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  • samuel@samuellison.comS
    samuel@samuellison.comS samuel@samuellison.com
    General Discussion

    I packaged my website into an open-source project.

    FediHome — blog, photo gallery, and social feed with federation. Your domain, your identity. One install.

    Testers and contributors welcome: https://github.com/TemujinCalidius/fedihome

    Demo: https://samuellison.com

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  • hq@socialhome.networkH
    hq@socialhome.networkH hq@socialhome.network
    General Discussion

    Socialhome v0.23.0 released

    Work continues towards a full replacement of the UI layer! @{alain@jase.social} has been hard at work again, working on both the UI layer, but also the backend and the federation library. Massive kudos ❤

    This is the last release where it will be possible to use the old UI. The next release is expected to completely remove the old UI, which will be a much welcome clean-up of the code base.

    When updating, please note the instructions for running Socialhome with the new UI. The old setting to enable the new UI is gone, instead you will need to route to it using your reverse proxy. In the next release this will become mandatory as the old UI will disappear from the Socialhome backend container.

    While things are in flux, unfortunately there aren't very good example ways to run the Socialhome backend and the new frontend. We're hoping to improve on this with the next release, when the old UI will be fully removed. Please pop in our chat room if you have issues attempting to run Socialhome.

    Please note due to build issues with the old UI, arm images are not available for this release. If you need them, please ask in the chat room and we will figure something out.

    This is not all! The release of v0.23.0 also contains a bunch of other changes and fixes. See the full changelog. Additionally, the federation library has received a ton of changes and fixes which can be found here.

    Installing and updating

    We recommend using the Docker images.

    Notes on how to use the Docker images can be found in the docs.

    What is Socialhome?

    Socialhome is best described as a federated personal profile with social networking functionality. Users can create rich content using Markdown. All content can be pinned to the user profile and all content will federate to contacts in the federated social web. Federation happens using the ActivityPub and Diaspora protocols.

    Please check the official site for more information about features. Naturally, the official site is a Socialhome profile itself.

    Try Socialhome?

    If you want to try Socialhome first before trying to install it, register at https://socialhome.network and then ping us with a comment on the user name chosen to get the account approved. You can also request account approval in the chat room. This unfortunately approval step is due to spammers.

    Contribute

    Do you want to work on a Django and VueJS powered social network server? Join in the fun! We have easy to follow development environment setup documentation and a friendly chat room for questions.

    #socialhome #federation #fediverse #activitypub #diaspora #django #vuejs

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  • nw@social.weisensee.meN
    nw@social.weisensee.meN nw@social.weisensee.me
    General Discussion
    After realizing how many ultra-light and simple options there are to run small servers on tiny servers, seems even more insanely complex and unsuitable for an actually decentralized social web. While it's cool to see the momentum behind EuroSky, I can't help but wonder... why? It's all here. Just come on in and join us in the Fediverse.


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  • badgefed@badges.vocalcat.comB
    badgefed@badges.vocalcat.comB badgefed@badges.vocalcat.com
    General Discussion

    First 100: BadgeFed Explorer

    The verified Badge was issued to @Ryan D Pollard

    You ventured into uncharted territory and helped shape the BadgeFed project from the start. As one of the first 100 testers, your curiosity, feedback, and bug-finding instincts helped stabilize the platform. The fediverse will always remember your role in getting us off the ground—one crash, typo, and glorious bug report at a time.

    Earning Criteria: Awarded to the first 100 individuals who actively participated in the early testing phase of BadgeFed. This includes exploring the platform, submitting feedback or bug reports, and generally poking around where things probably weren’t ready yet. These badges are limited—no retroactive claims, no reruns, no exceptions. You were here. You mattered..
    Issued on: 04/12/2025 03:44:20
    Accepted On: 04/12/2025 03:45:46

    Verify the Badge here.

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  • wjmaggos@liberal.cityW
    wjmaggos@liberal.cityW wjmaggos@liberal.city
    General Discussion

    Am I correct that with , any org can run a server with their name in the domain with each member getting their own username, but using , every individual would need to get their own domain name? Are subdomains possible? And those would probably just redirect, the structure and costs meaning they probably don't actually represent an app view or PDS or whatever?

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  • D
    D digutus_durranoth@activitypub.academy
    General Discussion

    Test post again to @general

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    J julian
    changed the way .sign() is called re: digest hashing, is it still working?
  • E
    E elettrona@poliversity.it
    General Discussion

    Journey with self hosting for personal blog and fediverse

    @selfhosted

    Hello, I followed the "selfhosted" instance on LemmyWorld in order to be able to talk about my experiences having them in order, without confusing criteria into Fediverse. Hoping they can be useful to others.

    Current setup: Hostinger vps kvm2 plan, Debian12, YunoHost, Hostinger's docker manager installed.

    Personal background: blind since birth, (I don't see), I'm mostly a computer power-user, worked and studied with ms-dos since 1989 until late 90s. Basic GNU/Linux knowledge in 2002, then interrupted in 2004.

    I don't care talking about disability when discussing unrelated topics but it's necessary in this case as my needs are quite different from others.

    So, I've been scared by self-hosting and have had shared hosting web sites until now. Until @_elena started self hosting her digital echosystem from scratch using YunoHost.

    Due to lack of drivers I stopped with Linux on my private machine, drivers for the Braille display I had, and then the uneffective (at least for my need) screen reader capabilities on Linux's GUI based distros.

    Finally in January 2026 I jumped in the dark after reading Elena Rossini's blog about YunoHost and having explored their demo pages. At the worst, I'll cancel the contract...

    In the end I've managed to run WriteFreely, WordPress, CastoPod and GoToSocial, just by YunoHost; but if someone says terminal knowledge is not needed, this is a complete lie.

    Where a system (such as YunoHost) can do the dirty work configuring postfix and nginx, I'll support it but it has its disadvantages: not every app can be installed through it.

    For me it's very difficult to create and look after a config file on my own, it's frustrating for a sighted to miss a punctuation sign, an apostrophe, an indent. Let alone for me! A single space skipped, can crash a system.

    A lie even saying that AI completely helps. It does solve some small, simple, immediate tasks but it has some mistakes as well. The so-called allucinations which create a real mess if you can rely on no personal skill.

    Such as "sudo yunohost tools cert-install", or similar. AI wrote "cert-install" while the real command is "cert install"! A power user can get rid of it and correct, a beginner with no command-line knowledge, just copies, pastes, and gets scared.

    My late attempt has been Madblog, a static markdown-based blogging platform with Fediverse activitypub in it, so I learned what Docker is and how it basically works. But I gave up, due to several timeouts and activitypub slow-downs. I think I'm going to use WordPress for blogging then. In case of comments it'll be more intuitive for non-fediverse folks.

    Hopefully share others' experiences as well!

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  • hongminhee@hollo.socialH
    hongminhee@hollo.socialH hongminhee@hollo.social
    General Discussion

    I've been saying for a while that we need something like FediCon in East Asia. A dedicated conference is still a stretch, but I've been thinking about a smaller step:

    @COSCUP@floss.social 2026 (Taipei, Aug 8–9) is accepting proposals for community tracks. It might be worth trying to open a Social Web track there—something in the spirit of the Social Web devroom at FOSDEM.

    Nothing is decided yet, but if you're working on #ActivityPub, the #fediverse, or anything in the social web space and might be interested in speaking (or co-organizing), I'd love to hear from you.

    https://floss.social/@COSCUP/116152356550445285

    #SocialWeb #COSCUP #fedidev

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    julian@activitypub.spaceJ julian@activitypub.space
    @hongminhee@hollo.social I think maybe there will be an announcement soon. @reiver@mastodon.social was teasing something yesterday.
  • grunfink@comam.esG
    grunfink@comam.esG grunfink@comam.es
    General Discussion
    I've just published version 2.91 of , the simple, minimalistic instance server written in C. It includes the following changes:

    Fixed some local posts not being shown if the replied post is deleted.

    Fixed web UI incorrect links to public posts for some configurations.

    Fixed encoding bug in Mastodon-style share links.

    Fixed an error that made imposible to leave empty the following hashtags or blocked hashtags from the web UI.

    Include post attachments in the RSS feed entries.

    Added some OpenBSD-specific documentation (contributed by oxzi).

    Fixed some timezones (contributed by matoken).

    Fixed some crashes (special thanks to Louis Merlin for helping me with this).

    Updated Docker scripts to avoid generating a useless log file.

    Fixed several memory leaks, key generation errors and HTML inconsistencies (contributed by dandelions).

    Added ostatus.org and FEP-3b86 data to Webfinger objects.

    Added a new CONTRIBUTING.md file. Among other guidelines, I explicitly say there that AI contributions are NOT accepted.

    snac is now available as a Yunohost app. Thank you very much to Bruno Cesar Rocha for this.

    https://comam.es/what-is-snac

    If you find useful, please consider buying grunfink a coffee or contributing via LiberaPay.



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  • naturzukunft2026@mastodon.socialN
    naturzukunft2026@mastodon.socialN naturzukunft2026@mastodon.social
    General Discussion

    @steve

    Have there been any further discussions on this? I think it’s becoming increasingly important!

    https://github.com/steve-bate/activitypub-ontology/blob/main/activitystreams2.ttl

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    steve@social.technoetic.comS steve@social.technoetic.com
    @smallcircles @naturzukunft2026 I'm not sure "suppressed" is the correct word, but it wasn't an issue of lack of time. There was active opposition to maintaining the AP ontology. I have no idea why and it was probably a coincidence that the primary opposition came from a Solid contributor. At least a conflict of interest would make more sense than the explanations I was being given for refusing to merge PRs related to the ontology.
  • d1@autistics.lifeD
    d1@autistics.lifeD d1@autistics.life
    General Discussion

    It seems virtually every website proudly shows off the icons in the footer, of all the walled-garden, proprietary Social Media platforms you can find them on. What is a good slang term to call this little patch of free advertising for these platforms? This is when nothing federated, or non-proprietary is offered (No , no RSS feed, no services, etc)

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    silverarrows@autistics.lifeS silverarrows@autistics.life
    @d1 The Spyware Banner
  • hongminhee@hollo.socialH
    hongminhee@hollo.socialH hongminhee@hollo.social
    General Discussion

    Just had to add a workaround to #Fedify for http://joinmastodon.org/ns, a JSON-LD context URL that has never actually served a JSON-LD document. Mastodon has always inlined the term definitions, but some implementations put it as a bare URL in their @context, so Fedify's JSON-LD processor tries to fetch it and gets a 404 Not Found. Now Fedify ships a bundled copy of a context that never existed in the first place.

    https://github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/pull/631

    #fedidev #ActivityPub #JSONLD

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  • admin@mastodon.raddemo.hostA
    admin@mastodon.raddemo.hostA admin@mastodon.raddemo.host
    General Discussion

    How to Install on VPS (8 Step Quick-Start Guide)

    This article provides a guide for how to install Pixelfed on Ubuntu VPS.
    What is Pixelfed?
    PixelFed is a decentralized, open-source photo-sharing platform similar to Instagram but built on the (federated social networks using the protocol). It allows users to host their own instances and interact with users across ...
    Continued 👉 https://blog.radwebhosting.com/how-to-install-pixelfed-on-ubuntu-vps/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon.raddemo.host

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  • reiver@mastodon.socialR
    reiver@mastodon.socialR reiver@mastodon.social
    General Discussion

    I used to not like JSON-LD. And then I got exposed to CBOR. And, since then, I ended up liking JSON-LD more than I did before.

    https://j12t.social/@j12t/114581086678041245

    ...

    I was looking for performant ways of storing JSON-LD data, so that it can be looked up, queried, etc.

    CBOR might actually be a way of doing that.

    ...

    For me that is an odd realization given me liking JSON-LD is a reaction to CBOR.

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    reiver@mastodon.socialR reiver@mastodon.social
    @chrysn I was not aware of HDT.I will look into it.
  • mateodelarioja@mastodon.socialM
    mateodelarioja@mastodon.socialM mateodelarioja@mastodon.social
    General Discussion

    When I joined the fediverse, I also created a community in lemmy. The server that hosted that community is now gone, along with the community.

    This reinforces my view that creating a personal instance may be prudent.

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    virginicus@universeodon.comV virginicus@universeodon.com
    @mateodelarioja Prudent, but heroic.
  • zsoltsb@surf.socialZ
    zsoltsb@surf.socialZ zsoltsb@surf.social
    General Discussion

    This platform hopping is weird, but maybe @surffeeds@threads.net is finally doing it right: consistent, uncomplicated handles on both & - if only power users could log in to each server.

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  • apps@toot.fedilab.appA
    apps@toot.fedilab.appA apps@toot.fedilab.app
    General Discussion

    RE: https://toot.fedilab.app/@apps/116245941766830884

    is not limited to reports about animals found or in distress. You can use it to offer help or ask for it.

    Use when you provide help, when you need it, to share useful information.

    Everything works through . If you delete your original post mentioning @PawFed, the related report is automatically removed from the map. No database ghost. You stay in control of your data. (1/3)

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    liaizon@social.wake.stL liaizon@social.wake.st
    @apps look @julian isn't this sorta what you were just talking about with hashtag combining schemes
  • admin@mstdn.feddit.socialA
    admin@mstdn.feddit.socialA admin@mstdn.feddit.social
    General Discussion

    这是否说明未来Medium会像Ghost一样引入activitypub接入fediverse？
    话说合作伙伴有fastly，却没有jortage，这令我有些意外。
    SocialWebFounsation看起来非常有前景，我觉得我该找个时间了解下这个组织～

    Does this mean Medium will eventually integrate ActivityPub with FeDiverse, similar to Ghost?
    By the way, I'm surprised that Fastly is a partner but not Jortage.
    SocialWebFounsation seems very promising; I think I should find some time to learn more about this organization.

    Links：
    https://socialwebfoundation.org
    https://jortage.com

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    fox@social.hostnetwork.xyzF fox@social.hostnetwork.xyz
    @admin medium has a mastodon instance
  • mdt@mast.latM
    mdt@mast.latM mdt@mast.lat
    General Discussion

    ¿Sabían que el primer mensaje publicado en la instancia principal de Mastodon (mastodon.social) no fue una declaración de principios ni una frase célebre, sino una simple prueba ?

    El 16 de marzo de 2016, meses antes del lanzamiento público oficial en octubre, Eugen Rochko publicó la palabra: "test".

    Este mensaje inaugural marcó el inicio operativo de la base de código que Rochko había estado desarrollando en solitario. A diferencia de otros hechos históricos de la informática, este primer "toot" (término utilizado originalmente para las publicaciones en mastodon) carecía de pretensiones narrativas, centrándose exclusivamente en verificar la funcionalidad del servidor y la base de datos bajo el protocolo que posteriormente evolucionaría hacia la integración total con .

    Aquel registro primigenio en la cuenta de de Rochko simboliza el nacimiento de una infraestructura descentralizada que, años más tarde, soportaría a millones de usuarios.

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    altbot@fuzzies.wtfA altbot@fuzzies.wtf
    @MDT Una persona sostiene un peluche amarillo grande frente a un edificio de ladrillo con ventanas. El peluche es redondo, con pequeñas orejas, un rostro sencillo y una mejilla rosa, y es sostenido por dos manos desde abajo. El edificio tiene paredes de ladrillo rojo y molduras de piedra alrededor de dos ventanas grandes con marcos oscuros. Una de las ventanas tiene un pequeño letrero encima que dice "151". La imagen captura el peluche de manera prominente frente a la fachada del edificio.Proporcionado por @altbot, generado de forma privada y local usando Qwen3-Vl:8b Energía utilizada: 0.135 Wh
  • mdt@mast.latM
    mdt@mast.latM mdt@mast.lat
    General Discussion

    ¿Sabían que Mastodon no nació como una respuesta directa a la compra de Twitter por Elon Musk, sino que fue lanzada oficialmente el 5 de octubre de 2016 por el programador alemán Eugen Rochko?

    Rochko, quien entonces tenía 24 años, desarrolló la plataforma tras expresar su insatisfacción con la centralización y las políticas de moderación de las redes sociales comerciales de la época. A diferencia de las plataformas tradicionales, Mastodon se construyó sobre el protocolo abierto , lo que permite la federación: una red de servidores independientes que pueden comunicarse entre sí sin una autoridad central.

    El nombre de la plataforma y su logotipo original hacen referencia al mastodonte, un mamífero proboscídeo extinto, y no a una banda de metal, como se especula erróneamente en algunos foros. El proyecto se financió desde sus inicios mediante micromecenazgo en plataformas como Patreon, rechazando inversiones de capital de riesgo para mantener su estatus de software libre y código abierto bajo la licencia GNU AGPLv3.

    A pesar de su crecimiento exponencial en 2022, la infraestructura de Mastodon ya había pasado por momentos críticos años antes, como la implementación de la versión 2.0 en 2017, que consolidó las funciones de privacidad y las advertencias de contenido que hoy son estándar en el Fediverso.

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    altbot@fuzzies.wtfA altbot@fuzzies.wtf
    @MDT Un peluche de color amarillo claro con orejas grandes y redondeadas, un pequeño hocico que se asemeja a un pico, y dos líneas verticales negras que representan los ojos, está sentado sobre un montón de rocas grises y irregulares. Detrás de las rocas, se observa un paisaje brumoso que incluye montañas distantes, un río serpenteante y árboles escasos bajo un cielo cubierto. La imagen tiene un tono verdoso, lo que le confiere una apariencia apagada. La forma suave y redondeada del peluche contrasta con la textura rugosa de las rocas. No se observa ningún texto visible en la imagen.Proporcionado por @altbot, generado de forma privada y local usando Qwen3-Vl:8b Energía utilizada: 0.274 Wh