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Re: Show HN: WebCrate – an open-source social bookmarking tool

#11

Is there any supported way to run it on a private server?

Not out of the box no. You could fork and modify it, but that would take a lot of work.

Can't recommend Deta Space enough though, it is kind of like self-hosting it without managing an actual server!

Re: Show HN: WebCrate – an open-source social bookmarking tool

#12

Is there any supported way to run it on a private server?

Not out of the box no. You could fork and modify it, but that would take a lot of work. Can't recommend Deta Space enough though, it is kind of like self-hosting it without managing an actual server!

Is there a pricing plan for it? I can't seem to find one, and I prefer knowing what am I signing up for upfront.

Re: Show HN: WebCrate – an open-source social bookmarking tool

#13

Is there any supported way to run it on a private server?

Not out of the box no. You could fork and modify it, but that would take a lot of work. Can't recommend Deta Space enough though, it is kind of like self-hosting it without managing an actual server!

See, I wouldn’t call it self-hosted if you can’t actually… self-host it. Someone else’s server isn’t mine.

Re: Show HN: WebCrate – an open-source social bookmarking tool

#14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not out of the box no. You could fork and modify it, but that would take a lot of work. Can't recommend Deta Space enough though, it is kind of like self-hosting it without managing an actual server!

Is there a pricing plan for it? I can't seem to find one, and I prefer knowing what am I signing up for upfront.

Space (and WebCrate) are currently free!

Even if they charge something for it in the future, the version of WebCrate you install today will always be free.

On Deta Space updates are also opt-in, you choose when and if you want to update WebCrate.

Re: Show HN: WebCrate – an open-source social bookmarking tool

#15
First, it's not self-hosted if it's not running on my computer (or eventually my private cloud).

Second it seems like it doesn't snapshot the web pages? That's the killer feature that made me use Zotero, though it's big, ugly and clunky. I was tired of getting broken links or free articles that later required payment to be read again. I was quite happy with Instapaper, but annoyed by the not "self-hosted" part.

Re: Show HN: WebCrate – an open-source social bookmarking tool

#16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not out of the box no. You could fork and modify it, but that would take a lot of work. Can't recommend Deta Space enough though, it is kind of like self-hosting it without managing an actual server!

See, I wouldn’t call it self-hosted if you can’t actually… self-host it. Someone else’s server isn’t mine.

I totally get your point! Instead of self-hosting, you could call it a personal cloud.

Re: Show HN: WebCrate – an open-source social bookmarking tool

#17
post #15

First, it's not self-hosted if it's not running on my computer (or eventually my private cloud). Second it seems like it doesn't snapshot the web pages? That's the killer feature that made me use Zotero, though it's big, ugly and clunky. I was tired of getting broken links or free articles that later required payment to be read again. I was quite happy with Instapaper, but annoyed by the not "self-hosted" part.

Check out ArchiveBox. Not as much of a bookmark manager but great for archiving pages.

Re: Show HN: WebCrate – an open-source social bookmarking tool

#18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

See, I wouldn’t call it self-hosted if you can’t actually… self-host it. Someone else’s server isn’t mine.

I totally get your point! Instead of self-hosting, you could call it a personal cloud.

My personal cloud is the rack sitting next to me, not someone elses box that other people are also hosted on.

Re: Show HN: WebCrate – an open-source social bookmarking tool

#19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is there a pricing plan for it? I can't seem to find one, and I prefer knowing what am I signing up for upfront.

Space (and WebCrate) are currently free! Even if they charge something for it in the future, the version of WebCrate you install today will always be free. On Deta Space updates are also opt-in, you choose when and if you want to update WebCrate.

How is the service currently being funded?

Re: Show HN: WebCrate – an open-source social bookmarking tool

#20
post #15

First, it's not self-hosted if it's not running on my computer (or eventually my private cloud). Second it seems like it doesn't snapshot the web pages? That's the killer feature that made me use Zotero, though it's big, ugly and clunky. I was tired of getting broken links or free articles that later required payment to be read again. I was quite happy with Instapaper, but annoyed by the not "self-hosted" part.

SingleFile [1] has some basic options allowing you to archive pages you add in your bookmarks.

[1] https://github.com/gildas-lormeau/SingleFile

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