#Starling is a lightweight #PHP #fediverse server you can install by just copying files over FTP to a shared host. No PostgreSQL, no workers, no DevOps. Owning your data with #ActivityPub can be much simpler than with #ATProtocol. Have you tried it?
https://github.com/dfaria-eu/Starling

Week in Fediverse 2026-05-01

Servers

- Hollo v0.8.0
- ActivityPub for WordPress v8.2.0
- NodeBB v4.11.0
- PieFed v1.6.20
- TinyAP v0.1.8

Clients

- Pachli v3.6.0
- tooi v0.24.0
- Tusker v2026.1
- Nicolium v0.2.0
- Jerboa v0.0.87
- PeerTube Mobile v2.1.2
- Mitra Mini v0.3.0
- Holos v1.5.2

For developers

- Fedify v2.2.0

Articles

- The Seven Deadly Fediverse UX Sins: A Redemption Report Card
- The Architecture of Autonomy and Freedom
- What would a LinkedIn alternative look like on the open web?

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Week in Fediverse 2026-05-22

Servers

- Gush! v0.0.37
- Stegodon v1.8.5
- Iceshrimp.NET v2026.1.1-beta
- Iceshrimp v2026.5.1
- Hollo v0.9.0
- Mastodon v4.5.10
- PeerTube v8.1.6
- Sharkey v2025.4.7
- Hubzilla v11.2.1
- Friendica v2026.05
- Ktistec v3.3.9
- Smithereen v1.0.0
- Vernissage Server v1.38.0
- ActivityPub for WordPress v8.3.0
- Misskey v2026.5.4
- tootik v0.22.2
- NeoDB v0.14.4
- Open beta testing for Lemmy 1.0.0
- Trunk & Tidbits, April 2026
- XMPP/ActivityPub Bridge: Chat between XMPP and the Fediverse
- Cookifed: A free and federated recipes management app and cooking social network

Clients

- Nicolium v0.3.0
- Fedilab v3.40.1
- Aria v1.5.1
- Blorp v1.14.0
- Impressia v3.2.0
- Holos v1.6.0

Tools and Plugins

- Analytodon: Analytics for Mastodon

For developers

- Fedify v2.2.3
- BotKit v0.4.2

Protocol

- Basic Profile for Social API Servers
- FEP-baf5: Administrator Collection

Articles

- the may 2026 fedi software vulnerability
- Never Lose a Toot Again: Full-Text Search for Your Mastodon Feed

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#Wanderer is a very nice project, but it is currently too raw to use. The last two releases just broke everything, and even a clean setup doesn't help. I'll follow the repository, but shut down my instance for now.

https://github.com/open-wanderer/wanderer

#SelfHosted #SelfHosting #SelfHost #homelab #ActivityPub #hiking

How to Host Your Own #Mastodon Server on a #VPS (5 Minute Quick-Start Guide)

This article provides a guide for how to host your own Mastodon server on a VPS.

Running your own Mastodon server on a VPS is an excellent way to enjoy an efficient and secure Mastodon experience.
What is Mastodon?
Mastodon is a #decentralized social media platform that enables users to post ...
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Does anyone have recommendations for a Mastodon fork that doesn't require visitors to enable JavaScript to view basic content? The JavaScript dependency is a security risk and user hostile. Visitors should not be required to enable JavaScript when simply visiting a Mastodon server. Plus, the recommendation to use a native app doesn't even work for all Mastodon/ActivityPub instances.

Also, the requirement for JavaScript makes the Mastodon development team seem incompetent. They can't even make a basic web site that doesn't require JavaScript. I could do that when I was in middle school.

>To use the Mastodon web application, please enable JavaScript. Alternatively, try one of the native apps for Mastodon for your platform.

#Mastodon #ActivityPub #MastoAdmin #SelfHost #Security

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To use the Mastodon web application, please enable JavaScript. Alternatively, try one of the native apps for Mastodon for your platform.

https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/32773

GitHub Continuous Integration checks passed!

It's up to someone else with commit access to merge it.

Thanks to you and la_ninpre, trondd555, sergiodj, kpm, zen, pmjv and anyone else I may have missed for the improvements in this release!

My apologies for taking so long to get around to submitting a PR. I check repology.org multiple times a day, most days, but for some reason only saw snac needed attention a few hours ago! This may inspire me to rejigger MacPorts' livecheck stuff for local/sanity check/resilience/not putting all my eggs into one basket/etc.

#snac #MacPorts #OpenSource #ActivityPub #Mastodon #NoDatabaseNeeded
#NoJavaScript #NoCookiesEither #NotMuchBullShit #snacAnnounces