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How do I get started with SSB? I've downloaded Manyverse probably six times now, and then got blocked on "find something to join somewhere, good luck!". Does a

How do I get started with SSB? I've downloaded Manyverse probably six times now, and then got blocked on "find something to join somewhere, good luck!". Does anyone have a community? Otherwise I'll make one for HN. EDIT: Join me: hnpub.stavros.io:38213:@PJtGRbz9IwtobscVq+i4a8y0zZBc2j220D5jsoyKgaw=.ed25519~OezW1tkZu9dX/x7uhDLL/7m5xUosz68NeoqfDjhnYXQ=

Groxx 6y ago
Historically, I got sizable streams of posts by joining a couple pubs. None of which are offered in Manyverse, for good or bad. (definitely un-ideal for first-time users, but it does at least avoid overloading or over-promoting some) The "get started" docs on the website do walk you through it though, e.g. https://scuttlebutt.nz/get-started/#step-3-get-connected https://scuttlebutt.nz/get-started/#step-3-get-connected -> this smallish list of pubs: https://github.com/ssbc/ssb-server/wiki/Pub-Servers https://github.com/ssbc/ssb-server/wiki/Pub-Servers . You'll automatically discover more as you pull other people's content. --- I did join yours via Manyverse, but tbh I'm surprised that viewing your pub doesn't show member join/leaves, and I haven't seen any posts yet (I've made one). Have you made any? Could it be having problems perhaps? (edit: and shortly after posting this, now I see some stuff, after around 45m. So my initial minorish-complaint about Manyverse from a year or so ago is still around: it doesn't tell you what it's doing. Patchwork was much better about that, though it kinda looked like constant thrashing.)
- StavrosK 6y ago
  I agree with you, I don't really understand what Manyverse is doing. I see posts, but I don't know if they come from the pub, or from following someone directly, or what. I see four posts that I think are from the pub, but if you don't see them they might not be. I also see someone's stream, and I'm not sure why... All in all, it's very confusing.
  - Groxx 6y ago
    Yep. It's intentionally a bit of a minimal client, to make things more mobile friendly, and... it sorta works out. If you want to see more detail and higher quality, definitely try Patchwork. For manyverse in particular: if it doesn't show something you think it should, or it says it's indexing, give it a while. Like, a lot of while. After the database got a bit large and something got confused and caused a rebuild, it took over 30 minutes to recover. But it does actually recover.
    - StavrosK 6y ago
      Thanks for the info, I'll try Patchwork for now to get a better sense of how it works.

Groxx 6y ago

Historically, I got sizable streams of posts by joining a couple pubs. None of which are offered in Manyverse, for good or bad. (definitely un-ideal for first-time users, but it does at least avoid overloading or over-promoting some) The "get started" docs on the website do walk you through it though, e.g. https://scuttlebutt.nz/get-started/#step-3-get-connected https://scuttlebutt.nz/get-started/#step-3-get-connected -> this smallish list of pubs: https://github.com/ssbc/ssb-server/wiki/Pub-Servers https://github.com/ssbc/ssb-server/wiki/Pub-Servers . You'll automatically discover more as you pull other people's content. --- I did join yours via Manyverse, but tbh I'm surprised that viewing your pub doesn't show member join/leaves, and I haven't seen any posts yet (I've made one). Have you made any? Could it be having problems perhaps? (edit: and shortly after posting this, now I see some stuff, after around 45m. So my initial minorish-complaint about Manyverse from a year or so ago is still around: it doesn't tell you what it's doing. Patchwork was much better about that, though it kinda looked like constant thrashing.)

StavrosK 6y ago
I agree with you, I don't really understand what Manyverse is doing. I see posts, but I don't know if they come from the pub, or from following someone directly, or what. I see four posts that I think are from the pub, but if you don't see them they might not be. I also see someone's stream, and I'm not sure why... All in all, it's very confusing.
- Groxx 6y ago
  Yep. It's intentionally a bit of a minimal client, to make things more mobile friendly, and... it sorta works out. If you want to see more detail and higher quality, definitely try Patchwork. For manyverse in particular: if it doesn't show something you think it should, or it says it's indexing, give it a while. Like, a lot of while. After the database got a bit large and something got confused and caused a rebuild, it took over 30 minutes to recover. But it does actually recover.
  - StavrosK 6y ago
    Thanks for the info, I'll try Patchwork for now to get a better sense of how it works.