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# A Lesson Learned From Hosting The Fediverse: A SpaceHost Story
NOTE: This article is a written adaptation of the presentation I delivered at the **Fediverse House** during **SXSW 2025**.
Hello everyone.
I only have **15 minutes** for _this presentation_ (including questions) — so, let's get started.
**Thank you** for attending the **Developer Meetup** at the **Fediverse House** at **SXSW 2025**.
And, thank you **Evan Prodromou** for letting me present.
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I think — most _good_ presentations _tell a story_.
So, I am going to _tell a story_.
This is an **exciting story** about —
Our experience with **hosting the Fediverse** at [SpaceHost](https://spacehost.one/).
* What we first tried.
* How & why that failed.
* How we solved this problem.
* And, how we are going to solve this _even better_.
If **you** _care_ about the Fediverse, then – **this is _a story for you_**.
But — a story needs a _beginning_.
So, I will start with an _introduction_.
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I am Charles Iliya Krempeaux.
I have been:
* a **product** leader,
* an **engineering** leader, and
* a **founder**.
Because we a short on time – _here is_ just one _highlight_ from my career:
I was **one of the first engineers** at the **social-media** company **Hootsuite**.
Hootsuite was at one time **the most popular Twitter app** in the world.
Later, it _also_ became a Facebook, Instagram, Google+, YouTube, LinkedIn, and everything else social-media app.
I have _been in Tech_ for — a long time.
Depending on _how you count it_ — _more-than_ 30 years.
And, I have **a lot** of **experience** with **social-media** from an **engineering**, **product**, **enterprise**, and **company** point-of-view.
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_Some of you_ might know _me_ from …
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… The Fediverse!
This is my `@[email protected]` account
Where I talk **a lot** about:
(...you guessed it…)
* **The Fediverse**
I ALSO talk about:
* other **decentralized social-media**
And, I talk about **the Fediverse related projects** I work on, too.
For example…
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… GreatApe!
**GreatApe** is a conversations platform for the Fediverse, and decentralized social-media.
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Here is an _example_ of _myself_ and `atomicpoet` (Chris Trottier) using Great Ape back in October 2023.
Here, we were using GreatApe to do a **live video podcast**.
Now, you don't see it in this image, but —
We can also _invite_ people _watching_ in the _audience_ to _join the video conversation_.
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_Another thing_ some people _might know me from_ is — [SpaceHost](https://spacehost.one/).
And, for _this story_ — **SpaceHost** is probably the _more important thing_ —
As it _partially motivates_ what I am _soon_ going to show you.
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