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        <p>Hey! Welcome to...</p>
        <a href="https://forged.synth.download/sneexy/synth"><img id="logo" loading="lazy" src="/assets/synth.download/logo_web.svg" alt="Synth.Download" /></a>
        <p>We're a small <small>(private/for-friends)</small> <a href="https://tilde.wiki/Tilde">tilde</a>-<a href="https://tilde.wiki/Public_Access_Unix_System"><small>not-so-</small>pubnix</a> thing, ran and managed by <a href="/~sneexy">~sneexy</a> with some services hosted here and there.</p>
        <p>There are a few public facing services we run here for general public use, although most services are private or require registration as they are meant for members of Synth.download.</p>
        <p>Look at the categories below to see what and who we're serving on here.</p>
        <p>Enjoy your stay! <i>Beep!~</i></p>
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            <summary><span class="tabler--user"></span> Members <span class="tabler--arrow-autofit-height"></span></summary>
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                <p>Every user currently registered on the Synth.download tilde will be listed here. <small>Some users may not have pages yet and will lead to a blank page or a 404.</p></small>
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                    <a href="/~sneexy">~sneexy</a>
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                    <h2><a href="https://reddit.synth.download">Redlib</a> <small>(Public)</small></h2>
                    <p>A simple alternative frontend for accessing <a href="https://reddit.com">Reddit</a> content.</p>
                    <a class="button" href="https://reddit.synth.download"><span class="tabler--arrow-forward"></span> Go</a>
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                    <h2><a href="https://booping.synth.download">Sharkey</a></h2>
                    <p>Advanced social media software connected to the wider <a href="https://fediverse.info">Fediverse</a> (<a href="https://activitypub.rocks/">ActivityPub</a>), based on <a href="https://misskey-hub.net">Misskey</a> with <a href="https://docs.joinsharkey.org/docs/comparison/misskey">many improvements</a>.</p>
                    <p><i>Accounts from this instance shall be reached via @booping.synth.download</i></p>
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                    <h2><a href="https://beeping.synth.download">Iceshrimp</a></h2>
                    <p>Another advanced social media software connected to the wider <a href="https://fediverse.info">Fediverse</a> (<a href="https://activitypub.rocks/">ActivityPub</a>), provided as an alternative for those who dislike the Misskey experience or prefer the Mastodon compatibility.</p>
                    <p><i>Accounts from this instance shall be reached via @synth.download</i></p>
                    <a class="button" href="https://beeping.synth.download"><span class="tabler--arrow-forward"></span> Go</a>
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                    <h2><a href="https://asking.synth.download">Ask-js</a></h2>
                    <p>Platform for receiving and answering anonymous questions and answers.</p>
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                    <h2><a href="https://forged.synth.download">Forgejo</a></h2>
                    <p>A home for Git repositories.</p>
                    <a class="button" href="https://forged.synth.download"><span class="tabler--arrow-forward"></span> Go</a>
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                    <h2>PDS</h2>
                    <p>Synth.download's <b>P</b>ersonal <b>D</b>ata <b>S</b>erver, to be used with the Atmosphere (<a href="https://atproto.com">ATProto</a>) and more specifically, <a href="https://bsky.app">Bluesky</a>.</p>
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                    <h2>XMPP</h2>
                    <p>A traditional yet feature-full and stable chat protocol, server powered with Ejabberd.</p>
                    <p><a href="https://compliance.conversations.im/server/synth.download"><img src="https://compliance.conversations.im/badge/synth.download"></a></p>
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                    <h2>Email</h2>
                    <p>A mailserver to get your own synth.download email. Mailserver run by us within a container, and probably blocked by Outlook. <small>Gmail <i>probably</i> works, though!... I hate email.</small></p>
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                    <h2><a href="https://rss.synth.download">FreshRSS</a></h2>
                    <p>Online RSS and Atom compatible feed reader.</p>
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                    <h2><a href="https://vault.synth.download">Vaultwarden</a></h2>
                    <p>Bitwarden-compatible password manager with 2FA support and all that good stuff.</p>
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                    <h2><a href="https://auth.synth.download">ZITADEL</a></h2>
                    <p>Our authenticator to access multiple services using one account... or an attempt to. Currently only used for FreshRSS and Forgejo, and hoping to expand more with this.</p>
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                    <h2><a href="https://adarkroom.synth.download">A Dark Room</a></h2>
                    <p>Just a fun mirror of <a href="https://adarkroom.doublespeakgames.com">A Dark Room</a>, a minimalist and dark text adventure-like game.</p>
                    <a class="button" href="https://adarkroom.synth.download"><span class="tabler--arrow-forward"></span> Go</a>
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                <p>As answered by <a href="/~sneexy">~sneexy</a>, the sysadmin of Synth.download.</p>
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                    <p><span title="Question"><b>Q:</b></span> How do I join this tilde/pubnix/these services?</p>
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                    <p><span title="Answer"><b>A:</b></span> I pretty much just need to know you/the one reading this enough. I'll choose whether or not you'll be let in, trying to "Speedrun" getting close to me will <i>not</i> get you in. Massive bonus points if we're already friends/established mutuals!</p>
                    <p>If you'd like to try asking, do so! Contact synth@synth.download<span style="color: var(--accent);">*</span> with the following:</p>
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                        <li>Making it clear who you are (links to any profiles or websites)</li>
                        <li>Your public SSH key (that will be used to login to the pubnix - optional if you don't want/need this)</li>
                        <li>Listing the services you want (as most of them aren't connected to one account and will require manually registration on your end)</li>
                        <li>A creature sound (optional)</li>
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                    <p>You'll get a response with how to log in if you've been accepted!</p>
                    <p><small><span style="color: var(--accent);">*</span>Depending on the mailserver/service you use, you may not be able to send mail to synth.download. In this case, feel free to poke at me (y'know, <a href="/~sneexy">~sneexy</a>) anywhere else. You know where if we're moots. <span aria-hidden="true">:]]</span></small></p>
                    <p><small><b>Note:</b> You don't have to register for the Synth.download tilde/pubnix if you're just looking to register for one of our services (like our Sharkey or Iceshrimp instance). Feel free to just ask directly if that's the case! The same restrictions as if you were going to register for the tilde/pubnix still apply though.</small></p>
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                    <p><span title="Question"><b>Q:</b></span> I sent a registration thing and it's been a while, what's up?</p>
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                    <p><span title="Answer"><b>A:</b></span> Either A: You've been denied, and I won't explain why due to having a low social battery when it comes to explaining things or B: You have been accepted/considered but I do registration and everything manually <small>(Yes, automation would be nice, but also seems overkill for a private thing that won't get much outside traction)</small>, so it may take a while for me to finish up the process for you to be able to get in.</p>
                    <p>In either case, try poking at me directly and I <i>may</i> respond depending on the end case.</p>
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                    <p><span title="Question"><b>Q:</b></span> Is information on this page up to date?</p>
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                    <p><span title="Answer"><b>A:</b></span> Uh... Probably? It should be, although yes, it should be noted that everything on this page is static. I manually update the information listed here for everything. I just haven't bothered setting up any sort of dynamic stuff.</p>
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                    <p><span title="Question"><b>Q:</b></span> Why something so fancy for something private?</p>
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                    <p><span title="Answer"><b>A:</b></span> Why not? I'm having fun making this site. Might as well put some extra information on here, even if it'll probably be private and small forever. <small>(Although - Things can always change! Who knows if I decide to expand publicly or something.)</small></p>
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                    <p><span title="Question"><b>Q:</b></span> Why are some your services behind <a href="https://anubis.techaro.lol">Anubis</a>??? Don't you know it's so easy to bypass and it's stupid and hurts real users??? You must be gay and dumb and fat and stupid.</p>
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                    <p><span title="Answer"><b>A:</b></span> Honestly, Anubis is just sort of a pre-caution specifically for some of our services that are easily targetable for/by scrapers. Considering how recently the Open Web[TM] has seen so many attacks from mass AI scraping that essentially caused multiple (and still ongoing) DDOS'es.</p>
                    <p>I know Anubis is "Easy" to bypass but the whole point of it is to try and directly tell scrapers/bots acting in malicious fate that <i>try</i> to be regular browser to get away with everything to fuck off. I don't want to keep having to manually fight back and keep blocking new IPs or do anything else when Anubis is an existing, easy to set up and overall effective solution, as seen by everyone else running it.</p>
                    <p><small>Currently, anyways. At some point scrapers will become smart enough that the way Anubis works won't be effective, but <i>currently</i> it still is and a temporary solution to protect ourselves is better than nothing. And also Anubis is somewhat temporary until I stop being lazy to migrate to <a href="https://git.gammaspectra.live/git/go-away">something else</a>.</small></p>
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                    <p><span title="Question"><b>Q:</b></span> Merp!</p>
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                    <p><span title="Answer"><b>A:</b></span> Beep!</p>
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