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cmc <hello@cleberg.net> · 2026-07-25 17:43 UTC

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	1	#+date: [2026-07-21 Tue]
	2	#+title: Forking SkunkyArt
	3	#+description: Announcing my fork of SkunkyArt, an alternative privacy frontend for DeviantArt, now maintained under Zero Labs.
	4	#+slug: skunkyart-fork
	5	#+filetags: :development:self-hosting:
	6
	7	* SkunkyArt
	8
	9	I've forked [[https://git.macaw.me/skunky/SkunkyArt][SkunkyArt]], an alternative privacy frontend for DeviantArt that works
	10	entirely without JavaScript, over to the [[https://github.com/zerolabsco][Zero Labs]] organization on GitHub.
	11
	12	** Project Links
	13
	14	- [[https://github.com/zerolabsco/skunky-art][Source]]
	15	- [[https://github.com/zerolabsco/skunky-art/blob/master/INSTANCES.md][Instances]]
	16	- [[https://github.com/zerolabsco/skunky-art/issues][Issues]]
	17
	18	** Why Fork?
	19
	20	I didn't fork this project just for fun. At the time I found it, the upstream
	21	repository hadn't been updated in over a year, carried a number of unresolved
	22	bugs, and every instance on its public list was a dead link. Rather than let a
	23	genuinely useful privacy frontend rot, I decided to pick it up and keep it
	24	maintained.
	25
	26	** What's Changed So Far
	27
	28	The fork is already a handful of releases ahead of upstream. Highlights so far:
	29
	30	- Security & hardening: fixed a forged-subdomain bypass in the media proxy,
	31	hardened the HTTP transport, server timeouts, and panic paths, and tightened
	32	the random-art retry loop.
	33	- Bug fixes: restored media serving, corrected the cache max-size conversion,
	34	fixed the build on macOS, and cleaned up various smaller issues.
	35	- Dependencies: migrated to a maintained fork of the underlying DeviantArt API
	36	library, [[https://github.com/zerolabsco/devianter][devianter]], and bumped long-stale dependencies (with Dependabot
	37	keeping them current going forward).
	38	- Distribution: prebuilt multi-arch Docker images (=linux/amd64= and =linux/arm64=)
	39	are now published to GHCR on every release tag:
	40
	41	#+begin_src sh
	42	docker pull ghcr.io/zerolabsco/skunky-art:latest
	43	#+end_src
	44
	45	- Tooling: added CI, golangci-lint, and outbound request throttling for
	46	DeviantArt.
	47
	48	* Run an Instance!
	49
	50	Since all of the previously listed instances are gone, the instance list is
	51	starting fresh. If you'd like to host one, the [[https://github.com/zerolabsco/skunky-art][README]] covers setup — including a
	52	Docker Compose example (plus an optional VPN egress variant) — and you can add
	53	your instance to the list with a quick PR or issue.
	54
	55	As always, bug reports and contributions are welcome.

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	1	#+date: [2026-07-25 Sat 12:00:00]
	2	#+title: Small Wins on the App Store
	3	#+description: My first tips and 5-star ratings on the iOS apps I built for fun and open-sourced.
	4	#+slug: app-store-small-wins
	5	#+filetags: :development:ios:
	6
	7	I wanted to briefly share a couple achievements I've experienced lately from
	8	the apps I've published on the iOS app store.
	9
	10	If you're new to my blog: I'm not a full-time developer and don't do this for a
	11	living. I develop sites, apps, etc. for fun as a hobby. I open-source everything
	12	I create so others can share or fork as they please, and I've never even
	13	included a tip option (until now - that iOS developer subscription is
	14	expensive!).
	15
	16	* My Apps
	17
	18	However, I've launched a few apps on the Apple app store in the last year:
	19	- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/domaindig/id6760368004][DomainDig]] ([[https://github.com/zerolabsco/domain-dig][Source]]) - A domain inspection toolkit for DNS, SSL, ports, etc.
	20	- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hutch-for-sourcehut/id6760742299][Hutch for Sourcehut]] ([[https://github.com/zerolabsco/hutch][Source]]) - A mobile client for SourceHut.
	21	- [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/daybyday-learn/id6760321939][DayByDay]] ([[https://github.com/zerolabsco/daybyday][Source]]) - A children's app to learn various topics through
	22	voice-enabled learning cards.
	23
	24	I didn't expect anyone to really use these and I don't promote my apps anywhere.
	25
	26	I created DayByDay for my daughter, as a flashcard-style app that would be easy
	27	for her to use and something we could do together in the small moments of the
	28	day.
	29
	30	I created Hutch because I wanted a faster way to use SourceHut on the go,
	31	especially since I use private mode in Safari and am constantly logged out of my
	32	accounts. Hutch lets me read my mailing lists, manage tickets, and run builds
	33	wherever I want.
	34
	35	Finally, I created DomainDig because I was lamenting the updates Njalla made to
	36	their [[https://check.njal.la/dns/][DNS Checker]] - it used to be a plain text page and is now wrapped in
	37	Njalla's branding and lacks some info I want when looking into a domain.
	38
	39	* My Achievements
	40
	41	I'm proud to announce two (baby-sized) achievements I didn't expect to happen:
	42
	43	1. I received my first two tips through the Hutch app! For a few dollars, two
	44	people have made my whole month. It's extremely satisfying to know someone
	45	used the app and found it valuable enough to voluntarily send some money my
	46	way.
	47	2. I received two 5-star ratings on the DomainDig app. Again, such a pleasure to
	48	know people do appreciate the value that the app brings.
	49
	50	I'm not going to pretend two tips and two ratings will change anything. I'll
	51	keep building these apps in the small moments the same way I always have,
	52	because that's the part I actually enjoy. But it's a nice reminder that "nobody
	53	will use this" isn't always true. Sometimes a stranger finds the thing you made
	54	for yourself and gets something out of it too.
	55
	56	So, to the four of you: thank you. You made my month.

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