For those who love the #Fediverse social media environment, a reminder that there are also #Reddit replacement applications like #Piefed, #Lemmy, and #MBIN.

If you're interested in checking out the experience, I opened <https://feddit.online> a couple of weeks ago. It's a PieFed server. PieFed is nearly out of beta, but seems to be working perfectly well. I'm enjoying it. Registration is open.

Some of you here, and on other servers, post on particular topics, like Celtic culture, Linux, cardiovascular health. But most microblogging applications, like Mastodon, lack engagement. People who read your posts don't see follow-up discussions, either because they are unaware there is a discussion, or because, given the nature of the Fediverse, their server doesn't receive all the related posts.

Imagine if you were able to set up a "digital campfire" as a supplement where you can dive deep into discussions, answer questions, and engage with your readers about your passion and interest, where everyone can see all the interactions.

This is what Fediverse applications like PieFed, Lemmy, and MBIN provide (Reddit alternatives). They allow you to create focused communities dedicated to your passions and interests.

These platforms are also federated, connecting with other Fediverse apps for wider reach.

Ready to create and moderate a digital campfire? You can set up a community on my PieFed server at <https://feddit.online> or a different server more suited to your liking. You can then invite your readers to join and engage. While there, you might find other communities to join. There are tons of them.

@_elena@mastodon.social @NeuKelte@hear-me.social @Cardialgy@hear-me.social @Cardialgy@flipboard.social @twosortoftechguys@hear-me.social @rimu@mastodon.nzoss.nz #PieFed #MBIN #Lemmy #Reddit #KBIN #Fediverse #threadiverse

Want a piece of PieFed? I'm now running a PieFed instance: <https://feddit.online>

A long time ago I had a #KBIN instance, feddit.online. KBIN is part of the "threadiverse", a Reddit replacement.

When KBIN was abandoned, I shut it down. KBIN became #MBIN and Jerry Bell opened a fantastic MBIN instance, fedia.io, to go along with the mother ship instance. I didn't see a reason to open yet another MBIN instance. So feddit.online remained parked ... until now.

Ending its time in beta, there is a new #Reddit #Fediverse replacement, #PieFed, which is similar to MBIN in how it works, but is built with different technology.

While MBIN is mainly written in PHP and Node, and uses RabbitMQ for queuing, PieFed is written using Flask/Python, with Celery for queuing.

I'm much more familiar with Python than PHP, and so PieFed is particularly interesting to me. I might even be able to contribute to the project someday when I get through learning the codebase and learning Flask.

More information about PieFed is here: <https://join.piefed.social/features/> and <https://blog.elenarossini.com/the-future-of-social-is-here-a-show-and-tell-part-4-lemmy-piefed-mbin/>

Want to play with PieFed?

<https://feddit.online> is available now. Registration is immediately available while I'm available to watch, but restricted when I'm not watching. If restricted, you just need to give a quick reason for joining and then be patient.

Also, some email providers have an issue with email addresses ending in .social, especially that come from a mail server hosted on Digital Ocean. If joining, check your spam filter and white list notitifications@feddit.online

Remember, it's beta. So there may be issues and there may be downtime at times to address upgrades and what not. Also, I've been so busy bringing up the server that I haven't had a chance to learn everything yet about it, so I may not have answers to questions.

It seems to run efficiently, but I'm unsure if I sized the server optimally. I will grow it if need be.

Welcome to anyone interested in checking out PieFed!

@jerry@infosec.exchange @rimu@mastodon.nzoss.nz @_elena@mastodon.social #Fediverse #Lemmy

This! This! So perfectly stated and well-written.

Beyond technical features: why we need to talk about the values of the Fediverse (part 1).

As users of the Fediverse, I think we'll all relate and understand.

<https://blog.elenarossini.com/the-values-of-the-fediverse-ethical-social-media/?ref=the-future-is-federated-newsletter>

@_elena@mastodon.social

#Fediverse