<p>Happy Friday!</p><p>Here is an early look at the Loops web UI that will be launching later this weekend.</p><p>Yeah, you won't need an app to use Loops anymore ✨</p><p><a href="/tags/loops/" rel="tag">#loops</a> <a href="/tags/tiktok/" rel="tag">#tiktok</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a></p>
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<p>So I make my first starter pack, featuring the <a href="/tags/webcomics/" rel="tag">#webcomics</a> artists I have found here in the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a>, hope is helpful</p><p><a href="https://fedidevs.com/s/MTUw/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>fedidevs.com/s/MTUw/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/starterpacks/" rel="tag">#starterPacks</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a></p>
<p>As an admin of (some) instances, I would really love an (iOS) app for moderation🤔</p><p>There are a lot of apps currently for the frontend but not so much backend</p><p><a href="/tags/idea/" rel="tag">#idea</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>
<p>Within 10 days new bills arrive for our servers, media storage and emails send for past month 💸 </p><p>If you can, please think about supporting our services via:</p><p><a href="https://paypal.me/stuxOS" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>paypal.me/stuxOS</a><br><a href="https://patreon.com/mstdn" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>patreon.com/mstdn</a> <br><a href="https://ko-fi.com/mstdn" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>ko-fi.com/mstdn</a><br><a href="https://bunq.me/stuxhost" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bunq.me/stuxhost</a><br><a href="https://stux.me/donate" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>stux.me/donate</a><br><a href="https://liberapay.com/mstdn" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>liberapay.com/mstdn</a></p><p>Thank you so much for your help in keeping the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> running <img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/mstdn.social/mastodon.png" class="emoji" alt=":mastodon:" title=":mastodon:"> <img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/mstdn.social/fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":fediverse:" title=":fediverse:"> :heart'</p>
<p>Just published a guide on setting up Snac on an Ubuntu VM using NGINX Proxy Manager. Snac is an incredibly lightweight <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> server. A true nom nom among fediverse platforms. </p><p>If you're curious about minimal fediverse instances, check it out:</p><p><a href="https://box464.com/posts/snac-activitypub-on-ubuntu/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="box464.com/posts/snac-activitypub-on-ubuntu/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">box464.com/posts/snac-activity</span><span class="invisible">pub-on-ubuntu/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/tutorial/" rel="tag">#tutorial</a> <a href="/tags/selfhosted/" rel="tag">#selfhosted</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a> <a href="/tags/snac/" rel="tag">#snac</a> <a href="/tags/snac2/" rel="tag">#snac2</a></p>
<p>I thought I would share Meow In Full Bloom for <a href="/tags/caturday/" rel="tag">#Caturday</a>. Have a good one. <a href="https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/meow-in-full-bloom-lisa-s-baker.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/meow-in-full-bloom-lisa-s-baker.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featu</span><span class="invisible">red/meow-in-full-bloom-lisa-s-baker.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/cat/" rel="tag">#cat</a> <a href="/tags/cats/" rel="tag">#cats</a> <a href="/tags/catlovers/" rel="tag">#catlovers</a> <a href="/tags/mastocats/" rel="tag">#mastocats</a> <a href="/tags/catsofmastodon/" rel="tag">#CatsOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/animals/" rel="tag">#animals</a> <a href="/tags/roses/" rel="tag">#roses</a> <a href="/tags/flowers/" rel="tag">#flowers</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/arte/" rel="tag">#arte</a> <a href="/tags/artwork/" rel="tag">#artwork</a> <a href="/tags/wallart/" rel="tag">#wallart</a> <a href="/tags/homedecor/" rel="tag">#homedecor</a> <a href="/tags/artforhome/" rel="tag">#artforhome</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#buyintoart</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#mastoart</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#fediart</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fedigiftshop/" rel="tag">#fedigiftshop</a> <a href="/tags/giftideas/" rel="tag">#giftideas</a> <a href="/tags/artforsale/" rel="tag">#artforsale</a> <a href="/tags/wallart/" rel="tag">#wallart</a> <a href="/tags/artprints/" rel="tag">#artprints</a> <a href="/tags/wallartforsale/" rel="tag">#wallartforsale</a> <a href="/tags/beautiful/" rel="tag">#beautiful</a> <a href="/tags/catart/" rel="tag">#catart</a> <a href="/tags/artfor2025/" rel="tag">#artfor2025</a> <a href="/tags/blooms/" rel="tag">#blooms</a> <a href="/tags/spring/" rel="tag">#spring</a> <a href="/tags/fun/" rel="tag">#fun</a></p>
<p>In the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a>, most software is built around a specific platform model. One for microblogging, one for video, one for photos... and new ones will keep coming.<br>With <a href="/tags/holos/" rel="tag">#Holos</a>, your phone runs your own <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> server. You control your data and can use your own domain as your identity.<br>Built on the protocol, not a platform model, Holos is not limited to a single use case. One account that adapts to your needs.<br>That's where we're heading, and we hope for your support.</p><p><a href="/tags/holossocial/" rel="tag">#HolosSocial</a></p>
<p>Did you sign up for the <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@surf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>surf</span></a></span> beta? Our Dawn Patrol will get the opportunity to help shape the app. Let us know in this thread if you've added yourself to the waitlist, and we'll see you on the beach!</p><p><a href="https://waitlist.surf.social/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>waitlist.surf.social/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/surf/" rel="tag">#Surf</a> <a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#SocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>
<p>Have you ever noticed <a href="/tags/bigtech/" rel="tag">#BigTech</a> "shadow banning" open and free platforms like <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a>? Billionaires and Oppressive Governments benefit from 3 rich dudes controlling the narrative. Corporate powers will never willingly move to the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a>.</p><p>If a single Mastodon instance had wide spread <a href="/tags/csam/" rel="tag">#CSAM</a> and non-consensual <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> slop porn like the recent <a href="/tags/twitter/" rel="tag">#twitter</a> scandal <a href="/tags/apple/" rel="tag">#Apple</a> and <a href="/tags/google/" rel="tag">#Google</a> would disable downloads instantly.</p>
<span class="h-card"><a href="https://comam.es/snac/grunfink" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>grunfink</span></a></span><br><br>Is there any internal method for preventing a snac2 server from federating? I don't mean blocking. I mean prohibiting all federation and contact with other activitypub instances. The goal is the local users don't see anything from the fediverse and the fediverse won't see anything from the local server.<br><br>I realize there are brute ways to hack nginx and IPtables to block ports and things like that. I'm just wondering if there is an internal method that is more sensible, or if perhaps some blocks of code could be removed before compilation.<br><br><a href="/tags/snac2/" rel="tag">#snac2</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/servers/" rel="tag">#servers</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a><br>
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<p>Is <a href="/tags/snac2/" rel="tag">#snac2</a> a suitable fedi server for a single-person, daily-driver instance, accessed via mastodon apps, interacting with the wider fediverse?</p><p>I /think/ I've mostly seen it deployed as a more write-centric service (for info bots/etc) ... but I could be mistaken.<a href="/tags/snac/" rel="tag">#snac</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/hosting/" rel="tag">#hosting</a> <a href="/tags/selfhosting/" rel="tag">#selfhosting</a></p>
<p>Is there a way to make a <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> post by sending an <a href="/tags/email/" rel="tag">#email</a>?</p><p>That would be really cool.</p><p><a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/question/" rel="tag">#question</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a></p>
<p>Clucktail Hour, new art here: <a href="https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/clucktail-hour-lisa-s-baker.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/clucktail-hour-lisa-s-baker.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featu</span><span class="invisible">red/clucktail-hour-lisa-s-baker.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/chickens/" rel="tag">#chickens</a> <a href="/tags/birds/" rel="tag">#birds</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#buyintoart</a> <a href="/tags/creativetoots/" rel="tag">#CreativeToots</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#fediart</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fedigiftshop/" rel="tag">#fedigiftshop</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#mastoart</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/arte/" rel="tag">#arte</a> <a href="/tags/artwork/" rel="tag">#artwork</a> <a href="/tags/wallart/" rel="tag">#wallart</a> <a href="/tags/cocktails/" rel="tag">#cocktails</a> <a href="/tags/martini/" rel="tag">#martini</a> <a href="/tags/bar/" rel="tag">#bar</a> <a href="/tags/tavern/" rel="tag">#tavern</a> <a href="/tags/wallart/" rel="tag">#wallart</a> <a href="/tags/artforhome/" rel="tag">#artforhome</a> <a href="/tags/artfor2025/" rel="tag">#artfor2025</a> <a href="/tags/canvasprints/" rel="tag">#canvasprints</a> <a href="/tags/artprints/" rel="tag">#artprints</a> <a href="/tags/whimsical/" rel="tag">#whimsical</a> <a href="/tags/fun/" rel="tag">#fun</a></p>
<p>Dear <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a>, please send more readers my way.</p><p>I’d love to connect with more people who read books, post about <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>, write <a href="/tags/reviews/" rel="tag">#reviews</a>, share <a href="/tags/recommendations/" rel="tag">#recommendations</a>, and enjoy thoughtful conversations about <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a>.</p><p><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/booksky/" rel="tag">#booksky</a> <a href="/tags/bookreview/" rel="tag">#bookreview</a> <a href="/tags/booklovers/" rel="tag">#booklovers</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bookclub/" rel="tag">#bookclub</a> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
<p>Skastodon.com is a Mastodon server for ska musicians, artists, fans, and anyone else in the ska community. We welcome everyone from the ska, punk, reggae, rocksteady, new wave, or other related music fandoms. We are also proud proponents of the Ska Goth Alliance.</p><p><img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://skastodon.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>skastodon.com</a></p><p>Find out more at <a href="https://skastodon.com/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>skastodon.com/about</a> or contact the admin account <span class="h-card"><a href="https://skastodon.com/@skastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>skastodon</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/ska/" rel="tag">#Ska</a> <a href="/tags/skamusic/" rel="tag">#SkaMusic</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#Music</a> <a href="/tags/punk/" rel="tag">#Punk</a> <a href="/tags/reggae/" rel="tag">#Reggae</a> <a href="/tags/rocksteady/" rel="tag">#Rocksteady</a> <a href="/tags/newwave/" rel="tag">#NewWave</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>
<p>📺 The UPDATED weekly <a href="/tags/watchpartycalendar/" rel="tag">#WatchPartyCalendar</a> 📅 is out for <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> 🐘 <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> events THU-WED (12/19-12/25)🎄🎅🏻 (w/🦋BlueSky info)</p><p>MANY HOLIDAY SCHEDULE CHANGES because XMAS 🎄 Details & updates @ <a href="http://bit.ly/MastodonWatchParties" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>bit.ly/MastodonWatchParties</a> ⌚️All times Eastern</p><p><a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/westerns/" rel="tag">#Westerns</a> <a href="/tags/comedy/" rel="tag">#Comedy</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#Music</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#Horror</a> <a href="/tags/mysteries/" rel="tag">#Mysteries</a> <a href="/tags/action/" rel="tag">#Action</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#TV</a> </p><p>Tx hosts♥️ <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rsmon77" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rsmon77</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@MatthewTitus88" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MatthewTitus88</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@culturalgutter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>culturalgutter</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://masto.ai/@FabULiz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FabULiz</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@noirdame" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>noirdame</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@JohnnyDoesntCare" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>JohnnyDoesntCare</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@MirrorAyako" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MirrorAyako</span></a></span> <a href="https://octodon.social/@Taweret" rel="nofollow">@Taweret</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@lilymarswrites" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lilymarswrites</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@analgesicsleep" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>analgesicsleep</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@AnnOMalley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AnnOMalley</span></a></span></p>
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<p>If you just left Bluesky today to join or come back to Mastodon, welcome (back)! </p><p>We are glad you are here with us <img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/infosec.exchange/blobheartcat.png" class="emoji" alt=":blobheartcat:" title=":blobheartcat:"> </p><p><a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>
<p>I made a Pixelfed account on Pixelfed.social</p><p>Gonna play with it a little, and see if it makes me easy and comfortable to post photos. I do take a lot of pictures!!</p><p>Here it is! Give me a follow from either your mastodon account or Pixelfed if you have one!</p><p><a href="https://pixelfed.social/corgidad" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>pixelfed.social/corgidad</a></p><p><a href="/tags/pixelfed/" rel="tag">#pixelfed</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a></p>
<p>Question for my fellow <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> enthusiasts: </p><p>Imagine your friend is on the fence about joining <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a>, and they ask:</p><p>"What is an instance, anyways?"</p><p>What is your go-to answer? </p><p>The email provider comparison is common, but maybe over-used, or too technical? </p><p>What other metaphors/explanations do you have up your sleeves?</p>
<p>Mastodon.Radio is a Mastodon server for radio enthusiasts including the Amateur (Ham) Radio community, anyone interested in Shortwave Listening (SWL), etc. Come join us and talk radio, technology, and more!</p><p><img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://mastodon.radio" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mastodon.radio</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://mastodon.radio/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>mastodon.radio/about</a> or contact the admin account <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.radio/@M0YNG" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>M0YNG</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/amateurradio/" rel="tag">#AmateurRadio</a> <a href="/tags/hamradio/" rel="tag">#HamRadio</a> <a href="/tags/radio/" rel="tag">#Radio</a> <a href="/tags/swl/" rel="tag">#SWL</a> <a href="/tags/shortwave/" rel="tag">#Shortwave</a> <a href="/tags/shortwaveradio/" rel="tag">#ShortwaveRadio</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>
<p>It’s amazing how quickly Pixelfed has gained traction over the last few days. <br>Even more incredible that given the numbers signing up, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://pixelfed.social/dansup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dansup</span></a></span> has pretty much managed to keep it going (barring the odd, small, hiccups). </p><p>Thanks Dan, and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@pixelfed" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pixelfed</span></a></span> for giving us the alternative to something else!</p><p>If you fancy slinging them a few quid/bucks to show your support, you can do that here:</p><p><a href="https://pixelfed.org/support-our-project" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="pixelfed.org/support-our-project"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pixelfed.org/support-our-proje</span><span class="invisible">ct</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/pixelfed/" rel="tag">#pixelfed</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a></p>
<p>I was really excited for the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> in 2024 and I think that feeling has borne out. Projects have released or started in earnest but so did the influenze of facebook, a long-term genocide and queer violence supporter who have this week changed their terms to expressly permit queerphobic and other vicious harms.</p>
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<p>The <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> has "Truth Social" (build on Mastodon code) kinda as it's "official social media"</p><p>And <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#Europe</a> has it's own <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> instance in the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> </p><p>I know what I'd prefer!</p>