Cloudillo at FOSDEM 2026
We’re thrilled to share some exciting news: our talk proposal has been accepted at FOSDEM 2026! We’ll be presenting in Brussels this January, and we’d love to see you there.
What is #FOSDEM?
If you’re not familiar with it, #FOSDEM is Europe’s largest free and open source software conference. Every year, thousands of developers gather in Brussels for a weekend packed with talks, workshops, and hallway conversations about everything from kernel development to collaborative tools.
For an open-source project like #Cloudillo, presenting at FOSDEM is a meaningful opportunity to connect with the community that shares our values: transparency, user freedom, and building technology that serves people rather than exploiting them.
Our Talk: Cloudillo — Beyond Self-Hosting: Building a New Generation of Collaborative Applications
Self-hosting gives you control over your data, but it traditionally comes with a trade-off: #isolation. Your #NextCloud instance can’t easily collaborate with someone else’s. Your #self-hosted #documents stay on your server.
During the talk, we’ll explore how Cloudillo addresses this challenge. We’ll cover:
The isolation problem — why traditional self-hosting limits collaboration
DNS-based identity — how we enable global collaboration while keeping data decentralized
Building federated apps — how developers can create applications that work across independent Cloudillo instances
The vision — cloud convenience with self-hosting freedom
Whether you’re a privacy advocate, a developer interested in decentralized systems, or someone frustrated with big tech’s hold on collaboration tools, this talk offers a practical look at an alternative approach.
Talk Details:
When: Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 11:30 AM CET
Where: Room K.3.401, Collaboration and Content Management devroom
Duration: 10 minutes + 5 min Q&A
The talk will also be livestreamed on the FOSDEM website for those who can’t make it to Brussels.
If you can make it, please do. And thank you for supporting us!
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