@julian0liver
Critical engineer / Educator / Infrastructure activist / Artist Art: https://julianoliver.com Infrastructure: https://nikau.io Socials: https://mastodon.social/@JulianOliver Classes: https://courses.nikau.io/currently-available-courses
I have deployed and run infra since the noughts, through some wild turns in geo/techno-political history, and will say that now more than ever, #selfhosting is an act of resistance.
Depopulate. Defund. Disempower.
Registration for this session is now closed. Looking forward to the 7th!
Registration for the Cloudbreak 3 live training closes in 12hrs.
While there's no bad time to get your family, colleagues and friends off toxic tech platforms, a really good time is now!
Now six seats left.
Sign up to be carefully guided in the buildup of a tightly-secured and fast, sovereign, EU-hosted and low-CO2e cloud server all of your own, in just 6hrs. Easy to maintain and completely free of toxic BigTech.
No tech background required.
courses.nikau.io/cloudbreak
7 seats left.
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Pleased to announce the next Cloudbreak.
Learn how to deploy & secure your own sovereign cloud infrastructure using best practices refined from over 2 decades of server administration.
This is an ideal opportunity to become part of the movement away from BigTech.
courses.nikau.io/cloudbreak
Cloudbreak 3 title image featuring white text over a grayscale cumulus cloud.
Pleased to announce the next Cloudbreak.
Learn how to deploy & secure your own sovereign cloud infrastructure using best practices refined from over 2 decades of server administration.
This is an ideal opportunity to become part of the movement away from BigTech.
courses.nikau.io/cloudbreak
New dates will be posted on the site within 2 weeks.
Another seat grabbed at the 11th hour. Cohort finalised. Registration is now closed.
3 seats left.
4 now, closing registration at 22:00 UTC Feb 9.
Six seats left for Cloudbreak, kicking off Feb 16. In just 6 hours you learn to deploy, secure & admin your very own sovereign EU-based cloud server, complete with Zoom & Google Docs alternatives suitable for fam, small orgs & communities. No comp-sci or tech bg needed.
courses.nikau.io/cloudbreak/
5 seats now
Six seats left for Cloudbreak, kicking off Feb 16. In just 6 hours you learn to deploy, secure & admin your very own sovereign EU-based cloud server, complete with Zoom & Google Docs alternatives suitable for fam, small orgs & communities. No comp-sci or tech bg needed.
courses.nikau.io/cloudbreak/
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Pleased to announce that the next edition of Cloudbreak will take place on Feb 16, & with a few enhancements to both content and pace.
You can become part of the solution, in this era of runaway digital imperialism, surveillance capitalism & Internet enshittification.
courses.nikau.io/cloudbreak/
Congrats to the participants of the first edition of Cloudbreak! An intense & intensely rewarding 6hrs. Every participant finished with their own EU-based tightly-secured & very capable #selfhosted cloud server, complete with video conferencing & collab doc editing.
courses.nikau.io/cloudbreak/
Worth adding these are not 'get off BigTech' classes run on BigTech (GG drive/meet/docs, Slack, Zoom etc). All classes, all meetings, tuition platforms & content are entirely on (EU based) low-emissions, self-hosted infrastructure. Only by walking the talk do you demonstrate what really is possible.
๐ฉ๏ธ Registration for Cloudbreak will close in a little under 12hrs ๐ฉ๏ธ
courses.nikau.io/cloudbreak
In a bit under 12 hrs from now registration will be opened for Cloudbreak. Participant intake for this first round will be limited to 10 to ensure a great outcome for all.
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If another year feeding #BigTech is getting you down, consider running your own infra. Become part of the change.
In 6hrs I'll guide you through the process of building up & securing your own low-carbon, private & powerful cloud & videoconf platform in an EU datacenter
courses.nikau.io/cloudbreak/
Thank you! Wishing you and yours a fulfilling year and great health.
Title image for the Cloudbreak live training
If another year feeding #BigTech is getting you down, consider running your own infra. Become part of the change.
In 6hrs I'll guide you through the process of building up & securing your own low-carbon, private & powerful cloud & videoconf platform in an EU datacenter
courses.nikau.io/cloudbreak/
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Glad to share the details for our Q1 2026 live training, including that of Cloudbreak, a new course in #selfhosting geared toward those with no prior relevant skills.
As with 2025, seats are limited to ensure quality coaching with great outcomes for participants.
courses.nikau.io/currently-av...
I've released a playlist of little videos introducing core UNIX shell concepts and skills for those curious about getting off BigTech and onto self-run, sovereign server infrastructure.
video.nikau.io/w/p/o2pxK81g...
#selfhosted #infrastructure
Pleased to announce new training dates.
If you'd like to bring self-hosted sovereign server infrastructure to your communities, movements &/or orgs - getting them off BigTech & onto a happier & healthier platform surface - these courses are probably for you.
learn.nikau.io/courses/cour...
Promotional image for the Replaybook, showing the book's cover and book description. It reads: "This first-of-its-kind toolkit shifts focus from analysis to action, providing strategies to decode disorder, challenge technological paradigms, and counteract division."
The Replaybook is out!
My contribution was specifically on helping climate-facing organisations chart a pathway from big tech platforms to mission-coherent, #selfhosted and sovereign infrastructure.
You can download the book free, or pre-order in print.
tacticaltech.org/replaybook/
In the training, participants deploy and secure a powerful and fast VPN, and replace proprietary BigTech platforms with high quality, privacy-respecting free and open source alternatives - from webmail, to cloud/drives, & collaborative document editing.
learn.nikau.io/courses/cour...
#exitbigtech
Very pleased to present another round of Tunnel and Fortress, live classes in the design & deployment of sovereign server infrastructure.
I want to teach you to get the communities you care about off Big Tech.
video.nikau.io/w/9RVN23fgj7...
learn.nikau.io/courses/cour...
#exitbigtech #sysadmin
(For those of you oceans away, the site may not load as fast as you would expect as it is hosted in a cupboard in the actual space the events occur.)