TQ🐍Dec 29, 2018

So... I read a bit more about #writefreely, specifically in the forums. I didn't like the way the devs pushed their own paid service onto ppl. I can see that funding your project this important, but it just seems... sneaky and not really truthful to first say "Hey, install it, it's free!" - and when users run into problems say "Hey, just use our service, it works!"

That's not what I'm looking for.

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So I'm back to assessint #plume as a solution for federated blogging and looking for a way to make this project work.
Dec 29, 2018 at 12:53pmWeb
Show threadTQ🐍Dec 29, 2018
"Plume needs to be compiled from source." Ah... Gotta love simple installation processes...
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Oh my Lordi! How much do I have to learn before I can setup #Plume!? First I have to use Git, then I have to install a bandwagon full of dev tools because I have to compile from source, then I have to migrate the database, and for THAT I need to, guess what, install another dependency!? Nooo... This is ridiculous... What the!
I hope this is just a misunderstanding. Because this is... simply not doable for me at the moment.
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I... No. I want to, but I can't. This is nothing I can just do...
https://docs.joinplu.me/installation/
I mean...!
Installing Plume ⋅ Plume documentation

Show threadTQ🐍Dec 29, 2018
Ahh... Sad thing. So do I try to somehow make writefreely work on shared hosting? Guess I have to.
Show threadTQ🐍Dec 29, 2018
Okay. Perhaps I'll get #writefreely to work on shared hosting. Need to know some more paths for the configuration, hope support can help!
Ah, it would be great if that worked...
Show threadTQ🐍Dec 29, 2018
(Feeling like the lowliest n00b person on the planet because the Plume installation is too much for me... Ah...)
Show thread[moved]Dec 29, 2018
@TQ maybe you can ask @Bat or @a000d4f7a91939d0e71df1646d7a48 if you need help
Show threadTQ🐍Dec 29, 2018
@DarckCrystale Thank you! Will do, as soon as I've delved a bit deeper and run into problems. @Bat @a000d4f7a91939d0e71df1646d7a48
Show threadinthedarkweliveDec 29, 2018

@TQ Recently I read about a Wordpress plugin which provides federation for (self-hosted) Wordpress blogs.. here's one: https://getpterotype.com/

There's another one, which seems to do some things differently (but I'm not an expert): https://wordpress.org/plugins/activitypub/

If Wordpress is not an option for you, this information will of course help you little 🤔

Pterotype

Welcome to the Fediverse

Pterotype
Show threadTQ🐍Dec 29, 2018
@inthedarkwelive I've worked with Wordpress in the past and continue to do so in the present. I wanted a fully integrated mini-blogging site I can also open for other users, not just another behemoth of bytes somewhere. I liked the approach of medium, but I don't like their politics.
And I've already stumbled upon these plugins, thank you anyways.