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Open Source Glasgow
Welcome to Open Source Glasgow, a group dedicated to encouraging the use of open source software and technology in Glasgow. We hold regular informal classes on how to set up a basic web server and linux command line use.
We're involved in supporting community groups and clubs get access to online services and equipment. Get in touch if you can help or if you need any assistance.
Upcoming events
| Mon Oct 20th 2025, 6pm | Command line/hacker wargames at The Gamer Club |
| Fri Nov 7th 2025, 6pm | Tech meetup: After work drinks at The Gamer Club [1st Fridays of the month] |
Contact Us
- You can find us on Matrix at #opensource:glasgow.social (invite link: https://glasgow.social/matrix - or join using our web client at https://matrix.glasgow.social) (What's this?)
- We have a forum on our own Lemmy server at https://lemmy.glasgow.social/c/opensource
- Send us a message at opensource@glasgow.social
- Join our Mobilizon events platform
- Join our meetup.com group
- You can also find some of us on IRC in Libera Chat in The Scottish Linux User Group channel (#scotlug)
- We do NOT use Signal, Telegram or any of the other walled garden platforms.
Projects
- Gemini-PHP - A Gemini server written in PHP
- Command line - Classes for basic linux command line skills
- RSS fixes - Community projects to bring RSS to those that don't have it
Servers
We run some open to the public servers (including testing out some new stuff like Gemini)
- Glasgow Meetup (meetup.com like events management)
- Glasgow Matrix (chat rooms)
- Mule - our public shell account server
- Glasgow Mastodon (twitter like micro blogging)
- Glasgow Lemmy (reddit like forum)
- Glasgow Meetup (Mobilizon) (meetup.com like events platform)
Links
Sponsored
- https://glasgow.social - We're happy to provide subdomains, free web hosting and other services for any Glasgow based community projects. You can reach us using one of the above methods, or send an email to mail@glasgow.social.