Mantequilla-Soft – Weekly Progress Report #15

Welcome to another Mantequilla-Soft Weekly Report!

This week's biggest news is the rebrand of Hangouts to OpenPods. The name better reflects what the feature is: open, live audio and video rooms for the Hive community. OpenPods has been integrated into 3Speak and is currently available for testing on the preview branch. Thanks to Hive account@ankapolo for the idea of the name. We invite everyone to try it out and give us feedback.

We also dealt with some server issues and started discussing plans for a DHF maintenance proposal. More details below.

🎙️ Listen to the OpenPod Recording here:

Recorded live on 3speak OpenPods

By the way, don't forget to check the new version of 3Speak at:

https://3speak.tv/

And test the latest features on the preview branch:

https://preview.3speak.tv/

Summary of updates by contributors:

Hive account@meno

OpenPods (formerly Hangouts)

Hive account@meno led the rebrand of Hangouts to OpenPods and integrated it into 3Speak. The feature is live on the preview branch at preview.3speak.tv for testing.

New features include the ability to add cover images to pods, giving hosts a way to make their rooms more visually appealing. On the left sidebar, users can now see OpenPods along with an icon showing how many pods are currently active. Below the shorts/stories icons, there is also a preview of active pods showing who is hosting, the title, and the cover image.

This integration makes OpenPods feel like a native part of the 3Speak experience rather than a separate app. We encourage everyone to test it on preview and share their feedback and ideas.

Hive account@eddiespino

Server Troubleshooting: IPFS Memory Issue

One of the servers was experiencing memory issues related to IPFS, which was causing it to shut down. Hive account@eddiespino diagnosed the problem and solved it by adding memory limits to the IPFS process. The server should be stable now.

DHF Maintenance Proposal

We discussed plans to create a DHF (Decentralized Hive Fund) maintenance proposal to help cover ongoing infrastructure and development costs for Hive account@threespeak. More details on this will come in future updates.