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What's a minimal AP implementation that works with Mastodon?

• mariusor 4y ago
  Mastodon requires more than simply ActivityPub to be able to interact with it. Its user discovery is based on WebFinger and if you don't have that working, your service won't be able to be interact with Mastodon servers.
  • k__ 4y ago
    Yes. I looked at Express middleware and it seems that a minimal server to interact with Mastodon is more than a few days work.
    • mariusor 4y ago
      Hahaha, I've been working on a server, a client, and adjacent plumbing for about 4 years non-stop as a side project. Spoilers: it's still not fully done. :)
      • k__ 4y ago
        Btw. What are the requirements to run an instance?
        • mariusor 4y ago
          Of my software? A random machine with a network connection. It targets small/medium communities, so the focus is for ease of installation. You only have a static binary, or a container to run. :D However that is just the ActivityPub service, there are no full clients for it(yet) outside of a link aggregator/discussion platform similar to old(reddit) and HN, which is another static binary, or container. See my profile for links to the projects if you want more details.