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Re:Show HN: Haven – Run a private website to share with only... by softwaredoug on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @09:54AM (#26014085)
Wow neat! I do something similar with Jekyll for family photos. I have thought a lot about “private social media”. My core requirements sound similar to yours:

- It should be able to easily upload photos and videos from my phone

- everything is link-private, not on Google.

- it has to be very easy for the least tech savvy to view photos/videos. Needs to work on many devices, even old browsers on older PCs out there. Possibly even to the point of printing and mailing people the images.

- photos/videos need to be long-lived, I want to view these 30 years from now

- space for kids to post messages to their family. Family can respond easily

- I own everything and grant no rights to a giant mega Corp

- it should be possible to notify family members via email when new content is posted.

I don’t have all those, but these are my ideal.

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Re:Show HN: Haven – Run a private website to share with only... by forgotmypw17 on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @10:08AM (#26014249)
i,m working on a project which hits all your points, including compatibility back to netscape 2.0 and ie 3.0.
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Re:Show HN: Haven – Run a private website to share with only... by newswasboring on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @10:49AM (#26014704)
I find it curious why you are supporting such old browsers. Apart from "its cool" is there any market reason for it? Like are there really people out there using netscape 2.0? Or is it a side effect of your minimal technology? But that sounds limiting unnecessarily, you know?
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Re:Show HN: Haven – Run a private website to share with only... by forgotmypw17 on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @02:50PM (#26018283)
a. i believe in the any browser philosphy.

b. i think every browser is worth it, and some of these classics are very nice.

c. it,s not very limiting because html and js allow for progressive enhancement.

i started out wanting to just be accessible. then i saw a cool exhibit at mfa with beige boxes, win95, netscape 3, and older web creations.

i realized it wouldn,t be that hard, i wanted to support nn3 for classic retro reasons.

then i realized that with a few tweaks, i can cover the whole range.

i really want to be able to say, yes, it will work with your device.

i have older ipads i can still use for writing now.

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Re:Show HN: Haven – Run a private website to share with only... by random_kris on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @10:56AM (#26014775)
I think that poster was being sarcastic
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Re:Show HN: Haven – Run a private website to share with only... by forgotmypw17 on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @02:45PM (#26018216)
no, i was not being sarcastic, and i have the screenshots and demo videos to prove it.
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Re:Show HN: Haven – Run a private website to share with only... by jtvjan on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @11:34AM (#26015347)
You mean your qdb.us project? It's cool, but I don't think it's very user friendly.
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Re:Show HN: Haven – Run a private website to share with only... by forgotmypw17 on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @02:46PM (#26018225)
i agree, i,m still working on the ui. qdb will be upgraded to a newer version soon.
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