I've just updated my #Snac instance to stable version 2.93 👍 🎉
You don't know Snac? But you should: https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2
A simple, minimalistic and well documented #ActivityPub instance server written in C, no database needed, totally JavaScript-free, no cookies either, not much bullshit.
Lots of useful changes, woohoo! 🎉
A new "admirations" entry point to the web UI, new "do-not-purge-my-messages"-config-settings in server.json, language-filters and more.
Huge thanks to @grunfink@comam.es and all contributers!! 👍

#snac2 #fediverse #frugalfediverse

I've just published version 2.93 of #snac, the simple, minimalistic #ActivityPub instance server written in C. It includes the following changes:

Added a new admirations entry point to the web UI, containing a timeline of liked, boosted and reacted posts. Please take note that, after installing the new version, it will start empty, and be filled with subsequent reactions (contributed by violette).

It's now possible to disable showing posts in a given set of languages.

Nested quoted posts are limited up to 3 levels.

New configuration knob: by setting keep_replies_posts to true in server.json, remote posts that a local user has replied to are retained in the public timeline, preventing them from being purged (contributed by hanchan).

New configuration knob: by setting keep_replied_me to true in server.json, remote replies to local posts are retained in the public timeline, preventing them from being purged (contributed by hanchan).

Ensure actors' public key PEM never includes anything after the end marker.

Fixed some memory leaks (contributed by inz).

Several additional keyId checks (many thanks to lainsoykaf for bringing this to my attention).

Fixed crash in the JSON parser (many thanks to nullenvk for bringing this to my attention).

Mastodon API: fixed lost custom emojis after edition (contributed by e0w0e).

Updated French, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Spanish translations (contributed by dragondaddy, daltux, zen).

https://comam.es/what-is-snac

If you find #snac useful, please consider buying grunfink a coffee or contributing via LiberaPay.

#snacAnnounces #FrugalFediverse

Haven't tested it myself (I have no Apple hardware), but Mastoblaster (@mastoblaster@mastoblaster.app) not only works, but has #snac as a first citizen target.

CC: @MonaApp@mastodon.social @amd@snac.amd.im

So far @MonaApp@mastodon.social seems to be the ticket on iOS + #snac

Anyone have any other recommendations to try? https://snac.amd.im/amd/p/1781807020.988120

Hi. Sorry, I didn't try myself nor have read about any successful nor failed stories about migrating from pixelfed to #snac.

Boosting your post, just in case anyone out there knows something.

CC: @max@manmachine.me

I've only used #snac for about half a year, and my instance takes up ~250MB of disk space and ~25MB of memory. :)

I wish more modern software was like #snac2 (:

CC: @grunfink@comam.es

This is valuable, thanks for sharing.

Also, I think it's important to remember that #snac also allows following hashtags by those RSS feeds provided by several Fediverse implementations (like Mastodon), avoiding the need of subscribing to a relay. E.g., you can add https://mastodon.social/tags/snac to the followed hashtags field, and it will periodically poll that RSS from the big instance and add to your timeline those posts tagged with #snac.

CC: @astro@c3d2.social

If what 'split domains' mean is "running #snac in subdomain.example.com but identify as accounts from example.com" then no, it's not supported.

But, you can have snac running from a subdirectory of your main domain (which, as far as I know, no other fediverse implementation does). I.e. you can have your snac root in example.com/social and then you can identify as you@example.com . So you have no unnecessary subdomain just to be you.

Which is what I do for this very domain.

CC: @mms@bsd.cafe

I've just updated my #Snac instance to stable version 2.92 👍 🎉
You don't know Snac? But you should: https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2
A simple, minimalistic and well documented #ActivityPub instance server written in C, no database needed, totally JavaScript-free, no cookies either, not much bullshit.
A lot of tweaks and new admin configs, woohoo!👍
From release notes: "Accounts that follow you are now marked with a thumb-up emoji, because followers are adorable people." 👍♥️
and "Minor tweak to webfinger code to handle Hubzilla's peculiarities." Many thanks for this, because I'm also on Hubzilla. 🎉

#snac2 #fediverse #frugalfediverse

I've just published version 2.92 of #snac, the simple, minimalistic #ActivityPub instance server written in C. It includes the following changes:

Changed default: for newly created instances, disable_inbox_collection is set to true (see snac(8) for more information). The reason is because it seems to be used for harrasing people.

Changed default: for newly created instances, disable_history is set to true (see snac(8) for more information). The reason is because archived history files don't reflect reality after posts are deleted or modified (they always have been an ugly kludge).

Changed default: in previous versions, posts with a scope of unlisted were shown in public pages and RSS feeds. Now, they are no longer shown. If you want to get back to previous behaviour, use a new toggle in the User Settings section (see snac(1) for more information).

New admin configuration option: if the purge_static value is set to true in server.json, each user's static directory is explored and those files there that are no longer attached to any post or referenced anywhere are deleted. See snac(8) for more information about those cases where you may not want to enable this option.

Allow serving files from subdirectories of the static/ subdirectory (contributed by la_ninpre).

Minor tweak to webfinger code to handle Hubzilla's peculiarities.

Fixed a search case where URLs to GotoSocial statuses were misidentified as accounts.

Accounts that follow you are now marked with a thumb-up emoji, because followers are adorable people.

Fixed some account export errors.

Fixed an incorrect hash in post links.

Show an account's location link in the people page, if they have one.

Mastodon API: Fixed hashtags loosing the link after editing a post, minor tweak in access token processing (contributed by trondd555).

Drop usage of PATH_MAX (contributed by sergiodj).

New Polish translation (contributed by kpm).

Updated German and Czech translations (contributed by zen and pmjv).

https://comam.es/what-is-snac

If you find #snac useful, please consider buying grunfink a coffee or contributing via LiberaPay.

#snacAnnounces #FrugalFediverse

Also I think it would be even cooler if it was a CGI binary

#snac is not a native CGI program, but it supports FastCGI. With a bit of work, it can be set up to behave as pure CGI. More information:

https://encrypted.tesio.it/2024/12/18/how-to-run-your-own-social-network.html

CC: @nick@treffen.geekyschmidt.com

Because snac2 is a standalone daemon and does not natively speak FastCGI

This is incorrect; #snac does speak FastCGI natively. You can set it up on OpenBSD without the need of relayd.

See the snac(8) manpage for more information.

#kagolug の snac を最新の 2.91 にしました
Debian statble-backports amd64版です
riscv64 はまだのよう

$ rmadison snac2 -s stable-backports
snac2 | 2.90-1~bpo13+1 | stable-backports | source, riscv64
snac2 | 2.91-1~bpo13+1 | stable-backports | source, amd64, arm64, armel, armhf, i386, ppc64el, s390x

I've just published version 2.91 of #snac, the simple, minimalistic #ActivityPub instance server written in C. It includes the following changes:

https://comam.es/snac/grunfink/p/1774256733.794770

Hi. I'm wild-guessing, but I think that like a third of #snac instances run on #OpenBSD.

Oh, I misunderstood that you wanted to know the #ActivityPub gory details. Yes, #snac marks edited messages by showing the update date next to the creation one.