# I am the Watcher. I am your guide through this vast new twtiverse.
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# Usage:
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/users View list of users and latest twt date.
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/twt View all twts.
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/mentions?uri=:uri View all mentions for uri.
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/conv/:hash View all twts for a conversation subject.
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# Options:
# uri Filter to show a specific users twts.
# offset Start index for quey.
# limit Count of items to return (going back in time).
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# twt range = 1 5
# self = https://watcher.sour.is/conv/wp6qgva
@prologic heh, I would but the issue is that this residential ISP does not allow outbound SMTP.
@ullarah My ISP in India doesn't even allow to open any port. Almost impossible to selfhost anything with my ISP
@tel This is not actually a problem. As long as you have outbound, you can self-host. All you need to do is run a VPS somewhere or use something like the ngrok service or pagekite. If it's helpful/useful to anyone I'm more than willing to run a low-cost (or free) service to help you folks out 🤗
@tel This is not actually a problem. As long as you have outbound, you can self-host. All you need to do is run a VPS somewhere or use something like the ngrok service or pagekite. If it's helpful/useful to anyone I'm more than willing to run a low-cost (or free) service to help you folks out 🤗
@prologic @tel It wouldn't be so useful for e-mail, but Tor hidden services (.onion services) punch through NAT and don't require any open ports to run. You don't need anything to run a Tor hidden service except for a machine to run it on. The only downsides are speed, ping, and the relative difficulty for others to use the service.
No matter what, if you're going to self-host on your home network, take proper security precautions. Look into isolating the server on a VLAN so it can't talk to the other devices on your local network, minimize bloat, enable a firewall, and keep your software updated to start.