Articles in category social
The same URL serves HTML to browsers, JSON to apps, and ActivityPub to remote instances. Here's how I cache Mastodon with nginx without betraying any of them.
From a simple Italian script to managing 1200+ US cities, timezones, and a secret-leaking crisis. How I completely rebuilt the FediMeteo backend without breaking the Unix-style infrastructure around it.
How FediMeteo uses HAProxy caching, static pages, and small FreeBSD jails to keep snac quiet and serve ActivityPub traffic efficiently.
Introducing illumos Cafe: a community-run hub on illumos, inspired by BSD Cafe. Fediverse-ready (Mastodon, snac). Built for OS diversity, transparency, and positivity.
How a simple idea turned into an international weather service on the Fediverse.
Using nginx to cache proxied media in snac to improve performance and privacy
Using nginx to cache snac multimedia files to boost performance
Mastodon imposes a limit of 500 characters and 4 poll options. Here's how to change them.
Using a Permanent WebFinger Address for My Fediverse Profile - Make it easy to find your profile from any instance.
After revisiting my old Fediverse instances and helping friends set up new ones, I took the chance to update and evaluate several platforms. Here's my experience with Akkoma, GoToSocial, Mitra, Snac2, and Mastodon.
After Elon Musk’s Twitter deal , many users decided to “fly away” from the "traditional" commercial Social Networks . Some for good, some just...