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content/posts/emerald-social-local-mastodon.md

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 title: 'Emerald Social: A Local Mastodon Server'
 date: 2022-09-13T20:14:30.000-07:00
 tags:
-- emerald social
-- tech
-- eugene
+    - emerald social
+    - tech
+    - eugene
+    - mastodon
 
 ---
 ## Introduction
@@ -41,7 +42,4 @@ To add one more to that list, I introduce [Emerald Social](https://emeraldsocial
 
 In essence, it serves the same purpose as the aforementioned instances but for Eugene. Instead of being a proprietary NIMBY haven, Emerald Social seeks to be a welcoming and friendly space for locals to discuss local issues, while still being able to follow accounts on other instances.
 
-What are you waiting for? [Join Emerald Social](https://emeraldsocial.org/about) today!
-
-### Comments
-{{< chat emerald-social-local-mastodon >}}
+What are you waiting for? [Join Emerald Social](https://emeraldsocial.org/about) today!

content/posts/use-riseup-for-mastodon-email.md

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+---
+title: "Setting up riseup.net as an email provider for Mastodon"
+date: 2023-01-31T12:51:43-08:00
+draft: false
+tags:
+    - riseup
+    - mastodon
+    - tutorial
+---
+
+Heyo! It's been a while, but I managed to do something quite neat if you're on a budget and want to start a Mastodon instance. As a de-facto requirement for a Mastodon instance, you'll need to have an email server hooked up. This can get [pricey](https://www.mailgun.com/pricing/), so an alternative is an ideal way to save money long-term. This is where [riseup](https://riseup.net/) comes in. They provide an email service for activists for free (as long as you have an [invite](https://riseup.net/en/email#other-nice-features-from-your-riseup-account)) Unfortunately, you cannot use a custom domain with riseup [yet](https://support.riseup.net/en/topics/11584-custom-domain/posts), so when emails are sent to users of your Mastodon server, it'll be an `@riseup.net` address. This article details the steps you'll need to take to configure riseup for your very own Mastodon server.
+
+## Getting a Riseup email
+You'll need an invite to join riseup, so I suggest asking your radical friends for an invite (please don't bug me for an invite code, I will not give one to you unless I know you). Once you have that, you can [create a new account](https://account.riseup.net/user/new) with the username being related to the name of your new Mastodon instance (e.g. emeraldsocial is the riseup username for my own instance). Congrats! You've got a riseup email now! The address will be `[username]@riseup.net`.
+
+## Connecting your email to Mastodon
+The next step is to actually connect [SMTP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Mail_Transfer_Protocol) endpoints to Mastodon's `.env.production`, located in the root folder of your live installation. Really, any text editor will work, but I decided to use `vim` because I'm used to it (***editor wars intensifies***). In the `Sending mail` section of `.env.production`, add the following lines:
+```
+# Sending mail
+# ------------
+SMTP_SERVER=mail.riseup.net
+SMTP_PORT=587
+SMTP_LOGIN=[username]
+SMTP_PASSWORD=[averysecurepassword]
+SMTP_FROM_ADDRESS=[username]@riseup.net
+SMTP_AUTH_METHOD=plain
+```
+
+Then you can save and exit that file (on `vim`, this is `:wq`) and finally test it out by logging into a new session on your Mastodon account from an unknown IP address, resetting your password, or any other action which triggers an email notification. Now you've got a functional email setup for your Mastodon server at no cost to you! I hope you enjoyed this article and will share it across the world.

content/posts/use-rss-to-get-updates.md

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 ```
 
 ### Other
-Often, many websites will have an RSS icon such as this one ![RSS Icon](https://www.rssboard.org/images/rss-icon.png) or a link labeled [RSS](https://ch0ccyra1n.gitlab.io/posts/index.xml) that will take you to an RSS feed for that website. For example, the one on the front page of this website. Alternatively, a website may have a page that lists multiple feeds, such as on [Deutsche Welle](https://www.dw.com/en/rss/s-31500).
-
-### Comments
-{{< chat use-rss-to-get-updates >}}
+Often, many websites will have an RSS icon such as this one ![RSS Icon](https://www.rssboard.org/images/rss-icon.png) or a link labeled [RSS](https://ch0ccyra1n.gitlab.io/posts/index.xml) that will take you to an RSS feed for that website. For example, the one on the front page of this website. Alternatively, a website may have a page that lists multiple feeds, such as on [Deutsche Welle](https://www.dw.com/en/rss/s-31500).

content/posts/welcome.md

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 I made this blog to talk about pretty much whatever I feel like in long form.
 
-Okay, bye!
-
-### Comments
-{{< chat welcome-post >}}
+Okay, bye!

content/posts/z-library-lives-on-accessing-z-library-with-tor.md

@@ -41,9 +41,4 @@ Then, after clicking `Continue` and being redirected... Voilà! You now can brow
 
 ## Author's Note
 
-Thanks for reading this all the way to the end! I have noticed a lot of people talking about Z-Library being gone, and nobody was talking about the Onion Service. If you found this article useful or have any thoughts to share, please leave them in the comment section below!
-
-Feedback is always appreciated.
-
-### Comments
-{{< chat z-library-lives-on-accessing-z-library-with-tor >}}
+Thanks for reading this all the way to the end! I have noticed a lot of people talking about Z-Library being gone, and nobody was talking about the Onion Service.