There’s a lot to do when you want to build and maintain software — and one of the most essential aspects is sharing what you’re up to with your community. But with so much going on, from working on code, writing blog posts, thinking about user acquisition strategies, or improving…

Originally published by Micah Lee About a month ago I started working on an OnionShare release, documenting the entire arduous process. It’s always a painful process, but it’s absolutely bonkers how much work has gone into this release. …

Originally published by Micah Lee A few weeks ago I intended to make an OnionShare release, documenting the entire arduous process. I made a lot of progress, but then ran into endless problems getting the Flatpak packaging working and so decided to delay the release. Now I’m back at it…

Originally posted by Micah Lee In the nine years (!) that I’ve been working on OnionShare, a growing community of contributors have taken on more and more of the work, but I’m still the only one who has actually made any releases. I’m hoping to change that. Even though OnionShare…

In this article we’ll get The Pretty Wiki running, and available for anyone to access. Let’s get right into it. What you’ll need: A working email address A debit or credit card Step 1: Get a Server A VPS, or, Virtual Private Server, is a dedicated virtual computer that will run your software. We’ll use Digital Ocean since…

Host your own private inbox on hardware that you own — In this tutorial, we’ll install Hush Line, a free and open-source app providing organizations and individuals with a censorship-resistant way to receive private messages from their community. We’ll install the app on a Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (you can use a Pi 4, or a VPS from Digital Ocean or…