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Welcome to the Fediverse Wiki

This site is still under heavy construction. It is supposed to be a first contact point for people who are just hearing about the Fediverse for the first time.
But there will also be pages for advanced users.

What is the Fediverse?

Main article: What is the Fediverse

The Fediverse is a giant Social Media Platform.

What are Mastodon, Pixelfed, Peertube, ...?

What is Mastodon?

Main article: What is Mastodon

Mastodon is a microblogging platform like Twitter.
Microblogging means you have a blog with short (micro) posts. Usually you'll have a 500 characters limit for your posts.

What is Pixelfed?

Main article: What is Pixelfed

Pixelfed is a photoblogging platform like Instagram. You can only create posts with images, but of course you can add text.

What is Peertube?

Main article: What is Peertube

Peertube is a videoblogging Platform like Youtube.

What is Friendica?

Main article: What is Friendica

Friendica is a Social Network like Facebook.

What is WriteFreely?

Main article: What is WriteFreely

WriteFreely is a (macro-)blogging Platform like WordPress.

What is an Instance?

Instances are the servers the Fediverse is made of. Each instance, big or small, can have it's own set of rules and content it allows or encourages.

Basically an instance is it's own Social Media site: The local timeline displays everything posted by users on your instance.
But there is also a federated timeline, where you see every post by users your instance knows. And the home timeline shows everything by users you follow, no matter if they are on your instance or another.

How do I get an account?

Main article: How do I get an account

Getting started with your Fediverse account

Further questions?

If you have questions about the Fediverse you can ask them in the forum Fediverse Town.

External Links

Fediverse Observer - find instances based on filters
Fediverse Party - info about some Fediverse projects
Social Search - find people across the Fediverse

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+<strong>Welcome to the Fediverse Wiki</strong>
-Consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
+This site is still under '''heavy construction'''.
+It is supposed to be a first contact point for people who are just hearing about the Fediverse for the first time. <br>
+But there will also be pages for advanced users.
-== Getting started ==
+== What is the Fediverse? ==
-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
+''Main article: [[What is the Fediverse]]''
-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
-* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/mediawiki-announce.lists.wikimedia.org/ MediaWiki release mailing list]
+The Fediverse is a giant Social Media Platform.
-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Localisation#Translation_resources Localise MediaWiki for your language]
-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Combating_spam Learn how to combat spam on your wiki]
+== What are Mastodon, Pixelfed, Peertube, ...? ==
+===What is Mastodon?===
+''Main article: [[What is Mastodon]]''
+Mastodon is a microblogging platform like '''Twitter'''. <br>
+Microblogging means you have a blog with short (micro) posts. Usually you'll have a 500 characters limit for your posts.
+===What is Pixelfed?===
+''Main article: [[What is Pixelfed]]''
+Pixelfed is a photoblogging platform like '''Instagram'''.
+You can only create posts with images, but of course you can add text.
+===What is Peertube?===
+''Main article: [[What is Peertube]]''
+Peertube is a videoblogging Platform like '''Youtube'''.
+===What is Friendica?===
+''Main article: [[What is Friendica]]''
+Friendica is a Social Network like '''Facebook'''.
+===What is WriteFreely?===
+''Main article: [[What is WriteFreely]]''
+WriteFreely is a (macro-)blogging Platform like '''WordPress'''.
+== What is an Instance? ==
+Instances are the servers the Fediverse is made of. Each instance, big or small, can have it's own set of rules and content it allows or encourages.
+Basically an instance is it's own Social Media site: The local timeline displays everything posted by users on your instance. <br>
+But there is also a federated timeline, where you see every post by users your instance knows. And the home timeline shows everything by users you follow, no matter if they are on your instance or another.
+== How do I get an account? ==
+''Main article: [[How do I get an account]]''
+== Getting started with your Fediverse account ==
+== Further questions? ==
+If you have questions about the Fediverse you can ask them in the forum [https://fediverse.town/ Fediverse Town].
+== Further reading ==
+== External Links ==
+[https://fediverse.observer/ Fediverse Observer] - find instances based on filters <br>
+[https://fediverse.party/ Fediverse Party] - info about some Fediverse projects <br>
+[https://search.noc.social/ Social Search] - find people across the Fediverse <br>
+[[Category:What is]]