Fediverse

Maps, directories, and guides. Open these first if the word “fediverse” still sounds like a threat.

• Fediverse PartyStart herefediverse.partyVisual guide to every platform and how they interconnect. The best first click.
• Fedi.TipsStart herefedi.tipsPractical Mastodon guide written for non-technical people. No jargon, no terminal.
• Fedi.catStart herefedi.catCatalan-language front door to the fediverse: instances, guides, community.
• FediDBfedidb.comStats per software and per server: how many people are actually on each.
• Fediringfediring.netWebring of fediverse people. The small web linking itself on purpose.
• Fediverse Observerfediverse.observerServer status, uptime, and map. Useful to check an instance is alive before joining.
• Fediverse Wikijoinfediverse.wikiCommunity wiki: glossary, comparisons, and server migration guides.
• fediverse.infofediverse.infoWhat the fediverse is, explained briefly, with links out per network type.
• FediverseTVfediverse.tvIndex of federated video channels and instances.
• instances.socialinstances.socialFilterable list of Mastodon servers by language, topic, and moderation policy.
• Lemmy Explorerlemmyverse.netSearch engine for Lemmy communities — the subreddit-finding equivalent.
• Lemmy Observerlemmy.fediverse.observerObserver filtered to Lemmy: which instances exist and their status.
• SocialHubsocialhub.activitypub.rocksThe forum where the ActivityPub standard is discussed. Decisions here reach you later.
• switching.softwareswitching.softwareEthical alternatives to proprietary software, sorted by what you want to replace.
• The Federationthe-federation.infoNode and protocol stats, with historical growth series.
• The Fediverse Wikithefedi.wikiFediverse documentation in one place: protocols, software, history. For when you want to understand it, not pick something.

The actual programs. Each one federates over ActivityPub — different front door, same street.

• ElkStart hereelk.zoneMastodon web client built in Nuxt and Vue. Open source, with frontend issues open.
• FedifyStart herefedify.devTypeScript framework for building your own ActivityPub server. The way to federate your own project.
• FunkwhaleStart herefunkwhale.audioYour own music and podcast library, federated. Built for archives and labels, not playlists.
• BookWyrmjoinbookwyrm.comReading, reviews, and shelves. A Goodreads alternative without Amazon behind it.
• Catodoncatodon.rocksA Firefish fork, and also the instance where it is built. It breaks sometimes, and they say so.
• diaspora*diasporafoundation.orgThe project that posed all this back in 2010. Its own network — it doesn't speak ActivityPub.
• Friendicafriendi.caVeteran federated social network, with the most classic-wall-like conversation.
• Jitsi Meetmeet.jit.siVideo calls with no account or install, and self-hostable if you need it.
• Karrotkarrot.worldTool for mutual aid groups: shifts, pickups, and neighbourhood coordination.
• Lemmyjoin-lemmy.orgLink aggregator with communities and voting. The gap Reddit left.
• Libera Chatlibera.chatThe IRC network where much free software lives. Federation before the word existed.
• Libera Chat (web)web.libera.chatLibera's web client, to join a channel without installing anything.
• Matrixmatrix.orgFederated, encrypted messaging. Not ActivityPub, but the other half of the libre ecosystem.
• Mobilizonmobilizon.orgFederated events and groups. An alternative to Facebook events and Meetup.
• Odyseeodysee.comDecentralised video over LBRY. Not fediverse or ActivityPub — here as a neighbour, not a member.
• Owncastowncast.onlineSelf-hosted live streaming. Your own Twitch, one binary and done.
• PeerTubejoinpeertube.orgFederated video with P2P delivery. A YouTube alternative that doesn't bill you for all the bandwidth.
• Pixelfedpixelfed.orgFederated photo sharing. An Instagram alternative — chronological, no ads.
• Podversepodverse.fmOpen source podcast app with cross-device sync and shareable clips.
• WriteFreelywritefreely.orgMinimalist blogging that federates. Publish long text, get followed from Mastodon.

Where people already are — with weight on Catalan and Spanish-speaking corners, because those are harder to find.

• AnartistStart hereanartist.orgA community of artists for artists, governed by its users. No ads, no algorithm. Self-hosts a whole ecosystem.
• Vivero AnartistStart herevivero.anartist.orgPortal of artists publishing on the fediverse, funded without ads or Big Data. The model to copy for a music archive.
• BCN FediCatStart herebcn.fedi.catBarcelona-based Akkoma instance. Meeting point for the Catalan fediverse.
• Àgora de l'eXOagora.exo.cateXO's debate and coordination space.
• Anartist Socialsocial.anartist.orgAnartist's Mastodon — the conversation half.
• Audio Anartistaudio.anartist.orgAnartist's Funkwhale. Music hosted by the community itself.
• BookWyrm Socialbookwyrm.socialBookWyrm's main instance, if you don't want to host your own.
• Cháchara Clubchachara.clubSpanish-language Lemmy. Hispanophone communities without going through Reddit.
• ComeLibros Clubcomelibros.clubSpanish-language BookWyrm: read and review in your language, federated.
• Documentación Anartistdocs.anartist.orgHow it all works under the hood. Good reading if you want to build something similar.
• eXOexo.catExpansió de la Xarxa Oberta: Barcelona non-profit for open networks and guifi.net.
• Foro Anartistforum.anartist.orgWhere the community discusses and decides how it governs itself.
• guifilab BCNelement.guifi.netMatrix room for guifi.net's Barcelona lab. A real community network, with actual cables.
• kolektiva.socialkolektiva.socialAnarchist Mastodon instance, with explicitly political moderation.
• La Furgosindominio.netA sindominio project: infrastructure and travelling workshops.
• NVDL Podcastnovadelinux.es“It's not about Linux, it's about GNU/Linux.” Podcast by @spectrumgirl and @t3rr0rz0n3.
• Pantubepantube.tvCollective of digital creators with their own PeerTube: horizontal, antifascist, trans-inclusive feminist, decolonial.
• Picto Anartistpicto.anartist.orgAnartist's Pixelfed, for visual work.
• sindominio.netsindominio.netVeteran collective of libre services and hacklab. Doing this since before it was called the fediverse.
• tildeversetildeverse.orgShared unix servers where people learn in public. Shell accounts and personal pages.
• Vámonos juntasvamonosjuntas.orgAn invitation to the fediverse in Spanish, Catalan, Basque, and Galician, for people fed up with toxic networks.

The reason any of this exists: digital rights, self-defence, feminist tech, and fanzines.

• CibersegurasStart hereciberseguras.orgDigital security written by and for women, in Spanish and without condescension.
• Activist Handbookactivisthandbook.orgWiki of campaigning and organising tactics. Practical, not theoretical.
• Autonomía Digitalautonomia.digitalTechnical support for social organisations: your own infrastructure instead of rented.
• Cyborgfeministacyborgfeminista.tedic.orgFeminism and technology from Paraguay, at TEDIC. Essays and technical activism.
• Derechos Digitalesderechosdigitales.orgLatin American organisation for human rights in digital environments. Solid, freely available research.
• Editorial Casera La Obreralaobrera.neocities.orgHome-run publisher and self-publishing. The small web making books.
• Esporaespora.orgBase Autónoma Socio Educativa: libre server and services for social movements in Mexico.
• Femblocfembloc.catCatalan support line against sexist digital violence.
• InfoActivismoinfoactivismo.orgTools and training for putting technology to work for social causes.
• La Fanzinotecafanzinoteca.netArchive of zines, hand-made books, and hard-to-classify editions. Preserving what nobody else keeps.
• Luchadorasluchadoras.mxMexican collective against online gender violence. Research, media, and support.
• Protege.LAprotege.laDigital self-defence guides for journalists and activists in Latin America.
• Taller Fanzines contra el CiberAcosociberacoso.neocities.orgDownloadable zines against cyber-harassment. Hosted on Neocities, as it should be.