NotesSo what's it like to set up your own GotoSocial server? Well, I can walk you thru what I used for my setup. Yours might be different; that's OK! I made these up-front choices to simplify the operational overhead because I didn't want this to be a hassle and I don't need the extra engineering that comes from trying for nine nines of uptime:
Notes If theyâre motivated, tooled up, and plugged into communities of support fediverse server teams can provide context-sensitive, high-touch local moderation for their membersâwhile also connecting to a broad landscape of other well-governed servers. But can new fediverse members find them? FeedUnfurl
NotesThe reason I think these problems are worth solving is because one of most valuable gifts of the fediverse as it currently exists is the ability to experience the fediverse from within a home server that is good for youâthat cares about your experience, that moderates (locally and remotely) in ways that meet your needs and protect you from the things you actually want protection from, that is built to last.FeedUnfurl
NotesOn Saturday 8 July 2023, user accounts started disappearing from the Vivaldi Social Mastodon instance. What was going on, how did this happen, and what were the consequences?FeedEmbedUnfurl
NotesRelay List is a site that indexes and tracks various ActivityPub relays that have been shared with the public or with the creator. Each relay is checked every 30 minutes, updating the number of participating servers, the registration status, and if the relay is online. This information is useful for server administrators when considering adding a relay to their instance.Unfurl
NotesSimply hop on Xibalba BBS and let me (NuSkooler) know youâd like to join in. Youâll get an @YourName@Xibalba.l33t.codes Fediverse address with the ability to both post and read public and private messages.FeedUnfurl
NotesThe tech industry is abuzz about a new standard for social networking that is more open, more user-centric, and potentially more powerful than Twitter and Facebook. But weâve been here before.FeedUnfurl