Brutkey

Fedi.Tips
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services

This is how servers work on here:

You sign up on a server, your account only works on that server.

However, the servers talk to each other so you can seamlessly follow and interact with people from other servers as if it's all one giant network. For example you are on a different server to me, but you see this post and can reply, share, like etc.

It's like how phones let you call people on different operators.

There are many important reasons why it works like this:
https://fedi.tips/why-is-the-fediverse-on-so-many-separate-servers

Marcus KrΓΌger
@trustedsystem@mastodon.social

@FediTips@social.growyourown.services How does Search work across different servers?


Fedi.Tips
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services

@trustedsystem@mastodon.social

Your server's search results are based on all the accounts and posts that your server has noticed. If you want an exact list of what it sees, there's a guide here:
https://fedi.tips/which-posts-and-accounts-can-i-see-from-my-server