Thanks. I’m working on a requirements document to help me figure out exactly what I want to do and how to accomplish that.

What I’ve got so far is leading me in the self-hosting direction. Scale is certainly part of it, but it seems likely that the best way for me to get more people on board is to set up a family server. That way it’s not so much about “here’s a new way to communicate” but “here’s a small, private space to plan family reunions and keep everyone up-to-date on family events.”

Also, I have some other projects that I’ve been putting off because of the need to figure out self-hosting. Running something for the extended family might be the push I need :)

Snikket looks like it checks off a few boxes. It looks pretty simple. It uses Docker (not that I care, exactly, but it seems that Docker is something I will have to come to terms with in general for other things on my self-hosting roadmap). The Android app is available through F-Droid, something that only I care about, but I do care about that.

So, finish fixing the snowblower (today, I hope), figure out how to get my OCI server running properly, then work on snikket. Maybe this time next week? 🤞