A curated collection of resources for navigating, developing on, and understanding the fediverse.
A friendly, comprehensive guide for newcomers. Learn what the fediverse is, how it works, and how to get started.
A friendly portal explaining what the fediverse is, listing software platforms and helping new users find their way in.
A curated directory of high-quality, well-moderated Mastodon instances. Find a community that fits your interests.
Directory of Lemmy instances and communities across the fediverse forum ecosystem.
Browse fediverse servers by software platform. Find instances for Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube, and more.
The most comprehensive database of fediverse instances, platforms, and users. Historical data, software distributions, and growth trends.
Real-time monitoring of fediverse instances with uptime tracking, geographic data, and ActivityPub health metrics.
The official W3C specification for ActivityPub, the protocol powering federated social networking.
Fediverse Enhancement Proposals. Community-driven standards documents for extending and improving federation.
The standards discussion category on SocialHub, where FEPs and protocol extensions are debated and refined.
The Authenticated Transfer Protocol powering Bluesky. Open specification for decentralized social networking.
The official ActivityPub landing page with implementation guides, developer resources, and community links.
A directory of tools and utilities for the fediverse, from client apps to moderation tools to hosting platforms.
A comprehensive getting-started guide for developers building ActivityPub servers and clients. Covers the protocol, federation, and common pitfalls.
A curated list of fediverse projects hosted on Codeberg. Discover open-source platforms, libraries, and tools.
Federation protocol for code forges. The specification for federated Git hosting.