After getting to try the #Snac activity pub server developed by @grunfink@comam.es on bsd.cafe thanks @stefano@bsd.cafe , I’m kind of tempted to spin up my own instance. Anyone here other than Stefano that runs their own instance ? Please share you pro’s and con’s plus any workarounds you have come up with.
Also how are you viewing / posting on mobile ? Are you just sticking with web or using the likes of #Tusky ?
#Fediverse #ActivityPub
@justine@bsd.cafe @stefano@bsd.cafe @grunfink@comam.es snac is great, small, fs only, easy to build, easy to run, easy to backup and even runs without issues on slow hardware or even untypical hardware. I compiled it for RISC-V where it easily runs on my VisionFive board.
@justine@bsd.cafe @grunfink@comam.es I’m using the web interface, Enafore and Tusky, depending on my workstation/task.
Spinning your own instance can be a nice experience and I’d normally encourage it but I don’t want you to abandon the BSD Cafe 😉
Joking, of course. Running snac on the BSDs is a joy. And when the move (both in and out) will be implemented, I’m expecting many more users trying snac@justine@bsd.cafe @grunfink@comam.es @stefano@bsd.cafe I’m running it at snac.jamesoff.net because it looked interesting and I really like the file system-based implementation (reminds me of qmail). I use it from Mona on iOS (I contributed a few small changes to help that work) but currently I mostly use this main account.
It’s behind an nginx, like all my stuff. It’s managed with daemontools and in a jail :)
@jamesoff@mastodon.jamesoff.net Ah qmail those were the days. ;)
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@justine@bsd.cafe @stefano@bsd.cafe @grunfink@comam.es the world is just a beautiful place
@justine@bsd.cafe @stefano@bsd.cafe @grunfink@comam.es I’ve been tinkering with snac on a private instance, along with other ActivityPub servers like BookWyrm, and snac is much less of a production to set up.
I admit to being old school, but I’d expect the setup of a mail server to be harder than a Fedi service. When I first looked at the process to set up a Mastodon server, and I’ve been in IT a while and set up my share of services, my reaction was, “Are you sh***ing me?”
I’m running snac for a week now, on FreeBSD via Caddy reverse proxy. Runs great. Some minor issues with compatibility with mastodon, my replies are not always seen as replies by people on mastodon. Most iOS mastodon apps have some issues, like random duplicate posts. Generally only minor things.
@normis@s.dodies.lv @justine@bsd.cafe yes, I can confirm that Mastodon seems to stick with the @ mention, and fails to always understand when this is missing. Tusky is adding it itself, so using Tusky with snac will produce a Mastodon-like behavior
@stefano@bsd.cafe @normis@s.dodies.lv I have noticed though that private messages that have been started via another source like the snac web app don’t show under the #Tusky private messages tab but display in the feed showing a padlock.
@justine@bsd.cafe @normis@s.dodies.lv Interesting. I’ll try to test it further
Hi, Justine. Yes, the private messages tab (the padlock one) in Mastodon client apps like Tusky does not work (yet).
CC: @stefano@bsd.cafe @normis@s.dodies.lv
@grunfink@comam.es That’s OK was just posting to let others know too. Thank you so much for making #snac I’m loving exploring what’s possible and may even spin up my own instance ? 😍
CC @stefano@bsd.cafe @normis@s.dodies.lvand may even spin up my own instance
Thank would be great! The more #snacizens out there, the better.
CC: @stefano@bsd.cafe @normis@s.dodies.lv
@normis@s.dodies.lv Thank you for sharing this information. When you say some replies don’t show up as replies on Mastodon, Do they show up as a new post or not at all ?
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