Fediverse – Federated social networks running on free open software

Some people are confused about what this is. On this page you see examples of websites you can host yourself. I'll use Mastodon as an example since I've used it. I know about hubzilla slightly but have not used it. Mastodon is a platform you can run on your own server. That server you're running is called an instance. You can also register on an instance someone else is running. Think of a single Mastodon instance as a clone of…

The hacker in me loves the idea of the Fediverse. All of these services seem fun and, different, and I would love to participate. I am even willing to (and have in the past) set them up for myself. The issue comes when I think about my community: I can count on one hand the number of people I know that fit (what I think is) the criteria for the Fediverse: A. Possesses the technical ability to set up their…

Related to the recent post on Mastodon. All these implementations speak the same higher-level protocol and you can therefore connect, follow, and share between them. All have instances with open registrations and are also straightforward to self-host. Exhaustive list: https://fediverse.party/en/miscellaneous/