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{{Infobox |title=Pleroma |website=pleroma.social}}
{{Infobox |title=Pleroma |website=pleroma.social}}
Pleroma is a microblogging platform and one of the [[What is the Fediverse? | Fediverse]]'s replacements for Twitter.
Pleroma is a microblogging platform and one of the [[Special:MyLanguage/What is the Fediverse?|Fediverse]]'s replacements for Twitter.


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Pleroma is a lot like Twitter and [[What is Mastodon? | Mastodon]]. <br>
Pleroma is a lot like Twitter and [[Special:MyLanguage/What is Mastodon?|Mastodon]]. <br>
You can write short messages, add pictures, videos, audo, image/video/audio descriptions, content warnings and polls. <br>
You can write short messages, add pictures, videos, audo, image/video/audio descriptions, content warnings and polls. <br>
You can @ other people on the Fediverse in your posts and send private messages. <br>
You can @ other people on the Fediverse in your posts and send private messages. <br>
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If you have a lot of followers on Twitter expect to have a narrower reach on Pleroma, but the people who follow you are usually more happy to interact with you in a meaningful way.
If you have a lot of followers on Twitter expect to have a narrower reach on Pleroma, but the people who follow you are usually more happy to interact with you in a meaningful way.


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{| class="wikitable"
{{Comparison of microblogging services}}
|+ Comparison of microblogging services
|
!Twitter
![[What is Mastodon? | Mastodon]]
![[What is Ecko? | Ecko]]
!Pleroma
![[What is GNU Social? | GNU Social]]
![[What is Misskey? | Misskey]]
|-
!character limit
|280
|500
|colspan="4"|admin decision
|-
!feed
|algorithmic
|colspan="5"|chronological
|-
!reach
|far
|colspan="5"|familiar
|}


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Some numeral limitations are more relaxed than on [[What is Mastodon? | Mastodon]]:
Some numeral limitations are more relaxed than on [[Special:MyLanguage/What is Mastodon?|Mastodon]]:


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These limits can be changed by the admin. Some instances are using different thresholds.
These limits can be changed by the admin. Some instances are using different thresholds. Also, whether user registration needs an email address can be determined by the server admin.


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If you want to own an instance as an admin, using Pleroma is a good idea. Pleroma is easy to setup and requires smaller computing resources than Mastodon.
If you want to own an instance as an admin, using Pleroma is a good idea. Pleroma is easy to setup and requires smaller computing resources than Mastodon. In addition, if you do not force email verification for new users, you do not need to setup a mail server.


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[[How do I get an account?]] <br>
[[Special:MyLanguage/How do I get an account?|How do I get an account?]] <br>
[[Getting started with your Fediverse account]] <br>
[[Special:MyLanguage/Getting started with your Fediverse account|Getting started with your Fediverse account]] <br>
[[Best practices]] <br>
[[Special:MyLanguage/Best practices|Best practices]] <br>
[[Pleroma]] - the advanced page on Pleroma
[[Special:MyLanguage/Pleroma|Pleroma]] - the advanced page on Pleroma


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[https://pleroma.social/blog/2021/01/13/the-big-pleroma-and-fediverse-faq/ The Big Pleroma and Fediverse FAQ]
[https://pleroma.social/blog/2021/01/13/the-big-pleroma-and-fediverse-faq/ The Big Pleroma and Fediverse FAQ]


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[[Category:What is]] [[Category:Pleroma]] [[Category:What are Fediverse projects?]] [[Category:Beginners guide]]
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