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gotosocial
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Official Lemmy instance to migrate off reddit
Honestly if a server allows free login, then it shouldn't matter how the donations are spent, the admins are probably at a loss anyway. I've seen large phpBB forums run on donations for a long time, so maybe federated socials can work too. One unfortunate thing I've noticed from running a single-user GoToSocial instance is that it consumes a lot of storage, I'm getting 8Gb just from myself and the instances I follow. This could be brought down with more agressive cache settings, but it still shows that people using these new social media still have habits from Twitter or Reddit, where bandwidth and storage is paid for by advertisers, and don't realize how many gigabytes they're casually moving around. I really hope this won't be the downfall of the Fediverse.
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ActivityPub domains and interactions across different instances on the fediverse
I'll be starting my own instance of the fediverse, something for myself and family only. I'll start with gotosocial, and add a reddit like alternative too, but haven't decided between kbin or lemmy yet. Maybe I'll add pixelfed down the line.
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A server to start in the fediverse.
gotosocial is easy to install and easy to use, but you need 3rd party apps on your phone or computers to use it properly. Another option is snac2, you need to compile it manually but it is easy to use once compiled. Its web interface is kinda outdated, but it is usable as it is. Both are very light on resources, and can be installed on $4 vps.
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I Wrote an Activitypub Server in OCaml: Lessons Learnt, Weekends Lost
[2] https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial
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We need a textodon (text-only Fediverse hub)
GotoSocial would be another option (also in Go with SQLite backend.) Although you'll need a front-end because it doesn't ship with one.
https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial
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Running own Instance
Not sure if you only want Mastodon. If not, I am running https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial on a CPX11 Hetzner instance which costs 5.18 euros/month. Am hosting a few other things, but CX11 instance for 4.51 euros/month will also do well.
- Can I use Mastodon as the backend for the social features in my app?
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How much I’ve spent so far running my own Mastodon server on AWS
The main one is how they handle keys[1] which broke federation with Pleroma for a while. There's also some weirdness with their HTTP signing which breaks Honk follow requests but I'm still tracking that down.
[1] https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/issues/11...
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Mastadon apps feature comparison
Compare mastodon, pleroma, misskey, friendica, gotosocial, pixelfed, peertube (https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial) and their main forks.
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I'll play: creating my own server
As u/riffic mentioned, Mastodon is quite heavy. But since mastodon follows (mostly) standard protocols, you can host an alternative. I’m really interested in Gotosocial, which is written in Go so it can run on a cheaper VPS. But it doesn’t seem to support all features (which will be a common thing with alternatives).
GuideToMastodon
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Great job, Twitter
PS: Misc. other resources - Mastodon 101, An Increasingly Less-Brief Guide to Mastodon, Mastodon Official Help Guide, Some Tips & Tricks, How to grow your presence, More Tips & Tricks, and probably most useful .... on Reddit there's /r/Mastodon
- An Increasingly Less-Brief Guide to Mastodon [pdf]
- Twitter suspends Mastodon’s account and bans links to Mastodon servers
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Mastodon/fediverse etiquette/norms for newbies & bird-refugees?
Self-replyijg here to add this link which was very helpful: What's the generally-accepted Mastodon etiquette?, from An increasingly less-brief guide to Mastodon.
- Don't Panic!
- Servers and instances and the great migration
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Your suggested tools/methodologies for a concise, new user primer
An Increasingly Less-Brief Guide to Mastodon https://github.com/joyeusenoelle/GuideToMastodon/
- New to Mastodon, any tips?
What are some alternatives?
Mastodon - Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community
instances - Mastodon instances list
hometown - A supported fork of Mastodon that provides local posting and a wider range of content types.
Smithereen - Federated, ActivityPub-compatible social network server with friends, walls, and groups.
Misskey - 🌎 An interplanetary microblogging platform 🚀
the-federation.info - MIRROR of https://codeberg.org/thefederationinfo/the-federation.info
PixelFed - Photo Sharing. For Everyone.
Hackintosh-Project-Acer-E5-575-50RM - This is a brief guide on installation of MacOS Big Sur on Acer E5 575-50rm laptop.
toram-online-guide - A descriptive guide for newbies playing the game Toram Online by Asobimo Inc. for the first time.
go-littr - Link aggregator inspired by (old)reddit using ActivityPub federation. (mirror repository) [Moved to: https://github.com/mariusor/brutalinks]
mastodon-init - A collection of helpful resources for new Mastodon users.