• 2022-05-30 - Matrix Issues (resolved) (updated 2022-06-02)
• 2022-06-02 - Usage Survey

I'm your admin, you can call me Jack or Wraidd, and I've set this place up as a private corner of the internet for friends and friends-of that have a vague interest in not selling their entire life profile to our megacorp overlords. Think of this system like the BBSes of old – a collection of services intended to foster community with like-minded people.

So first, make sure you read the Laws of Moonbeam.town. Then, log in to your Control Panel and explore what we have to offer!

The following services are currently available:

• Email – your account has a full-fledged email address, accessible via the web or email client
• Matrix Chat – feature-rich chat like Slack or Discord
• XMPP Chat – simple instant messenger chat like AIM, ICQ, or MSN
• Nextcloud – file sync, calendar, contacts, to-do, and more – a Google services replacement
• Mastodon – Twitter-like microblogging/social media network
• Tilde Web – Your own personal web space
• Searx – privacy-forward search engine
• Calibre – an ebook library

Here's what I'd like to implement in the immediate future:

• Invitations – while I can generate accounts for people, it'd be cool if you could just invite your friends directly.
• Others TBD!

A lot of the mobile software I suggest is primarily or only available through F-Droid, which is a repository of open-source, generally privacy-respecting Android software. Some of the suggested software is also available through the Google Play store, but in general it's better from a privacy perspective to download from F-Droid. Apologies to iOS users – I haven't owned an iOS device in over ten years so I don't have any insight to offer there.

That's all I can think of! I'm mainly on Matrix – feel free to say hi (matrix:@wraidd:moonbeam.town) or just hop into the Town Commons and introduce yourself to the other users! And if there's something you'd like to see on this service that isn't yet offered, I'm happy to entertain suggestions!

Server costs are minimal, about $150 annually at our current server package. All the same, help is always appreciated. If you'd like to donate, we have a Ko-fi!

Moonbeam Town runs YUNoHost on a Kimsufi VM located in France.