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I'd also like to add that you can save an image to a local file using docker image save and load them back using docker image load. So, along with the options mentioned above, you have plenty of options to backup images for offline use.

I use Arch for personal and gaming, Debian for self hosting and hacking, Alpine for containerized cloud deployments.

Pretty much the same for me: bleeding-edge Arch for my workstation, rock-stable Debian for my server.

I maintain a rule that all files above the repo must be inside a folder, with one exception: a README file. Including the code folder, this typically results in no more than 5 folders; the project folder itself is kept organized and uncluttered.

Don't forget: entrepreneur, playboy, philanthropist.

They are the project's subfolders (outside of the Git repo):

• code contains the source code; version-controlled with Git.
• wiki contains documentation and also version-controlled.
• designs contains GIMP, Inkscape or Krita save files.

This structure works for me since software projects involve more things than just the code, and you can add more subfolders according to your liking such as notes, pkgbuild (for Arch Linux), or releases.

I tend to follow this structure:

Projects
├── personal
│   └── project-name
│       ├── code
│       ├── designs
│       └── wiki
└── work
    └── project-name
        ├── code
        ├── designs
        └── wiki

From a time when websites used <table> or position: absolute; to place elements on the screen. That website is just one big table.

• Free Software Foundation
• GNU
• Richard Stallman's Personal Blog
• Savannah

And pretty much the rest of the FSF and GNU websites.

I'm in the same boat and also looking for a privacy-respecting platform for communicating with family and friends. So I'd also like to add items that are not yet mentioned to the list of suggestions:

• Jami
• Peer Calls - can be selfhosted; you can try it out straight away using their flagship instance located here.

I wonder sometimes if the advice against pointing DNS records to your own residential IP amounts to a big scare. Like you say, if it’s just a static page served on an up to date and minimal web server, there’s less leverage for an attacker to abuse.

That advice is a bit old-fashioned in my opinion. There are many tools nowadays that will get you a very secure setup without much effort:

• Using a reverse proxy with automatic SSL certs like Caddy.
• Sandboxing services with Podman.
• Mitigating DoS attacks by using a WAF such as Bunkerweb.

And of course, besides all these tools, the simplest way of securing public services is to keep them updated.

I’ve found that ISPs too often block port 80 and 443. Did you luck out with a decent one?

Rogers has been my ISP for several years and have no issue receiving HTTP/S traffic. The only issue, like with most providers, is that they block port 25 (SMTP). It's the only thing keeping me from self-hosting my own email server and have to rely on a VPS.

If you want a similar editor on Linux, then I suggest Kate. If Vim and Emacs didn't exist, I'd be using Kate.

Notepad++ is a fabulous software program that had no complete alternatives on Linux. I used it for scripting, text manipulation, note taking, dumping and editing thoughts. Scintilla-based equivalents Geany, SciTE exist, but do not come close.

Really? No alternatives on Linux? Have you tried Emacs? I think Emacs with Org mode blows Notepad++ out of the water in all the uses you just mentioned.