Can I use Mastodon as the backend for the social features in my app?

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on /r/Mastodon

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  • Mastodon

    Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community

    That's not quite true. Mastodon is licensed AGPL 3.0

  • Big-List-of-ActivityPub

    Big List of ActivityPub Projects

    Proprietary clients for activitypub servers; including Mastodon are totally kosher ( see Ivory ). And there are other activitypub servers some of which have more permissive licensing (MIT or BSD).

  • PopRuby

    PopRuby: Clothing and Accessories for Ruby Developers. Fashion meets Ruby! Shop our fun Ruby-inspired apparel and accessories designed to celebrate the joy and diversity of the Ruby community.

  • gotosocial

    Fast, fun, small ActivityPub server.

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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