... anyone know anything about @shellsharks ? He's been entirely silent since late June. I don't know him, but still... the silence. Hopefully it's just a vacation, but can you really stay away from the Fediverse for almost 2 months?

#Fediverse #InternetBuddy

Nun... alles sehr unerfreulich, aber diese Instanz wird aufgrund der Entwicklungen der letzten Tage nun zum Ende des Monats geschlossen.

Ich kann damit einfach nicht umgehen, wenn mir der Rechtsstaat auf die Füße tritt und Dinge verlangt - ich kann nicht auf einen Anwalt zurück greifen, der mir dann solche Anfragen etc. überprüft und dann mit den Behörden kommuniziert.

Danke übrigens an dieser Stelle an die Person, die sich bemüssigt gefühlt hat, gegen User*innen meiner Instanz, die ich privat betreibe und in die ich viel Herzblut gesteckt habe, vorzugehen.

Dir gebührt ein besonderer Platz in meinem Herzen und in meine schlaflosen Nächte. ​​ /s

Alle User*innen sind informiert und ich hoffe, dass sie sich einen sicheren Hafen suchen können und werden.

Es tut mir definitiv in der Seele weh, dass es so weit kommen musste - aber so kann man eben auch eine Instanz deföderieren - besser als jeder FediBlock.

Danke an alle für Euer Vertrauen, für Eure Unterstützung und für die schöne Zeit hier.

Ich weiß nicht, was ich noch sagen kann.

Macht's gut und Danke für den Fisch.

#mastoAdmin #FediAdmin #SharkAdmin #defederation #exitFedi #fediverse #

What are the currently popular Apple iOS apps for Mastodon in 2025 for power users. I’m using #IceCubesApp for around 2 years and like the aesthetics, but the app is incredibly laggy on my phone and has second long delays and just doesn’t feel snappy anymore. Seems to just get worse over time.

Any recommendations to try?

#fediverse #fediask #mastodon #app

Hallo #Fediverse, ich habe da eine Frage: Nutzt hier jemand den #Wireguard Client #WGTunnel und kann etwas darüber berichten? Wie gut ist dieser und wie zuverlässig funktioniert der switch bei wechselnden #WLAN Verbindungen?
@askfedi_de

f-droid.org/en/packages/com.za…

Inspired by the #Indieweb and #Emacs carnivals, I wanted one about #Vim / #Neovim, and here it comes. It will start in September, so you have two weeks to think, and blog about it.

#editor #terminal #writing #blog #blogging #fediverse #mastodon #carnivals

#100DaysToOffload : 85/100

https://lazybea.rs/vim-carnival-202509

"What’s been hard for us to articulate, to ourselves and the outside world, is that we aren’t just building tech products, and we aren’t just curating content.

The tech products, curation, content, education and support are all part of a bigger process of community onboarding, building and growth."

Part III of @michael 's post-FediCon series is live now! This one takes a look at the Newsmast Foundation and our work 👀

https://www.blog-pat.ch/newsmast-unplugged-fedicon-part-iii/

#FediCon #Blog #Fediverse #Newsmast #Mastodon

We made Channels for you, the people on the Open Social Web.

We know how hard it can be to find posts that you care about on the Social Web. But, after curating our topical Channels, we knew we had the tech to help you Channels on the things YOU care about.

Whether that's cats or astrophysics, you can now make your Channel.

#Channels #SocialWeb #Fediverse #Mastodon #SocialMedia

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An image showing a woman and a man looking together at a laptop screen. Both are smiling and visibly comfortable. The copy over the image reads: Made for You. Channels five you the chance to shape your experience on the Open Social Web.

Good morning, #BSDCafe
Good morning, #Fediverse

Its Monday. Time for a good breakfast!

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A high-angle close-up shot shows a white plate with four pastries on a beige tablecloth. In the foreground, a large slice of marble bundt cake with brown and yellow swirls fills the bottom half of the plate. To the left is a small pink cookie, and to the right is a small, light-brown cake square with visible chocolate chips. Behind that, a small, dark-brown brownie square is dusted with powdered sugar. A small white espresso cup with a light-blue design sits on a saucer to the left of the plate. A glass of water is in the top right, and a knife and fork are on either side of the plate.

My #FediforumFriday update this week is that I've been tinkering around at the MVP end of the fediverse, trying out projects like #snac (and also, honk). I really need to write some of these experiences down somewhere! Also, preparing for my talk at #FrOSCON next weekend.

What are you looking at that's interesting and #fediverse-related right now?

What is the best option to host a #Mastodon instance with its own domain name? Max four users, most possibly only me.

#fediverse #SelfHosting

@informapirata @uriel @fediverso
Anche questo intervento di Laura Hargreaves potrebbe essere un utile contributo alla discussione sul rilancio di un'altra internet: “Back to the Old Internet: A Personal Reboot”
Switching to Linux. Self-hosting. Fossifying my phone.
I thought the old internet was gone — turns out, it just needed a reboot.
https://laurahargreaves.com/the-old-internet/

#SoftwareLibero
#foss
#openweb
#SelfHosting
#fediverse
#PhoneFossifying

@scuola@a.gup.pe
@scuola@poliverso.org
@Puntopanto
@lealternative
@filippodb
@maupao
@laura
@wikimediaitalia
@nemobis

Find your people in the #fediverse with the People Directory.

🏞️ https://fediverse.info/explore/people?topic=photography

🎶 https://fediverse.info/explore/people?topic=music

🎨 https://fediverse.info/explore/people?topic=Art

It's opt-in and supports most fediverse software, simply add the #fedi22 hashtag to your bio.

Powered by Pixelfed, for the people ✨

#peopleDirectory #fediverseInfo #pixelfed

Good morning, #BSDCafe!
Good morning, #Fediverse!

Enjoy those wonderful little things that life will bring you today.

https://song.link/s/1zTEP1xkU5bZbJSIXoA8wq

#GoodMorning #Music #MastoMusic #MastoRadio #FediMusic #FediRadio #Jukebox #Positivity

✨ new on #TheFutureIsFederated 🚀

« In this age of #technofeudalism every writer who covers technology - especially resistance to #BigTech - should disclose their tech stack. Here's mine »

🔗 : https://news.elenarossini.com/technofeudalism-disclosing-my-tech-stack/

Basically, a love letter to #FOSS and the #Fediverse… with room for improvement (especially on the hardware front)

#selfhosting #GoToSocial #Mastodon #NextCloud #Pixelfed #PeerTube #Signal #YunoHost #DeGoogle #LeaveSubstack #resist #resistance #broligarchy

A quiet afternoon, then a sudden, beautiful interruption. An unexpected message from a stunning person, a silent force in the fediverse. They've done more for this place and for me than so many of the more vocal accounts - more than I have, even.

This is the very essence of what I adore about this community. It's a place for genuine connection, where real people build real relationships.

To the one who sent that message: Thank you. It arrived exactly when I needed it most.

#Fediverse #People

I have something else to be thankful for today. At this moment in time I am busy restoring functionality on systems so that I will be able to resume important remote tasks, which shall enable me to restore the level that I am used to, when it comes down to actual value of goods

This work is highly specialized and needs a set of computing systems, communication systems which use GSM messaging systems and other means of signalling, in order to properly Act, monitor react and deploy the remote systems, of which a set of those are managed deployed monitored and configured through Proxmox.

@gyptazy has made incredibly wonderful contributions to the community of Open Source and I'm specifically highlighting his work in for example the great Proxmox load balancer.

Through the Work Of Him and other hundreds to thousands nameless Open Source coders, programmers en hackers am I able to do this work.

I am fortunate enough to have virtually met him here on the FediVerse through a beautiful forward that @stefano has made, who also makes great contributions in Open Source

Without the work of these incredible people none of this would have been possible. I would be sitting watching this beautiful scenery that I would have made myself with props

There would not be any Open Source Operating Systems, plural, driving the displays.

Being Grateful is important. Giving Thanks sends a beautifully Modulated Pulse of Energy, through the Universe to everyone.

I am thankful to you all

#OpenSource #programming #GNU #GPL #license #BSD #freeBSD #Linux #POSIX #Proxmox #thankful #thanks #FediVerse #Love #UniversalLove

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The photograph shot in total absolute darkness shows a collage of four IPS LED panels, each displaying different content. The top screen features a blue background with a flower image and a text editor window Bash shells tabbed, with code. The middle screen displays a vinyl record label of Kraftwerk Autobahn, with a colorful design and a digital audio workstation interface. The bottom screen shows a blue-toned image with abstract patterns, possibly a visualizer or a live performance. The screens are arranged vertically, with the top screen at the top, the middle screen in the center, and the bottom screen at the bottom. The background is dark, emphasizing the screens' content. Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.156 Wh

It is important to be thankful. This is not an image in and en upon itself.
This photograph was composed from a sample a food that was given to me, because I'm in dire need of assistance, to get projects within my IT Technology fields of expertise.

Due to the horrific situation in my country, the enormous amount of inflation, combined with very questionable political figures ruining the whole economic system and landscape for decades, Many businesses have collapsed, including those that I've given Open Source service and support to for decades.

So when one of those businesses, which luckily does not reside in my country but is remote, has a top level manager who is also friend, decides to jump in and help no questions asked, it is only fair to be thankful.

That energy of gratitude shall be reflected through the Universe to that Friend and everyone else who reads this toot.

@stefano was the one who started a thankful toot thread some days / weeks ago.
In light of that here's my Toot of Thanks for the Week

🦋💙❤️💋#Lobi 💙💕🌹💐💙🦋

#Thankful #Grace #Love #Universal #SR #SA #UniversalLove #FediVerse #ThankYou

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Questions for #fediverse #SysAdmin folk who run #prometheus and #grafana on multiple #aws accounts:

Do you use a single Prometheus server or do you have one for each account?

How do you handle auto scaling EC2 servers which could change IPs at any time?

Is it possible for servers to push rather than get pulled from?

Please share any setups that could be relevant and boost far & wide!

Thanks in advance!! ❤️❤️❤️

Good morning Fedi friends!

My video "Introducing the #Fediverse: a New Era of Social Media" now features subtitles in Hungarian... bringing the total number of subs to 18!

Special thanks to Benedek @whitecold for the new translation! 🙏

🔗 : https://news.elenarossini.com/fediverse-video/

#TheFutureIsFederated

At EuroBSDCon 2025 in Zagreb: "Liberating the social web using *BSD" by Jeroen - @h3artbl33d - and Stefano Marinelli, see https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/talk/PJJLFV/

Schedule at https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/schedule/

To register https://2025.eurobsdcon.org/registration.html

#EuroBSDCon #EBC25 #BSDCafe #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #Networking #BSDCafe #RunBSD #Mastodon #Fediverse #OwnYourData #Security #Networking #Community

Installing Mastodon inside a FreeBSD jail: A Comprehensive Guide

Updated for Mastodon 4.4

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2022/11/23/installing-mastodon-on-a-freebsd-jail/

#FreeBSD #Mastodon #Fediverse #OwnYourData #SelfHosting

🚀 New on #TheFutureIsFederated 👩‍🚀

"The Future is Federated: Year 2" - where I take a look back at a year of posts (and some cringy early ones), argue that the #Fediverse is collectivist in nature (as opposed to the individualism of Big Tech platforms) and discuss my plans for the future of this blog series... and what success for the Fediverse looks like to me (spoiler alert: slow organic growth and sustainability)

🔗 : https://news.elenarossini.com/the-future-is-federated-year-2/

#tech #activism #BigTech #SocialMedia #FOSS #blog

Interesting, I never noticed #snac completely renders federated WordPress posts.
Another small marvel from truly excellent software.

#Fediverse #Wordpress #snac2

Friends of the #BSDCafe and the entire #Fediverse
Have a great week!

https://album.link/y/RDh81Ojd3d2rY

#Music #MastoMusic #MastoRadio #FediMusic #FediRadio #JukeBox

Oh, my goodness. I boosted @Em0nM4stodon’s post about this earlier. But I need to share it with some intention.

This piece she wrote on Mastodon privacy/security is intense. It’s long. SO much information. Read it anyway. Seriously.

And if y’all don’t follow Em, do yourself a solid and get on that. She’s smart af about InfoSec/privacy/security. And super friendly.

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/07/15/mastodon-privacy-and-security/

#Fediverse #Mastodon #MastoTips #Privacy #InfoSec #Security #TheFutureIsFederated

Friends of the #BSDCafe and the entire #Fediverse
Have a wonderful Wednesday!

#SeaWednesday #MeerMittwoch #Photography #sunrise #Sea #Italy

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The golden sun casts a shimmering path across the calm sea, illuminating a peaceful beach dotted with straw umbrellas and loungers, framed by lush green trees and the silhouettes of lampposts as a new day dawns.

Evening Reflection: In just a few days, it will be BSD Cafe's second birthday. Two years ago, I never anticipated what would follow. What was once a dream - this kind of community - has transformed into a reality. I set the table, but the Cafe isn't just me; it's all of you.
It's the Fediverse, it's Matrix, it's a group of people who want to communicate, who want positivity, who want to grow, who have a passion and an interest. This morning, I announced the Journal, and the enthusiasm shown was comparable. And that, for me, was a gift.

Even though it's not yet Tuesday here, it already is in many places. While I might sound repetitive, I feel compelled to dedicate this #ThankYouTuesday to you all: friends of BSD Cafe (both in and outside the cafe), of the Fediverse, of Matrix, of every communication channel.
Because FREE communication channels are tools, and they are merely extensions of people.

Wonderful people, who make the world a little less bleak.

Thank you.

#ThankYou #BSDCafe #Fediverse #World

Dear friends of #BSDCafe and the entire #Fediverse, tomorrow I'll be announcing a new idea/service from BSD Cafe. In my opinion, it's something that can be extremely useful to the entire BSD and Open Source community in general - even to pique curiosity and attract new users.

I'm still finalizing a few details, mainly in the guidelines, which I'll lay out in the presentation post.

As with all services, I'll need your collaboration and help (I'm just the Barista, but the Cafe is interesting thanks to all of you!), this time more than ever.

Stay tuned!

#BSDCafeUpdates

Happy Sunday, #BSDCafe !
Happy Sunday, #Fediverse !

Updating Mastodon: 20 minutes
Updating snac2: 2 minutes

#fediverse #mastodon #snac #snac2 #activitypub

You can discover thousands of hand-picked Fediverse accounts organised into hundreds of different topics on the FediFollows website at:

➡️ https://fedi.directory

- To follow an account listed on the site, paste its address into your search box on Mastodon etc.

- To find out more about an account, click on its address to see its profile.

You don't need to wait for me to randomly post accounts on an interesting topic, the site has accounts for lots of topics! 🙂

#Fediverse #FediTips

For today's #ThankYouTuesday, I'd like to thank everyone who supports the Fediverse. So, that means *you*. Yes, you, the one reading this.
Thank you!

The Fediverse truly is for everyone: if you don't have the skills or means to set up your own instance, you can join one of the public instances that aligns with your aspirations. If you can and want to, you can create your own instance, and thanks to lightweight (and interoperable) software, you can do it with spare hardware or very affordable VPS.
So thank you to all of you, friends of the Fediverse!

#Fediverse #Mastodon #snac #GoToSocial #Wordpress #Mitra #Akkoma #Pleroma #Honk #Peertube #Pixelfed #TooManyToEnumerateHere

I've just updated the blog post: Increasing or Modifying Character Limits and Poll Options in Mastodon 4.3 and 4.4

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/10/09/2024-modifying-limits-in-mastodon-4-3/

#Mastodon #Fediverse #OwnYourData