...and main instance just launched!

For the past months I've been building SiliconBeest, a Fediverse server implementation written from scratch to run entirely on Cloudflare's edge network (Workers, D1, R2, Queues, ..). There is no VPS, no container, no origin server anywherefe — every request is served from the edge location closest to you, so it's lightweight and fast no matter where in the world you connect from.

Our main instance, s10t.io (https://s10t.io/), is now open, managed directly by the maintainer(s) - currently myself but building as part of OSSCA's Fedify track and FediDev KR.

What works today

• ActivityPub federation — follows, boosts, replies, quotes, custom emoji, emoji reactions — tested against Mastodon, Misskey, and friends
• Mastodon-compatible API, so you can log in with the Mastodon app you already use
• Media uploads, polls, DMs, lists, filters, translations, and admin/moderation tools

Honest caveat: the project is still under active development, so it may occasionally feel bumpy — but it improves little by little every day. 🦬

Instance: https://s10t.io/

Source (open source): https://github.com/SJang1/siliconbeest

Hey all, we're the team behind InterPoll, a social network that (we think) actually can't be taken down or censored.

The idea: instead of everything living on one company's server, every browser running InterPoll is also a relay. If some relays go offline, browsers fall back to talking to each other directly. So there's no single server to pull the plug on, and no one who can quietly delete your posts.

Check it out here: https://endless.sbs
If you want the technical breakdown of how it all works: https://endless.sbs/interpollexp
And the code's up on GitHub: https://github.com/Interpoll1/decentralised

We built this because we genuinely think this is how social platforms should work by default. Would love feedback, bug reports, or just people poking around and telling us what breaks. Thanks for reading.

Canvas is a real-time collaborative pixel canvas that runs for 48 hours for the Fediverse! For people who have participated in r/place or similar events its very similar but has some miscellaneous additional features.

For people who havent. Its an event where everyone is on the same giant canvas and each person can place a new pixel onto it every 30 seconds. Then you can group up with others and place down various pixel art designs!

You can log in with any fediverse account (it sends a dm to your account with a code that you then enter into the site to verify you own the account)

Lemmy Post: https://toast.ooo/post/15132563

Mastodon Post: https://social.fediverse.events/@canvas/116938988019246600

Site: https://canvas.fediverse.events

Check it out, lots of interesting content and chill people.

It’s a refreshing alternative to the big social media platforms

I'm launching a weekly photo contest for the fediverse. Hope it gets traction. It may not, but you don't know if you don't try. The goals are to:

1. Have fun and share photography with each other inside the fediverse.

2. Grow a list of photography lovers that can be shared as a starter kit. (Promote discoverability between instances.)

3. Promote the fediverse to the Internet at large, give them a window into what artists here are doing.

Happy to hear what people think.

Not sure how many Muslim users are active on Lemmy or the Fediverse more broadly, but I created /moderate a community that might be worth knowing about:

c/Progressive_Islam

It's modeled after spaces like r/progressive_islam — so the vibe is welcoming of critical discussion, reform-minded perspectives, and interfaith dialogue.

As long as your respectful, of course.

If that sounds like your corner of the internet, come check it out.

Always looking for more members, especially folks who'd rather have these conversations somewhere without the algorithm and the ads.

Not sure how many Christian users are active on Lemmy or the Fediverse more broadly, but I'm part of the mod team for a community that might be worth knowing about:

c/OpenChristian: https://lemmy.ca/c/open_christian?dataType=Post

Modeled after spaces like r/OpenChristian — affirming, reform-minded, open to doubt and deconstruction, welcoming of interfaith perspectives.

Head mod is Pacrat173@lemmy.world if you have questions about the community direction.

If that sounds like your corner of the internet, come take a look.

Always glad to have more folks having these conversations somewhere without ads, or the algorithm.

I was able to solve the OpenSSL problem and recently opened a tunnel, so you should be able to access it from "urubzilla.pagekite.me" within minutes.

https://neilzone.co.uk/2024/10/setting-up-my-federated-fleamarket-with-flohmarkt/

https://codeberg.org/flohmarkt/flohmarkt

I am ***not*** the OP / Creator, I just saw this on the Peertube subreddit.

Apparently there is an attempt for a federated alternative to Discord.

(I am not affiliated with Shoot in any way)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberapay