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October Newsletter 2026

Hello and welcome to this month's round up of everything that's happening across our community!

This Month

New Podcast launch!

"Vade Nobiscum" with Laura Gibbs and Sam Hooper

It’s the launch special of our new podcast, Faces of Reclaim! Tune in to hear from two very special guests, Sam Hooper and Laura Gibbs, and their project Vade Nobiscum, their open online library of Latin texts, audio, and learning resources.

This is not only your chance to hear about the a project that could take you on a Latin reading and listening and learning adventure, but also learn about the team using open source technologies used to make it happen.

To celebrate the launch of the podcast, this episode was recorded LIVE at the DS106 Radio Summer Camp.

The podcast is now available via Castopod, and you can subscribe via the RSS feed; PocketCast and also on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts, too!

Listen now

Support, Tips, and Training

Contact us for help & support via our support portal.

Level up your skills with our fall webinar series

As the new academic year gets underway, we are excited to kick off a new series of training session for students, educators and admins using our services. Led by our expert team these sessions focus on fresh ideas for making the most of tools and platforms on the open web and each time we share practical tips and tools for you to try in your own practice.

Topics for fall sessions: In the first session we will explore how to support digital agency and long-term skills development with bulk-shared hosting. Other topics coming up this term include: open source tools for building static sites and using open source platforms for co-creating digital content with students .

Learn more and register

Major Upgrades to Domain of One's Own roll-out continues

We’re continuing to roll out the new upgraded version of Domain of One’s Own. The upgrades will offer admins centralized and simplified administration, easier updates, increased security and more freedom in how your instance is themed. Head over to our knowledge base to take a look at the updated documentation and look out for our communications to admins with more details and timelines closer to the time.

PHP Upgrades

Here is a quick reminder of upcoming changes, which will affect Shared Hosting customers: 10/13: PHP 8.1 is removed. For more info, check out our full service update.

Upcoming Events

Find out what's on and register via our events calendar.

Reclaim @ OEGlobal 2026 Conference
October 7-9
As part of the conference program, Taylor Jadin will be presenting a session about: The Open EdTech Advantage: Winning Support (and Funding) in a Proprietary World.

More info

Support digital agency and long-term learning with bulk-shared hosting – Community ProfDev Session
October 14 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
In this session we explore how to support digital agency and long-term learning with bulk-shared hosting.

Reclaim @ Open Education 2026 Conference
October 27 - October 29
Look out for Jim's session in the program! The conference's theme, "The Space Between," invites us to examine the possibilities that exist in the spaces we often overlook.

More info

A toolkit for building static sites – Community ProfDev Session
November 18 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
In this session we share a toolkit for building static sites. Creating or updating a site can feel like a “later” project that will never get done. But with our toolkit it might feel doable, even kind of fun!

Co-Creating with Students – Community ProfDev Session
December 16 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
In this session we are talking about Co-Creating with Students on the open web. So if you are working with students in a Domain of One’s Own, Shared Hosting or a Wordpress Multisite, this session is for you!