These questions were drawn from the #pub-help channel, viewed from the perspective of [@mycognosist](@HEqy940T6uB+T+d9Jaa58aNfRzLx9eRWqkZljBmnkmk=.ed25519) and spanning approximately 2 years. _Note: list is incomplete and loosely grouped for now_ ### Hardware - What are the minimum hardware requirements for running a pub? - Disk space - How much is required? - At what rate will usage increase? - When can usage expect to stabilize? - CPU & memory usage - How much is being used? ### Peers - Local peers - Who am I connected to? - Which pubs am I syncing with? - Replication - How many hops away will my pub replicate? - How can I increase / reduce the replication reach? - Users / peers - How many people follow my pub? - How many people is my pub following? - How can I unfollow / block a peer / account? - Discovery - Once my pub is running, how can I publish / share discovery details? - Sync - How often will my pub sync with peers? - How can I be sure my pub is syncing successfully? ### Networking - Public IP & port - How can I check / configure these details? - Is it possible to proxy a pub to be able to listen to a port that is common with an HTTP server? - Connections - How many incoming & outgoing connections is my pub experiencing? - Who / where / what am I connected to? - NAT - How can I ensure local network users are able to reach my pub behind a NAT? - Bandwidth - How much is required? - Is there a per-user average? - CJDNS / Yggdrasil - How can I configure my pub to route in this way? - How can I limit routing to IPv4 / IPv6 / CJDNS / Yggdrasil? ### Testing - How can I be sure my pub is working properly? ### Errors - Slow response - How many peers is too many? - Why else might my pub be responding slowly? - Crashes and error reporting - What's the best way to report a crash or error? - What info should I submit? - Who can I contact to request assistance? ### Backups - Backups - What files / info should I backup to allow recovery from hardware failure? ### Documentation - Sbot commands - Is there a place they're all documented? - GDPR - What do users of my pub need to be informed about to be compliant?