Feature questions

Move to another server with followers

An account can move to another server and take its followers along, using the ActivityPub Move activity. Partial if only incoming or only outgoing moves work.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Accept followers moving in

An account can declare an alias (alsoKnownAs) so an account on another server can move to it.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Export your data

People can download an archive of their own account data (posts, media, follows or similar) from the web interface.

For all software

Import follows, blocks and mutes

People can import lists of accounts to follow, block or mute, for example from a CSV exported elsewhere. Partial if only some lists can be imported.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Delete your own account

People can delete their own account without asking an admin, and the deletion is sent to other servers.

For all software

Two-factor authentication

People can protect their login with a second factor such as a TOTP app code.

For all software

Passkeys and security keys

People can sign in with, or use as a second factor, WebAuthn passkeys or hardware security keys.

For all software

Sign in with an external provider

Admins can let people sign in through OpenID Connect, SAML, LDAP or a similar external identity provider. Partial if it needs a plugin.

For all software

Profile metadata fields

Profiles can show a list of custom label and value pairs, such as "Website" or "Pronouns".

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Verified profile links

Links on a profile are shown as verified when the linked page links back with rel="me".

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Profile header image

Profiles can have a banner or header image in addition to the avatar.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Bot accounts

An account can be marked as automated, and other servers see it as a bot (Service actor type or similar).

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Several identities under one login

One login can own and switch between several separate fediverse identities, such as channels or profiles.

For all software

Edit published posts

Published posts can be edited, and the edit is federated to other servers as an Update.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Content warnings

Posts can carry a content warning or spoiler text that hides the content until the reader expands it.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Formatted text in posts

Posts can include formatting such as bold, italics, lists or headings, through Markdown, HTML or an editor. Partial if formatting is only shown for posts from other servers.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Write in Markdown

People can write posts in Markdown, and it is rendered as formatted text.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Posts over 500 characters

A post can be longer than 500 characters with the default settings.

For Microblogging

Admin-configurable post length

Admins can change the maximum post length in settings, without editing the code. Partial if it needs a config file edit or environment variable.

For Microblogging

Polls

People can create polls that others vote on, federated as an ActivityPub Question.

For Microblogging, Forums and link aggregators

Scheduled posts

Posts can be scheduled to publish at a later time.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Drafts

Unfinished posts can be saved as drafts on the server and finished later.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Quote posts

People can quote another post in a new post of their own, and quotes from other servers are shown.

For Microblogging

Control who can quote you

People can choose who may quote their posts, and other servers are told about that choice.

For Microblogging

Control who can reply

People can limit who may reply to a post, for example only followers or mentioned accounts.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Custom emoji

Custom emoji can be used in posts and display names, and custom emoji from other servers are shown.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Post language

Posts can be tagged with their language, and the language is federated.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Pin posts to a profile

People can pin posts to the top of their profile, and pinned posts are visible from other servers (featured collection).

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Local-only posts

A post can be kept on its own server, never federated to others.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Automatically delete old posts

People can have their posts deleted automatically after a chosen time, or set an expiry on a post.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Long-form articles

People can publish long-form articles with a title (ActivityPub Article), not only short posts.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Hashtags

Posts can include hashtags, and people can browse posts by hashtag.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Link previews

Links in posts get a preview card with title, description and image.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Translate posts

Posts in another language can be translated from the interface. Partial if it needs an admin to configure an external translation service.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Upload JPEG images

People can attach JPEG images to posts.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Upload PNG images

People can attach PNG images to posts.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Upload animated GIFs

People can attach animated GIFs, and they still animate after upload (as GIF or converted to video). Partial if they are shown as still images.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Upload WebP images

People can attach WebP images to posts.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Upload HEIC images

People can attach HEIC or HEIF photos, as taken by iPhones. Partial if only some browsers or apps work, or if they are converted with limitations.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Upload AVIF images

People can attach AVIF images to posts.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Upload MP4 video

People can attach MP4 (H.264) video to posts.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Upload WebM video

People can attach WebM video to posts.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Upload audio

People can attach audio files, such as MP3 or Ogg, to posts.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Several attachments per post

A single post can carry more than one image or video.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

More than four attachments per post

A single post can carry five or more images or videos with the default settings.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Image descriptions (alt text)

People can add a text description to images for screen readers, and descriptions from other servers are shown.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Image focal point

People can set which part of an image stays visible when it is cropped in previews.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video

Sensitive media

Media can be marked as sensitive so it is hidden or blurred until the viewer chooses to see it.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Removes location data from photos

Uploaded photos have their GPS location metadata (EXIF) removed before they are shared.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Albums or collections

People can group their photos or posts into named albums or collections.

For Image sharing, Video

Photo filters

The upload screen offers filters or basic photo editing such as cropping before posting.

For Image sharing

Video transcoding

Uploaded videos are re-encoded on the server into web-friendly formats or several resolutions.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events, Audio

Adaptive streaming (HLS)

Videos are delivered with adaptive bitrate streaming such as HLS, so quality adjusts to the connection.

For Video

Live streaming

People can stream live video to their followers.

For Video, Audio

Subtitles and captions

Uploaders can add subtitle or caption files to videos.

For Video

Automatic captions

The server can generate captions or transcripts automatically, for example with speech recognition. Partial if it needs a plugin or extra setup.

For Video, Audio

Peer-to-peer video delivery

Viewers can share video data with each other while watching, to reduce load on the server.

For Video

Video chapters

Uploaders can split a video into named chapters.

For Video

Playlists

People can collect videos or tracks into playlists that others can view.

For Video, Audio

Podcast feeds

Channels or libraries can be published as podcast RSS feeds.

For Audio, Video

Likes

People can like or favourite posts, and likes are federated.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Boosts

People can boost (share or reblog) posts to their followers, federated as Announce.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Emoji reactions

People can react to posts with an emoji, and reactions from other servers are shown.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Downvotes

People can downvote posts or comments, and votes are federated.

For Forums and link aggregators

Direct messages

People can send private messages to specific accounts, including accounts on other servers.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Approve followers manually

An account can be locked so that new followers have to be approved.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Follow hashtags

People can follow a hashtag and see new posts using it in their home feed.

For Microblogging, Image sharing

Lists

People can sort the accounts they follow into lists, each with its own feed.

For Microblogging

Bookmarks

People can privately save posts to read later.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Join fediverse groups

People can follow and post to group actors on other servers, such as Lemmy communities or Friendica groups.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Host groups or communities

The server can host group actors or communities that people elsewhere can join and post to.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Interact from another server

A visitor signed in elsewhere can follow or reply to content here through a remote interaction flow, without copying URLs by hand.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Events

People can create events that others can see and RSVP to, federated as ActivityPub Event objects.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Followers-only posts

A post can be shown only to the author's followers.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Unlisted posts

A public post can be kept out of public timelines and hashtag pages while still being reachable by link.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Block accounts

People can block other accounts, including accounts on other servers.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Mute accounts

People can mute accounts to stop seeing them without blocking them.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Block whole servers (personal)

People can block an entire server for themselves, without needing an admin.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Word filters

People can hide or warn on posts containing chosen words or phrases.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Hide follower and following lists

People can hide who they follow and who follows them.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Choose whether posts are searchable

People can choose whether their posts appear in full-text search for others, and the choice is federated (for example the indexable flag).

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Hide from search engines

People can ask search engines not to index their profile and posts (noindex).

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Signed fetches required (secure mode)

Admins can require other servers to sign every request for content, so blocked servers cannot fetch it anonymously.

For all software

Report content

People can report posts or accounts to their server's moderators.

For all software

Forward reports to other servers

Reports about remote content can be forwarded to the server it came from (ActivityPub Flag), and incoming reports are received.

For all software

Block servers (admin)

Admins can block a whole server from federating with theirs.

For all software

Limit servers

Admins can limit or silence a server, hiding its content from public timelines without blocking it.

For all software

Allowlist federation

Admins can run in allowlist mode, federating only with servers they approve.

For all software

Import server blocklists

Admins can import a list of server blocks, such as a shared CSV blocklist.

For all software

Approve sign-ups

Admins can require new accounts to be approved before they can be used.

For all software

Invite links

People or admins can create invite links that let others sign up.

For all software

CAPTCHA on sign up

Sign up can be protected by a CAPTCHA or similar challenge. Partial if it needs a third-party service or plugin.

For all software

Moderation audit log

Moderator and admin actions are recorded in a log that other staff can review.

For all software

Appeal moderation decisions

People can appeal a moderation action taken against their account or posts from within the app.

For all software

Custom content rules

Admins can set automatic rules that reject or change incoming content (for example by keyword, server or media), beyond plain server blocks.

For all software

Full-text search

People can search the text of posts. Partial if it only covers some posts or needs an extra search service.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Trending content

The server shows trending posts, hashtags or links.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Profile directory

The server lists accounts that opted in to being discovered.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Local timeline

People can browse public posts from their own server in one feed.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Federated timeline

People can browse public posts from all servers their server knows about in one feed.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

RSS feeds

Profiles, channels or hashtags can be followed through RSS or Atom feeds.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Relay support

Admins can subscribe to ActivityPub relays to receive more public content.

For all software

NodeInfo

The server publishes NodeInfo, which FediDB and others use to read its software, version and statistics.

For all software

RFC 9421 HTTP signatures

The server can sign or verify requests with RFC 9421 HTTP Message Signatures, not only the older draft-cavage format. Partial if it only verifies incoming ones.

For all software

Object integrity proofs

The server can attach or verify FEP-8b32 integrity proofs on activities or objects.

For all software

Group federation (FEP-1b12)

Groups or communities federate following FEP-1b12, the convention Lemmy, Mbin and others share.

For Forums and link aggregators, Microblogging

Fetches missing replies

The server fetches replies from other servers so threads are complete, not only replies it was sent.

For Microblogging, Image sharing, Video, Forums and link aggregators, Blogging, Audio, Events

Diaspora protocol

The server also federates with the Diaspora network.

For all software

Nomadic identity

An identity can live on several servers at once and keep working if one goes away (Zot or FEP-ef61 style).

For all software

Webmentions

The server sends or receives Webmentions to and from regular websites.

For Blogging

ActivityPub client-to-server API

Clients can read and post through the ActivityPub client-to-server API, not only a custom API.

For all software

Mastodon-compatible API

The server implements enough of the Mastodon client API that Mastodon apps can sign in and work. Partial if only some apps or features work.

For all software

Official mobile app

The project publishes its own app for iOS or Android. Partial if it is only on one platform.

For all software

Installable web app

The web interface can be installed as an app (PWA).

For all software

Push notifications

People can get push notifications on their devices, through Web Push or the mobile apps.

For all software

Webhooks

Admins can send events such as new sign ups or reports to a URL of their choice.

For all software

Documented API

The project publishes documentation for its client or admin API.

For all software

Official Docker image

The project publishes an official container image for running a server.

For all software

S3-compatible object storage

Media can be stored in S3-compatible object storage instead of the local disk.

For all software

PostgreSQL

The server can use PostgreSQL as its database.

For all software

MySQL or MariaDB

The server can use MySQL or MariaDB as its database.

For all software

SQLite

The server can use SQLite as its database, which suits very small servers.

For all software

Single-user mode

The server can run in a mode meant for one person.

For all software

Handles on a different domain

Handles can use a different domain from the one the server runs on, for example @[email protected] served from social.example.com.

For all software

Custom themes or CSS

Admins can change the look of the server with themes or custom CSS.

For all software

Cleans up cached remote media

The server can remove old copies of media from other servers to save storage.

For all software

Plugins or extensions

Admins can add features with plugins, add-ons or extensions.

For all software