Open Source

Seravo has a strong background in Linux and other open-source software. We are an active member of the open-source community, both in Finland and abroad, and have participated in developing various open-source projects.

Seravo Relies on Open Source

• Seravo has been developing WordPress, and our staff regularly participates in WordPress community events. We have been involved in the development of the core of WordPress, producing translations, guidelines and documentation.
• Seravo has been involved in the WordPress community as sponsors, speakers, organisers and participants. Seravo has supported several WP Meetups in Finland, sponsored WordCamp events in Finland. In addition, Seravo has sponsored and participated in several events abroad.
• Seravo has also developed and published WordPress plug-ins.
• Seravo has been involved in the development of the open source software we use. Linux core, Docker/Moby, Nginx, MariaDB, AppArmor, GraphicMagic, Entr, Redis, Debian, Ubuntu, Helpy, WP-CLI, etc., among others.
• Seravo supports the MariaDB Foundation by hosting the MariaDB.org website.
• Seravo is involved in the Finnish Open Systems Centre (COSS) as a steering group member and hosting provider.
• Seravo is also a member of Code from Finland and a hosting provider.
• Seravo has also previously provided support services for Linux users.

Open Source Projects

Seravo has also made financial contributions and provided volunteer services to support numerous open-source projects and events such as:

• SuperAda
• TreSec
• Helpy.io
• Zabbix
• Codeception
  • Especially version 3.0
• WP Tide
• Odoo
• Debian
• Xdebug

In addition, we support a Finnish coding club for children.

Open Source and WordPress

Since 2014 Seravo has focused on building a premium hosting and upkeep platform for WordPress websites. As the most popular content management system in the world, WordPress is a great example of the evolution, development and business potential of open-source software.

We have taken part in the WordPress community by publishing our own WordPress plugins, translating the system and being actively involved in the local meetups and WordCamps. 

WordPress Deployer

We sponsored the WordPress Deployer service between 2017 and 2020 until it was deprecated in October 2020 by Github Actions that achieve the same.which is separate from the WP core but available for everyone.

Seravo Sponsors WordPress Events

In 2019 we were strongly involved in organizing the first-ever Nordic WordCamp in Helsinki that took place in early March. Seravo was a gold sponsor for the event, two members of our staff were in the organizing team volunteering and several others were participating in the event as a contribution to the community of WordPress. 

The first ever regional WordCamp for the Nordic countries took place in March. Read how our very own @annijpesonen describes the experience as a first-time organizer – and hopefully get inspired to try it yourself! #wordpress #wcnordic #wordcamp https://t.co/tM0Q1eQ9pM

— Seravo.com (@Seravo) April 15, 2019

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We also attended and sponsored WordCamp Europe 2019 in Berlin during midsummer. The event was the single largest WordCamp ever held, with over 3000 tickets sold and more than 2700 attendees present during the event. We met tons of new people, contributed to the community during contributor day and all-in-all had an amazing time.

We had high expectations for @wceurope this year and were not disappointed! Very happy to be a WordCamp sponsor for the 15th time. See you in Porto next year! #wordpress #wceu #wceu2019 https://t.co/3i30MPUx5E

— Seravo.com (@Seravo) July 2, 2019

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Let’s Develop Seravo Together!

Many components regarding our service are published and completely open for everyone. Our customers are welcome to participate in developing for example our WordPress project base, Seravo Plugin or Seravo’s developer documentation.

Today we are hosting a @TresecCommunity meetup at our office. Attendees try to break into a specially crafted #WordPress installation using @kalilinux. pic.twitter.com/NEZAsZ09ub

— Seravo.com (@Seravo) December 8, 2018

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What is Open Source?

Open source means software that can be used, changed and distributed by anyone and for any purpose. Open source software is often developed in a collaborative manner by communities that consist of professionals.

Using open source is often more cost efficient than closed source alternatives – by choosing the open option one also avoids vendor locks. There are currently more than 200 000 software programs released as Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS), WordPress being one of them. We help our clients utilise this platform.

A delegation of Seravo staff will soon head to #FOSDEM 2019, one of the world's biggest #opensource events with 10000+ attendees. Hope to see many of our friends there again! @fosdem #Brussels #EU pic.twitter.com/Q2uLjDXFRr

— Seravo.com (@Seravo) January 30, 2019

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Git

Seravo’s Github account presents all the open software made and published by Seravo.

Seravo and WordPress Events

An important part of participating in the open source community is to help run events as an organizer, sponsor or speaker. Here is a partial list of events we’ve helped take place by providing contents by giving a presentation or funding by sponsorship: