From 3339f1dd03cd28177038cb81b23705dd6b394170 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2022 23:31:47 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Auto saved by Logseq --- social coop tech group.md | 94 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 94 insertions(+) diff --git a/social coop tech group.md b/social coop tech group.md index 170166460..6fcbcd95d 100644 --- a/social coop tech group.md +++ b/social coop tech group.md @@ -7,4 +7,98 @@ - [[thread]] https://social.coop/web/statuses/108090642475540439 - [[2022-04-08]] - + - Hi all :) + - Let's try to keep communal notes here + - [nick] got involved in social.coop during a crisis long ago + - saved it from going offline, stabilized for a bit + - then david and noah came onboard + - not very active in the instance as of late + - periodic emergencies + - certificate renewal + - trying to empower others to join in, but don't have capacity for being really active again for now + - in the UK (Bath) + - side note: gender imbalance here pretty obvious + - (what do we do about this?) + - [akshay] been on social.coop for ~1y + - mostly lurking :) + - saw the certificate thing happen, thought maybe I can help + - ops + software development experience + - based in Berlin, originally from India + - [idmyn] == David + - being in the instance for ~4y + - joined around the same time the nicks rescued the instance + - based in UK + - doing some tech bits with Noah for a while, then dropped off -- mostly here to offer any knowledge that is singly homed in brain :) + - focus areas: + - wiki + - meet.coop registration form in the wiki + - [flancian] == Eduardo + - living in switzerland + - joined a couple of years ago, but not that involved until recently + - when recent cert issue happened felt rusty but perhaps they could help out + - SRE recently, linux experience + - not sure if recent experience is relevant but willing to learn! + - [edsu] == ed summers + - been around for ~4y + - use the instance quite a bit, notice when it goes down -- thank you nick for bringing it back every time! + - is invested so would love to know more, learn + - software developer background, mostly web. working mainly with libraries (in the organization sense) which have digital repositories and a web presence. + - love the idea of pitching in to help and this group being a coop. + - [datatitian] == Will + - joined in 2017 + - got involved with the tech group back then but didn't have a lot of specific experience; now would be interested in trying again + - working on immers.space which is activitypub based + - [nick sellen] love how the recent disruption has served to get people together, shows how as long as we have fundamental organization we can channel energy in the right direction :) + - [nick sellen] server access + - there's a thread on loomio to decide who gets server access, we can use that + - https://www.loomio.org/d/jrbG5tue/server-access + - we'd vote people in for access and then people can request assistance/more information as needed + - [nick sellen] + - love the coworking/colearning model + - really enjoyed learning about the background of others just now + - [flancian] is there a 'root node' for tech docs/etc.? + - [nick sellen] https://git.coop/social.coop/tech/operations + - assumes social.coop email addresses, but this can be worked around with aliases (check) + - we use pass + - [flancian] I see we have one server -- do we have a backup server? do we have backup+restore processes? + - [david] we have database backups but unclear when they have been tested + - [flancian] what about using this as an exercise in which the "new wave" of admins is tasked with setting up a new server off backups and such? + - [akshay] what's this sauce repo mentioned? + - [nick sellen] the other nick named it after 'special sauce' + - in principle it could be all consolidated into ansible + - docker compose setup + - the update process involves touching the sauce repo which then somehow results in updates configs making it to prod + - [akshay] love automation, been doing this for the past few years for employers + - [datatitian] thinking of oncall schedules for the group -- need not be too granular + - [flancian] +1, plus having a secondary/backup would make for a simplified learning experience + - [edsu] would love to join a rotation + - [edsu] the instance feels pretty stable though, it's a challenge when problems only come about too sporadically + - [edsu] perhaps other working groups within the coop might be interested in other tools we could provide for them? + - [datatitian] there's been a long term interest in bridging loomio and mastodon + - [edsu] issue tracker for FRs? + - [flancian] git.coop? + - [akshay] if access to git.coop is limited, that would be a bit exclusive + - [edsu] loomio might also be a good platform for this + - [nick sellen] love the idea about building bridges -- and the oncall sharing + - [edsu] how did you notice the recent instance problem? + - [nick sellen] I do use it often enough :) also keep up to date with matrix. + - (wrap up round) + - [nick sellen] happy with this meet, would like to support everyone any way I can + - next steps: next call next week + - happy to receive more questions over matrix/mastodon/loomio + - [akshay] already have a git.coop account, would like access to ansible/sauce if possible to see how this works :) + - [david] happy to see new and familiar faces! + - won't be able to make the other call but will stay reachable and happy to answer questions and assist + - [flancian] thank you for social.coop! happy to meet you all + - will read docs, think about where to focus + - please feel free to pull me in if you need work on any particular direction + - [edsu] happy to meet all, would love to learn more about side projects that people have here + - would like to learn more about mastodon + - do have a git.coop account already, will take a look -- have used ansible before + - will tune in next week + - [datatitian] will start coordinating on loomio focusing on the oncall schedule + - [flancian] framadate: https://framadate.org/social-coop-tech-group + - (this is also on https://anagora.org/social-coop-tech-group, where I keep my notes) + - [akshay] how to join in loomio? + - (people apply) - \ No newline at end of file