This is Rutland.org.uk


Read the FAQs to find out more.



Is this the Rutland County Council website?

No. This isn't the website of Rutland County Council. If you want to apply for a job, pay your bills, or otherwise conduct business with the local authority, visit their actual website here.


I sent an email to the council, and didn't get a response. Why not?

Don't send any emails to this domain unless you're actually trying to get in contact with me. I operate a catch-all - so if you don't want some internet rando (me) reading your business, check the address carefully.


Why do you own this site?

My name is David Rutland, so it's natural I'd want a Rutland related domain name.
Rutland.com belongs to a fireplace, chimney, and stove maintenance company; Rutland.net has been privately owned since 1998; Rutland.org will charge $35 per year for a single email address; Rutland.co.uk deals with commercial property investment, and Rutland.uk is being squatted and has a purchase price of £2995!
The domain name Rutland.org.uk (the site you are currently on), was squatted until at least 2018. I spotted it in December 2022, and snapped it up for a fiver. Happy days!


What is this website used for?

This domain is attached to multiple subdomains that I use for social media, email aliasing, photo galleries, recipe management, media streaming, and other such things.
Parts of it are hosted on a $10 per year Racknerd VPS, but the bulk of the linked services are run from a Raspberry Pi 4B perched on the radiator behind my couch.


Is this a blog?

No. It's an information page and a placeholder. To properly operate my email server, and for TLS reasons, I need to have something here - so it may as well serve a purpose. My personal blog is elsewhere. My Fediverse feed is under this section.


Is this website/domain for sale?

I rather like owning rutland.org.uk, and I have a lot of infrastructure tied into it. Unless you're offering crazy money, then no. It isn't.




Below, you'll see posts from social.rutland.org.uk - a single-user Akkoma Fediverse instance. No, you can't join it, but if you're on any other Fedi instance, you can connect easily.




Images and text copyright David Rutland 2023