Cool web tools I can host myself
October 6, 2010 8:42 AM   Subscribe

I've been using an RSS reader I host on my own server called Fever. It is awesome. What other cool things like this can I host myself?

I've also been using Lessn from the same guy who makes Fever.
posted by The Devil Tesla to Computers & Internet (7 answers total) 9 users marked this as a favorite
 
You can host (almost) anything yourself - Email, web, assorted games, DB, chat, news...

Really, your only limit comes from what your ISP will put up with. Most (at least in the US) officially don't allow any "servers" (a meaninglessly vague term, as they use it), but will look the other way as long as your upstream traffic remains low.
posted by pla at 9:35 AM on October 6, 2010


Confluence "enterprise" wiki, with personal use licenses starting at $10. Server software is Java-based, so it's a bit memory intensive. Obviously it's like Media Wiki in many ways, but oriented to more private, "let's invite a team of people and get things done" than the standard "put everything out there and let everyone help!" wiki orientation.
posted by rkent at 9:41 AM on October 6, 2010


Response by poster: Really, your only limit comes from what your ISP will put up with.

I probably should clarify that I am paying for webhosting, so isp stuff isn't a problem.
posted by The Devil Tesla at 10:27 AM on October 6, 2010


Best answer: I haven't tried it yet, but if you use Twitter, Tweet Nest looks intriguing.
posted by Good Brain at 11:07 AM on October 6, 2010


rkent, why the heck would you pay $10 for a wiki when there's MoinMoin?
posted by sonic meat machine at 2:04 PM on October 6, 2010


Well, all depends what you're into. Just be aware that the more you host, the more you set yourself up for an exploit. If you're happy with security though, I personally run a Gentoo server and use it as a web/ftp/mail/database and ssh (tunneling) secure proxy.
posted by dougrayrankin at 2:42 PM on October 6, 2010


You should try out the (not so pretty yet, but super useful) ThinkUp, which connects to your Twitter and Facebook accounts, archives all of your conversations there, and gives you neat stats and charts and graphs about what you and your friends do there. If you're in to hosting your own stuff, it gives you those benefits on sites like Twitter and FB that you can never host yourself.

Disclaimer: I work at the non-profit that sponsors it, but the app is free and open source so I'm just recommending it because it's awesome.
posted by anildash at 4:50 PM on October 6, 2010


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