Digital Zist

The path to Data Sovereignty using curated Open Source tools.

Supporting the Ecosystem: We fund 1 FREE SOFTWARE / OPEN SOURCE DEVELOPER monthly.

Our Mission

Reclaim Your Digital Identity

When you use most modern services, **you don't own your data**—the corporation providing the service does. This information is harvested, aggregated, and used to **manipulate** your behavior, from purchasing decisions to political views, forming what is often called the "surveillance economy."

Digital Zist is here to change that. We empower you with the **tools and knowledge** to take back control. Our mission is to make **data sovereignty** a fundamental right by making **self-hosting** and privacy easy.

  • We guide you through setting up your own servers (self-hosting) to keep data locally.
  • Alternatively, you can use our trusted private hosting for a fully managed, privacy-focused solution.

The Toolkit

Turnkey Open Source Solutions for Autonomy

We provide **turnkey deployment guides** for the best self-hosted alternatives to big tech platforms. Reclaim your digital workflow in these core areas:

Communication & Teamwork

  • Custom Email Hosting (Postfix + Dovecot)
  • Chat / Group Messaging (Matrix + Element, Mattermost)
  • Video Calls & Conferencing (Jitsi Meet / BigBlueButton)
  • Calendars & Contacts Sync (Radicale / Nextcloud)

Storage & Productivity

  • Cloud Storage & File Sharing (Nextcloud)
  • Document Editing & Collaboration (OnlyOffice / Collabora)
  • Password Manager (Vaultwarden self-hosted)
  • Project & Task Management (Taiga, Nextcloud Deck)
  • Note-taking & Wikis (Wiki.js, HedgeDoc)

Media & Publishing

  • Photo & Gallery Hosting (Photoprism / Nextcloud Photos)
  • Music Streaming (Navidrome)
  • Video Hosting / Streaming (PeerTube / Jellyfin)
  • Blog / Publishing Platform (Ghost, WriteFreely)
  • Forums & Community Boards (Discourse)

Security & Infrastructure

  • VPN Access (WireGuard)
  • Encrypted Backups (Borg, Restic)
  • 2FA / Identity Management (Authelia, Keycloak)
  • Git Hosting & CI/CD (Gitea / Woodpecker CI)
  • Monitoring & Uptime (Uptime Kuma)

Our Pledge

Sustaining the Free Software Community

Digital Zist's financial model is designed to directly benefit the ecosystem we rely on. We charge a modest membership fee not just for access to guides, but to fuel **sustainable open-source development**.

A dedicated portion of every membership is allocated to our funding program. For every **100 active subscriptions** we reach, we add a new developer to our monthly support program, ensuring continuous and growing financial backing for the free software projects that power your digital autonomy.

By becoming a member, you are directly investing in: **Transparency**, **Community Auditability**, and the **Longevity** of digital autonomy tools.

Contact Us

Start Your Journey to Autonomy

Ready to take control of your data? Reach out to our team with any questions about our platform, membership, or to suggest an open-source project for our monthly pledge.

We're here to guide you toward **digital freedom**. Email us at support@zist.digital or connect with us on GitHub.