@forquare #snac is much less faff!
https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2

Mesmo que ainda não houvesse isso, o projeto é bem aberto a colaboração caso alguém queira implementar uma nova função que faça sentido no seu propósito.

#SNAC #ActivityPub #development

You make it possible. Thank you so much.

CC: @mastodonmigration@mastodon.online @mattmaison@mastodon.world

I’m afraid that my head has decided that at one point, when the madness subsides a bit, I’m going to install #snac on a VPS.

The #illumosCafe #snac instance has been upgraded to 2.84

#illumosCafeServices #illumosCafeUpdates #snac2

The #BSDCafe #snac instance has been upgraded to 2.84

#BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeUpdates #snac2

#snac2 #fediverse #frugalfediverse

Implemented more scopes to match other ActivityPub implementations (public, unlisted, followers-only and direct message) (contributed by byte).

New icons showing instance and actor failures.

Mastodon API: Added remote accounts follow metrics and statuses when viewing profiles (contributed by Stefano Marinelli), fixed post deletion.

Fixed outbox collection (contributed by byte).

New file FEDERATION.md (contributed by andypiper).

Updated Czech, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese translations (contributed by pmjv and daltux).

Fixed manpage typos (contributed by r-ricci).

https://comam.es/what-is-snac

If you find #snac useful, please consider buying grunfink a coffee or contributing via LiberaPay.

#snacAnnounces #FrugalFediverse

@vab @Bonn there are many followers from Bonn but #snac (the great software powering FediMeteo) won't disclose anything about them - not even the real number 😉

@passthejoe @beachcomber #snac is as setup-and-forget as can be, but ActivityPub is a very chatty protocol so there's no silver bullet:

• snac does not cache remote media at all while GTS defaults to 7 days, but you can tune it down to save disk space
• snac uses the filesystem as the database, which means a lot of small files and symbolic links. If you want to be disk-efficient, you want to store the snac folder on a filesystem with a small block size. Compression might help since it's json.

$ du -sh snac/
895M    snac/
$ docker exec -it snac_[...] sh
$ cd /data/data
$ snac block . repl.co
$ snac block . repl.it
$ snac block . replit.com
$ snac block . activitypub-troll.cf
$ snac block . misskey-forkbomb.cf
$ cat block/*
[...]
repl.co
misskey-forkbomb.cf
threads.net
repl.it
activitypub-troll.cf
threads.com
manalejandro.com
e-komik.org
replit.com

#fediAdminBR #blambers #fediBlock

@kariboka @veroandi #SNAC wins, then, I guess... #noDatabase

Dear friends of the BSD Cafe,

As 2024 comes to an end, it’s time to reflect on what we’ve built together during the first full year of life for BSD Cafe. Launched on 20 July 2023, this project has grown far beyond what I could have imagined. While I haven’t tracked full uptime data, I can confidently say that the downtime was less than 30 minutes overall - even though the main VM hosting our services moved multiple times (including a switch from a Proxmox hypervisor to bhyve on FreeBSD, for the sake of alignment with our mission). In a world filled with over-engineered HA systems, we’ve outperformed many “big-name” cloud providers. Not bad for a community project, right?

For me, this has been an incredible journey. The users here are not just participants - they’re collaborators, and their positivity has been inspiring. The content shared and created at BSD Cafe has been valuable not only to the BSD community but beyond. What truly sets BSD Cafe apart is the openness for dialogue and exchange. Whether it’s social media posts, Matrix discussions, repositories in our brew, or RSS feeds, people seem to genuinely appreciate what we create and the conversations we foster.

BSD Cafe is a journey - one that grows, evolves, and continues. Our goal isn’t endless growth (we’re a community, not a business) but rather to maintain a welcoming, inclusive space where everyone feels a sense of positivity and belonging. For me, opening any service with “bsd.cafe” in the domain brings joy and pride. That’s the spirit I’ve tried to convey, and I hope it resonates with all of you, whether you’re active BSD Cafe users or friends of the community.

Promoting self-hosting and #OwnYourData has, as a side effect, inspired some users to “go solo” with their own setups. But even then, they remain part of BSD Cafe - in spirit, in purpose, and in connection.

Here’s a look at what we’ve achieved together this year:

- mastodon.bsd.cafe: 370 total users
Active in the past month: 207
Active in the past six months: 286
- snac.bsd.cafe: 14 total users
Active in the past month: 7
- blendit.bsd.cafe: 61 registered users
- matrix.bsd.cafe: 23 users
- brew.bsd.cafe: 29 users - 80 repositories
- freshrss.bsd.cafe: 25 users
- miniflux.bsd.cafe: 11 users
- press.bsd.cafe: 9 users
- myip.bsd.cafe: Constantly used by various users
- wiki.bsd.cafe: Could use a bit more love and content, but it fulfills its role as a functional homepage.
- tube.bsd.cafe: Still in testing - Peertube 7.0 update is on the way.

For detailed stats from our reverse proxy and general router (excluding media services, which generate most traffic but are handled via caching reverse proxies), you can check here - updated hourly: https://netstats.bsd.cafe

The journey of BSD Cafe continues, and I look forward to seeing where 2025 will take us. Together, we’ve built something special - something driven by passion, shared purpose, and a little bit of the BSD magic that makes all of this possible.

Here’s to a new year full of joy, serenity, and connection. Thank you for being part of this adventure.

Wishing you all a fantastic 2025 - and THANK YOU!
Stefano

#BSDCafe #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeAnnouncements #BSDCafeUpdates #Fediverse #HappyNewYear #Mastodon #Snac #snac2 #lemmy #matrix #dokuwiki #forgejo #freshrss #miniflux #wallabag #peertube #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #RunBSD #BSD

My relay at https://fedi-relay.gyptazy.com has currently 139 instances connected, mostly tech related sharing the same mindset and interests like #Linux, #BSD, #Ansible, #Proxmox, #Coding, and many more! You can easily join from your instance when using #Pleroma, #snac (#snac2), #Mastodon and its forks 🙂

#fedi #fediworld #fedicommunity #community #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #homelab #Python #Debian #RockyLinux #Feditips

@grunfink #snac

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SINCE YOU LEFT ME I'VE BEEN SNACPILLED comam.es/what-is-snac

Essa é uma funcionalidade que poderia ser até mais destacada, pois já tentei fazer o mesmo em outro servidor que também suporta Markdown (Akkoma/Mangane), sem sucesso.

SNAC é um servidor ActivityPub extremamente minimalista e, por isso, bem peculiar, porém apresenta algumas funções únicas, como essa. Ele não é ideal para quem quer utilizá-lo majoritariamente com aplicativos clientes feitos para a API #Mastodon, pois seu funcionamento é bem distinto daquele mais comum e não tem o compromisso de apresentar as mesmas soluções para as mesmas funcionalidades. Mesmo assim, há casos em que se adequa muito bem. Se não faz questão de ficar o tempo todo interagindo com a [Federação ActivityPub]() ou, por exemplo, se pretende criar um perfil para publicação automatizada por algum na máquina em que ele está rodando, isso fica muito fácil, pois já possui tudo que precisa no comando, além de ser pouco exigente em requisitos de memória e processamento. Pode ser compilado em praticamente qualquer plataforma POSIX e seus arquivos ficam numa árvore única de diretórios, tornando a transferência para outra máquina relativamente bem simples. Sua interface na Web é simples para quem utiliza e também para quem lê, ao sequer exigir a execução de JavaScript. Apenas HTML e CSS.

Como analista de tecnologia da informação, especulando sobre o ciclo de vida dos sistemas, considero provável que, por ter mínimas dependências, SNAC demore bem mais que outros servidores mais complexos para se inviabilizar ou precisar sofrer reescritas drásticas, desde que se forme uma comunidade maior que o mantenha ativo se porventura faltar seu criador.

So which is the bigger cult?

#snac #beigeparty

The #BSDCafe #snac instance has been updated to 2.83

#BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeUpdates

The illumos Cafe snac instance has been updated to 2.83

#illumosCafe #illumosCafeUpdates #illumosCafeServices #snac

#snac2 #fediverse #frugalfediverse

After receiving a follow confirmation, a bunch of posts from that account are requested and inserted into the timeline as context.

Continuously failing instances are marked as broken after a given number of days (see snac(8) on how to tune this counter). Incoming activity from any of these instances resets the counter.

Fixed a nasty bug that incorrectly deleted private local posts in certain cases.

Scheduled posts can now be sent from the command line (see snac(1) for more information on how to do it).

Docker: add timezone, new examples for building and complete Swarm mode stack with Traefik (contributed by daltux).

Fixed timezone names (contributed by dharmik).

Documented the update command (contributed by xvello).

https://comam.es/what-is-snac

If you find #snac useful, please consider buying grunfink a coffee or contributing via LiberaPay.

#snacAnnounces #FrugalFediverse

CC: @dimillian@mastodon.social @IceCubesApp@mastodon.online @rmoriz@blog.rolandmoriz.de

@16af93 #snac? I think it's developed primarily as a minimal / single-user instance server, but renders content in static pages that can even be interacted with in @dillo

https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2

The folks at bsd.cafe seem to be enjoying their instance.

While I love the #BloomScrolling and #CatsOfFediverse / #CatsOfMastodon tags, they are too high-traffic for my linking. I set up a gaggle of robots at https://digest.xvello.net that each boost one post at random every hour. This allows me to get a taste of these tags without overwhelming my timeline.

• For #BloomScrolling: @BloomScrolling1, @BloomScrolling2, @BloomScrolling3 and @BloomScrolling4 each boost one post every hour, 15 minutes appart. You can follow one or several, to adjust how much flaura you want to see.
• For #CatsOfFediverse and sibling tags: @CatsOfFediverse1, @CatsOfFediverse2, @CatsOfFediverse3 and @CatsOfFediverse4 run a similar schedule.

The posts are sourced from #FediBuzz, filtered by a simple daemon that ensures that alt-text is present and filters out sensitive contents. The bots are hosted on a #snac instance.

I'd love your feedback on it, and suggestion of tags to add next.

The #illumosCafe #snac instance has been upgraded to 2.82

#illumosCafeServices #illumosCafeUpdates #snac2

The #BSDCafe #snac instance has been upgraded to 2.82

#snac2 #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeAnnouncements

A new version of snac has been released

Feast yourself on these fantastic features

#Programming #Snac #Activity #Pub #ActivityPub #OpenSource

https://comam.es/snac/grunfink/p/1756800370.550287

The language in which a post is written can now be set from the UI; you must configure the list of languages you usually post in in the User Settings.

Added support for bullet points in posts (lines starting with an asterisk or a hyphen, plus a space).

Added Dutch (nl_NL) translation (contributed by martijndeb).

Added Western Frisian (fy_NL) translation (contributed by martijndeb).

Mastodon API: Fixed repeated entries in timelines.

Added nodeinfo 2.1 support.

Fixed boosts from the command line not showing in the public timeline (contributed by xvello).

Updated several language files (contributed by zen and daltux).

Retrieving a post's replies is now possible via ActivityPub.

https://comam.es/what-is-snac

If you find #snac useful, please consider buying grunfink a coffee or contributing via LiberaPay.

#snacAnnounces #FrugalFediverse

I have finally uploaded #snac 2.81 to it

@ilyess well, it seemed more or less like the straightforward choice at the time, since the other alternatives (Email, Fediverse, IRC, etc) were either too heavy / complicated or not federating at all. But yes, since that, I started hosting a few other services for myself: file server, Git repository, Tor node (not an exit proxy) and my website.

I'm not done yet. I want to reboot the idea of hosting my own part of the fediverse via a #snac instance, or some other communication means. The software behind https://peercalls.com sounds nice.

• teste 1
• mais um teste
• etc etc teste

Working on free software is sometimes great because you find people that really care. Men and women that care for others, that weave social fabric, that altruistically share their time in benefits of others.

Stefano (like many others) gives his time as a gift for others to enjoy. He helped me make #snac what it is now.

If you had given up when my software was in its infancy, I would probably gave up and left it unfinished.

So, I dedicate my #ThankyouTuesday back to you, Stefano.

Fortunately, @voron 's site on snac themes still has this screenshot, which I'm happy to share.

This response from the author of snac motivated me to continue, study, and appreciate this fantastic software for the Fediverse.
Snac is an example of true internet democracy: it runs everywhere and allows anyone to have their own autonomous, personal space in the Fediverse.

"Don't despair or quit", says an author who cares. And the Fediverse cares about them.

For today's #ThankYouTuesday, I want to thank grunfink - @grunfink - for the excellent work they do, quietly and with passion. I suggest that if you think snac is a good idea and you have the means, you offer them at least a coffee.

https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2

#snac #snac2 #Fediverse #OwnYourData

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A screenshot of a social media thread. The first post is by "Stefano BSD Cafe" and describes a problem where threads hang when boosting, liking, and posting messages in a short amount of time. The reply is from "The Real Grunfink", who says they have a vague idea of the issue and will push a fix soon.

CC: @evan@cosocial.ca

#fediverse #mastodon #activitypub

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html code in C - in a personal fork of snac by grunfink

Fixed my fedi_slurp scripts & documentation to work with #GotoSocial in addition to #snac (in theory it should work with plain old mastodon but I never tested)
https://code.lema.org/santiago/fedi_slurp

This goes through your fediverse bookmarks and adds them to your readeck instance or youtube watch list automatically. New release handles having several fediverse accounts (but only saved to one readeck instance / youtube watchlist).

http://gyptazy.com/fedi/gyptazy/

#mastodon #alternatives #fediverse #activitypub #customizing

#fediverse #activitypub

My friends, I'm so excited and happy to introduce a new project: the illumos Cafe!

The positive and constructive spirit of the BSD Cafe, created and maintained by all the friends who participated from day one in building a strong and friendly community, deserves to spread to other operating systems. Because there are other OSes that deserve attention, certainly more than they're getting right now.

Operating systems based on illumos (like SmartOS, OmniOS, Tribblix, OpenIndiana, etc.) are mature, stable, secure, and perfectly usable for a wide range of tasks. ZFS is native, zones are an excellent method for containerization, and bhyve and kvm coexist beautifully - and so much more, too much to list in a single post.

So from today, the illumos Cafe will stand alongside the BSD Cafe in creating a positive, respectful, and growth-oriented (but also relaxing!) environment, starting right here in the Fediverse with a Mastodon instance and a snac one.

I've written an introductory article about the project, including some technical details. I invite everyone interested to read it: https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/08/18/introducing-the-illumos-cafe/

Choose your table, take a seat and enjoy your time at the illumos Cafe!

#SysAdmin #IT #BSDCafe #illumosCafe #Community #OpenSource #OSS #illumos #SmartOS #OpenIndiana #ZFS #bhyve #kvm #Fediverse #Mastodon #snac #ITNotes

Here's something incredibly useless: a tool to convert your public #SNAC timeline into a #GopherProtocol tree.

https://codeberg.org/PurpleJillybeans/snac2gopher/src/branch/main

It's not very pretty at the moment but it *does* work. You can see it in action here:

SNAC: https://blog.n8fq.org/social/jillybeans
Gopher: gopher://lucifer.n8fq.org:70/1/phlog

@bjoern Yep, unfortunately. Reasons for switching to #snac ;)

Running a single user (or small) instance in the Fediverse? Relay instances acting as a spreading proxy can help you to find your content and also to make your posts visible to others - and you can easily join with #Mastodon, #snac and many other ones!

The https://fedi-relay.gyptazy.com relay is mostly for tech related content and just got updates to the manpageblog design.

#mastodon #snac #relay #activitypub #fediverse #federated #bsd #devops #proxmox #ipv6 #opensource #community #debian #python

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Image of the activity pub relay instance by gyptazy

Função muito supimpa do #SNAC que só recentemente constatei como é útil: podemos pôr no texto a ligação para uma imagem externa, que ele a transforma em anexo da "atividade" (a publicação no #ActivityPub), sem precisar armazená-la! Pode notar que essa foto do Locutus — Cap. Picard (Patrick Stewart) assimilado pelos Borg — é descarregada diretamente da Wikimedia Commons!

Não sei se outros sistemas, mesmo os que também já suportam #Markdown, fazem isso! Quem aí pode dizer?

Não rolou: a imagem é carregada como parte do corpo da publicação, no próprio #Akkoma e também no Snac, mas não é um anexo da atividade. O #Mastodon nem exibe a imagem do #Markdown assim.

Em ambos os casos em que ela aparece, porém, perdeu o "alt".

Conclusão: Como demonstrado antes, #Snac se saiu muito melhor nesse aspecto! ☑️

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Captura da publicação anterior renderizada por Mangane (Akkoma), com o logotipo "g GeoCities". Este era para ter o texto alternativo incluído mas não teve, portanto segue: GeoCities: logotipo por volta de 1997. É uma enorme letra "g" preta minúscula (não maiúscula), serifada com um ponto dentro. Abaixo dela, a palavra GeoCities, em caracteres negritos sem serifa, com suas partes "Geo" em azul e "Cities" em verde.

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Captura da publicação anterior renderizada pelo Mastodon, que coloca uma previsão do link para o Internet Archive "Welcome to GeoCities" no espaço em que esperava-se a exibição da imagem do logotipo colocada com Markdown, omitida por ele.

The #Fediverse is growing and we're welcoming more and more new single user instances but #federation can become challenging.

With #Relay instances, single user and smaller instances can quickly become federated and grow which is supported by many Fediverse applications like #snac #snac2 #Mastodon #Pleroma etc.

More information at:
https://fedi-relay.gyptazy.com

#fedi #community #fediworld #federated #opensource #fedirelay