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-	<p>more to come soon</p>
+	<h1>wholesome haus</h1>
+	<p>a community for hackers who want an alternative to the corporate driven technoscape that currently exists.</p>
+	<p>we have a few services that we run:</p>
+	<ul>
+	    <li>a <a href="https://matrix.org">matrix</a> server at chat.wholesome.haus</li>
+	    <li><a href="https://git.wholesome.haus">a forgejo git forge</a></li>
+	    <li>a lightweight <a href="https://maddy.email/">maddy email server</a> at mail.wholesome.haus</li>
+	</ul>
+	currently these are invite only services (so to not let things get too crazy), but please feel free to get in touch.
+
+	<h2>contact</h2>
+	if you feel compelled, reach out to dominik
+	<ul>
+	    <li><b>matrix</b>: @dom:chat.wholesome.haus</li>
+	    <li><b>email</b>: dom [at] mail.wholesome.haus</li>
+	</ul>
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