Shankar 🇮🇳4d ago
Chris Pirillo
The many branches of the #fediverse (#Mastodon instances are but one) ~ via https://axbom.com/fediverse/ ~ #SocialMedia #community
The many branches of the Fediverse

As more and more people are asking me about Mastodon I felt a need for a picture to point at, showcasing how the software known as Mastodon fits into the much larger concept of the Fediverse. I made this infographic to help myself and others explain the many different use-cases

Axbom • My Next Heartbeat
Nov 20, 2022 at 10:46pmMastodon for iOS
Show threadRoy ThomasNov 20, 2022
@ChrisPirillo Is there an ActivityPub client which doesn't need a server to store and index the user data ? Where the server is just relaying messages and client does the long term storage ? Almost feels like I need to start my own personal mastodon server for this, but thats to much work :)
Show threadChris PirilloNov 20, 2022
@chromedevice ...you might ask @evan?
Show threadsenJan 27, 2023
@chromedevice @ChrisPirillo There are several relay server implementations, two of the most popular seem to be:
- https://git.asonix.dog/asonix/relay
- https://github.com/yukimochi/Activity-Relay
Show threadPeter BronezFeb 27, 2023

@chromedevice @ChrisPirillo I think you have two major options.

1) run a single-user #ActivityPub server. Mastodon is not a good platform for this. Instead, check out
@gotosocial
@dev
Ktistec by @toddsundsted

2) for read only, use RSS. https://mstdn.social/@feditips/108357998963885456

If you try a single-user instance, I’d love to hear what works for you!

FediTips has moved! (@[email protected])

RSS fans! You can follow any Mastodon account via RSS by just adding ".rss" to the end of the account's public profile URL. To find a user's public profile URL, click on their profile image within Mastodon. For example, if you click on FediTips' profile image you get this page in a new tab: https://mstdn.social/@feditips So, to follow FediTips through RSS, use this address: https://mstdn.social/@feditips.rss This will only show that account's public posts. Other posts will not be visible on the RSS feed. #RSS #MastoTips #FediTips #Mastodon

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Show threadReneeLibbyNov 20, 2022
@ChrisPirillo learning a lot already 🙂
Show threadChris PirilloNov 20, 2022
@neelibby ... drinking from the fire hose!
Show threadBrooke <3Nov 21, 2022
@ChrisPirillo I keep coming back to look at this, it’s so interesting
Show threadChris PirilloNov 21, 2022
@bgp_writes ...yeah, I shared it for my own benefit, too!
Show threadMarekNov 21, 2022
@ChrisPirillo Second time I see this picture in my timelime - seems popular.
Show threadruicraveiroNov 21, 2022
@ChrisPirillo I think Plume is missing from that diagram. https://joinplu.me/
Plume

Show threadDavid ZappelliNov 22, 2022
@ChrisPirillo I posted this. It’s from Wikipedia
Show threadDaniel MorenoNov 22, 2022
@ChrisPirillo para podcast cuál es la mejor?
Show threadPadreSJNov 22, 2022
@ChrisPirillo Hey Chris! - I'm a fan from back in the day. Great to see you here!
Show threadChris PirilloNov 22, 2022
@PadreSJ ...yo, Padre!
Show threadSteve Foerster 🌐Nov 27, 2022
@ChrisPirillo I want the t-shirt!
Show threadLeftyLaymanNov 27, 2022
@ChrisPirillo awww, @matrix looking all cute on the as side
Show threadMatthew GracieNov 30, 2022
@ChrisPirillo So is Gnu Social like the Hurd to Mastodon's Linux?
Show threadChris PirilloNov 30, 2022
@blueteamgoon ...I'll have to consult the Book of the Great Space Coaster.
Show threadSmytheNov 30, 2022
@ChrisPirillo I don't see micro.blog or flickr.com…
Show threadDan ShickJan 6, 2023
@ChrisPirillo i wish that when people updated this graphic they had also included #Hometown, #Glitchsoc, #Calckey and #Akkoma (all robust forks).
Akkoma

Show threaddeltatuxJan 6, 2023
@datn @ChrisPirillo

One issue with this is that the chart would be quite unreadable considering that there's more and more forks of these software as the time goes on, unless there's a separate graphics just to show their forks. Even #Akkoma itself has been forked by some instance operators as well.

The graphics is missing upcoming microblogging platforms like #GoToSocial & #Takahe though...
Tux Zone

Show threadDan ShickJan 6, 2023
@deltatux @ChrisPirillo graphic design is the passion of enough people to solve that problem. my beef is that that diagram obscures some pretty important fediverse projects and foregrounds some pretty unimportant ones.
Show threadbillseipelApr 23, 2023
@ChrisPirillo I'm confused.
Show threadAdam Sweet Aug 27, 2023
@ChrisPirillo nothing about my favorite version, @firefish
Show threadSeth 🎙️Mar 24, 2024
@ChrisPirillo Worth sharing again and again!
Show threadShawn Hooper (he/him)Mar 24, 2024
@pch I still need to check out PeerTube and Frendica just to see what they’re like.
Show threadSeth 🎙️Mar 25, 2024
@shawnhooper peertube is neat