Digital identity with criteria

Most digital problems aren’t technical

They’re about structure.

You have a website you can’t update because it depends on an agency that takes three weeks to reply. Your Instagram has 2,000 followers but your domain expires next month. You use big-tech tools because everyone does, but your communications sit on servers you don’t control and can’t audit. Your contact form sends data to an American server you’ve never heard of.

Often, the problem isn’t that you lack technology. It’s that you have too much technology you don’t understand, don’t control, and couldn’t change even if you wanted to.

What we do

We accompany artists, cultural collectives and small businesses in building a coherent, free and sustainable digital presence.

Concretely:

• Websites

  That you can edit yourself, that don't depend on any platform, that don't expose your visitors' data to third parties.

• Domains and email

  Your own, properly configured, with full control. No intermediaries who might change the terms overnight.

• Servers and hosting

  With European providers, preferably Catalan. Data on our continent, under legislation that protects you.

• Communication tools

  Forms, newsletters, analytics — without Google, without Meta, without hidden trackers on your site.

• Training and support

  So you can maintain the system yourself. Minimal dependence on us is part of the service.

• Honest analytics and intelligent interpretation

  We use GoatCounter to analyse visitor behaviour without compromising their anonymity. Real data, no trackers — so we can assess what we offer and how we offer it.

• GDPR audit and compliance

  We audit the implementation of data protection laws on your digital project and help you meet all current legal requirements.

We don’t make catalogue websites. We don’t apply templates. We don’t recommend trendy technology.

We listen, understand the situation, and design the system that makes sense for each project.

Free software isn’t ideology. It’s practice.

When you use free tools, the code is public. Someone has checked whether it does what it says it does. Someone has verified it doesn’t send your data to places you haven’t authorised.

When you use closed tools, you have to trust. And trust is expensive when what’s at stake is your relationship with your audience, your internal communications, or your clients’ data.

We have seen cultural projects lose years of work because a platform changed its terms overnight. We have seen musicians without access to their own fan base because it lived in an account they didn’t control. We have seen collectives paying indefinitely for tools they didn’t need but didn’t know how to remove.

Digital sovereignty isn’t a luxury. It’s basic hygiene.

How we do it

LinuxBCN has existed since 2001. Twenty-five years accompanying musicians, cultural spaces, independent publishers, neighbourhood collectives and values-driven small businesses. Each project is different. The approach is the same:

1. 01
   We listen

   We understand where the project comes from and where it wants to go. No assumptions, no pre-cooked solutions.

2. 02
   Diagnosis

   We assess what exists, what's needed, and what's surplus. The minimum system that solves the real problem.

3. 03
   Build

   We design and implement with free software and tools the client can maintain without us.

4. 04
   Support

   Training and support until the system is truly theirs. Dependence on us must be minimal.

We work from Nau Bostik, La Sagrera — a self-managed sociocultural space that is also the best context for understanding the projects that trust us with their digital presence.

Who we work with in Barcelona and Catalonia

• Artists and musicians

  Your own presence, scheduling and promotion. No templates, no intermediaries controlling your communication.

• Entities and cultural collectives

  Free tools, digital sovereignty and internal management without dependency on big platforms.

• Values-driven businesses

  A digital presence coherent with what you do, systems you genuinely own and don't depend on external subscriptions.

If your project doesn’t fit exactly into any of these, let’s talk anyway. Every situation is different.

Real projects

The best we can show is what we’ve done:

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I love that the Bratia website practically runs itself.

Ivan Kovačević, Bratia

We had a tool built in Access by a volunteer. We used to spend hours processing data for our annual grant reports. Joan developed a tailored Drupal solution and we went from hours to minutes — exactly what we needed.

Andrea, director of 9 Barris Acull

The website is better than the restaurant.

Sachie, Machiroku

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