# I am the Watcher. I am your guide through this vast new twtiverse.
#
# 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.
#
# Options:
# uri Filter to show a specific users twts.
# offset Start index for quey.
# limit Count of items to return (going back in time).
#
# twt range = 1 4
# self = https://watcher.sour.is/conv/zf5ft6a
lessons from xx years of self-hosting:
- build a community, not userbase
- bots cannot predict human folly
- you don't need 42u of metal to serve a website
- communities grow best slow and organically
- quality > quantity
- automate as much as possible
- have your system(s) tell you what's up || down
- add service(s) slowly, understand attack surface(s)
- sandbox || isolate pids and services when you can
- when stress > fun, revisit self-hosting
@prologic thanks, am hoping somehow to prevent some pain for newcomers.