fediverse
The Fediverse is a decentralized, federated social media network with ~5 million users and ~10 thousand instances.
Due to the unifying ActivityPub protocol, the Fediverse is a network of independently hosted services interconnected through the protocol alone. Thousands of instances of the popular services are hosted by everyday people
• What is Pleroma?
• Why Mastodon and the Fediverse are “doomed to fail”
• The Unrealized Potential of Federation
• A quick guide to the Free Network
• Awesome Fediverse Github Repo
• Awesome ActivityPub Github Repo
[2] ActivityPub, activitypub.rocks
[3] Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, datatracker.ietf.org
Protocol
Similarly to how email servers use the "email protocol" (SMTP) to share information across services, Fediverse instances use the ActivityPub protocol to share information.Due to the unifying ActivityPub protocol, the Fediverse is a network of independently hosted services interconnected through the protocol alone. Thousands of instances of the popular services are hosted by everyday people
Appeal
Fediverse's appeal lies in its decentralized nature, massive potential for customization, personal modification, and open source software. In the age of data warehouses, walled gardens, shadowbanning, and targetted ads, Fediverse certainly has its appeal.Further Reading
• Mastodon quick start guide• What is Pleroma?
• Why Mastodon and the Fediverse are “doomed to fail”
• The Unrealized Potential of Federation
• A quick guide to the Free Network
• Awesome Fediverse Github Repo
• Awesome ActivityPub Github Repo
References
[1] Fediverse, en.Wikipedia.org[2] ActivityPub, activitypub.rocks
[3] Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, datatracker.ietf.org