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Documentation for instance operators

This stack is for anything an instance operator might need: books on instance setup and operation, guidelines, requirements, and so on.

Documentation for users

This shelf is for anything a user might find handy - a simple guide to finding and using an instance, for instance.

League governance

This shelf is for information on how we collectively run things.

GoToSocial setup guide

Note: This guide is currently a work in progress. These instructions may not be complete, and are subject to change. Welcome to this guide for putting together a Website League node! Hosting a webserver on the public Internet can be a bit daunting, but hopefu...

technical
gotosocial

Information on our GoToSocial fork/patchset

technical

Instance operator legal obligations (US)

technical

test book

test book

Akkoma setup guide

Note: This guide is currently a work in progress. These instructions may not be complete, and are subject to change. Welcome to this guide for putting together a Website League node! Hosting a webserver on the public Internet can be a bit daunting, but hopefu...

akkoma

Miscellaneous

These are guides that serve a purpose for instance operators, but may not be necessary for all operators to follow - for example, configuring sending E-mail.

Node Information

How to use GoToSocial

Tips on how to get started with and use GoToSocial, one of the servers which powers some of Website League's nodes

gotosocial

Information for Node Staff

How to use Akkoma

This is a mirror of the Akkoma-fe user guide. This guide was not written by the Website League, and has some information that is not relevant to League instances. It is a stopgap while we write a new guide for Akkoma users.

akkoma

Stewards

Information on Website League Stewardship.

FAQ

Common questions on the capabilities and limitations of the League and the Websites that it is made of.

Getting started

How to use GoToSocial

Akkoma

Miscellaneous

Akkoma specific things.

Planning a Node

GoToSocial setup guide

Decisions The two big things you can't change about your node once you've started it is your domain name, and your software. There are currently no known migration options for migrating from one federating software to another, and ActivityPub is extremely rel...

Setting Up your Domain Name

GoToSocial setup guide

This page assumes you have, at a minimum, the following: A domain name you wish to use A VPS and its corresponding IP address as well as IPv6 address If you don't have either, consider checking out the previous page, Introduction and Planning a Node, th...

Preparing Your VPS

GoToSocial setup guide

This page makes the following assumptions: You have a running VPS. You have a domain name that's pointed to your VPS. If this is not the case, go through the first two pages, Introduction and Planning a Node and Setting Up your Domain Name, then come ba...

Installing GoToSocial

GoToSocial setup guide

This page makes the following assumptions: You have a running VPS, prepared according to the instructions in Preparing Your VPS. You have a domain name that's pointed to your VPS. If either of these aren't true, please read through the last three pages....

table test

test book

Owner (discord) Domain Exists? Admin/Main user Signups? Software Notes cyclar2 in.the.radiokids.zone yes @cyclar2@in.the.radiokids.zone Closed gts up to 10 users kilovolt_amp weague.awful.cloud yes @kalium@weague.awful.cloud Ope...

Planning a Node

Akkoma setup guide

Decisions The two big things you can't change about your node once you've started it is your domain name, and your software. There are currently no known migration options for migrating from one federating software to another, and ActivityPub is extremely rel...

Setting Up your Domain Name

Akkoma setup guide

This page assumes you have, at a minimum, the following: A domain name you wish to use A VPS and its corresponding IP address as well as IPv6 address If you don't have either, consider checking out the previous page, Planning a Node, then come back here...

Preparing Your VPS

Akkoma setup guide

This page makes the following assumptions: You have a running VPS. You have a domain name that's pointed to your VPS. If this is not the case, go through the first two pages, Planning a Node and Setting Up your Domain Name, then come back here. Logging...

Installing Akkoma

Akkoma setup guide

This install can get a little messy, and this guide should still be considered in a "beta" state. There have been some confusion from people testing this on their system. Take it slow and carefully, and ask for help if you need it. This page makes the followi...

Miscellenous Procedures

Akkoma setup guide

There are certain things you may want to do with your Akkoma install after the fact - for example, if you originally set up your instance to pull configuration from the config file, and you later wish to instead pull it from the database. This page is to guide...

List of Public Nodes

Node Information

This is a list of Nodes that are open to public registrations. Please make use of the descriptions for each of these―some nodes may be better oriented for your purposes than others. Additionally: while both are suitable for general usage, as of writing Akkoma ...

Quick Reference for common admin tasks

GoToSocial setup guide

Some administrative actions currently require using the gotosocial CLI and aren't available in the settings ui.  To use the gotosocial CLI, you need to somehow pass your config to it. These examples use `--config-path`. Confirming a user's account You may n...

Setting up your profile

How to use GoToSocial Getting started

To access your settings, you'll need to go to the address bar of your web browser and enter: node.domain/settings Examples: (please feel free to add more nodes here for convenience) https://beam.phosphor.buzz/settings The GoToSocial project's docs have...

Introduction

How to use GoToSocial Getting started

Accounts on Website League have the form "@username@node.domain". username is the name of your account and node.domain  is the name of your node (sometimes referred to as an instance). Unlike most websites which you can interact with directly, the GoToSocial ...

Posting with Phanpy

How to use GoToSocial Getting started

Phanpy is one of the options for a frontend to use with GoToSocial. To get started, open https://phanpy.social. Then, click 'Log in with Mastodon'. Phanpy will ask you for your instance domain (node domain). After you enter that, your browser will redirect b...

GoToSocial frontends

How to use GoToSocial Getting started

Here are some of your frontend options for using a GoToSocial node. This isn't an exhaustive list- many Mastodon clients are also compatible with GoToSocial. Phanpy https://phanpy.social/ A frontend with a large number of features. See Phanpy's readme for a...

draft structure doc

test book

The Website League's structure and operational overview(i guess, this got away from me) todo: break up into separate documents? The Law Round These Parts Joining the Website League means a few things. For starters, you, the node you create or sign up on, and e...

Node Requirements

Information for Node Staff

These are the requirements for a Node to be added to the Website League. Fulfillment of these requirements must be verified before the node can be added to any allowlists.  The Node must adhere to the Website League Code of Conduct The rights and responsibi...

General overview

How to use Akkoma

(original source) Be prepared for breaking changes, unexpected behavior and this user guide becoming obsolete and wrong. If there was no insanity it would be necessary to create it. --Catbag Akkoma-FE is the default user-facing frontend for Plerom...

Posting, reading, basic functions.

How to use Akkoma

(original source) !!! warning Depending on your instance some of the options might not be available or have different defaults After registering and logging in you're presented with your timeline in right column and new post form with timeline list and notif...