#littlefedi

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Replying to @fasnix
mosspiglet
@pluvialgeist
Local unlisted en expires Sep 27, 2026, 00:45 UTC

@fasnix WordPress doesn't require me to host or install anything. I'm adept with Markdown and I have some HTML knowledge, but that's about as far as my programming skills go. Before littleFedi, I hadn't found any software that really motivated me to try hosting myself.

I love littleFedi. It's like what I would have designed if I wrote code. Exactly the kind of short-form dynamic social media and long-form static blogging that I've cobbled together with various Fedi clients and WordPress, in one place. The only thing that could possibly make littleFedi better is if I could install it like I would an app on my phone: download, click install, and I'm good to start setting up my instance for use just like that.

As it is, I know it's not going to be that straightforward. I may spend many more hours figuring out how to install and run and maintain my own instance.

#littleFedi seems worth that trouble to me in a way that no other Fedi/blog software has up to now.

mosspiglet
@pluvialgeist
Public en edited expires Sep 26, 2026, 22:50 UTC

I spent several hours this morning trying to make my website look and feel somewhat close to something that I can be happy with. I'm not thrilled with the results, but it's good enough to stop for the day.

I hate working with WordPress 😒

I can't wait to try my hand at running my own #littleFedi instance instead! (Praying to the deer gods that I can figure out how to do that 🙏)

mosspiglet
@pluvialgeist
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A vertically elongated, dark-themed social media post showing 3 photos, each with dense caption text overlaid. The second photo and its caption extend mostly off-screen to the right, indicating a layout or rendering issue. Below the images is a block of hashtags, support links, and a Ko-fi donation banner. Standard interaction icons (reply, repost, like, etc.) appear at the bottom.
A vertically elongated, dark-themed social media post showing 3 photos, each with dense caption text overlaid. The second photo and its caption extend mostly off-screen to the right, indicating a layout or rendering issue. Below the images is a block of hashtags, support links, and a Ko-fi donation banner. Standard interaction icons (reply, repost, like, etc.) appear at the bottom.

@stefano odd rendering issue on this post with images:

https://biologists.social/users/stefanfwirth/statuses/117298750201551995

Any #littleFedinauts see anything like this in their feeds?

#littleFedi

HiMY SYeD - littleFedi
@himysyed
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What will littleFedi's official-ish Plushie end up being ?

Whatever it is,

I want one.

Or two.

Or a few.

| #littleFedi #ActivityPub #Plushies #Plushie #Stuffies #Stuffie #Stuffy

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epn4littlefedi
@epn4littlefedi
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@pluvialgeist I've had a personal website for 20 years. Currently using pureblog.org as CMS software. Its quick, simple and gives me the option to do short form or long form blog or social posts. Having said that, I will also host all my family social media on #littlefedi.

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mosspiglet
@pluvialgeist
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@epn4littlefedi I only had time to skim this article—plan to read it in full later this evening—but I've definitely been itching for more control over my online presence. I don't necessarily need or want a "website," but a single-user Fedi server seems very attractive. My issue is that most Fedi clients focus on short-form posting. I like short-form just fine, but I also want to share long-form stuff now and again. This is where #littleFedi comes into the picture. Short-form posting and a static blog page for long-form posts? Exactly what I've been looking for 👌

I really, really want to host my own single-user littleFedi instance. I just worry that the technical aspects of installing and maintaining littleFedi might be beyond me 😬

mosspiglet
@pluvialgeist
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@stefano is 16000000 pixels per image a #littleOne limitation or a #littleFedi limitation?

#littleFedinauts

marek
@marek
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Hello, world!
I'm here to try #littlefedi, but usually I post as @marek@m5l.eu. Thanks for having me here :)

Topics I've been enjoying recently #zig #lua #html #netbsd on a little old Thinkpad with my little 42-key keyboard, in the little spare time I can gather...

#introduction

HiMY SYeD - littleFedi
@himysyed
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Can littleFedi visually become an alternative to Instagram ?

Yes, there already exist Fediverse alternative(s) to Instagram.

I am asking for an alternative to those alternative(s) by using littleFedi.

My original approach was to use ClassicPress (née Wordpress [sic]),

with the Wordpress ActivityPub plugin installed,

and then via child-theme changes alter Ander Noren's Hitchcock theme to instagram-ish it:

https://andersnoren.se/teman/hitchcock-wordpress-theme/

DEMO : https://hitchcock.andersnoren.se/

SO what I am asking specifically is,

Can the front page of a littleFedi instance have three square images displayed horizontally as the local timeline feed?

Once anyone clicks on an image, it can take us to the existing format for how littleFedi displays any regular post.

Akin to the design choices of Anders Noren's Hitchcock theme.

Beyond that,

Perhaps for an Image-centric littleFedi instance, make adding an image a requirement for the post going live, I feel and think this is reasonable.

An Admin decision by the instance operator to change the maximum images of a littleFedi post from the default Four (4) to whatever else makes sense for their online community, maybe Ten images or more. ...Or Even ONE for that photoblog feel.

| #littleFedi

cc : @littlefedi_official@littleone.littlefedi.social

HiMY SYeD - littleFedi
@himysyed
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@littlefedi_official@littleone.littlefedi.social

Will #littleFedi be able to work in shared webhosting environments?

Many non-too-technical people are able to manage choosing a webhosting company, figure out how to install wordpress, and then get on with their online lives by posting, blogging and so on.

Can littleFedi likewise be accessible by non-too-technical folks ?

HiMY SYeD - littleFedi
@himysyed
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Currently watching livestream of the European CentralBank research conference :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWdKBVTIMxA

| #ECB #EuropeanCentralBank #GeoEconomicPower #GeoEconomic

( Also wondering how/if livestreams appear within #LittleFedi )

littleFedi - Official Account
@littlefedi_official
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Hello from littleFedi 👋

This is the official account for littleFedi.

littleFedi is a lightweight, efficient and Mastodon-compatible platform for the Fediverse.

The idea behind it is simple: software should adapt to the machine and the community, not the other way around.

littleFedi can run on modest hardware, but it is not designed only for small machines. The same approach is meant to scale with you, from a tiny personal instance to a larger community.

Our priorities are:

  • Efficiency, without unnecessary resource usage
  • Simplicity, both for users and administrators
  • Interoperability, with the wider Fediverse
  • Accessibility, including a usable no-JavaScript baseline
  • Control, because your instance should remain yours
  • No AI features, no magic black boxes, just predictable software and transparent algorithms

The project is still evolving, and we are deliberately taking the time to test federation, scalability and the rough edges before calling it ready.

This account will be used for releases, development updates, technical notes, demos and everything related to littleFedi.

🌐 https://littlefedi.org

🧪 Demo: https://littleone.littlefedi.social

Small footprint when you need it. Room to grow when you need that too.

Welcome to littleFedi.

#littleFedi

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Stefano Marinelli - littleFedi
@stefano
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Hello!
I've just pushed a new build and it should fix the Icecubes (on iOS) and Tusky (on Android) compatibility issues. If you were affected, could you please test?

#littleFedi #littleOne

Alfredo AM
@sturai
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Hello World from Ice Cubes #littlefedi

Stefano Marinelli - littleFedi
@stefano
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Hello, friends at littleOne!

I'm slowly recovering from the "after EuroBSDCon" queue of things to do, and I'll put some time and effort on littleFedi in the coming days.

I've forwarded a list of bugs & features to the team and they worked on it, so I'll merge them in the coming days. Stay tuned!

#littleFedi #littleOne

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mosspiglet
@pluvialgeist
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Looking up at a large maple tree beside a creek, its sprawling branches thickly covered in green moss, with bright sunlight filtering through the dense leafy canopy onto ferns and gravel along the bank.
Looking up at a large maple tree beside a creek, its sprawling branches thickly covered in green moss, with bright sunlight filtering through the dense leafy canopy onto ferns and gravel along the bank.
View straight up into the canopy of a moss-draped bigleaf maple, sunlit green leaves radiating outward from thick lichen-covered branches against patches of blue sky.
View straight up into the canopy of a moss-draped bigleaf maple, sunlit green leaves radiating outward from thick lichen-covered branches against patches of blue sky.
A massive, gnarled maple trunk wrapped in dark moss rises from a lush forest floor of ferns, surrounded by tall maple and fir trees in bright summer light.
A massive, gnarled maple trunk wrapped in dark moss rises from a lush forest floor of ferns, surrounded by tall maple and fir trees in bright summer light.
A tall moss-covered maple dominates the frame, its twisting branches draped in green moss spreading beneath an overcast sky, with slender alder and fir trunks filling the misty forest behind.
A tall moss-covered maple dominates the frame, its twisting branches draped in green moss spreading beneath an overcast sky, with slender alder and fir trunks filling the misty forest behind.

Now testing a #littleFedi post scheduled 24+ hours ago with more magnificent Acer macrophyllum. I will never cease to be amazed by these organisms and their (many) symbiotes.

Deer gods 🦌🙏 I love these temperate rainforests 💚

@nature@fedigroups.social @photography@fedigroups.social
#Cascadia #PNW #Photography #Nature #Forests #Trees #Moss #Mosstodon #Wikipedia

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pepdmin
@pepdmin
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Sorry dear #littlefedi friends - been busy the last couple of weeks with life and personal events. Now back onto breaking, I mean testing things. 😎

HiMY SYeD - littleFedi
@himysyed
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I like that littleFedi is designed to pull in and display ALL the images included in one's original PixelFed post.

Other Fediverse options may only display up to the first four images/media on PixelFed posts,

Truncating any media beyond that,

With result being we may not see images five, six, and so forth if they exist within that PixelFed post.

I am quote posting this on my littleOne | littleFedi to also simply see how it looks on my own feed.

| #littleFedi #PixelFed

AJ Sadauskas @ajsadauskas@pixelfed.social
Convict settler George Salter's cottage, in what's now Parramatta Park. Built in 1796, and later used by Governor Lachlan Macquarie as his dairy, it's one of Australia's oldest colonial buildings. Sadly, it's in a horrible state of repair.

This was one of a number of historic buildings opened to the public as part of Parramatta Open.

#building #buildings #architecture #parramatta #NSW #Australia #photography #buildingphotography #history #ParramattaPark
A small single-storey cream-coloured cottage with green windowsills and doors. It has a large tree and a wooden picket fence in front.
A small single-storey cream-coloured cottage with green windowsills and doors. It has a large tree and a wooden picket fence in front.
Close-up of the front of the house under the verandah. The cream-coloured render on the brick walls is chipping away.
Close-up of the front of the house under the verandah. The cream-coloured render on the brick walls is chipping away.
The front room. There's a fireplace covered in soot, most of the render has peeled off the walls, and the dark timber roof has blackened.
The front room. There's a fireplace covered in soot, most of the render has peeled off the walls, and the dark timber roof has blackened.
The main room of the house. It's in relatively good repair, with new-ish floorboards. The far wall is green and has a window and a heavy wooden door. The other walls and ceiling are cream-coloured.
The main room of the house. It's in relatively good repair, with new-ish floorboards. The far wall is green and has a window and a heavy wooden door. The other walls and ceiling are cream-coloured.
Another view of the main room. There's a fireplace in one of the cream walls.
Another view of the main room. There's a fireplace in one of the cream walls.
A room with faded pink walls that might have been a kitchen. The floors look like they've been restored at some point. The white ceiling has a number of transparent circular disks with bolts that are keeping it from falling down. There's a fireplace and a door on the wall on the left, and the far wall has a window into another room.
A room with faded pink walls that might have been a kitchen. The floors look like they've been restored at some point. The white ceiling has a number of transparent circular disks with bolts that are keeping it from falling down. There's a fireplace and a door on the wall on the left, and the far wall has a window into another room.
A room where the white ceiling has partially fallen down, revealing the timber beams underneath. The render has mostly come off the side wall.
A room where the white ceiling has partially fallen down, revealing the timber beams underneath. The render has mostly come off the side wall.
The opposite wall. On it is written: "Edney's feed here" over some exposed bricks where presumably there was a feed holder. I wonder if Edney was a cow or a sheep or a horse? Or some other kind of animal?
The opposite wall. On it is written: "Edney's feed here" over some exposed bricks where presumably there was a feed holder. I wonder if Edney was a cow or a sheep or a horse? Or some other kind of animal?
A small room where most of the ceiling has collapsed. The door to the previous room is on the right. Another room is on the left.
A small room where most of the ceiling has collapsed. The door to the previous room is on the right. Another room is on the left.
A small room with a wooden ceiling. The window looks into the pink kitchen from earlier.
A small room with a wooden ceiling. The window looks into the pink kitchen from earlier.
Replying to @strk@musician.social
Sandro Santilli
@strk
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@strk@musician.social @strk@poliverso.org @strkai@techhub.social @strk@littleone.littlefedi.social e da techhub.social (Mastodon) via Tusky vedo il valore corretto (toot-cli) mentre da qui (littlefedi) vedo la stringa errata "littlefedi".

@stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe sembra un baco di #littlefedi ?

Stefano Marinelli - littleFedi
@stefano
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Hello, littleFedi friends!

Some days ago, I created an official account for the littleFedi project. It's still almost empty and I'm planning to populate and starting to post from it after EuroBSDCon.

If you want to receive the official communications about littleFedi, you can already follow that user: @littlefedi_official

Enjoy!

#littleFedi #littleOne

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