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m0xEE<a href="https://nosh0b10.m0xee.net?t=snac2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snac2</a> allows for translations via .po files and on my instance I've used it to replace status action buttons' captions with colour emojis — makes the UI a bit nicer on a phone.<br>For favourite, boost and bookmark I've used the set that I already use in my BloatFE and the rest are just initial rough ideas —&nbsp;which, I have to admit, aren't perfect: crossed out speaker and crossed out bell, garbage bin and big red cross are a bit confusing as to what they might mean —&nbsp;we'll see if I can come up with something better.<br><br>And I've also brought back Mastodon's famous "toot" button. Yes, the one with the elephant 😏<br>
sam ✅🇬🇪<span class="h-card"><a href="https://comam.es/snac/grunfink" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@grunfink@comam.es</a></span> I have started a blog and I want to post on my snac instance each time I make a post to have the snac post as a place for people to comment. I can, and have, made such a link from my blog post to the posted snac comment, but snac doesn't have a reply link. I know on mastodon it will have one and then ask you to log in to your instance to post a reply. Any suggestions on how I can include one or do you or anybody have a work-around or other suggestions?<br><br>Thanks for all your work on snac!<br><br><a href="https://chven.us/snac?t=snac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snac</a> <a href="https://chven.us/snac?t=snac2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snac2</a><br>
samTime for another blog post, about hosting a fediverse instance on my ancient Raspberry Pi. Obviously I had to share it on the fediverse.<br><br><a href="https://cablespaghetti.dev/hosting-a-fediverse-instance-on-an-original-raspberry-pi.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://cablespaghetti.dev/hosting-a-fediverse-instance-on-an-original-raspberry-pi.html</a><br><br><a href="https://cablespaghetti.dev/fedi?t=snac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snac</a> <a href="https://cablespaghetti.dev/fedi?t=snac2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snac2</a> <a href="https://cablespaghetti.dev/fedi?t=alpinelinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#alpinelinux</a> <a href="https://cablespaghetti.dev/fedi?t=linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://cablespaghetti.dev/fedi?t=raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#raspberrypi</a><br>
r1w1s1The latest version of Snac (2.78) works great on Moshidon.<br><br><a href="https://snac.bsd.cafe?t=snac2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snac2</a> <a href="https://snac.bsd.cafe?t=moshidon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#moshidon</a><br>
Giacomo Tesio<span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.uno/users/informapirata" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@informapirata@mastodon.uno</a></span><br><br>Dopo aver postato ho notato due piccoli problemi:<br><br>1. <a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=raccoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Raccoon</a> mostra la timeline pubblica del profilo (che sulla mia istanza <a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=snac2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snac2</a> contiene solo i <i>miei</i> post) invece di quella privata<br><br>2. La modalità esplorazione, che permette di visualizzare i contenuti pubblici di un istanza senza account, smette di funzionare quando ti autentichi (perché vedi solo il contenuto della tua istanza).<br><br>In particolare il 2, più che un propriamente un bug, ma una feature che favorisce involontariamente le istanze più grandi: se potessi continuare a esplorare in modalità anonima più feed di grandi istanze (di tua scelta) compatibili con le api di <a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=friendica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Friendica</a> e <a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a>, per poi interagirvi tramite il tuo account su un'istanza piccola come la mia, Raccoon diventerebbe ragionevolmente il miglior client possibile per piccole istanze, in particolare se la ricerca interrogasse (su richiesta) anche tali istanze.<br><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://poliverso.org/profile/dieguitux8623" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@dieguitux8623@poliverso.org</a></span><br>
Giacomo TesioThis is a post on my <a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=snac2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snac2</a> instance sent with <a href="https://snac.tesio.it?t=raccoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Raccoon</a>.<br><br>/cc informapirata@mastodon.uno<br>
sam ✅🇬🇪just moved my website to another server before I move. I've successfully rsynced my snac directory and reinstalled it on the new server with no apparent breakage.<br><br><a href="https://chven.us/snac?t=snac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snac</a> <a href="https://chven.us/snac?t=snac2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snac2</a><br><br>edit: most of my posts are missing. I thought they were there after the move, but maybe it was just browser cache? I'll have to hook up the old drive to my laptop and see if I can resync<br>
gyptazy<p>My relay instance for the <a href="https://mastodon.gyptazy.com/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> evolved in a great way - more than 120 instances are already connected to boost your posts across the Fediverse.</p><p>If you're running <a href="https://mastodon.gyptazy.com/tags/snac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>snac</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.gyptazy.com/tags/snac2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>snac2</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.gyptazy.com/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.gyptazy.com/tags/Pleroma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pleroma</span></a> or any other software on the <a href="https://mastodon.gyptazy.com/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a> protocol that supports relay instances - feel free to join the relay! Hopefully <a href="https://mastodon.gyptazy.com/tags/GoToSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoToSocial</span></a> also supports relay services soon! Of course <a href="https://mastodon.gyptazy.com/tags/IPv6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IPv6</span></a> is supported (for IPV6 only instances).</p><p><a href="https://fedi-relay.gyptazy.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fedi-relay.gyptazy.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gyptazy.com/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gyptazy.com/tags/relay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>relay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gyptazy.com/tags/ipv6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ipv6</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gyptazy.com/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gyptazy.com/tags/homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homelab</span></a></p>
🏳️‍🌈🤘 Blain SmithPosting from my new self-hosted home using <a href="https://snac.rblgk.sh?t=snac2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snac2</a><br>
Betula<p>Many speculated that <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Betula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Betula</span></a> can be turned into a microblogging server easily. It's true, one only has to hide the bookmarked URL, writing the text in the bookmark description.</p><p>Paying attention to the rising popularity of microblogs around the world, we've decided to make Betula into such an application. The next version, v2.0.0, will be the start of the new era. We'll focus on compatibility with the leading platforms such as <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/honk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>honk</span></a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/snac2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>snac2</span></a> first.</p>
smkInstance migration <a href="https://suigow.com?t=mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> to <a href="https://suigow.com?t=snac2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snac2</a> was successful. I lost a few close friends during the migration and will reach out. Otherwise of the 1,102 followers I had on Mastodon, 1,069 made it over. Not bad. <a href="https://suigow.com?t=fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fediverse</a>.<br>
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So, basically the platform you stopped to use increased the incoming traffic and even makes the half of the "Mastodon" traffic in the last days? Doesn't this show how important this source is and how much potential there still is?

Next, I'm wondering why "Mastodon" is defined as "Mastodon". #Mastodon is one of multiple solutions in the #Fediverse and I'm more than pretty sure that many people are not using Mastodon, rather than #snac / #snac2, #GoToSocial,... It's like setting "Internet Explorer" as a synonym for browsers.

@mho @heiseonline

I've been getting a lot of Mastodon sidekiq errors: ActivityPub:ProcessingWorker "ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid: PG::CardinalityViolation: ERROR: ON CONFLICT DO UPDATE command cannot affect row a second time HINT: Ensure that no rows proposed for insertion within the same command..."

It always comes back to a post that is from "snac/2.71"

The specific argument starts out with:

post ID (I think), "{\n \"@context\": \"w3.org/ns/activitystreams\",\n \"type\": \"Update\",\n \"id\".....redacted

Snac2 is an excellent software solution for accessing the Fediverse. It is lightweight, very easy to compile and install, has minimal dependencies, and the development is progressing along a clear, clean, and logical path - thank you, @grunfink

Since last December, BSD Cafe has had, among its services, a snac instance - snac.bsd.cafe - which has been used sparingly, mainly by some for testing purposes. I’ve kept it as a 'testing' option.

In light of the interest it is generating (we now have stable users) and given that development is evolving to allow for both inbound and outbound movement, I have decided to designate it as a stable solution for accessing the Fediverse and to consider it a primary service of the BSD Cafe.

It has always received the utmost attention, I have consistently updated it promptly, and it has always been accessible, but I have also modified all the descriptions to clarify that it is a stable and definitive solution.

For more information, there is always a dedicated page on our wiki: wiki.bsd.cafe/snac.bsd.cafe

Stay Tuned!

snac.bsd.cafeWelcome to snac.bsd.cafe

A small compendium of the Fediverse platforms I use/know well.

In the past few days, I revisited some of my old Fediverse instances since some friends asked me to help them set up a new one. I also took the chance to perform maintenance on some leftover instances. Here's my experience:

Akkoma: My oldest instance still running, opened in 2022. It was offline for a few months (3/4). I updated everything to the latest version and restarted it. I’m not sure why, but it’s extremely slow, with a heavy load on Postgres and many queries just to open the main page. I like Akkoma - I'll investigate further.

GoToSocial: I updated a friend's instance - GoToSocial itself was up-to-date, but the underlying system wasn’t. I noticed that once it exceeds 2000 followings, it becomes a bit slow. The database is PostgreSQL, but that's not the issue. The GoToSocial process becomes somewhat heavy on the VPS. Still, it's very usable and a software with great potential, in my opinion. The Mastodon API is implemented quite well and works with the major software.

Mitra: It seems well-built. The person had around 1000 followers and followings on a Mastodon account, which they moved from a large instance. No speed issues, though sending a message makes the server “heavy” for a bit, but it’s temporary. The Mastodon API is partially implemented, but the software is advancing quickly, and I find its native interface quite pleasant.

Snac2: I've always had a soft spot for Snac2. The lack of a database and some design choices make it an excellent solution for small instances. For example, sending posts to all known instances increases visibility and interaction. Its basic, JavaScript-free interface is very clear, though it might not be the best for those used to Mastodon. But the Mastodon API is improving version by version, and I think the developer is doing an excellent job. It struggles a bit with larger numbers, but that's due to the underlying file system, not the software itself. If "move" support (both in and out) were added, I would recommend it to anyone starting self-hosting for single-user or small community instances because "move" is one of the options that gives the most freedom in Fediverse software.

Mastodon: My “old” personal instance was stuck at version 4.1.x and had been offline for a few months. I updated the FreeBSD Jail and upgraded Mastodon to 4.2.12 and then to 4.3.0-beta1. No issues. I also helped a friend (who had an old Pleroma-based instance they barely used) migrate. This user has around 5000 followers and followings - Mastodon is running on FreeBSD on a VPS (arm64) for just over 3 euros a month, with no significant issues (apart from media storage, but that's not Mastodon’s fault). Mastodon is sometimes said to be heavy, and that's partly true, but its modularity ensures that even in cases of overload, queues may slow down, but navigation and the local timeline remain reasonably fast. I think this is a good thing for any larger-scale use of an instance.

In short, I think things are moving in the right direction, and the software is evolving nicely. Well done, devs!

apologies to everyone getting re-follows from me: I re-made my instance using #pleroma as I think I was getting too ambitious with my amount of follows and #snac kept crashing under federation of outgoing messages (as far as I could tell anyway - read down, this is now fixed!).

Absolutely love snac, grunfink has done an awesome job and I think for more instances that people might expect, it is badass.

So yeah, will be progressively adding back follows, hopefully not too many instances have a tantrum that I re-used the user/domain on a different setup... 🙄

edit: just now have been in contact with grunfink, so might do further testing on snac in future since only myself and one other have run into this issue just now.

re-edit: fix tested and worked perfect! I would definitely suggest anyone considering a simpler way to do a social media instance, to seriously look at snac. #snac2

I will leave this instance here as the main one though from now on.

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