Lightning:Sandstorm, easy & secure server self-hosting

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Description [[Has description::Sandstorm.io is open source software that makes it easy to run collaborative server apps like Etherpad. It looks like a usability project but is secretly a security project. Used by Tor & others.]]
Slides
Website(s) https://sandstorm.io/, https://blog.sandstorm.io/news/2014-07-21-open-source-web-apps-require-federated-hosting.html
Tags server, self-hosting
Person organizing User:Asheesh
Contact: asheesh@sandstorm.io
Language en - English
en - English
Duration 5
Desired session Day 2
Desired timeframe 16:30

Sandstorm is open source software that you can install today that makes it easy to run self-hosted services like Etherpad, LibreBoard, Let's Chat, and more. It's used by individuals, the Tor Project, and many others.

It looks like a usability project but is secretly a security project. You'll learn how apps are sandboxed aggressively, with no network access and limited access to the kernel API via seccomp, and how all this makes it easier for more people to run open source web apps.

I'm a core developer and always happy to chat about it.