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Faircamp is a Free Bandcamp Alternative (wedistribute.org)

submitted 1 year ago by deadsuperhero@lemmy.ml to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml

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There's a really cool open source alternative to Bandcamp that just came out. With some questions raised about Bandcamp's future, some musicians in the Fediverse are leaning into the new platform as a different approach to selling their music.

Faircamp is just a static site, and doesn't federate itself, but its adoption within the Fediverse suggests that people are at least thinking about alternative solutions.

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[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'd probably suggest having a dedicated machine. You don't need anything fancy, I'd imagine any old laptop should do.

It's essentially software to convert your machine into a basic web server, so if the laptop disconnects now nobody can download your stuff. And I assume you don't keep your laptop on 24/7

[+] PeleSpirit@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

That's kind of the crux of a lot of these things. The instructions make it look really simple to install, but if you've never done this before then I could understand it being confusing. There was this teeny tiny line in the middle of some pictures that says someone will help you set them up I think.

More notably, Radio Free Fedi has been incredibly proactive, offering a free service to help Fedi musicians host their own Faircamp sites on RadioFreeFedi’s infrastructure.

It looks like you just ask them for help and send them some of your songs and they'll handle the setup.

https://faircamp.radiofreefedi.net/

[–] deadsuperhero@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

Thanks for the feedback, I added a big quote from Radio Free Fedi to call more attention to that effort.