I'm looking at dropping google and have seen two interesting projects, #freedombox and #syncloud, both of which seem to be #raspberrypi distros.
Interestingly, syncloud comes with a disapora pod. (Small instances like this could help solve their moderation issues, tbh) And freedombox comes with a GNU Social instance.
I'm wondering which of these is the most suited to a lazy admin in a fairly tech-phobic household?
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In other news, I will not be moving my email server to a raspberry pi sitting under my sofa, even if I do find a nice rack enclosure for it.
(I'd still like to put a secure scuttlebutt pub on a pi, though) #ssb ....
Syncloud forces you to create an account on their site in order to use otherwise free and privacy respecting software. I see their intent, but it makes me wary.
@bob I was impressed that it bundles a diaspora pod, which is a oddly compelling choice.
@celesteh FreedomBox provides some services that can help you get rid of your Google account - calendar and contact sync (Radicale), Metasearch engine (Searx) and file synchronization (Syncthing).
There are plans to integrate GNU Social and #diaspora into #FreedomBox. They are not available yet.
Server run by the main developers of the project 
It is not focused on any particular niche interest - everyone is welcome as long as you follow our code of conduct!
Me: I'm going to move vital services which we rely on to organise our lives to a dodgy raspberry pi in our living room!
My spouse: [extremely grumpy cat] no.