Fediverse
From Gentoo Wiki
The Fediverse is a federated and decentralized worldwide Internet-based social network built upon the ActivityPub protocol. Social network platforms that federate over the ActivityPub protocol are said to be "part of the Fediverse." Most social networks in the Fediverse natively run the ActivityPub protocol but some choose to implement their own protocol internally but implement, to one extent or another, an ActivityPub gateway to pass messages to and from the wider Fediverse.
Major Fediverse communities include:
- Mastodon and Pleroma — micro blogging akin to Twitter (now called "X").
- Lemmy — content aggregation and discussion akin to Reddit and Usenet.
- Write Freely — long form blogging akin to WordPress.
- Diaspora* — a Facebook analog that partially federates with the Fediverse.
Gentoo presence in the Fediverse
| Account | Type | Official |
|---|---|---|
| @gentoo@fosstodon.org | N/A | Yes |
| !gentoo@reddthat.com | Link aggregator | |
| @world@hostux.social | Mastodon group bot |
Available software
| Name | Package | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fediverse Clients | ||
| Tokodon | net-im/tokodon | Mastodon client for Plasma and Plasma Mobile |
| Tuba | net-misc/tuba | Browse the Fediverse (GTK client) |
| mastodon.el | app-emacs/mastodon | Emacs client for Mastodon |
| toot | net-misc/toot::guru | Mastodon CLI & TUI |
| Fediverse Servers | ||
| Castopod | www-apps/castopod::guru | Open-source hosting platform made for podcasters |
| GoToSocial | www-apps/gotosocial::guru | Fast, fun, ActivityPub server, powered by Go |
| Honk | www-apps/honk::guru | ActivityPub server with minimal setup and support costs |
| Pleroma | www-apps/pleroma::guru | ActivityPub social networking software compatible with other Fediverse software |
| Snac2 | www-apps/snac::guru | A simple, minimalistic ActivityPub instance |
| Fediverse Bots | ||
| fedigroup.py | net-misc/fedigroup::guru | Emulate group accounts on Mastodon/Pleroma |
| mastoposter | net-im/mastoposter::guru | Configurable reposter from Mastodon-compatible Fediverse servers |
| mastorss | net-misc/mastorss::guru | Another RSS to Mastodon bot |
See also
- Usenet — a federated and decentralized worldwide Internet forum and the world's oldest digital social network
External Resources
- Awesome Fediverse — a curated list of Fediverse resources.