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Nextdoor is getting huge. I have family members who are always on it. The owners are in for a huge payday. I don't get the allure of the site. The site seem

Nextdoor is getting huge. I have family members who are always on it. The owners are in for a huge payday. I don't get the allure of the site. The site seems to attract complainers. That is not my point though. I am interested in decentralized sites, like Mastadon. Does anyone know of a good site that would walk a developer through building a rough clone of Mastadon? I know it uses Ruby on Rails, React, etc., but would like a detailed walkthrough. I did a rough search, but didn't find much on the programming of a decentralized social website on the technical side.

PaulDavisThe1st 5y ago
> The site seems to attract complainers. Indeed. But what do you think (or suspect, or hope) would be different about a Mastodon instance playing the same role? My hunch is that the characteristics of ND are caused by its perceived role, not the technology, hosting arrangements or (lack of) federalization/locality.
d110af5ccf 5y ago
> walk a developer through building a rough clone of Mastadon There are already full featured clones that federate. Pleroma and Pixelfed for starters. There are also multiple alternative frontends for both Mastodon and Pleroma. Granted none of those are walkthroughs but they do provide full featured examples in multiple languages.
JoshTriplett 5y ago
> I don't get the allure of the site. The site seems to attract complainers. I think you get the allure of the site perfectly.