A practical, independent corner of the internet

Build your own corner of the internet.

Practical self-hosting, creative coding, and community experiments from Eric Meehan's home lab. Learn from the work, try the projects, and see how they are made.

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Independent software, open-source projects, music, and games—made in Raleigh, North Carolina.

One account, a community of services

Find your place on eom.dev

A free account includes forums, chat and Git hosting. Gold (Level 3) and above add Mastodon and PeerTube account access. Public posts and videos can still be browsed without a paid membership.

Free · Level 0 and above

Discourse · Forums

Ask questions, share projects and join longer conversations. Bronze and above also get exclusive member content.

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Free · Level 0 and above

Matrix · Chat

Keep in touch in community rooms through Element. Bronze and above also get exclusive member content.

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Free · Level 0 and above

Gitea · Git hosting

Host code, collaborate on repositories and explore the projects behind the lab.

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Gold · Levels 3–5

Mastodon · Social networking

Participate with an eom.dev Mastodon account and connect with the wider fediverse.

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Gold · Levels 3–5

PeerTube · Video sharing

Use an eom.dev PeerTube account to take part in the video community. Public recordings remain available to watch.

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Public live channel

Owncast · Live streams

Watch live performances, experiments and work in progress when the channel is on air.

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Made here, shared openly

A few things to explore

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Experimental card game

Wikideck

Mine, collect and trade illustrated Wikipedia cards. This is an experimental, unaudited project; its public network has not launched.

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A social experiment

The Button

One shared countdown, six risk zones, and a season of nerve. Play, follow the standings, or inspect the code.

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Season V · Public server

Luanti

Explore a low-gravity world with eleven team islands, markets and an adventure-map spawn. Connect with a Luanti client at luanti.eom.dev:30000.

Season V details

Built in public

Follow the work. Add your voice.

Project notes, questions, and community plans live on the forum. Watch live when a stream is on; catch up with the recordings any time.

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The person behind the projects

Hi, I'm Eric.

I'm a software engineer and musician in Raleigh, North Carolina. I use this independently run network to build and share engineering and creative projects—and to document what works, what doesn't, and how you can try it yourself.

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Keep the lights on

Support the independent work.

Contributions help cover the servers, storage, and time behind these projects. If you need hands-on help, you can also book a consultation.

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Other ways to support

Monero contributions can be sent to this public address:

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For P2Pool, view the XMRig configuration and replace the example wallet with your own.