linuxusers.in is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.

This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.

Admin email
dharmiik@proton.me
Admin account
@dharmik@linuxusers.in

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gyptazy boosted

gyptazy »
@gyptazy@mastodon.gyptazy.com

Just a few days ago, I lunched my new relay service for the and I'm really happy to see that there're already many ones connected to - more than 50 instances in just a few days!

But what makes me even really happy is to see, that my service [2] also gets linked in the release notes of [1] / - and I can recommend the usage of relay services (it doesn't matter which one!) to everyone. It provides more content from connected instances to you, but also brings your posts - from your local instance - up to other ones within the federated network where it can get much easier distributed around other instances.

is the perfect way to host an own fediverse instance. Using the protocol allows you to connect to all other instances. With the integrated API, you can also use most of your usual clients or web clients. Snac is light, fast, does not require any database and follows the KISS way - which the most of us BSD people are living. With relay services, it's the perfect match for singe-user instances and @grunfink is always open for ideas and to help! It does not always need to be , etc!

And if you're using any other software, you may still benefit by using relay services. And if you're still looking for a guide, howto setup snac2 on , my howto [3] might help you out.

[1]: codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2
[2]: fedi-relay.gyptazy.com
[3]: gyptazy.com/install-snac2-on-f

    The Real Grunfink »
    @grunfink@comam.es

    I'm glad to announce the release of version 2.69 of , the simple, minimalistic instance server written in C. Again, this version has been possible thanks to the very valuable help from great people. It includes the following changes:

    Added support for subscribing to LitePub (Pleroma-style) Fediverse Relays like e.g. https://fedi-relay.gyptazy.com to improve federation. See snac(8) (the Administrator Manual) for more information on how to use this feature.

    Added support for following hashtags. This is only useful if your instance is subscribed to relays (see above).

    Added support for a Mastodon-like /authorize_interaction webpoint entry, that allows following, liking and boosting from another account's Mastodon public web interface. To be able to use it, you must reconfigure your https proxy to redirect /authorize_interaction to snac (see snac(8)).

    Some fixes to accept Event objects properly (like those coming from implementations like https://gancio.org/ or https://mobilizon.fr).

    Added some caching for local Actor objects.

    Hashtags that are not explicitly linked in a post's content are shown below it.

    Fixed broken NetBSD build (missing dependency in Makefile.NetBSD).

    The user profile can now include longitude and latitude data for your current location.

    Mastodon API: implemented limit= on notification fetches (contributed by nowster), implemented faster min_id handling (contributed by nowster), obey the quiet public visibility set for posts, other timeline improvements (contributed by nowster).

    Reduced RSA key size for new users from 4096 to 2048. This will be friendlier to smaller machines, and everybody else out there is using 2048.

    If the SNAC_BASEDIR environment variable is defined and set to the base directory of your installation, you don't have to include the base directory in the command line.

    Fixed a bug in the generation of the top page (contributed by an-im-dugud).

    Added support for Markdown headers and underlining (contributed by an-im-dugud).

    https://comam.es/what-is-snac

    If you find useful, please consider contributing via LiberaPay: https://liberapay.com/grunfink/

    This release has been inspired by the song Nine Hundred Miles by .

      gyptazy »
      @gyptazy@mastodon.gyptazy.com

      My new relay instance in the launched successfully :)

      Just added a blog post: As I could see, not everyone was aware of the benefits of using such a service which is especially very important for smaller instances or even single-user instances. So, nothing new in the post - just a recap to summarize the things for newcomers :)

      gyptazy.com/hosting-a-new-acti

        gyptazy »
        @gyptazy@mastodon.gyptazy.com

        wow, that was quick - more than 30 instances already connected to my relay in just such a short time :) Let's be federated and help even smaller to distribute their content & posts!

        You can find more information at:
        fedi-relay.gyptazy.com

        The instance is reachable on IPv4 and IPv6.

          Elena Rossini ⁂ »
          @_elena@mastodon.social

          Elena Rossini ⁂ »
          @_elena@mastodon.social

          And it never gets old: the special thrill of seeing your post show up in your feed because of the magic of

          Interoperability on the Fediverse is just so so cool!

          🔗 : photos.elenarossini.com/p/ele/

          a screenshot of a photo I posted on Pixelfed. The username reads: Elena Rossini on Pixelfed and the caption states: from my archives: at the top of Burj Khalifa.

A photo of me from December 2014 from the top of the Burj Khalifa observation deck in Dubai, UAE.

It's one of my favorite pics and it was shot by a friend using my iPhone 6 (incredible quality all things considered!)

Then there is the photo of the silhouette of a woman looking out in front of her at the Dubai landscape. You can see tall large windowpanes and the whole photo is bathed in blue hues

          Alt...a screenshot of a photo I posted on Pixelfed. The username reads: Elena Rossini on Pixelfed and the caption states: from my archives: at the top of Burj Khalifa. A photo of me from December 2014 from the top of the Burj Khalifa observation deck in Dubai, UAE. It's one of my favorite pics and it was shot by a friend using my iPhone 6 (incredible quality all things considered!) Then there is the photo of the silhouette of a woman looking out in front of her at the Dubai landscape. You can see tall large windowpanes and the whole photo is bathed in blue hues

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            The Real Grunfink »
            @grunfink@comam.es

            Happy new year. I'm glad to announce the release of version 2.68 of , the simple, minimalistic instance server written in C. This release couldn't have been possible without the help of several fellow developers. It includes the following changes:

            Fixed regression in link verification code (contributed by nowster).

            Added ipv6 support for the https frontend connection (contributed by hb9hnt).

            New "Like by URL" operation (contributed by dheadshot).

            Added support for a Mastodon-like /share link sharing URL, like the one provided by sites like https://mastodonshare.com/ and such. To be able to use it, you must reconfigure your https proxy to redirect /share to snac (see snac(8)).

            New linux landlock (sandboxing) support for enhanced security (contributed by shtrophic). It's still a bit experimental, so you have to enable it explicitly by recompiling with the WITH_LINUX_SANDBOX directive (e.g. make CFLAGS=-DWITH_LINUX_SANDBOX).

            Some search fixes regarding repeated matches.

            The export_csv cmdline operation now exports the CSV files inside a user's export/ subdirectory instead of the current directory.

            All CSV files to be imported must now be stored inside a user's import/ subdirectory instead of the current directory.

            Mastodon API: more timeline paging tunings (contributed by nowster), post language selected in apps is properly set.

            The command-line operation note new reads the LANG environment variable to set the post's language.

            A new command-line operation, note_unlisted, allows posting "unlisted" or "quiet public" posts.

            The maximum number of entries in users' RSS feeds and in outboxes can now be set via the max_public_entries variable in the server.json file.

            Fixed broken support for Audio objects.

            Made xmpp and mailto URLs clickable.

            https://comam.es/what-is-snac

            If you find useful, please consider contributing via LiberaPay: https://liberapay.com/grunfink/

            This release has been inspired by the painting Judith Slaying Holofernes by .

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              Dave Rahardja »
              @drahardja@sfba.social

              I’ve just stumbled into another annoyance in the architecture: thread continuity is broken when an item in the chain is broken.

              Suppose there is this thread of posts/replies, made by three users, and I wrote the last reply (C).

              A → B → C

              Suppose I wanted to find post A. Sadly, I don’t remember what post A contained (or A’s post is not searchable), but I do remember what I wrote in response in C. I look for my reply and find it, but much to my dismay, the poster of B has deleted their post. So now I have:

              A → ✵ → C

              Since B is missing, I can no longer find A.

              I was under the assumption that ActivityPub provides for a tombstone in place of B, which allows the reply chain to continue to be traversed, but I don’t think that’s the case—the tombstone contains no reference to A at all.

              This is particularly annoying because the longer the thread, the more likely this is to happen. I wonder if anyone is already looking at this issue?

              Edit: issue filed: github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i

                Elena Rossini ⁂ »
                @_elena@mastodon.social

                My first post on @pixelfed — it’s awesome to see it pop up in my feed, it feels like magic.

                LOVE LOVE LOVE the and
                ✨🌳✨

                🔗 pixelfed.social/p/elenarossini

                a screenshot of my first Pixelfed post (a photo of Lake Como) as it appears in my Mastodon feed

                Alt...a screenshot of my first Pixelfed post (a photo of Lake Como) as it appears in my Mastodon feed