Infra autonomy: self-hosting

Infra autonomy: self-hosting
Name	Infra autonomy: self-hosting
Location	H&D Studio
Date	2026/07/16
Time	11:00-16:00
PeopleOrganisations	Hicham
Type	HDSC2026
Web	Yes
Print	No

This event is only for participants of the Summer Camp 2026 and not open to the public, want to join us: check the HDSC2026 Clouds to Commons Public Program

The Cloud Computing era represents a change of the power dynamics on the Internet. From scattered web pages, small hosting providers and home-made applications, the paradigm has shifted towards centralized hyperscalers and locked-in platforms. In a very annoying move, Microsoft has unilaterally decided that its latest Windows OS will not be compatible with "old" hardware (read: more than 3-year old) and that Windows previous versions will stop receiving security updates. Overnight this virtually created tons of e-waste, depsite said e-waste remaining perfectly functional. Coincendetly, Microsoft is also an hyperscaler and sells Cloud services. Installing Linux on these machines is a way to extend their lifespans but also a great opportunity to start your own cloud, maintain your own server, and reclaim autonomy over the Big Tech mafia. In this workshop we'll see how any computer qualifies as a server, and how easy they can start serving content. We'll also have a look at what free and open source products are out there and can replace most of the tech products we've been engineered to get addicted to.

We will need:

• old laptops with Linux installed (which we will do in Nastja's session!)

Timeline

• Introduction to "Cloud Computing"
• Journey of self-hosting
• Very first web server
• Docker web server
• From local to wide network
• Accessing services from the Web
• (Bonus: automated deployment)

Access notes

• No prior experience required. Basic understanding of networking is a plus.