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We’re a few days from releasing a completely new version of the Homebase Chat App. It’ll be much better, faster, and prettier. If you’re used to Signal, you’ll feel right at home. Now’s a good time to check that you remember your password — because you’ll need to log in again when the new app arrives. You can check your password here: https://anon.homebase.id/redirect/owner/security You can also do an account security check-up on this page. For older accounts, please make sure password recovery is set up if it isn’t already.

Quick Update About Homebase Last week, Google Chrome and Let’s Encrypt changed some rules about special security certificates. This affects a small part of how Homebase handles secure connections between identities (our peer-to-peer system). We’ve got this covered. We’re rolling out a new and better way to handle secure peer connections next week. It will be simpler for everyone and actually more secure than before. What this means for you: - Most people will notice absolutely nothing — everything will keep working smoothly. - Only a few people whose certificates were recently updated might temporarily be unable to send messages (for example, chat messages). No action is needed from you. We will fix this automatically when the update rolls out next week, and everything will be back to normal. --- Technical background (for those who want the details): Public certificate authorities like Let’s Encrypt are no longer allowed to issue certain certificates for client authentication (due to changes enforced by Chrome). This impacts Homebase’s peer protocol — the way two identities securely talk to each other. In the current setup, the caller uses a client certificate to prove ownership of its domain. We’re replacing this with a fully self-sovereign nonce-based challenge-response approach. No more public-CA certificates needed for client auth. It’s cleaner, removes the dependency entirely, and is more secure (especially against stolen keys, since proofs can’t be used offline). Thanks for being part of the journey! — The Homebase Team

Heads up Folks, we'll be doing a small bit of maintenance between 9 - 10pm CET, Oct 27 so you might experience a tiny bit of downtime. 🚀 🚀 🚀

Alright folks, we have an excellent back end update coming! We're expanding our storage capabilities to bring you faster and more maintainable storage. To deploy this change we'll have a small bit of intermittent downtime from 7-9AM CET. We should be up and running through out yet you might see a few small service interruptions.

Alright Homebase! We will be doing a small bit of maintenance and upgrades this evening (CST). You might see a small blip in down time but it's #worth-it as we're adding some core API features to our data structure which allows, putting it simply - for better data-sharing (when you choose, of course) and more efficient storage.

Hiya Homebase! We need to do a bit more maintenance prep (alpha version work). During the upgrade Homebase will be unavailable for about 15 - 45 minutes. We apologize for any inconveniences.

Hiya Homebase! We need to do a bit of maintenance prep (alpha version work). During the upgrade Homebase will be unavailable for about 30-45 minutes. We apologize for any inconveniences.

This weekend we will once again be making storage upgrades to Homebase (alpha version work). During the upgrade Homebase will be unavailable. We expect the work to take a few hours. We apologize for any inconveniences.

This weekend we will be making upgrades to the storage system of Homebase (alpha version work). During the upgrade Homebase will be unavailable and we expect it to take a few hours. We apologize for any inconveniences.

Alright, Homebase homies! We’ve got some sweet updates for you! Link previews are live — share your identity URL in chats or social, and watch custom previews pop up, tailored to your post or identity. See the screenshot or try it out! Plus, these changes boost your SEO: better visibility and higher rankings, so more folks can find you online. Details if you're curious: We’re using og:type = "profile" on key pages to tell search engines this is you, not just some random site — think sharper relevance for your name in searches. We’ve also added JSON-LD, a structured data magic trick that helps Google understand your identity and content connections, pushing your rankings up. Bonus: the sameAs tag links your profiles across the web (Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.), tying it all together for a stronger online footprint. More on this in the deep dive! Breakdown: Main Post: Keeps it breezy and benefit-focused—previews are cool, SEO gets you seen, no tech overload. Details Section: og:type = "profile": Flags your pages as a person’s, boosting relevance for personal searches. JSON-LD: Structured data that clarifies who you are and what’s yours; which assists crawlability, rankings, and discoverability. sameAs: Connects your social profiles, reinforcing authority and consistency across the web.

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