Search results for tag #activitypub
Nuevo hogar digital (Sitio Web)
Después de un buen rato sin escribir y con mi blog abandonado, ¡he regresado! Pero esta vez, no es solo retomarlo, sino darle un buen cambio a mi espacio digital.
Adiós a lo que ya conocía.
WordPress me sirvió durante años, pero con lo que ha pasado últimamente con wordpress.org, empecé a pensar en lo importante que es tener el control de mis propias herramientas. Como fan del Software Libre (FOSS), sentí que era hora de dejar atrás las soluciones que utilice en lo últimos 10 años y hacer algo más a la medida.
Construyendo con Python y Django
He decidido regresar a un lenguaje que me encanta desde 2012: Python. Para esta nueva etapa, construí este blog desde cero usando Django.
Un blog que conecta: ActivityPub y la Federación
Una de las cosas que más me emociona era integrar ActivityPub con librerías para django.
Así evitar tener un blog aislado en la web, para tener algo que es parte del Fediverse, lo que significa una interacción más abierta, descentralizada y sobre todo, humana.
“No se trata solo de publicar, sino de ser parte de una red donde controlamos nuestras interacciones.” Gracias por tu tiempo de lectura.
José Juan Mota @backmota
boosted
The most popular fediverse platforms are not American.
That's awesome. Together we're proving that a world of thriving alternatives exist beyond the USA.
We need to embrace that.
So I started https://MadeInCanada.social for my fellow Canadians.
Let's show the world how magical #ActivityPub is 🚀
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Built in Canada, a screenshot from MadeInCanada.Social
Fixed crash in pronouns processing (contributed by byte).
Added counters in the people page (contributed by byte).
New command-line option refresh, to refresh all follower and following Actor objects, marking them as broken if they are.
If you find #snac useful, please consider buying grunfink a coffee or contributing via LiberaPay.
BadgeFed 0.0.2 Release: Docker, Federation Standards, and FOSDEM 2026!
Hey Fediverse!
The changes have been coming fast and furious, so much happening that we couldn’t keep up with individual posts! But here we are with something big to share.
BadgeFed 0.0.2 is Live!
After incredible feedback from our community (huge thanks to @fajfer@mastodon.social for the contributions to @badgefed, it became clear we needed a new release.
Download BadgeFed 0.0.2 here →
What’s New
🐳 Docker-Ready
We’ve restructured everything for easier deployment. Now you can mount all persistent storage cleanly.
🌍 Global Expansion
- New BadgeFed server in Poland running on Kubernetes! Follow @bot@odznaka.reszka.org
- New official domain: https://badgefed.org/ - we’ve grown! 🎉
With our new domain comes new opportunities—and new challenges! We’re currently exploring how to implement the ActivityPub Move activity to enable seamless account migration between BadgeFed servers. This would allow users to migrate their badge credentials and followers when moving between instances, maintaining the decentralized spirit while ensuring user sovereignty over their digital achievements.
📡 Federation Standards
We implemented FEP-67ff: FEDERATION.md (thanks @andypiper@macaw.social!)—you can see exactly how BadgeFed federates.
⚡ Performance & Reliability
- New queue system for better responsiveness and job management
- Multiple Mastodon server support for improved federation
🔍 And Much More…
Honestly, there have been so many rapid changes and improvements that we’ve lost track of documenting everything! The best way to discover all the new features and enhancements is to dive in and explore BadgeFed 0.0.2 yourself. You might find some pleasant surprises we forgot to mention here.
See BadgeFed at FOSDEM 2026! 🇧🇪
We’re presenting at FOSDEM 2026! Join us for:
“Decentralised Badges with BadgeFed: Implementing ActivityPub-based Credentials for Non Profits”
📅 January 31, 4:30pm local time
📍 Brussels, Belgium
🔗 Session Details
Come say hi and see BadgeFed in action!
For full documentation and setup instructions, check out our GitHub repo.
Badge up! 🏅
You can read the article "BadgeFed 0.0.2 Release: Docker, Federation Standards, and FOSDEM 2026!" by @mapache here as well.
#badgefed #fediverse #openbadges #update #activitypub #docker #kubernetes #federation #fosdem
Expanding collections on delivery
@silverpill@mitra.social (and others) reference this line from the spec re: delivery:
If a recipient is a Collection or OrderedCollection, then the server MUST dereference the collection (with the user's credentials) and discover inboxes for each item in the collection.
— https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/#delivery
Was there a specific use case/story that corresponded with this directive?
The only commonly addressed collection I can think of is a followers collection, and:
- It's not common to address somebody else's followers collection.
- Even if it were, 7.1.2 specifically refers to inbox forwarding to manage delivery.
So am I missing something, are there other user collections that are often addressed (and expected to be expanded), or should we remove this from the spec?
UPDATE: A blog (that is federated) was created for communicate the progress, follow @badgefed
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I am creating a #ActivityPub minimalistic implementation of a badge system similar to Credly, built using #dotnet and leveraging the #Fediverse
I have issued a first badge, the idea is to decentralize the verification systems, and allow organizations to self-certify. It is incredible that organizations like Microsoft or Non-Profits pay thousands of dollars to companies like Pearson to just provide "verified" badges. Similar to mastodons installed in social-dot-something, thinkg of badges<dot> mozilla<dot>com , certifications<dot>myschooldistrict<dot>com. Or even a podcast emitting a badge for its guests, with the verification in the domain.
ActivityPub already offers a secure way to sign artifacts and interact between actors. The fediverse already have people with profiles, a social graph as @mike says, ready to use. Think of how LetsEncrypt disrupted that market of few actors selling certificates for websites.
I have a functional poc,
@fediverse is not a mastodon, pledora or blog, it is an actor in a badge system, but you can follow it in Mastodon. Its badges will show in #mastodon but they are not notes or articles. If you want to learn more, follow me, I will be sharing the progress here. Or follow the github project here: https://github.com/tryvocalcat/activitypub-badges
Who wants a badge of early adopter?
So one tricky aspect I had to solve with Loops is how we use a hashid of the snowflake id for videos, comments and replies in public links, but also deference them to their full ActivityPub permalink.
I built a `matchUrlTemplate` helper that uses regexes to match our url schemas in a way that supports `/v/abcdefg1-` and `/ap/users/1/video/1234567890` links.
It works great, and I will be bringing this to Pixelfed to improve federation support ✨
FediCon was such a blast, met so many cool people.
Can you recognize any?
Looking forward to the next one 😁
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Me and a few people at fedicon
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Me and a few people at fedicon
Week in Fediverse 2026-01-16
Servers
- Mobilizon v5.2.2
- Owncast v0.2.4
- Epicyon v1.7.0
- Wafrn v2026.01.03
- PieFed v1.5.0
- snac v2.88
- ActivityPub for WordPress v7.8.3
- Sharkey v2025.4.5
- NodeBB v4.8.0
- NeoDB v0.12.8
- Trunk & Tidbits, December 2025 (Mastodon)
- WordPress Federation: Recap of 2025
Clients
- PleromaFE v2.10.1
- Mastodon for iOS v2026.1
- TangerineUI for Mastodon v2.5.3
- Aria v1.4.0
- Voyager v2.43.2
Tools and Plugins
- Fediway: Recommendation engine for Mastodon
Protocol
- FEP-f15d: Context Relocation and Removal
- FEP-ee3a: Exif metadata support
Articles
- The Forkiverse Experiment and Why Instance Choice Matters
- List of RSS feeds distributed by each software on Fediverse
- Fediverse Report – #149 – On Protocol Governance
- Mastodon for ActivityPub development
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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub
Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019ba420-e45f-3802-6e4f-5f0767dcc2d4
#ActivityPub is getting its first formal update path since 2018. I wrote about why this matters, how this leads to some strange and funny power dynamics, and about who actually participate
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-148-on-protocol-governance/
ActivityPub standardization is back! The #W3C just announced a new Working Group to evolve #ActivityPub and #ActivityStream and related standards! This is extremely good news. It's not like all the world's federated social media protocol problems were already solved! https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-socialweb/2026Jan/0000.html
Let's make #2026 the year of...
#ActivityPub #Fediverse #SocialWeb
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The Anti-Social Web
Icons for: X Instagram Facebook, Tiktok Reddit
Vs
The Open Social Web
Icons for: Mastodon Loops Pixelfed Piefed Peertube and Misskey
If disable_emojireact is set to true in server.json, EmojiReacts (incoming and outgoing) are totally disabled.
New command-line option top_ten, that returns the top ten most popular posts by a user (ordered by the sum of likes and boosts) (contributed by aov).
Added a new set of per-user muted words; if a post contains any of them, it's hidden behind a dropdown (contributed by byte).
If an account has a metadata named pronouns, it's shown by the name (contributed by violette).
Mastodon API: children of a post are returned recursively, not just the first level (contributed by violette).
Implemented optional metadata stripping for images and videos using external tools (contributed by Stefano Marinelli).
If you find #snac useful, please consider buying grunfink a coffee or contributing via LiberaPay.
I have a question about #activitypub :
Is there a method for: Following from account xyz only post of a certain type (e.g., images) or a certain hashtag (#abcd).
As an example: I would like to be able only to see the comics that a comic artist posts, but not their further opinion. (type is only image)
Another example from the sender side: I am a music group and I would like to invite people to: "Follow #concert_announcement for @mycrazycoolband"
Maybe @benpate knows about this?
Does anyone here know of a running Bonfire instance that has federation actually activated?
I want to try different platforms see if any other Activity Pub implementation makes better use of the actual protocol.
Already tried Sharkey, Pixelfed, Hubzilla, Friendica, GoToSocial and Akkoma.
Week in Fediverse 2026-01-09
Servers
- Wafrn v2026.01.02
- snac v2.86
- Ktistec v3.2.7
- Mitra v4.16.1
- Mastodon v4.5.4
- Bookwyrm v0.8.3
- PieFed v1.4.5
- shops v0.2.0
- Cross-posting is coming to NodeBB!
- Lemmy Development Update December 2025
Clients
- IceCubesApp v2.12.2
- tooi v0.17.0
- Thunder v0.8.4
- NeoDB You v1.0.6
- Phanpy changelog
Tools and Plugins
Articles
- Mandy: ActivityPub on Goblins
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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub
Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019b800a-060c-a6fc-6a7a-4c9bef0d6ea9
ChatGPT mostly reflects what's already out there, the internet, Reddit, different communities.
Which means chatting with it is a bit like chatting with what the world currently thinks, bias and vice, trolls included, but also real discussions.
So, I asked it about the Fediverse. I would say that it sounds not too "wrong".
What's your take?
This is the convo:
EU is calling for comments on open source strategies. MAKE YOURSELF HEARD!
Even non-EU citizens have a voice here.
NOW is a time to stand up and stand out! YOU want to help the Fediverse? Here's just one way today that YOU can REALLY make a difference:
The European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy will set out:
- a strategic approach to the open source sector in the EU that addresses the importance of open source as a crucial contribution to EU technological sovereignty, security and competitiveness
- a strategic and operational framework to strengthen the use, development and reuse of open digital assets within the Commission, building on the results achieved under the 2020-2023 Commission Open Source Software Strategy.
ec.europa.eu/info/law/better...
#EU #open #foss #openSource #source #linux #activitypub #AP #fedi #fediverse
The beauty of #ActivityPub
Yes, Loops federates, and admins can enable any remote instance video posts to appear in local follower feeds AND you can even include them in the For You page ✨
https://joinloops.org/join-the-beta
#Loops #Fediverse #interoperability
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loops app for you feed with a video from mastodon.social
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loops app for you feed with a video from mastodon.social
"Critical concept: IRIs are opaque identifiers. You cannot infer meaning from the string pattern — only by dereferencing and inspecting the data." [1] This applies to URIs too. Sadly, almost no #ActivityPub implementations use this principle. Multi-tenant servers and simple account portability (with personal domains) would be relatively easy if they did.🙄 It is what it is...
/cc @melvincarvalho
[1] https://socialdocs.org/docs/concepts/uris-iris-linked-data/
just came across the Protocols for Publishers event happening in London on February 4th & 5th directly after FOSDEM featuring @laurenshof, @ben, @saskia, and @aendra.com (as announced speakers so far)
https://protocolsforpublishers.com/london-2026 #ActivityPub #ATProto
Hide EmojiReacts from muted actors and blocked instances.
Sorry for the inconvenience. Bad people creativity always gets me off-guard. Upgrade your snac to this version ASAP, or revert to 2.85.
There will be another release pretty soon with a better solution to delete offending EmojiReacts.
Fediverse account backups via 3rd party FOSS service
Personal Archive Node (PAN) is quite brilliant, its compatible with most fediverse software already, and uses a dual strategy for data backup, with one being adaptable to most fediverse software via adapters.
While not exactly ideal, PAN solves the issue of unforseen instance shutdowns in a short term fashion, while paving the way for a long term, more efficient solution ✨
More details soon.
Truncate RSS titles at UTF-8 character boundaries (contributed by lxo).
Link contacts to single-user people pages. Also, user's posts are shown (contributed by lxo).
Added emoji reactions (contributed by violette).
Mastodon API: Fix for some client notifications (contributed by violette), fix for a status visibility error (contributed by fruye).
If the query variable terse of a public post page is set to anything, no header is shown.
Fixed search failures when the query string has any leading blank.
If you find #snac useful, please consider buying grunfink a coffee or contributing via LiberaPay.
Week in Fediverse 2026-01-02
Servers
- Vernissage Server v1.27.0
- Ktistec v3.2.6
- Pleroma v2.10.0
- Wafrn v2026.01.01
- NeoDB v0.12.7
- PieFed v1.4.1
- shops v0.1.9
- Loops v1.0.0-beta.7
- Mitra v4.16.0
- Agora: A distributed knowledge graph
- December 2025: hooo boy! (Bandwagon)
Clients
- Pachli v3.3.0
- IceCubesApp v2.1.1
- Loops Mobile App v1.0.1.19
- Voyager v2.43.1
- P2Play v0.10.0
- tooi: A text-based user interface for Mastodon, Pleroma and friends
Tools and Plugins
- Mastodon to Bluesky v1.5.0
- Altbot v2.5
For developers
- funfedi.dev schemas v0.1.0
- apsig v0.6.0
- apkit v0.3.7
Articles
- A case for organisations running their own ActivityPub servers
- Fediverse predictions
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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub
Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019b5b98-13e5-ff26-3605-f31d929bf9bf
RE: https://badges.vocalcat.com/grant/badgesvocalcatcom_133_5_2f1bbe7477c80c1ff0100c86c31c0289
You can now quote badges from @badgefed !
Preparing for #fosdem demo.
Thanks to @Mastodon for the FEP-044f! It was easy to implement.
#activitypub #fediverse #mastodon
https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/src/branch/main/fep/044f/fep-044f.md
(duplicated)
You can simply use relay instances to be interconnected with other instances to exchange posts and it works seamless with #Mastodon, #Pleroma, #snac / #snac2 and many other ones! If you're in tech, you might want to use:
https://fedi-relay.gyptazy.com
You can simply add it to get a bigger reach but also to get more interesting content into your own timeline which becomes even more important on single user- & smaller instances.
#activitypub #mastodon #fediverse #opensource #bsd #runbsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #dragonflybsd #debian #proxmox #xcpng #talos #coding #programming #fediwall #relay #fedirelay #acitivitypubrelay #selfhost #homelab #community
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Activity Pub / Fediverse Relay
I've been experimenting with lightweight activitypub tools like gotosocial and snac2.
So far snac2 works, but seems incompatible with basically every frontend I've tried.
gotosocial is more compatible, but crashes randomly and won't stay online for 24hrs at a time.
What am I doing wrong here?
Anyone have any tips?
#Governance of the #Fediverse is kind of triggering me since I'm reading toots and publications of @Weizenbaum_Institut for a while now. Unfortunately, @cbase is too far outer space to join in person, but I'm really looking forward to see stage talks with @ErikUden, @andypiper and many more #activitypub supporters #videostream'd
https://berlinfedi.day/en/
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Fediverse of Google alternatives with activityPub, Peertube, Mastodon, Pixelfed, Loops, Odysee, Nextcloud, and more alternatives depicted in SVG vector quality. Made with Inkscape.
Did you know that I have a website where I curate apps, websites, and resources for not only the Fediverse (ActivityPub) but for ATProto as well?
Check it out here: https://fediverseresources.com?ref=promo
I'm always looking for contributors and assistant curators. Reach out if you're interested.
#FediverseResources #ATProtoResources #BlueskyResources #fediverse #atproto #activitypub
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AI Fediverse Logo on Earth Globe
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Christos Argyropoulos MD PhD »
@ChristosArgyrop@mastodon.social
the unpleasantness is now at a minimum (especially if one resists the urgency to feed the trolls).
Effectively #twitter / #X is now back to functioning as a microblogging platform for many people worth following.
But if one is using X for microblogging, why not #fediverse (longer feee posts) ? When #WordPress fully integrates with #ActivityPub, one can monetize on WordPress and distribute via the Fediverse (and get the interactions in a moderated environment).
#Tokodon #Mastodon #Activitypub
As a community, we often ask ourselves how to attract more users to #XMPP. Yet the real tragedy is that people would rather build something entirely new (loosely based on email or #ActivityPub) than consider XMPP. Need end-to-end encryption by default? If compatibility with existing XMPP clients is a secondary concern, you can implement it in your own solution while still benefiting from our two decades of experience in instant messaging.
I consider this a failure on our part but I don’t really know what to do about it. Most arguments against #XMPP don’t hold if you’re building from scratch anyway:
• #Conversations_im looks very outdated: OK, but you are developing your own clients anyway.
• XMPP doesn’t have an SDK: Neither does your #ActivityPub or email stack
• OMEMO is insecure and I would prefer #MLS: Yes, let’s work on that together and you’ll still benefit from XMPP’s 100+ solved IM problems.
Fediverse friends and acquaintances:
when self-hosting a service, what do you prefer?
I need your help to improve the developer experience (DevX) of #badgefed. #fediverse #askfedi #mastodon #activitypub
| native binaries on your Linux box: | 64 |
| Docker containers: | 141 |
| system packages (apt/dnf/pacman): | 134 |
| scripts that install everything, idc what: | 17 |
Closed
Have you seen the #fosdem social web track? If not, take a look at the schedule and see you there, a lots of amazing talks!
Is it correct to say the #Fediverse and #BlueSky are "federated" by protocol bridges? I have similar question related to #Nostr and #Threads and other bridged protocols. Given the #Fediverse is #ActivityPub, what this larger federated social web called?
If you are bridging your Fediverse account with https://fed.brid.gy/ to bluesky, you can also make a custom username for the bridged bluesky handle, if you have a domain.
This is my bridged Pixelfed account:
https://bsky.app/profile/punk.photos
I still have to do this for my Mastodon account...
#mastodon #pixelfed #bridge #bridging #bluesky #fedibridge #decentralization #atproto #activitypub #FediHint #fedihints
It makes me sick that Trump's truth.social social media platform is based on a fork of Mastodon. 😡 #mastodon #fediverse #activitypub.
The vision of #ActivityPub AFAIK is that social media servers would be as ubiquitous as websites and email servers and just as independent. That's not the model of #bluesky relays or any other social media model I'm aware of.
Am I wrong to think that matters in regards to free speech and #DemocracyOfReach? Is it somehow unworkable? Or are there other goals that people think matter more? What am I missing? #SocialWeb
Bluesky is becoming worse than X
(clicked on a link provided by another Bluesky person whose post was bridged here through @bsky.brid.gy )
#blueksy #closed #atproto #activitypub
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a screenshot of a blank screen after clicking on a link to a Bluesky reply from my Mastodon account posted by someone on BS and fed through my Brdgy connection
Dave Winer, @davew is basically the inventor of RSS and I take the chance to mention him as I am doing my best to be an RSS advocate with my own possibilities and limits, even with non-technical people who don't understand why I insist in "so complex things" when "commercial platforms give you everything in an instant".
I talked about ActivityPub and RSS during my last WordCamp, Pisa -Italy- 22nd November 2025. Italian, unfortunately; I'll share my talk when it's out on WordPress TV but I fear there won't be English subtitles.
But I limited what I wanted to say because a word could violate WordPress's code of conduct.
It's nothing obscene, it's the metaphoric name of an anchor-stone. But in Venice they call it "coion", like the vulgar word for testicle. It's basically a round stone structure which firmly anchors the arch of a bridge, to its vertical support. It's invisible to human eyes, people even don't know it exists. But it allows Venetian bridges to resist for centuries. It's fundamental. But if for a reason or another it becomes visible, it means that the bridge is damaged.
Same way of a linchpin for a wheel.
This word is even used for a person. When someone is essential for a community, determines its success too, but if they get attention or ask for visibility, they could even become an obstacle. Or they are treated as such. No idea if the word corresponding to "coion" for a person has the same idea in English. I have found "moron" but I don't know if it's the same.
Basically, when you are important and have not a very strong personality, so you let others treat you as invisible, they consider you as always available, always granted. And treat you badly if you raise your hand and say "I'm here too"; they immediately send you back to your place.
RSS is treated the same: many of commercial platform users don't even know about its existence but without RSS, no newspaper or whatever social pages sharing news automatically, could fetch contents.
I agree with Dave when he says that RSS is more important than ActivityPub. Simply RSS can work without ActivityPub but often not vice-versa.
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[Fediverse BackUp]
So, I think an (ActivityPub / ActivityStreams) Activity File COULD be a "good" format for backing-up a single post on the Fediverse, but —
Most (maybe all) extant Fediverse software would need to change a bit. Fediverse software would need to support embedding "everything" in a single Activity File (rather than referring to "everything" else by URLs).
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#ActivityPub #ActivityStreams #BackUp #BackUps #FediBackUp #FediDev #FediDevs #Fediverse
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[Fediverse BackUp]
Also — what about comments / replies —
Someone people (including me) would want at least some of the comments / replies to be included in a BackUp for a post.
So, for an Activity File to be a "good" format for a BackUp, a single Activity File would also need to contain (all or selected) the comments / replies to the post.
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#ActivityPub #ActivityStreams #BackUp #BackUps #FediBackUp #FediDev #FediDevs #Fediverse
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[Fediverse BackUp]
Also — we would need to consider Threads / Storms —
Where people reply to their own post to make a larger post made up of smaller posts.
(I.e., what I have been doing here 🙂 )
For an Activity File to be a "good" format for a BackUp, a single Activity File would need to contain all the posts in the Thread / Storm.
Also —
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#ActivityPub #ActivityStreams #BackUp #BackUps #FediBackUp #FediDev #FediDevs #Fediverse
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[Fediverse BackUp]
Also — we would need to consider Threads / Storms —
Where people reply to their own post to make a larger post made up of smaller posts.
(I.e., what I have been doing here 🙂 )
for an Activity File to be a "good" format for a BackUp, a single Activity File would need to contain all the posts in the Thread / Storm.
Also —
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#ActivityPub #ActivityStreams #BackUp #BackUps #FediBackUp #FediDev #FediDevs #Fediverse
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[Fediverse BackUp]
But — for an Activity File to be a "good" format for a BackUp, there would need to be a way to get the Fediverse software to embed the (non-text) media (such as images, audio, video, etc) into an Activity File.
Also —
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#ActivityPub #ActivityStreams #BackUp #BackUps #FediBackUp #FediDev #FediDevs #Fediverse
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[Fediverse BackUp]
Now, having said that, I don't think there is anything about ActivityPub / ActivityStreams that "prevents" Fediverse software from not embedding (non-text) media (such as images, audio, video, etc) into an Activity File —
For example, an "Image" Object can contain a ("mediaType" and a) "content" field (rather than an "href" field).
But —
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#ActivityPub #ActivityStreams #BackUp #BackUps #FediBackUp #FediDev #FediDevs #Fediverse
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[Fediverse BackUp]
If you wanted to BackUp a post on the Fediverse, and all you download was the Activity File (with URLs pointing to the non-text media), then — you lost all the (non-text) media (such as images, audio, video, etc) that were part of the post.
Which would be bad.
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#ActivityPub #ActivityStreams #BackUp #BackUps #FediBackUp #FediDev #FediDevs #Fediverse
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[Fediverse BackUp]
I think one challenge, in practice, with using an Activity File as a BackUp Format is that — a lot of Fediverse software does NOT embed (non-text) media (such images, audio, video, etc) in the Activity File.
But, instead references them using URLs.
(And, by "URL" I mean "URI", "IRI", etc.)
Usually this is probably a good thing, but —
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#ActivityPub #ActivityStreams #BackUp #BackUps #FediBackUp #FediDev #FediDevs #Fediverse
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[Fediverse BackUp]
Could an ActivityPub / ActivityStreams file be a "good" format for backing up a post?
(I.e., what I call an "Activity File". I.e., the file that has a media-type of "application/activity+json".)
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#ActivityPub #ActivityStreams #BackUp #BackUps #FediBackUp #FediDev #FediDevs #Fediverse
Mastodon/fediverse peeps who come across Bluesky accounts that are bridged (i.e. using Bridgy Fed), how do you feel about them and their posts?
Please boost widely, I’m trying to get input from more than just my followers. 🙏
#Mastodon #fediverse #Bluesky #ATproto #ActivityPub
| Great!: | 6 |
| Fine, but prefer native accounts/posts: | 38 |
| Better than nothing: | 12 |
| Actively bad: | 20 |
Week in Fediverse 2025-12-12
Servers
- Wafrn v2025.11.02
- Gush! v0.0.27
- stegodon v1.4.0
- Akkoma v2025.12
- Mastodon v4.5.3
- PeerTube v8.0
- Lemmy v0.19.14
- Ktistec v3.2.3
- Misskey v2025.12.0
- NeoDB v0.12.5
- Vernissage Server v1.26.0
- flohmarkt v0.14.0
- shops v0.1.8
- Trunk & Tidbits, November 2025 (Mastodon)
Clients
- Pachli v3.2.4
- Mastodon for iOS v2025.09
- Interstellar v0.11.0
- Chihu v1.16.0
Tools and Plugins
- PeerTube livechat plugin v14.0.2
- FediFetcher v7.1.17
- Poduptime v5.6.2
For developers
- Library progress report #3 (GoActivityPub)
Articles
- Why don't recommend to implement ActivityPub from scratch
- Fediverse Report – #146
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Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019af042-e877-53d8-b10f-999a2fe9147d
Bueno tras probar un poco la última versión de Tokodon en Android, veo que aún le falta la opción de las menciones, pero supongo qur no tardarán en añadirsela ya que he visto unas cuantas mejoras, así que confío que llegará pronto
Yay! My #Mastodon trifecta is now complete! My blue & orange (is it orange‽) #Plushtodon came in last night, & I opened it yesterday, but I was too tired to post about it as I just got off work.
But yes, I am excited that the two smaller Plushes arrived! Thanks @Mastodon for creating these!
Also…we need more #ActivityPub apps to create real world wearables or plushies, as they are great conversation starters for folks who are not familiar with the #Fediverse.
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Three Mastodon plushies! Bigger one is in the middle while the two smaller ones are on either side.
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Three Mastodon plushies in front of an iPad Pro, the latter which is showing the Mastodon app.
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Two smaller plushies next to the iPad Pro in the center. iPad Pro is displaying the Mastodon app.
Dá certa tristeza ver a escolha dos atuais assessores do presidente Lula, que em seus primeiros mandatos falava de boca cheia sobre software livre e tinha iniciativas nesse sentido, terem escolhido perfis oficiais no Bluesky e Threads.
Lembro de ter ido algumas vezes a Brasília, no contexto do movimento de dados governamentais abertos e hacking cívico, e ver muito servidor público literalmente puxando projetos e iniciativas voltadas ao software livre e código aberto.
Talvez fazendo um pouco de mea culpa, pois virei imigrante, mas todo mundo sumiu? E os funcionários públicos daquela época?
Me parece que um conceito que passou batido nesse movimento foi o perigo da centralização. Poderíamos ter servidores oficiais com Mastodon ou algo análogo, como alguns na Alemanha e União Européia, mas a primeira iniciativa é logo ir pra uma plataforma com os mesmos vícios que nos levaram a essa situação.
Editado: e descobri que também criou no Threads, mas ainda não ativou a opção de fazer parte do fediverso, o que mostra o despreparo dos assessores.
#softwarelivre #OpenSource #DadosAbertos #x #Mastodon #BlueSky #descentralização #federação #Lula #activitypub #Brasil
Week in Fediverse 2025-12-05
Servers
- stegodon v1.3.0
- Ktistec v3.2.2
- ActivityPub for WordPress v7.7.0
- snac v2.85
- tootik v0.20.3
- shops v0.1.6
- PieFed v1.3.6
- Forgejo monthly report - November 2025
- Lemmy Development Update November 2025
Clients
- Pachli v3.2.0
- Mastodon for iOS v2025.08
- Tusker v2025.3
- Voyager v2.41.0
Tools and Plugins
- Poduptime v5.6.1
- FIRES Server v0.8.0
Articles
- Mastodon creator shares what went wrong with Threads and ponders the future of the fediverse
- Why the #OMN works with #ActivityPub – And why we need a bridge to #p2p
- The Fediverse and Content Creation: Monetization
- Alt Text Health Check image accessibility report #3
- Is Pixelfed sawing off the branch that the Fediverse is sitting on?
- #OurFedi2025 - Fediverse Year in Review
- A review of Exit coolness I overlooked from the world of ActivityPub
- Fediverse Report – #145
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Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019acbca-9a56-6825-a6da-5469fd8a40fd
Fediverse Report #145 - this week's #fediverse news:
- @holos is a project currently in development that allows you to run an #activitypub server on your phone
- More on Threads' user statistics, which do indicate the platform's popularity in Asia
https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fediverse-report-145/
Quoted posts are now shown.
Added metadata to remote users in the people page (contributed by dandelions).
Fixed memory leak (contributed by dandelions).
Fixed user matching (contributed by rakoo).
Rendering visibility conditionally, with lesser reach if needed (contributed by byte).
Added a button next to a follow notification to follow back.
Fixed typo in man page (contributed by spky).
Updated Czech and German translations (contributed by pmjv and zen).
If you find #snac useful, please consider buying grunfink a coffee or contributing via LiberaPay.
Spectra.video is an important PeerTube instance for the fediverse. Home to @fediforum @fedicon @decentered_podcast to name a few.
Costs are building up, and funding is needed. Let’s do this!
https://opencollective.com/spectra-video
#Fediverse #ActivityPub #fundraiser
I have a question for #ActivityPub fanatics. For the Social Web Devroom at FOSDEM 2026, we've reached out to over 50 different Fediverse projects to make sure they know about the event. Is there anyone else we need to reach? If you know someone working on Fediverse software development OR organisational and social issues, please share this call-for-proposals link. Our deadline is Dec 1, 2025 and we don't want to miss any part of this movement.
https://socialwebfoundation.org/2025/10/31/fosdem-2026-social-web-devroom-call-for-participation/
Working on some major improvements to the Loops web UI ✨
- New full height layout (bye header)
- Better Search (users, videos, tags)
- Mobile UI w/ bottom navbar like the app
- Bigger video player on desktop
- Improved Notifications
- and much more
Shipping Soon 🚀
#Loops #TikTok #Reels #ActivityPub
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New Loops webUI
Week in Fediverse 2025-11-28
Servers
- tootik v0.20.0
- Ktistec v3.2.1
- NodeBB v4.7.0
- Wafrn v2025.11.01
- Loops v1.0.0-beta.5
- Mitra v4.14.0
- Misskey v2025.11.1
- Omnom v0.8.0
- PieFed v1.3.5
- stegodon: An SSH-first federated blogging platform
- linkblocks: A federated network to bookmark, share and discuss good web pages with your friends
Clients
- Chihu v1.14.0
- Phanpy changelog
Tools and Plugins
- feed2fedi v3.4.0
- FIRES Server v0.7.0
- OwncastLive Panel: A GNOME Shell extension that monitors your favorite Owncast instances and notifies you when they go live
Articles
- Git as Federation Transport — Rethinking How Small Social Networks Talk to Each Other
- Now witness the power of this fully operational Fediverse!
- Fediverse onboarding resources
- Owncast Newsletter November 2025
- Fediverse Report – #144
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Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019aa829-83b6-d369-eedb-8725125ced7b
If we look at what #Mastodon did to #ActivityPub, we start to realize that #XMPP not having a client and server from a single vendor that is available on all platforms is indeed a strength, not a weakness.
🆕 blog! “Now witness the power of this fully operational Fediverse!”
How can you measure the popularity of a social network site? Perhaps by counting the number of active accounts, or the quality of the discourse, or even how many people reply to your witty memes.
Me? I prefer to look at how many people visit my blog…
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/11/now-witness-the-power-of-this-fully-operational-fediverse/
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#ActivityPub #BlueSky #fediverse #mastodon #statistics
Week in Fediverse 2025-11-21
Servers
- Bookwyrm v0.8.2
- GoToSocial v0.20.2
- Manyfold v0.129.2
- Mitra v4.13.1
- Mastodon v4.5.2
- Hubzilla v10.6.1
- Misskey v2025.11.0
- tootik v0.19.11
- NodeBB v4.6.2
- PieFed v1.3.3
Clients
- Elk v0.17.0
- Photon v2.2.0
- Voyager v2.40.4
- Blorp v1.10.0
- Fread v1.7.21
For developers
- roboherd v0.1.14
- fediverse-pasture-inputs v0.3.5
Articles
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Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019a841a-6ed9-3f60-73ef-d558b9db5abb
Moved my #gemlog to a fully #activitypub powered site: https://devbeejohn.de
Thanks to #yunohost it was a no-brainer again.
Week in Fediverse 2025-11-14
Servers
- PieFed v1.3.0
- ActivityPub for WordPress v7.6.0
- Ktistec v3.2.0
- Mastodon v4.5.1
- Mitra v4.13.0
- tootik v0.19.9
- Merp Relay v0.4.0
- shops v0.1.4
- Trunk & Tidbits, October 2025 (Mastodon)
Clients
- Tangerine UI for Mastodon v2.5.2
- Voyager v2.40.3
- Phanpy changelog
- NeoComment: NeoDB Client
Tools and Plugins
- Event Bridge for ActivityPub v1.2.0 (WordPress plugin)
- FIRES Server v0.5.0
For developers
- Schemas one can use to validate objects used in the Fediverse
Protocol
- FEP-22b6: Linking an ActivityPub Object to a HTML page and back
Articles
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Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019a6010-28f6-7425-c378-064738e621a6
@_elena i would like to again propose that someone who is far smarter than I set up an #ActivityPub enabled Vine clone. also, do they have the authority to be using ANY of the content from the archive?
Some of the people who have reached out interested in implementing @badgefed apparently want a way to see the badges as certificates, so here it is
#activitypub #fediverse #openbadges #credentials
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A certificate like a diploma