Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server. A decentralized solution to commercial platforms, it avoids the risks of a single company monopolizing your communication. Anyone can run Mastodon and participate in the social network seamlessly.
An alternative implementation of the GNU social project. Based on [ActivityStreams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activity_Streams_(format)), [Webfinger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebFinger), [PubsubHubbub](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PubSubHubbub) and [Salmon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon_(protocol)).
An alternative implementation of the GNU social project. Based on [ActivityStreams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activity_Streams_(format)), [Webfinger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebFinger), [WebSub](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebSub) and [Salmon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon_(protocol)).
Click on the screenshot to watch a demo of the UI:
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## Features
- **Fully interoperable with GNU social and any OStatus platform**
Whatever implements Atom feeds, ActivityStreams, Salmon, PubSubHubbub and Webfinger is part of the network
Whatever implements Atom feeds, ActivityStreams, Salmon, WebSub and Webfinger is part of the network
- **Real-time timeline updates**
See the updates of people you're following appear in real-time in the UI via WebSockets
m4sk1n
7 years ago
committed by
Eugen Rochko