Some questions for all the #GoToSocial users out there.
How many gigabytes of disk space (roughly) does your instance use?
How long has it been online?
And does the growth in storage slow down after the first seven days (on the default configuration), when cached images start clearing out?
#FediHelp #SelfHost #SelfHosted #Fediverse
fediverse
I found this cool #Fediverse software called #NeoDB via @dansup 's awesome FediDB website.
https://fedidb.com/software/neodb?version=latest®istration=open
It's a tracking / shelf platform for #TV / #drama, #movies / #films, #books, and #games
Automated import from #Goodreads work well. Just provide the required URL and voila. If it doesn't appear immediately, it is probably waiting for server workers or waiting for the server load to lower or Goodreads request limit, just be patient, only submit the same URL once! If in doubt, contact the admins instead of resubmitting.
Unfortunately, the software doesn't support import (automated, API, or manual) from Trakt, SIMKL, MyAnimeList, and other popular tracking/shelf services for TV/drama and movies/films. There is one, Douban or something, which I think is popular in the Chinese and Japanese speaking markets.
Anyway, what if the item you want to add doesn't exist in the database yet?
Worry not! There are three ways NeoDB software populates its database.
* Method 1: You can add the details yourself
* Method 2: Search the other NeoDB instances for existing similar items
* Method 3: Search for the item from TMDB, IMDB, IGDB, Steam, Goodreads, and other supported sites (no TVDB), and paste the URL to NeoDB's search box and it will import it to your instance
Method 2 is already sweet. That is the entire idea of the #SocialWeb. But Method 3 is even sweeter!
Methods 2 and 3 are the best because it's a win-win for everyone. Regular users can forget about manually re-entering new data. Seriously, who wants to manually duplicate data from one DB to another? I certainly don't! I contribute to #TMDB but I'm definitely not repeating the same effort in #TVDB.
Secondly, there's no need for instances to duplicate large databases just to ensure their site is useful for any user. Items are added as local users interact with the items. It keeps the db small instead of having thousands of items no one has interacted to yet (or probably not).
Check my accounts:
* Flagship server: @youronlyone
* Instance: @youronlyone@eggplant.place
~~Hmm… I haven't checked but I think music is not supported (yet?). NeoDB can use the largest #OpenDB for music: #Musicbrainz ~~
UPDATE: Music is supported, as well as, #podcasts .
🖖🏽🙇🏽
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Hi everyone on #Fosstodon and the #Fediverse. 👋
I've posted a statement on our hub about the events of the past weeks and how we intend on doing better:
https://hub.fosstodon.org/fosstodon-community-statement
Tldr: Sorry about what happened, Fosstodon is committed to being a safe and inclusive space, and we're taking measures to ensure this won't happen again.
Please let me know what you think!
Noch auf der Suche nach #News und offiziellen Accounts von Medien hier auf #Mastodon und im #Fediverse?
Meine immer aktuelle Tabelle enthält jetzt nicht nur Accounts auf Mastodon und anderen Fediverse-Diensten, sondern auch welche auf #Flipboard, #Threads und #Bluesky – allesamt von hier abrufbar.
Insgesamt sind es jetzt 942.
➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html
(hinter dem "Custom Search Builder" links darüber gibt's eine mächtige Suche)
Ceilidh.online is a Mastodon server aiming to be a safe gathering place for like-minded people who want to participate in the Fediverse. The server's members can participate in the running and decision-making of the server.
You can find out more at https://ceilidh.online/about or contact the admin @tiesa
Auch die Mail bekommen? Meta führt im April / Mai 2025 in Deutschland KI in Facebook, Instagram und Whatsapp ein.
Künftig will #Meta auch die Inhalte von deutschen Nutzer*innen als Trainingsmaterial für die eigene künstliche Intelligenz verwenden. Auch Bilder, Stories, Bildunterschriften oder Nachrichten sollen Meta AI beim Lernen helfen.
Die Benutzer*innen werden aber nicht um Zustimmung gefragt. Und widersprechen kann man nur umständlich und nur bei Facebook und Instagram, bei Whatsapp gar nicht. 🤯
Am 27. Mai wird Meta beginnen, mit den Daten all jener Nutzer zu trainieren, die bis dahin nicht widersprochen haben. Datenschützer hatten versucht, diese Datensammlung zu verhindern.
Verwendete Quellen:
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/meta-ki-facebook-instagram-nutzer-widerspruchs-mails-li.3237707
https://www.netzwelt.de/anleitung/240705-datentracking-meta-ai-so-widersprecht-aufzeichnung-eurer-daten-1704.html
Lösung:
Höchste Zeit Meta nicht mehr zu nutzen, die Konten + Dienste zu löschen + deinstallieren, und zu Alternativen zu wechseln:
#Whatsapp => #Signal
#Facebook / #Instagram => #Fediverse
#mastodon #unplugtrump #savesocial #ki #ai #deutschland #metaai
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Lgbtqia.space is a cute Mastodon server for all LGBTQIA ppl out there that want a caring and safe environment. If you are part of the LGBTQIA community you are very cordially invited to join this server.
You can find out more at https://lgbtqia.space/about or contact the admin @mcp
#FeaturedServer #LGBTQIA #Lesbian #Gay #Bi #Trans #Queer #Intersex #Asexual #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
Edited 89d ago
Week in Fediverse 2025-04-18
Servers
- Funkwhale v1.4.1
- Manyfold v0.108.0
- Mitra v4.0.0
- snac v2.75
- Bookwyrm v0.7.5
- Mbin v1.8.2
- Vernissage Server v1.9.0
- kmyblue v18.0
- Recapping your feedback (Ghost)
Clients
- Mastodon for Android v2.9.6
- Voyager v2.30.0
- Tesseract v1.4.37
Tools and Plugins
- Event Bridge for ActivityPub v1.1.0 (WordPress plugin)
- Enable Mastodon Apps v1.4.2 (WordPress plugin)
For developers
- Federails v0.6.2
- Ditch the DIY Drama: Why Use Fedify Instead of Building ActivityPub from Scratch?
Protocol
Articles
- Integrating a News Publication Into the Fediverse
- Sustaining Decentralised Social Platforms: Analysing User Activity and Governance Structures on Mastodon
- Fediverse Report – #112
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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub
Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/0196266f-f5d6-a460-90b7-b3a25e489ab3
Imagine Jesus showing up today: brown-skinned, Middle Eastern, speaking uncomfortable truths, lifting up the vulnerable, and calling out the rich and powerful.
He moved among the outcast.
He challenged empire, not to seize control, but to dismantle it with love and justice.
And today? The loudest 'Christians' would label him a threat. Too political. Too foreign. Too soft. Too woke.
They’d call ICE. Put him on a plane to El Salvador.
Then go live-stream a sermon about 'faith.'
It’s strange, really, how a religion built on a man crucified by the state for challenging power has become a tool for protecting it.
It's hard to imagine Jesus being welcome in many of the USA churches bearing his name.
Fediverse Icons
https://github.com/reiver/fediverse-icons
Free, and in SVG format.
#DeSo #Fediverse #FediverseIcons #Calckey #Castopod #Forgejo #Friendica #FunkWhale #Gitea #GreatApe #Hubzilla #Lemmy #Mastodon #Misskey #Pixelfed #Pleroma #WordPress #WriteFreely
As someone who has developed several #ActivityPub software implementations (Fedify, Hollo, BotKit, and Hackers' Pub), I believe one of the most frustrating features to implement in the #fediverse is #custom_emoji.
The challenges are numerous:
First, there's no standardization. ActivityPub specifications don't define how custom emoji should work, leading to inconsistent implementations across different servers like Mastodon and Misskey.
Rendering is particularly problematic. Emojis must display properly across different contexts (in text, as reactions, in emoji pickers) while maintaining quality at various sizes. Animated emojis add another layer of complexity.
Perhaps most concerning is the poor #accessibility. Most implementations simply use the emoji code (like :party_blob:) as the alt text, which provides no meaningful information to screen reader users (in particular, non-English speakers) about what the emoji actually depicts or means.
What really dampens my motivation to implement this feature is knowing I'm investing significant effort into something that ultimately creates accessibility barriers. It's disheartening to work hard on a feature that excludes part of the community.
3 THINGS I'm grateful for when it comes to the #Fediverse:
1: I (almost) never see any AI slop. I'm subscribed to @404mediaco and I'm constantly horrified by their articles on AI slop - so common on Meta platforms. Not here. So #ThankYouFedi.
2: I'm never force-fed content by people I don't follow – so common in other places where algorithms rule. My time & attention are treated with RESPECT.
3: People here protect the privacy of children / don't post their pics. Consent is BIG. #ThankYouFedi
One of the most common requests related to the Fediverse is an alternative to Facebook Groups.
There are now two major forum platforms which are Fediverse compatible:
➡️ NodeBB, follow them at @nodebb and find out more at https://nodebb.org
➡️ Discourse, follow them at @Discourse and find out more at https://discourse.org
You can interact with both of them from Mastodon etc. They're not exactly like FB Groups, but are definitely worth trying to see if they fit your needs.
Just rolled out some fediverse-related improvements:
- Now you can follow Write.as blogs from Ghost! There was a tiny bug with this that we just fixed. (WriteFreely PR: https://writefreely.org/pull/1373)
- We now support the `preview` property as a fallback for Articles. This will make your posts look much nicer as more platforms support it! (WriteFreely PR: https://writefreely.org/pull/1374)
#WriteAs #WriteFreely #WriteFreelyDev #Ghost #fediverse #ActivityPub
Since #NeoDB also has a "social" feature, it's awesome that we can login in #Fediverse apps. For users who prefer to use their NeoDB account beyond just a shelf/tracking/library can do so.
For example, this post was made via the #Fedilab #Android app.
Very happy to be an advisor at the #fediforum and help shape a healthy #fediverse
FediForum (@fediforum)
https://mastodon.social/@fediforum/114462384030476115
> We are proud to announce the first-ever FediForum advisory board. We are very glad to have such an incredible group of committed and experienced Open Social Web pioneers and advocates come together to advise FediForum and help move the Open Social Web forward.
Check out https://fediforum.org/people
Excited to be collaborating with this incredible group of people to advise @fediforum and help push the #SocialWeb and #Fediverse forward.
See you at #FediForum (June 5-7, online)!
Register now: https://events.humanitix.com/fediforum-june-2025/tickets
The #fediverse is dramatically changing the way I view social media. For-profit platforms trained me (and others, I'm sure) to value aligning with the almighty algorithm over authenticity. This place feels like a natural evolution of the original idea - long before #socialmedia went so wrong.
I've got a quick favour to ask. If you're reading this post on Mastodon (or the Fediverse), please click boost.
How come?
I recently moved across to my own self-hosted single-user server (using GoToSocial.org). For a bunch of reasons, including visibility across the Fedi, it would really help out.
#Fediverse #FediHelp #gotosocial #mastohelp
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#fedicat #fediverse support is made possible by admins running servers of various flavors (and interesting names) that I can test on, such as: wizard.casa, catodon.social, functional.cafe, gram.social, miraiverse.xyz, wienermobile.rentals, friendica.opensocial.space, plasmatrap.com, bytes.programming.dev, eggplant.place, and takahe.staging.django-cast.com
How PieFed federates “flair” on posts and comments
On the surface flair on PieFed functions very similar to how it does on Reddit – on posts they’re community-specific tags that can be used to filter posts in a community. People can also add flair to themselves which is just a piece of text that appears next to their name whenever they make posts or comments in the community. This can be helpful for giving a hint about someone’s background, interests or expertise.
However PieFed is federated and there are copies of the communities on multiple servers (instances). The way to use ActivityPub to create and maintain those copies is described in FEP 1b12 which makes no mention of flair. I have made some minimal additions to that FEP, described below:
For flair on posts, the Lemmy devs have already done quite a bit of work on this, which I added a little to, so that flair can have colors. Community actors have an additional type of tag:
{
"type": "Group",
"id": "https://piefed.social/c/piefed_meta",
"name": "piefed_meta",
/* ... */
"lemmy:tagsForPosts": [
{
"type": "lemmy:CommunityTag",
"id": "https://piefed.socia1/c/piefed_meta/tag/whatever",
"display_name": "Some Post Tag Name",
"text_color": "#000000",
"background_color": "#dedede"
}
]
}
lemmy:tagsForPosts is a list of lemmy:CommunityTag objects.
So now all the different copies of the community will know which flair can be used there. When creating a post in the community we just need to add one or more lemmy:CommunityTag objects to the Page activity:
{
"id": "https://piefed.social/post/1",
"actor": "https://piefed.social/u/rimu",
"type": "Page",
/* ... */
"tag": [
{
"type": "lemmy:CommunityTag",
"id": "https://piefed.social/c/piefed_meta/tag/whatever",
"display_name": "Some Post Tag Name"
},
{
"href": "https://piefed.social/post/1",
"name": "asdf",
"type": "Hashtag"
}
]
}
In this example the post also has a #asdf hashtag on it.
User flair is simpler because it’s not managed by the community moderators and is not a fixed list. PieFed simply adds the author’s flair to every comment (federated as a Note activity) they make. When a Note is received the author’s flair is updated on the receiving instances.
{
"id": "https://piefed.social/comment/1",
"actor": "https://piefed.social/u/rimu",
"type": "Note",
/* ... */
"flair": "PieFed dev"
}
This means that when someone changes their flair it will take effect immediately on their instance but until they write a comment it won’t propagate to other instances. As flair is primarily used on comments and the people using flair will tend to be posting a lot of comments this is kinda “good enough”.
It would be trivial to add a “flair” attribute onto posts too and have receiving instances read that. User flair shows up next to the author’s name on their posts so arguably it makes sense to send it then too.
Let’s see how it goes.
#asdf #fediverse #Lemmy #piefed #threadverse
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For some months now I am actively hesitating to publish my work-related stuff on #LinkedIn (or any other centralized social network for that matter) so I am thinking of using the #fediverse for it.
Do you have any advice for using fediverse as your #work -related social network? My use case for such a network would be: inspiring others to do good work, building and maintaining my professional "brand," and helping myself or my employer attract new talent.
Some topics to consider: Same account, separate account? Server software (Mastodon, Pleroma, ...)? Discovering (potential) colleagues, being discovered by them? Pointing existing LinkedIn users to your fediverse account? Adjusting language/tone of communication based on fediverse nuances?
I am eager to learn. Boosts are appreciated.
🌍 Can the open web be stitched back together?
@mike (Flipboard CEO) joins Intelligent Machines to unveil Surf, a new app that merges ActivityPub, AT Proto, and RSS for a unified social feed.
🎧 https://twit.tv/im/818
#OpenWeb #Fediverse #RSS #SocialTech
Hosted by @leo @jeffjarvis & Paris Martineau
Week in Fediverse 2025-05-09
Servers
- Owncast v0.2.2
- Mastodon v4.3.8
- Mitra v4.2.0
- snac v2.76
- Misskey v2025.5.0
- NeoDB v0.11.6.7
- tootik v0.16.0
- kmyblue v18.1
- Vernissage Server v1.12.0
- Gush! v0.18.0
- May 2025: What’s In The Pipeline (Bandwagon.fm)
- Blocking users (Ghost)
- Trunk & Tidbits, April 2025 (Mastodon)
Clients
- Voyager v2.34.0
- Blorp v1.4.0
Tools and Plugins
- Lemmy Schedule v1.15.0
- Enable Mastodon Apps v1.4.6 (WordPress plugin)
- peertube_recomendation_algorythm: A browser extension that monitors the peertube videos your watch and stores them locally
For developers
Articles
- When decentralization can get too big!
- Town squares, backyards, better metaphors, and decentralised networks
- Il Fediverso a scuola: uno strumento didattico per la cittadinanza digitale
- Fediverse Report – #115
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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub
Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/0196929b-a80a-322f-a1ba-f42864034290
The last #snac release fixes a problem with the Mastodon API. Now, apps (or webapps like Phanpy) properly work as the "inifite scrolling" has been fixed.
Thanks, @grunfink - this was one thing that kept some of my friends away from self-hosting with snac, and now I can help them to have their own digital home.