Workshop!

Hands-on Decentralization
with PageKite

Bjarni Rúnar Einarsson • FSCONS 2011

PageKite makes

"localhost"

publicly visible

How it works ...

Installation!

Linux & Mac

$ curl http://pagekite.net/pk/ | sudo bash

Windows

1. Get Python: www.python.org
2. http://pagekite.net/downloads/   (also has .debs and .rpms)

See: workshop-bre.pagekite.me

What can we do with it?

• Share files or folders
• Run a public webserver:
  • Apache!
  • Diaspora*
  • OwnCloud
  • <your-project-here>
• Remote access magic:
  • ssh
  • VNC or RDP
• FreedomBoxes? Home VPSes? Embedded devices?

Discussion topics

• Data protection, privacy
• Encryption, SSL
• Alternatives: Tor, Localtunnel
• IPv6: 6bed4, migration
• Implementation: Python! Lua? C?
• Performance, limitations
• DIY front-ends