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…sandstorm development has almost stopped for the past couple of years...or am I missing something? https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/graphs/code-freque...

comment by fivestones · 2026-09-06 · in Cloud in a Bottle: making self-hosting accessible to everyone

…the Sandstorm interface to install apps with a web GUI. There is still a roadmap documented here: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/tree/master/roadma...

comment by aesh2Xa1 · 2025-08-10 · in Sandstorm- self-hostable web productivity suite

https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/commits/master/ Doesn't look like there is a lot of momentum left?

comment by Valodim · 2025-03-30 · in Show HN: OmniTools – Self-Hosted Open-Source Swiss Army Knife for Everyday Tasks

For me, the biggest blocker for using Sandstorm has been the inability to run on ARM https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/issues/2083

comment by madacol · 2023-06-05 · in Sandstorm: Open-source platform for self-hosting web apps

…is sandstorm.io but it was abandoned by the original authors. Sandstorm is still maintained: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm https://sandstorm.io At Libera.Chat IRC #sandstorm . Welcome :)

comment by xet7 · 2023-05-30 · in WASIX, the Superset of WASI Supporting Threads, Processes and Sockets

…late on a release. (The current release is 32 days old.) If you edit the install script about here: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/blob/master/instal... to go for say, 45 days instead of 30, it'll work just fine.

comment by ocdtrekkie · 2022-10-12 · in I wish my web server were in the corner of my room

…Submitting error report failed. Maybe there is a connectivity problem. You can report bugs at: http://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm

comment by slenk · 2022-10-12 · in I wish my web server were in the corner of my room

I did this with code once: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/pull/2899/files

comment by kentonv · 2021-12-24 · in Georgia teacher read the fine print and won $13K (2019)

Sandstorm itself is updated at least once a month: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/blob/master/CHANGE... A few of the apps get regular updates, but admittedly a lot of them have gone stale. Sandstorm's security model makes it so…

comment by kentonv · 2021-08-03 · in We Switched to Mattermost

…actually a new experimental seccomp filter which operates as a whitelist instead of a blacklist: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/pull/3502

comment by ocdtrekkie · 2021-03-02 · in Peer-to-Peer Databases for the Decentralized Web

> apparently no major releases I push at least one release each month. The change log is here: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/blob/master/CHANGE... But it's certainly true that development is much slower today than it was in…

comment by kentonv · 2021-02-22 · in Cockpit – Integrated, glanceable, web-based interface for servers

Failed? Website looks open for business, and latest commit 6d ago: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm Agree that it sounds exactly like what OP is imagining, website even has the copy 'installing apps is as easy as on your phone'. I…

comment by OJFord · 2020-02-01 · in My Second Phone Is in the Cloud

Extended opinion on this by someone formerly Google and currently Cloudflare: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/issues/3036#issuec... tl;dr is that Google is not supporting features in BoringSSL that Google doesn't need, but it's…

comment by ocdtrekkie · 2019-01-28 · in Quiche – An implementation of the QUIC transport protocol in Rust

…vulnerable to any of the recent linux kernel vulnerabilities except for badiret and a TLB bug ( https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/blob/master/docs/u... ). it certainly wasn't vulnerable to dirty cow which is quite difficult to…

comment by benmmurphy · 2018-05-21 · in Containers, Security, and Echo Chambers

…recently added i18n, but only has a handful of community contributed translations so far: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/tree/master/shell/... Sandstorm is a self-hostable web app platform which can help free people from…

comment by ocdtrekkie · 2018-03-27 · in Ask HN: Open-source Projects that need translations?

https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm Looks pretty active.

comment by rpdillon · 2017-05-21 · in We Need More Alternatives to Facebook

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story by wst_ · 2017-05-03 · 0 comments

…just testing it out, so it ought to be OK. We plan to add mass-transfer in the future. See also: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/tree/master/roadma...

comment by kentonv · 2017-02-06 · in Sandstorm is returning to its community roots

…features), so you can run a local LDAP server or SimpleSamlPhp for self-contained login. See also: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/tree/master/roadma...

comment by kentonv · 2017-02-06 · in Sandstorm is returning to its community roots

…were always meant as a stopgap measure while we build better UI. Some things about mobile here: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/tree/master/roadma... 2. The amount of work an app port requires varies a lot depending on the type…

comment by kentonv · 2017-02-06 · in Sandstorm is returning to its community roots

Sandstorm.io - https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/ I do all my group collaboration with it, and am no longer subject to Google's whims about my data. Sandstorm predates 2016, but has really accomplished a lot in 2016.

comment by ocdtrekkie · 2016-12-29 · in Who’s on Your 2016 Web Development Thank You List?

…Streaming can, however, be implemented on top of capabilities, as with this ByteStream interface: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/blob/v0.197/src/sa...

comment by dwrensha · 2016-12-09 · in Fractalide: Simple Rust Microservices

Packaging winds for sandstorm.io https://github.com/GetStream/Winds https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm

comment by ashleypt · 2016-11-24 · in Ask HN: What are you hacking on this weekend?

…script ran a little program that actually attempted to invoke the system call to see if it failed: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/blob/800d1c016c150... We have never relied on /etc/lsb-release nor /proc/config. > why cant you…

comment by kentonv · 2016-10-26 · in Webcams used to attack Reddit and Twitter recalled

…installer script change will remove the check from the installer (will probably ship this week): https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/pull/2656 (You will need to let Sandstorm start as root if you don't want to flip the sysctl,…

comment by kentonv · 2016-10-24 · in Webcams used to attack Reddit and Twitter recalled

Bozo here. Specifics: https://demo.sandstorm.io -- Try it. Takes 60 seconds. https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/ -- Source code. https://apps.sandstorm.io/ -- Apps available today. https://sandstorm.io/install -- Install it on your…

comment by kentonv · 2016-08-19 · in Decentralization is about diversity

…that Sandstorm (currently) targets only AMD64 - for others interested, the rationale is here: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/issues/94 I don't really see this as much of a problem - at a later point, if Sandstorm is packaged for…

comment by e12e · 2016-07-16 · in Sandstorm – An open source operating system for personal and private clouds

…don't know anything about Cap'n Proto to operate. Here's how HTTP-over-Cap'n-Proto is defined, BTW: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/blob/master/src/sa... The key advantage of using Cap'n Proto is that it allows Sandstorm to be…

comment by kentonv · 2016-07-16 · in Sandstorm – An open source operating system for personal and private clouds

…so you can keep track of activity across your grains. * Many other, smaller things. See: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/blob/master/CHANGE...

comment by kentonv · 2016-07-16 · in Sandstorm – An open source operating system for personal and private clouds

Not quite, but here's a pull request: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/pull/1459

comment by kentonv · 2016-02-03 · in Sandstorm App update: New open-source self-hostable apps

…a project that encourages you to self-host all your web services, came to the same conclusion: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/issues/150#issueco... Is there a better third-party alternative here, or a way to do this securely and…

comment by geofft · 2015-12-17 · in Google Login will be mandatory for Firebase accounts

…wants to push forward porting ownCloud to Sandstorm, check out this existing issue about it: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/issues/89 For any help regarding ownCloud internals, everyone is very welcome in our IRC channel…

comment by jancborchardt · 2015-11-13 · in Self-hosted alternatives to popular cloud services

…to do it in a fiber, so you'll probably want to write a little helper for that. Here's my version: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/blob/master/shell/...

comment by kentonv · 2015-09-22 · in Announcing Meteor 1.2 – ES2015, Angular, React, and More

…you're interested in, please drop us a line (sales@). :) > - Any quick tutorial for contributors? https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/wiki/Get-Involved (possibly a bit stale) https://docs.sandstorm.io/ (pretty new!) > - Where do I…

comment by kentonv · 2015-08-27 · in Sandstorm App Market

In case you're interested, this is something we're working on. Consider subscribing to this issue: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/issues/701

comment by paulproteus · 2015-08-26 · in Sandstorm App Market

…records, or a traditional smtp server set up to forward email into sandstorm.io. For more info see: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/wiki/Configuring-y... ]

comment by e12e · 2015-05-10 · in Ask HN: What will be the future for email?

…front page. Etherpad itself is not written by me; it's written by many other great people. See e.g. https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/commits?author=pau... I also wrote this blog post about the feature:…

comment by paulproteus · 2015-05-01 · in Show HN: Sandstorm-powered “Try a demo” on Etherpad front page

…actively hiring. But it is an open source project if you're interested in contributing. See: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/wiki/Get-Involved

comment by kentonv · 2015-03-21 · in Ask HN: What startups are working on hard, technically challenging problems?

Absolutely, if you port it! ;) https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/wiki/Porting-Guide Or nominate it to our app committee, who votes on apps to port: https://sandstorm.io/vote (The app committee is 32 people who purchased seats…

comment by kentonv · 2015-02-02 · in Sandstorm – An open source platform for personal servers

…Incoming HTTP to a Sandstorm app actually happens through this Cap'n Proto protocol: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/blob/master/src/sa... Of course, for backwards-compatibility, we have translation layers so that apps written to…

comment by kentonv · 2015-01-30 · in Sandstorm – An open source platform for personal servers

…any data out to the world; and a few other constraints that are more technical than philosophical. https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/wiki/Porting-Guide hints at them, but I don't quickly find a reference for all these constraints.…

comment by paulproteus · 2015-01-30 · in Sandstorm – An open source platform for personal servers

On their github page, it still shows a warning about not using it for mission critical applications. https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm

comment by SimplyUseless · 2015-01-30 · in Sandstorm – An open source platform for personal servers

Not when the server-side software is end-user controlled: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm

comment by narrowrail · 2014-11-10 · in Polaris Privacy Initiative to Accelerate User-focused Privacy Online

…on getting the self-hosted install easier. Currently it's easy if you already have a Linux machine: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm#installing-the-eas... But eventually we should have an installation process or guide that covers…

comment by kentonv · 2014-08-27 · in MediaGoblin 0.7.0: Time Traveler's Delight Released

…one, by substituting it for demo.sandstorm.io. Instructions for setting up your own server are at https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm .) Thanks to Jake Weisz for this port, and of course the EtherCalc people for developing this and…

comment by kentonv · 2014-08-04 · in EtherCalc: Open-source web spreadsheet

…That is, I couldn't find any docs on how to publish from hacker cms, but I did find this for devs: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/wiki/Publishing-to... ]

comment by e12e · 2014-08-01 · in Show HN: Sandstorm Personal Cloud Platform Demo

…indeed run your own Sandstorm instance. There are installation instructions in our Github readme: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm Feel free to send me questions.

comment by kentonv · 2014-07-29 · in Show HN: Sandstorm Personal Cloud Platform Demo

…(and all the platform source code) are available to anyone. There are some WIP docs on the wiki: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/wiki It's probably actually harder to port _away_ from Sandstorm simply because you have to add a…

comment by kentonv · 2014-07-28 · in Show HN: Sandstorm Personal Cloud Platform Demo

Only our hosting service is in closed alpha. The source code is all open ( https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm ) and there's an easy installer script (though it requires a Linux machine), so you can start hacking any time. :)

comment by kentonv · 2014-07-27 · in Show HN: OneBody Church Directory software I've been hacking on for 7 years

…isolated for security reasons. There's some (work-in-progress) docs about how to port on the wiki: https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/wiki The current catalog is at: https://sandstorm.io/apps/ Generally Sandstorm is meant for apps…

comment by kentonv · 2014-07-25 · in Show HN: OneBody Church Directory software I've been hacking on for 7 years