[HacktionLab] Activist friendly web/tech services

[naomi]

Hi,

For Wordpress there is Network 23 or Webarchitects. I don't know about
activist-friendly Drupal hosting though. You could automate Drupal core
and module updates, which would give some security confidence. But
someone would probably need to have a bit of oversight. Also the OS of
the server would need updating regularly, although this could possibly
also be automated.

Ensuring that the system is set up in a secure way and staying abreast
of security issues is probably always going to require a human. Again
with backups, these can be automated but need checking every so on.

I've been supporting a Drupal system for a activist/charity group for
years and the work involved in staying updated, backed up and secure is
really minimal (although we could do with a security checkup by someone
who knows more than I do). Almost all my time is spent fiddling about
with CiviCRM, which you should avoid at all costs.


Naomi



On 13/10/16 13:43, Brent wrote:
> Hi
>
> Good to see plans for barncamp, I enjoyed the last; might come again.
> Bit busy a the mo, but will look out for jobs.
>
> Hope it's ok if I throw a question out;
>
> There's a couple of groups I know with floundering websites/digital
> lives. Is there any such thing as an activist-friendly 'full service'
> website provision (and, possibly, email and mailing list)? I.e. the
> administration over and above hosting, and cheap, ticking
> privacy/security boxes? Or perhaps suitable, established professionals
> to take on the admin with current hosting setups. Perhaps a robot that
> doesn't eat or pay bills :)  The sites are currently drupal, but I'm
> thinking towards whatever.
>
> I know it would be ideal to have more user engagement, diy,
> volunteering etc., and sure there's room for discussion here- maybe
> this isn't a good way to go- but realistically, I'm not seeing the
> more informal approaches working out sustainably, here and other
> smallgroups. So thought I'd ask around for options or thoughts...
>
> Thanks,
> Brent
>
>
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