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FaVU-KREAP3Acad. year: 2026/2027
As part of the course’s hands-on component, students will select an unused older device (ideally a laptop, PC, or possibly a tablet or smartphone) and gradually transform it into a functioning digital infrastructure: they will learn to repair hardware damage, install the Linux operating system, set up open-source web services, and make them accessible via VPN for their private or group use, or publish them online for use by the general public.
The practical component of the course is supplemented by discussions of excerpts from related texts and artistic projects exploring permacomputing, (neo)Luddism, feminist servers, and artist-run IT infrastructure. An integral part of the course is reflection on students’ own experiences within the online environment and the web services they interact with, including a critical evaluation of these services and an exploration of free, non-extractivist alternatives.
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Basic PC skills.
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Credit is awarded for completing ongoing assignments and the final semester project.
Classes are held in FaVU VUT classrooms during the times specified in the schedule. Attendance is mandatory (5 unexcused absences are permitted). A higher number of absences may be compensated for by completing an alternative assignment, subject to agreement with the instructors.
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The goal of this course is to familiarize students with the theoretical concepts of sustainable digital approaches of permacomputing and to introduce them in practice to the topic of self-hosting (the management and provision of web services for personal and community purposes).
By completing the course, students will gain the ability to repurpose old, discarded devices and even transform them into practical digital infrastructure. Graduates will have practical experience installing and securing the Linux operating system, performing minor hardware repairs, running containerized applications (Docker), publishing web services via VPN (Tailscale, Pangolin), and registering domains and configuring DNS. Graduates reflect on the extractivism of digital platforms and are able to take a critical stance toward them on both practical and theoretical levels.
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