Welcome

New 2025

I'm an open source enthusiast promoting free software

My service hub is located at root.sbs

Purpose

The primary goal of root.sbs is to demonstrate how easy and affordable it is to get away from mega corporations, censorship, vendor lock-in, and other nasty bad stuff

Features

I operate software that other people wrote: basically a monkey with a wrench.

  • ...And many other assorted tools and things!

    I am happy to consult with you about your technology needs and wants. Email fitkoh@root.sbs with your query.

    Locals Only

    I'm currently local to Asheville, NC. Hit me up for a coffee or a cava if you're in the area.

    You can visit my local's site at asheville.cloud featuring classifieds and local groups

    Dear Santa

    Have you been good? Tell Santa what you want for Christmas at https://save.christmas

    What's in a Name?

    I operate my own DNS servers. Do you want a cute subdomain for your project? Visit https://name.giving for a list of available names

    Branch Out by Self Hosting

    Why pay a monthly price for email? Hosting personal email can be simple and fun! Visit https://branch.diy to see more.

    Watching Big Brother

    We all know you can't trust the media. Now there's proof. https://dirty.news records and documents doublespeak and other tomfoolery.

    The End is Nigh

    I don't think I'll ever understand God or religion, but I do wonder about it. I record my feelings and observations at https://revelations.fyi

    Through the Grape Vine

    Writefreely blogging app is online at https://vine.root.sbs. It's kind of like neocities but less work.

    Independent Social Network

    If you're sick of AI feeding you junk content and censoring you, try a different social experience with Mastodon: decentralized federated social networking without all the commercialization. My home server is located at https://cherry.root.sbs

    Live Chat

    I use a modern Matrix server for my various channels at lemon.root.sbs. If you don't have Matrix you can use the web client at https://lime.root.sbs

    For nostalgia you can also visit IRC at mulberry.root.sbs, or for a slower pace I have forums online at https://orange.root.sbs

    there's probably some things I'm forgetting. I'll get to it eventually.