your rules, your data.
Next #FediForum: October 6-7, 2026. Online.
Join your peers building a better online future, in an unconference format where everybody can contribute, teach and learn. We can only do this together!
More info and registration: https://fediforum.org
Good day all!
Anyone in the #Raleigh area, feel free to join us Saturday September 12th at 17:00 Eastern time, aka local time, at Tap It Social House.
42 N Main St. Wendell NC, 27591
Full bar, self serve beer and TCH drinks on tap.
Duck pin bowling.
Arcade games.
Come and chat about the Fediverse!
Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!
Special Guest: @samir@m.fedica.com
Entrepreneur and engineer. Father to 3 amazing kids. CEO founder FedicaHQ, Cofounder of @rentcompass, Builder of popular mobile apps, Traveler, pentalingual. Also building tools for Mastodon
So don't miss it!
It will happen on 07/05/26 at 16:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-4 )
🔥 FIRESIDE FEDI — FOLLOW ALL THREE! 🔥
📺 Live: @ozoned@stream.firesidefedi.live (#livestream)
🎬 VOD: @ozoned@tubefree.org (#Peertube #VOD)
🔔 Alerts: @when@freestreamers.btfree.org (new shows!)
Don't miss out — follow all three! #firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance
Good day all!
I have the pleasure of announcing work that @enoent@ravenation.club has done for BT Free for our Tube Free Peertube.
We now have working, and it's running AMAZINGLY, automation that auto-scales PeerTube runners based on pending transcoding jobs.
So when someone uploads a video, a job is kicked off for each quality, the script spins up a hetzner server to transcode that job, and then shuts down.
Check it out if you're interested! Run one for yourself!
git.btfree.org/BTFree/pt-aut...
Just a reminder we're also hosting the our own Peertube Index built on a chain of trust.
And hopefully coming soon automation to fully upload videos, descriptions, etc from the CLI to Peertube. (Unless one exists and if so PLEASE point me to it, because I'm awful at software development) #peertube #automation #script #git #autoscale
@wjmaggos hi William! Thank you! I have joined 2 great PeerTube instances, @MakerTube and @darkwolf@tubefree.org from @BTFree
I would very much like to start or help get started an #owncast channel for short/feature/experimental films. It would be great to see that!
I'm loving it here, and it's very nice to meet you!
@darkwolf@hear-me.social I run multiple Owncast channels for myself. If you ever have questions on how to get started, just let us know!
@BTFree something is up with that css it's probably on owncast to fix tho
@liaizon@social.wake.st If you check stream.firesidefedi.live/ does that look better to you?
@BTFree whats going on with this layout!?
@liaizon@social.wake.st Looks weird, but it's a calendar of upcoming shows. IDK how to make it look better.
I apologize all. It looks like we'll have to reschedule episode 2 of Works On My Machine Live.
We'll try again in the future!
Works On My Machine LIVE starting in 10 min!
Don't miss a LIVE stream! Follow @ozoned@worksonmymachine.live !
Get the VOD afterwards @worksonmymachine@tubefree.org !
Our guest today is @Floppy@mastodon.me.uk .
Installing and talking about @manyfold@3dp.chat .
womm.live #WorksOnMyMachine #WOMM #Live #Livestream #tech #software #foss #install #fun #funny #fedi #fediverse #livestream #vod #peertube #owncast #Manyfold
Did we mention that we are now a US 501(c)3 #Public #Charity ?
All #donations are tax deductible.
All donations go back into the #fediverse .
Fireside Fedi 82 - Search & Destroy: How to Leave Google Behind - Matt Tutt - NoToBigTech.Org - E82
Special thank you to @matttutt@mastodon.social !
🚀 #VOD https://tubefree.org/w/j5JFqLMNz9Y6CErjLk1PkC
Fireside Fedi
Never miss an episode!
🔎 #Follow @ozoned@tubefree.org
📡 #RSS tubefree.org/feeds/videos.xml?videoChannelId=5934
🎧 #Podcast tubefree.org/feeds/podcast/videos.xml?videoChannelId=5934 #FiresideFedi #FiresideChat #Podcast #VideoPodcast #Fediverse #Fedi #ActivityPub #DecentralizedSocial #OpenSocialWeb #Community #VodCast
Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi! TOMORROW!
Special Guest: @matttutt@mastodon.social
I am a reluctant SEO. I am starting the No To Big Tech movement - notobigtech.org/ If you want to help us shift off Big Tech - please join us!
So don't miss it!
It will happen on 25 March 2026 at 08:30 US Eastern Time ( UTC-4 )
🔥 FIRESIDE FEDI — FOLLOW ALL THREE! 🔥
📺 Live: @ozoned@stream.firesidefedi.live (#livestream)
🎬 VOD: @ozoned@tubefree.org (#Peertube #VOD)
🔔 Alerts: @when@freestreamers.btfree.org (new shows!)
Don't miss out — follow all three! #firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance
Fireside Fedi** **81 - Stage & Stream: A Professional Clown's Online Life - Russ Sharek
Special thank you to @RussSharek@mastodon.art !
🚀 VOD : tubefree.org/w/f5qZJ8zsMA9FY...
🔎 More: tubefree.org/a/ozoned/video-channels
FOLLOW FOR MORE:
📺 #Livestream : @ozoned@stream.firesidefedi.live
🔔 Upcoming: @when@freestreamers.btfree.org
📡 RSS: tubefree.org/feeds/videos.xml?videoChannelId=5934
🎧 Podcast: tubefree.org/feeds/podcast/videos.xml?videoChannelId=5934 #FiresideFedi #FiresideChat #Podcast #VODCast #Fediverse #Fedi #Clown #Circus #People #Peoply #Peertube
Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!
Special Guest: @RussSharek@mastodon.art
Russ Sharek has been described by reliable sources as wiser than a rubber duck, a zen fool, a benevolent super villain, a talentless hack, a magical f***ing wizard, a misanthropic community leader, a clown (grand)father figure and an Impish Cabaret Rasputin. Each of these facts is true. he/him (and sometimes they/them)
So don't miss it!
It will happen on 22/03/26 at 20:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-4 )
🔥 FIRESIDE FEDI — FOLLOW ALL THREE! 🔥
📺 Live: @ozoned@stream.firesidefedi.live (#livestream)
🎬 VOD: @ozoned@tubefree.org (#Peertube #VOD)
🔔 Alerts: @when@freestreamers.btfree.org (new shows!)
Don't miss out — follow all three! #firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance
@BTFree Congrats!
@phillycodehound@indieweb.social thank you!
Good day all!
I'm excited to announce that BT Free is now 501(c)3 tax exempt!
Any donations, in the US, are now tax deductible!
I'm currently working on getting verified on GiveButter in order to enable easy access for folks to get their donations for their taxes.
If you'd like to donate to BT Free you can see btfree.org for information.
Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi! TODAY!
The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live
Special Guest: @rileytestut@mastodon.social of @altstore@fosstodon.org
Building emulators and app stores for iPhone with shanegill.io.
AltStore isaA home for apps that push the boundaries of iOS — no jailbreak required. By [@rileytestut](https://mastodon.social/@rileytestut "https://mastodon.social/@rileytestut") @shanegill.io@threads.net
Follow @ozoned@stream.firesidefedi.live so you don't miss a livestream!
Or @firesidefedi@tubefree.org to catch the #Vod right in your feed.
It will happen on 19 March 2026 at 15:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-4 )
If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:
#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree.org/@firesidefedi #firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance
RE: https://btfree.social/pub/objects/01KKYPGMVPARYXNKPYBD9YVKE7
I'm really looking forward to this, it's such a great idea! Expect chaos, and me headdesking repeatedly when I realise what obvious things I left out of the instructions. Which is of course the whole point 😁
@Floppy@mastodon.me.uk I'm also SUPER excited to try this out. 😁
I did 1 episode with @logan@social.logal.dev , but he was here with me.
So I can't wait to see how this goes and excited to talk with you again sir!
RE: https://btfree.social/pub/objects/01KKYPGMVPARYXNKPYBD9YVKE7
I'm really looking forward to this, it's such a great idea! Expect chaos, and me headdesking repeatedly when I realise what obvious things I left out of the instructions. Which is of course the whole point 😁
Install BT Free Social
Get the full app experience
