After getting to try the #Snac activity pub server developed by @grunfink on bsd.cafe thanks @stefano , I'm kind of tempted to spin up my own instance. Anyone here other than Stefano that runs their own instance ? Please share you pro's and con's plus any workarounds you have come up with.
Also how are you viewing / posting on mobile ? Are you just sticking with web or using the likes of #Tusky ?
[#]Fediverse #ActivityPub
https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2
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I’m running snac for a week now, on FreeBSD via Caddy reverse proxy. Runs great. Some minor issues with compatibility with mastodon, my replies are not always seen as replies by people on mastodon. Most iOS mastodon apps have some issues, like random duplicate posts. Generally only minor things.
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@normis Thank you for sharing this information. When you say some replies don't show up as replies on Mastodon, Do they show up as a new post or not at all ?
@stefano
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So about this, I would say it’s a mastodon issue. Snac seems to follow the activitypub protocol and includes in the post metadata that this post is a reply and which post it’s replying to. Mastodon on the other hand in its posts also appends some characters directly inside the post text, like “@somebody” in front of your text. This part is missing in my snac posts, so in the public timeline my post looks like it’s a stand alone post. When you click on it, only then mastodon users realise it’s part of a thread. Basically replies lack this mention text in front of them. But threading works and the other person does see I’m replying
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P.S: for iOS only Mona seems to show everything correctly, but that’s a paid app. Another limitation of snac that afdects me - only one photo per post
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Yes, running own instances on my own software... called #Mammuthus... 😎
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@justine @grunfink @stefano I’m running it at snac.jamesoff.net because it looked interesting and I really like the file system-based implementation (reminds me of qmail). I use it from Mona on iOS (I contributed a few small changes to help that work) but currently I mostly use this main account.
It’s behind an nginx, like all my stuff. It’s managed with daemontools and in a jail :)
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@jamesoff Ah qmail those were the days. ;)
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I run snac, very pleased with it. Not much to set up, just pick a nice theme that you like and then just run it :) I use web to post on my phone currently. But on desktop I use both browser and Tokodon.
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I've been running #snac on my small Ubuntu home server since May. It started out as an alternate account to my principal, but has now turned into my main presence in the #fediverse. On the desktop I use @phanpy@hachyderm.io and the web interface and on my phone and tablet, I run @Tusky@mastodon.social There are a few quirks here or there, but overall it works very well!
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The biggest pros for me are its availability in Debian repositories, the easiness of its setup, its light resources consumption, and its Web UI not requiring JavaScript. I can not think of any con, beside maybe its poor support for very long/deep threads.
Disclaimer: I never used any other Fediverse server like Mastodon, nor did I ever use Twitter. Snac is my first contact with the Fediverse and more generally with micro-blogging.
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Hello @Justine Smithies
The big pros are very low resource usage and simple deployment. It takes very little work to run Snac2. It's something you can easily self-host.
However, if you're looking for a hosting provider, Snac2 is currently free on our beta program. See https://www.knthost.com/snac2 for sign up. We'd be happy to have you onboard.
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@justine @stefano I do.
I still have my alt on layer8.space but operate a single person (but with topic-focused profiles) instance using GoToSocial.
It doesn't have its own Web UI except for public profiles / timelines, so I use Semaphore on the web resp. Tusky on Android.
Awaiting the next release (rc1 is already out) because it will bring some nice goodies along.
Oh, and it also marks the entering of beta phase. Even though it has been pretty stable so far.
By being written in Go it's easy to operate and easy to update.
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Hi! I am using #snac on FreeBSD with nginx. Very satisfied with snac. Lightweight and fast, with a simple interface, without JavaScript. I only use the built-in web interface.
Join the happy #snacizens!
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@justine @stefano @grunfink the world is just a beautiful place
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I use phampy for the catch up feature, but otherwise I use the web version. I did apply some patches of my own because why not :)
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@justine @stefano @grunfink snac is great, small, fs only, easy to build, easy to run, easy to backup and even runs without issues on slow hardware or even untypical hardware. I compiled it for RISC-V where it easily runs on my VisionFive board.
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@gyptazy @justine @stefano @grunfink that sounds like a challenge of "what weird hardware can we run snac on"?
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@bitterdonald @justine @stefano @grunfink haha yeah :) I stripped it down to a 128MB FreeBSD system (including OS) but also to mention as a single user instance. Before snac 2.43 (or earlier I guess) there was something fishy and not that performant, but that got worked out in a very early state. @grunfink is really nit-picky (meant in a positive way) regarding such things and quickly about fixing thing :)
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I'm amused that snac may become the Doom of the Fediverse 😆
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Yup, replying from my snac instance. I mostly use Web but sometimes Husky(Tusky fork).
I like the slight friction points of using it, helps me not doomscroll as much.
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@justine @stefano @grunfink yep, i run my own snac
I'm generally following the same people on both my main account (this one) and @paul . i like to use it fairly often as a less intensive (term used loosely) view of the fediverse
I also messed up with one of my servers recently and had to restore backups - snac was, by far, the quickest and easiest thing to get back up and running
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