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Where to go from here? (part 2!)
2 years ago
I've updated the big fat list of alternative platforms in my previous journal. view that here: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10592957
It seems a lot of people are leaving for mastodon, given that the other options seem to be absent and it mostly just works. I've included the others still, and people are still choosing where to go, but mastodon is the big one. You can see available servers with open signups specifically for furry stuff here: https://furryfediverse.org/ or regular things here: https://mastodon.fediverse.observer/list
To put it shortly, Mastodon / Activitypub are the way to go, currently. If you'd like to join and start posting / viewing, I recommend finding a friend with a private instance for just a small group, or some such other tiny / locally operated server. Over the last few days, I've booted up https://snake.cool, though it is closed for signups and is just for myself and people I know. The about me page lists the various things I used to get it started, though hosting one yourself is definitely still not something the average joe can do. You'll want someone who knows a thing or two about computers and linux specifically. There are a lot of components to hosting a website, nevermind a fediverse server. I do intend to post art there going forward, and once I start, I'll post a link to my profile there on my profile here.
If you have any questions or are still hesitant because it is either daunting and complicated or seems dumb, by all means ask them here. I've modified my instance and dug through the source enough to get a pretty good idea of what it does, as well as used it for the last few days. it takes some configuring, but i'd say even without the changes I've made on the front and back-end, it works great for most people. There are some quirks starting off, but it is by no means annoying once everything is up and running and you've federated your server to some other instances
It seems a lot of people are leaving for mastodon, given that the other options seem to be absent and it mostly just works. I've included the others still, and people are still choosing where to go, but mastodon is the big one. You can see available servers with open signups specifically for furry stuff here: https://furryfediverse.org/ or regular things here: https://mastodon.fediverse.observer/list
To put it shortly, Mastodon / Activitypub are the way to go, currently. If you'd like to join and start posting / viewing, I recommend finding a friend with a private instance for just a small group, or some such other tiny / locally operated server. Over the last few days, I've booted up https://snake.cool, though it is closed for signups and is just for myself and people I know. The about me page lists the various things I used to get it started, though hosting one yourself is definitely still not something the average joe can do. You'll want someone who knows a thing or two about computers and linux specifically. There are a lot of components to hosting a website, nevermind a fediverse server. I do intend to post art there going forward, and once I start, I'll post a link to my profile there on my profile here.
If you have any questions or are still hesitant because it is either daunting and complicated or seems dumb, by all means ask them here. I've modified my instance and dug through the source enough to get a pretty good idea of what it does, as well as used it for the last few days. it takes some configuring, but i'd say even without the changes I've made on the front and back-end, it works great for most people. There are some quirks starting off, but it is by no means annoying once everything is up and running and you've federated your server to some other instances
Deadly-swordsman
~raventhewarrior
I use itaku it's easy to manage art
Cal
~8762e11
OP
Itaku seems alright, it just doesn't seem to be gaining as much traction or to have as much of an audience there. Being supported by the community is a plus, at the least. If FA goes belly-up it'd be the next best thing, just minus the viewership people have here (as small as the audience on FA seems to be)
Deadly-swordsman
~raventhewarrior
true
