If someone is asking for help with using this place, could you let them know about my account, and also let them know about my website? I'm totally unofficial so people only find out about me by worth of mouth 🙂
I have a website full of easy-to-understand guides for using Mastodon and the wider Fediverse at:
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️ https://fedi.tips
The section at the top of the site marked "Quick Start" is especially designed for new people who want to find out the basics.
Thanks! 🙏
#FediTips
Servers described as "Glitch Mastodon" or "Hometown Mastodon" work just like Mastodon but have additional features such as larger post sizes, rich text formatting or local-only posts.
Mastodon's server software is free and open source, so programmers can tweak it to make their own versions. (Untweaked Mastodon is often called "Vanilla Mastodon".)
You can find good Glitch and Hometown servers to join or move to at:
➡️ https://fedi.garden/tag/glitch-mastodon
➡️ https://fedi.garden/tag/hometown-mastodon
#FediTips #Mastodon
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Have you thought of starting your own #PeerTube channel? 🎥
Are you looking to make original videos for other to watch and comment on? Are you looking to build a community around those videos?
Dudelike.wtf currently has 4 slots open for new account requests. Click on the link to learn more.
(please boost for visibility)
https://mrfunkedude.com/peertube
p.s. The name "Vernissage" may cause some confusion as it was used for two totally different projects, so here's an explanation to hopefully make things clearer:
- The developer makes two Fediverse things: an independent photography platform called Vernissage, and a third party Pixelfed app called Impressia
- The Pixelfed app used to be called "Vernissage" but is now called "Impressia"
- If you want more info about Impressia, you can follow it at @impressia@mastodon.social
p.p.s. People are going to inevitably ask how this compares to Pixelfed. This is my take:
- Pixelfed is an Instagram-style social network platform based around images and short videos
- Vernissage is a Flickr-style photography platform for exploring still photos as an art form
Please feel free to correct if this is wrong.
If you're looking for a Flickr-style photography platform on the Fediverse, there's one in beta testing called Vernissage:
➡️ https://joinvernissage.org
Bear in mind it's still in testing, so it may not all work properly yet. You can follow the latest news on its official account:
➡️ @vernissage@mastodon.social
Vernissage is part of the Fediverse so you can also use it to view photos and follow photographers from Mastodon, Pixelfed and other Fedi platforms.
#Photography #Fediverse #Vernissage
p.s. The name "Vernissage" may cause some confusion as it was used for two totally different projects, so here's an explanation to hopefully make things clearer:
- The developer makes two Fediverse things: an independent photography platform called Vernissage, and a third party Pixelfed app called Impressia
- The Pixelfed app used to be called "Vernissage" but is now called "Impressia"
- If you want more info about Impressia, you can follow it at @impressia@mastodon.social
If you're looking for a Flickr-style photography platform on the Fediverse, there's one in beta testing called Vernissage:
➡️ https://joinvernissage.org
Bear in mind it's still in testing, so it may not all work properly yet. You can follow the latest news on its official account:
➡️ @vernissage@mastodon.social
Vernissage is part of the Fediverse so you can also use it to view photos and follow photographers from Mastodon, Pixelfed and other Fedi platforms.
#Photography #Fediverse #Vernissage
#PeerTube is the community-owned Fediverse alternative to YouTube.
You can help PeerTube grow by going to https://fedi.video and watching some videos, this lets the video makers know they have an audience 🙂
Even better, you can follow video makers from Mastodon:
1. Click the video maker's name on Fedi.Video to go to their profile page
2. Click on ⧉ on the profile page
3. Paste into the search box in Mastodon, then click follow
This lets video makers know they have followers.
#FediTips
p.s. You can also do this on other PeerTube sites. The reason I'm mentioning https://fedi.video in particular is because I've tried to make it as safe and easy as possible for new people by manually curating every account, and trying to list as many high quality accounts as I can.
If you want a wider and less filtered view of PeerTube, you can use the official search engine at https://sepiasearch.org (but that will be less safe and lower quality as it's not manually curated).
#PeerTube is the community-owned Fediverse alternative to YouTube.
You can help PeerTube grow by going to https://fedi.video and watching some videos, this lets the video makers know they have an audience 🙂
Even better, you can follow video makers from Mastodon:
1. Click the video maker's name on Fedi.Video to go to their profile page
2. Click on ⧉ on the profile page
3. Paste into the search box in Mastodon, then click follow
This lets video makers know they have followers.
#FediTips
Mastodon's verification system is mainly for people and organisations who have their own website. It makes your Mastodon profile's link to your website turn green, proving you are the owner of the site.
Here's how to verify your account:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-account
If you've tried doing this and it didn't work, see the troubleshooting section of the guide ("My website address won’t turn green!") as there are lots of possible ways you might fix it.
#FediTips #Mastodon #Verification
In case you missed it, you can edit your posts on Mastodon!
1. Go to the post you want to edit
2. Click ⋯
3. Click "Edit"
If someone has already boosted your post, they will be notified every time it is edited. This notification is to prevent "bait and switch" abuse of the editing feature.
More info about post editing at:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-edit-posts-in-mastodon
#FediTips #Mastodon
p.s. I know a lot of people know about editing but posted because still seeing people unaware of the edit feature on here. This is possibly because other platforms don't have editing or restrict its use to elite members.
Everyone can edit their posts on here, you don't need to be a special member of any kind.
Fedi.Tips