Fediverse Links Dec 2025

Developer Documentation for ActivityPub & Fediverse | SocialDocs

The comprehensive developer resource for building with ActivityPub, Mastodon, and the Fediverse. Guides, specs, API reference, and tools.

ActivityPub Client API: A Way Forward | Steve Bate

The ActivityPub Client-to-Server (C2S) protocol was envisioned as a cornerstone of the decentralized social web, along with the Server-to-Server (S2S) protocol. Standardized by the W3C in 2018, C2S defines how user-facing applications, such as mobile apps or web clients, and bots should interact with social servers using Activity Streams 2.0 and JSON-LD. In theory, it ... Read more

Ghost's ActivityPub Integration Feels Half-Baked

Their work is far from over, but lack of development and progress is leaving me wanting.

How It Works - Holos Relay

Unlike traditional social networks where your data lives on remote servers, Holos runs a complete ActivityPub server directly on your smartphone. You truly own your identity, posts, and followers.

Forgejo monthly report - November 2025

The monthly report is meant to provide a good overview of what has changed in Forgejo in the past month. If you would like to help, please get in touch in the chatroom or participate in the ongoing discussions.

Is Pixelfed sawing off the branch that the Fediverse is sitting on?

Is Pixelfed sawing off the branch that the Fediverse is sitting on? par Ploum - Lionel Dricot.

Mastodon creator shares what went wrong with Threads and ponders the future of the fediverse

In a wide-ranging interview with Eugen Rochko, creator of the decentralized social network Mastodon, Rochko shared why Threads federation fell flat, why ActivityPub and ATProto will likely never merge, and what it will take to grow the fediverse.

The Fediverse and Content Creation: Monetization

Sure, we have open source, federated replacements for Instagram, Tiktok, and YouTube. How do we get creators to use this stuff? One consideration involves the ability to pay for things.