@sindum Thanks for taking the initiative to create a focused and simple solution for groups in the fediverse. Looks good, too!
Once you have a prototype you're happy with, what's the plan forward? Will you still use AI for development? Will you keep the current codebase, or start from scratch?

#fedibook #fedidev

Would you like to test your own #Fedibook instance?

Don't expect to much - but if you like to play along then have a go

https://codeberg.org/sindum/fedibook

Comments on features, functionality, how to install and general architecture is welcome. Low level code feedback is to early - I'm still prototyping and moving fast.

I would REALLY like to have your instance in a group chat 🙂

#YourFriendlyNeighborhoodSocialNetwork.

I need your feedback

As some of you may have noticed, I'm building a new fediverse / social media platform — #fedibook. The goal is a familiar look and feel, but one that's actually better for your mental health.

I accidentally included likes in the UI without really thinking it through. Not finished or properly tested — and honestly, I'm now wondering whether likes should exist at all.

What I'm considering instead: likes as a private bookmark only. More like a personal favourite — something you save for yourself to find later, but which is never shared with the author or the rest of the #fediverse.

Good idea? And what should they be called? Vote or comments - Thanks.

You are also invited to just the dev server at https://dev1.fedibook.dk follow the development process at first hand.

A major Proof of concept for #fedibook.

Import your export from Facebook.

I left Facebook in january. AND just imported more than 1000 old post from single upload in a zip file.

It's been a fun weekend building a new working fediverse applikation.

The tech stack so far..

Backend: Go — fast, simple, great concurrency. No magic, just code.

Frontend: SvelteKit — feels like writing HTML that actually works. SSR out of the box.

Database: PostgreSQL — boring in the best possible way.

Queue: Asynq + Redis — async ActivityPub delivery with retry logic. Workers run separately from the API.

Federation: ActivityPub — HTTP signatures, shared inbox, fan-out delivery for groups and followers.

Infra: Docker Compose — one file per instance, easy to spin up new nodes.

Everything self-hostable. No cloud dependencies. No vendor lock-in.

Still early days — but the foundation feels solid.

And yes - A lot of help fra Claude code. I decided to go all in an use big tech to fight big tech.

#Fedibook #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Go #Golang #SvelteKit #OpenSource #IndieWeb

RE: https://mstdn.dk/@sindum/116270061822063683

A new fediverse platform might be dropping!

#fediverse #fedibook

Meet Fedibook!

The idea came from thinking about what it actually takes to get regular users onto the fediverse. Mastodon is great (i love it), but the follow-based model feels unfamiliar to some. Friends and Groups though — that's something everyone already understands.

So Fedibook is a fediverse platform built around exactly that, using ActivityPub. Think federated address book meets social network, with the kind of social graph people are already used to.

Current status:

- Friend requests across servers working
- News feed working, with visibility levels: public, friends-only, or local server only

Hoping to open up for early testing and feedback soon. Open source of course.

#fediverse #activitypub #fedibook #danmarkskifter