If you want to log in on a Pixelfed server, you need a Pixelfed account on that server. You cannot sign in on a Pixelfed server with a Mastodon account.
There is a button labelled "Sign in with Mastodon" on Pixelfed but it does not do what it claims to do. Every time you use this button, it creates a new totally separate Pixelfed account using info from your Mastodon profile.
If you're comfortable using Github, you can vote to fix this at https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/issues/4606
#FediTips #Pixelfed
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services it hould at least be called "sign up"But better just don't. It seems so unfedi to me.
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services I was also surprised that Mastodon accounts are automatically visible and follow-able on Pixelfed (for Bluesky, you need a "bridge"). Is this behaviour wanted?
There might be people who don't want to appear on all fediverse-platforms automatically...
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services Thanks for clarifying this! I just tried that and was completely confused.
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services I disabled it on pix.lgbt for this exact reason
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services Everyone should move away from Github. Free software should be made with free software
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
Done!
Appreciate the heads up.
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services done! that does seem very unwanted.
@Ja_E_I_O_U@norden.social
You can restrict who can see your post by choosing a non-public post visibility, which restricts who can see your posts (e.g. just your followers), more info at https://fedi.tips/who-can-see-my-posts-in-mastodon-how-do-i-send-dms-in-mastodon
Mastodon and Pixelfed aren't two different networks, they're two different kinds of software that run on thousands of independent Fediverse servers. It's up to the owners of each server to decide which other servers it federates with. You can ask your server admin for more info about their choices.
@Ja_E_I_O_U@norden.social
Mastodon and Pixelfed are part of the same social network, the Fediverse. Many dozens of other platforms are too such as PeerTube, GoToSocial, BookWyrm etc. They all use a common technical standard to communicate between servers, which means people from different kinds of servers can follow and interact.
Bluesky is not part of the Fediverse, that's why it cannot be communicated with directly.
@Stomata@social.linux.pizza
I agree, but that's a matter for the Pixelfed developers 🙂
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services i hope they including Mastodon moves away
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services i hope they including Mastodon moves away
@Stomata@social.linux.pizza @FediTips@social.growyourown.services they're only mirroring on msgithub, they use codeberg too.
@Stomata@social.linux.pizza @FediTips@social.growyourown.services they're only mirroring on msgithub, they use codeberg too.
@ailurocrat@scicomm.xyz @Stomata@social.linux.pizza
Oh cool! Is there a link for that? I can't find it on the Github?
@ailurocrat@scicomm.xyz @Stomata@social.linux.pizza
Oh cool! Is there a link for that? I can't find it on the Github?
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