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A relay is a piece of software that increases federation between instances that subscribe to that relay. <br> | |||
It is a great way for smaller instances to populate their federated timeline. | |||
== How to subscribe to a relay == | == How to subscribe to a relay == | ||
Only instance admins can subscribe to a relay. In Mastodon you can do that by going to Settings > Administration > Relays. There you can enter the url of the relay - add "/inbox" at the end of it.<br> | |||
Then you just have to wait for your instance to be accepted by the relay owners. | |||
== List of ready to use Fediverse relays == | == List of ready to use Fediverse relays == | ||
Revision as of 08:22, 13 July 2022
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A relay is a piece of software that increases federation between instances that subscribe to that relay.
It is a great way for smaller instances to populate their federated timeline.
How to subscribe to a relay
Only instance admins can subscribe to a relay. In Mastodon you can do that by going to Settings > Administration > Relays. There you can enter the url of the relay - add "/inbox" at the end of it.
Then you just have to wait for your instance to be accepted by the relay owners.
List of ready to use Fediverse relays
- https://en.relay.friendi.ca
- https://federation.stream
- https://mastodon-relay.moew.science
- https://mastodon-relay.thedoodleproject.net
- https://relay.beckmeyer.us
- https://relay.chocoflan.net
- https://relay.fedi.agency
- https://relay.fedibird.com
- https://relay.homunyan.com
- https://relay.intahnet.co.uk
- https://relay.k3tan.com
- https://relay.libranet.de
- https://relay.minecloud.ro
- https://relay.social.tigwali.fr
- https://relay.toot.yukimochi.jp
Comparison of Fediverse relay software
| relay name | source | works with | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| diaspora* | Mastodon | Misskey | Pleroma | ||
| Activity relay | https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/relay | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Pub relay | https://source.joinmastodon.org/mastodon/pub-relay | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Seattle relay | https://gitlab.com/jankysolutions/social.seattle.wa.us/relay | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Social relay | https://github.com/jaywink/social-relay | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |