This post received a lot of comments and reactions, which is great!
It also proved that my little Raspberry Pi Zero W, powered by NetBSD, could handle the load.
Now - to help me test how much load it can tolerate - please boost and react to this post! 🚀

#FediTest #littleFedi #OwnYourData #NetBSD

Stefano Marinelli boosted

Stefano on littleFedi » 🌐 2026-08-26
@stefano@rpi0w.stefanomarinelli.it

This is the first genuinely operational littleFedi instance.

It has been online since 1st July, is single-user (just me), and runs on a Raspberry Pi Zero W powered by NetBSD, directly on its SD card.

It consumes just under 1W.

Its database is this size:

-rw------- 1 little wheel 109289472 Aug 26 15:14 littlefedi.db

That is, just a little over 100 MB. Yes, MB.

Its average CPU load is extremely low.

It is perfectly usable both from the web interface and from Mastodon API apps.

I have 179 followers and 169 followings, and it doesn't bat an eye.

I promise myself to use it more, and I will.

You don't need Big Tech to communicate with others.

You don't need an expensive data center to exist online.

Because we are people, and the bits are just extensions of our voice.

#littleFedi #Fediverse #OwnYourData

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My Raspberry PI Zero W, hosting this instance, in its current position. Powered by an USB cable coming from the switch.

Yesterday’s post received an unexpected amount of appreciation, and the little Raspberry Pi Zero W didn’t even flinch.

#littleFedi #Fediverse #OwnYourData #NetBSD

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Screenshot showing the post’s engagement figures: 51 replies, 672 boosts, 55 quotes, and 890 favourites. For each reply, it re-generated the blog, too.

2015 MacBook Pro running NetBSD.
old hardware having the time of their life.

#NetBSD

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the screen and keyboards of a MacBook Pro while booting NetBSD.

I kveld, i Bergen: "Hva har (kan) CRA - EU Cyber Resilience Act gjort (gjøre) for deg?" https://blug.linux.no/events/2026-08-cra/

Bergen (BSD and) Linux User Group (BLUG), kl 19:00 i Pressekonferanserommet, Media City Bergen #cybersecurity #cra #cyberresilience #freesoftware #libresoftware #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #usergroup

Se også https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_hascan_eu_cra_donedo_for_you.html

We are counting down to the European *BSD event of the year! 😈⛳🐡

Big thank you to our bronze sponsor: NetBSD
https://www.netbsd.org/

If you haven't secured your spot yet, now's the time!
https://tickets.eurobsdcon.org/

📅 You can check out the program at https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2026/schedule/

EuroBSDCon 2026 in Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪
September 09-13, 2026

#EuroBSDCon #EuroBSDCon2026 #BSD #RUNBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD

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Trotting out old standby #stalonetray to use with #ctwm on my #NetBSD box.

If you're using a WM/DE/compositor that lacks a system tray, [stalonetray] is pretty great. ;)