How to run a small social network site for your friends

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Post by quaintdev » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 9:28 AM UTC

How to run a small social network site for your friends
runyourown.social

Re: How to run a small social network site for your friends

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Post by dsizzle » Thu, Dec 09, 2021, 4:46 AM UTC

>If you have some programming experience, this is for you.

>If you have no programming experience, this is for you.

I can't tell if there's a typo here, or if the "Who is this for?" section could be shortened to simply "everyone", haha.

Re: How to run a small social network site for your friends

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Post by 2Gkashmiri » Thu, Dec 09, 2021, 4:55 AM UTC

>The reason I can make these modifications is that Mastodon is open source

the pedantic me would like to point out that mastodon is "free software" more than anything "open source" because that terms can mean a lot of things that free software isn't but i get the point. yeah.

there is this amazing software called pleromaPi. https://github.com/guysoft/PleromaPi/

so you simply install it on a raspberry pi and you are good to go with your own social network. this is by far the easiest way to dip your toes into free software social networking via the fediverse.

then there are https://fediverse.party/ , which if you get started with pleromapi can be much easier to understand and you will have a good time learning about technology and stuff.

Re: How to run a small social network site for your friends

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Post by spurgu » Thu, Dec 09, 2021, 5:04 AM UTC

2Gkashmiri wrote: post #3

>The reason I can make these modifications is that Mastodon is open source the pedantic me would like to point out that mastodon is "free software" more than anything "open source" because that terms can mean a lot of things that free software isn't but i get the point. yeah. there is this amazing software called pleromaPi. https://github.com/guysoft/PleromaPi/ so you simply install it on a raspberry pi and you are g…

What makes Pleroma different from for example Mastodon? Why would one choose one over the other?

Re: How to run a small social network site for your friends

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Post by 2Gkashmiri » Thu, Dec 09, 2021, 5:18 AM UTC

spurgu wrote: post #4

2Gkashmiri wrote: post #3

>The reason I can make these modifications is that Mastodon is open source the pedantic me would like to point out that mastodon is "free software" more than anything "open source" because that terms can mean a lot of things that free software isn't but i get the point. yeah. there is this amazing software called pleromaPi. https://github.com/guysoft/PleromaPi/ so you simply install it on a raspberry pi and you are g…

What makes Pleroma different from for example Mastodon? Why would one choose one over the other?

it is much easier to host with lesser resources

Re: How to run a small social network site for your friends

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Post by kody » Thu, Dec 09, 2021, 5:22 AM UTC

I wish there were a way to broadcast "I am a in " and generate a decentralized forum (i.e. phpbb 15 years ago). Growing up, all online friends lived hundreds of miles away; as an adult, all my friends have wildly different interests. Nowadays Discord is The Answer but it's not nearly as intimate as a good message board. Maybe that's a function of growing up, but I can't help but feel disillusioned that $someone hasn't come up with a good enough solution for my use case (San Diego retro computing/HAM/etc.) that isn't instantly inundated with real-life politics.

Re: How to run a small social network site for your friends

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Post by 2Gkashmiri » Thu, Dec 09, 2021, 5:30 AM UTC

spurgu wrote: post #4

2Gkashmiri wrote: post #3

>The reason I can make these modifications is that Mastodon is open source the pedantic me would like to point out that mastodon is "free software" more than anything "open source" because that terms can mean a lot of things that free software isn't but i get the point. yeah. there is this amazing software called pleromaPi. https://github.com/guysoft/PleromaPi/ so you simply install it on a raspberry pi and you are g…

What makes Pleroma different from for example Mastodon? Why would one choose one over the other?

mastodon needs like 4gb ram to properly work while pleroma can work on a 1gb ram vps/pi without any trouble. it is also easier to manage because there are less moving parts

Re: How to run a small social network site for your friends

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Post by nith3n » Thu, Dec 09, 2021, 5:31 AM UTC

I used to run a "for friends only" social network on ning.com a decade ago. Was fun till Ning changed direction.

Re: How to run a small social network site for your friends

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Post by spurgu » Thu, Dec 09, 2021, 5:34 AM UTC

2Gkashmiri wrote: post #5

spurgu wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What makes Pleroma different from for example Mastodon? Why would one choose one over the other?

it is much easier to host with lesser resources

Thanks! I had been considering Mastodon for a private (non-federated) little community. But from a quick look it seems Pleroma doesn't have any mobile apps? That's a dealbreaker for many people.

Re: How to run a small social network site for your friends

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Post by 2Gkashmiri » Thu, Dec 09, 2021, 5:38 AM UTC

spurgu wrote: post #9

2Gkashmiri wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

it is much easier to host with lesser resources

Thanks! I had been considering Mastodon for a private (non-federated) little community. But from a quick look it seems Pleroma doesn't have any mobile apps? That's a dealbreaker for many people.

oh. pleroma does. there is tusky and fedilab. they are all intercompatible so it works wonderfully. just login.