@adnan how is your test drive with #snac2 going?

https://fedi-relay.gyptazy.com is a tech related relay instance that connects over 100 instances, focussing on things like #FreeBSD, #BGP, #IPv6, #Proxmox, #Homelab, #Linux and many other things! You can easily add a really when using #snac / #snac2, #mastodon, #pleroma and many other ones!

#community #activitypub #socialmedia #fedi #fediwall #relay #opensource #tech #federated #social

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Overview of the fedi-relay gyptazy instance for the Fediverse

@fanta @vggonz justo venía a citar #snac2 😜

#snac #snac2 #fediverse

And quite honestly this might just be it. But I'll wait for a week or two before making a move, just in case.

And you should also note how (nly a fraction of #ActivityPub boosts that traverse the #fediverse get actually notified to and/or collected by the original server due to the distributed and eterogeneous nature of the network.

In some cases, following the boosts over the network (eg opening with a browser the boosted post on the boosting account) I've noticed a factor of 3-5 between the number of boosts my server recorded and the actual boosts occurred.

For example take this post that got notified for 120 boosts

Following some of them I see that it got at least:

• 119 boosts on https://mastodon.social/@giacomo@snac.tesio.it/116019294292839723
• 111 boosts on https://mastodon.online/@giacomo@snac.tesio.it/116019294368731338
• 106 boosts on https://mstdn.social/@giacomo@snac.tesio.it/116019294398725122
• 102 boosts on https://mas.to/@giacomo@snac.tesio.it/116019294338400575
• 88 boosts on https://infosec.exchange/@giacomo@snac.tesio.it/116019294113374994
• 78 boosts on https://universeodon.com/@giacomo@snac.tesio.it/116019294115426342
• 71 boosts on https://techhub.social/@giacomo@snac.tesio.it/116019294169907674
• 45 boosts on https://piaille.fr/@giacomo@snac.tesio.it/116019294126051523
• 43 boosts on https://todon.nl/@giacomo@snac.tesio.it/116019294160074426
• 36 boosts on https://scicomm.xyz/@giacomo@snac.tesio.it/116019294443167694
• 30 boosts on https://toot.io/@giacomo@snac.tesio.it/116019294130168032
• 28 boosts on https://hessen.social/@giacomo@snac.tesio.it/116019294160776737
• 26 boosts on https://tilde.zone/@giacomo@snac.tesio.it/116019294154664854
• 21 boosts on https://sueden.social/@giacomo@snac.tesio.it/116019294115914076
• 19 boosts on https://masto.es/@giacomo@snac.tesio.it/116019294300865512
• 9 boosts on https://twiukraine.com/@giacomo@snac.tesio.it/116019294173853433
• 7 boosts on https://bewegung.social/@giacomo@snac.tesio.it/116019294170759818
• 7 boosts on https://poliversity.it/@giacomo@snac.tesio.it/116019294286275262
• 4 boosts on https://social.noleron.com/@giacomo@snac.tesio.it/116019294109759945

So ultimately, the #fediverse reach is much bigger than the one centalized platforms like #bluesky or the various #BigTech playgrounds, where some messages in particular are silently censored.

@lritter@mastodon.gamedev.place

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but over 30% of nodes have >1 hardlinks

#snac2 is very unixy :)

+260% file count
+16% space

$ du -hd0 /var/snac/data && find /var/snac | wc -l
71.5M	/var/snac/data
   26230

i use shell scripts to configure and deploy a few #openbsd servers:

• generate configuration files locally for each server (sshd, httpd, relayd, acme-client, nsd, and now #snac2)
• deploy with ssh or rsync (set permissions, time)
• clean up if needed
• run health checks that all configurations applied correctly (testing with nc, dig, curl, etc)

https://tuba.geopjr.dev/

@hi ah, I question I just cannot resist!

I have my own instances of #Gotosocial, #snac2, and... #honk, all for my own use.

All running as jails on a FreeBSD box with an 8 core Ryzen 7 and 32GB memory, but those 3 jails, plus a couple of others only really utilise about 4-5GB.

https://romanzolotarev.com/pub/hi

becomes

https://romanzolotarev.com/pub/hi.rss

how cool is that? 😎

• 12 posts
• 60 following
• over 9000 files (sic!)

$ du -hd0 /var/snac && find /var/snac | wc -l
61.8M	/var/snac
    9532
$

$ curl -s https://romanzolotarev.com/pub/hi.rss | wc -c
    9999

The time is probably right.

Back in 2022, when I was still using iOS, I wasn’t completely happy with the Fediverse apps that were available. I was mostly using Akkoma, and the interface I liked the most was actually its web UI, even on mobile. So I started playing with Xcode and put together the foundations of an app tailored to my needs.

A lot has changed since then and today we have great alternatives like IceCubes, Mona, Ivory, etc. Each one has strengths and weaknesses though, so I picked up my old project again and kept pushing it forward.

So I’m happy to announce that my app will finally see the light: I’ve been using it for the past few days and, in my spare time, I’m fixing bugs and adding missing features. I’m building it around my own needs, so it doesn’t have to “appeal to everyone”. I wouldn’t call it opinionated, but it’s definitely targeted.

The app will have one key trait: #snac2 support will be a first-class feature, not an incidental one. Many apps, especially on iOS, support snac as a side effect, but the experience is often not optimal. In this case, the choice is deliberate and it strictly follows the Mastodon API support implemented by snac. So snac will work properly (within the limits of the platform, of course).

Among the features already implemented: the app is minimal and lightweight (under 10 MB, including debug code), easy on RAM, and privacy-first (for example it strips EXIF data from media before posting, so the server will never see it). On snac it also cleans up the "Boosted by Aoderelay" messages that appear when using a relay, removes the character limit, and supports posting in Markdown.

I also added support for Apple Intelligence to generate alt text, both for the media I post and for media posted by others that is missing alt text.

Everything is processed locally through Apple APIs and only on supported devices. The results aren't amazing, Apple Intelligence is extremely limited, but in my opinion it's the only privacy-friendly and ethical way to approach it. And of course, you can disable it.

On Mastodon it supports all the main features: lists, quote posts, granular notifications (you can choose what you want for each category), notification grouping, multi-account support, and it works.

It's still missing a few things (block, etc.) and has some bugs, which I’m spotting as I keep using it.
As soon as it's stable enough, I'll invite a few people to test it. I still haven't fully decided how I'll distribute it: an Apple Developer account has a yearly cost, and I hope to reuse it for other projects too. So this app might be paid, with a trial period, but if possible (I still need to check what’s feasible) I'd like it to be free if you connect to one of the BSD Cafe instances, illumos Cafe, or any snac instance, including your own.

I don't know how long it will take before it's ready... but I can already tell you what it will be called.
It already has a name, and it's... MastoBlaster.

This name was chosen for personal reasons, and also because of its similarity to Master Blaster by Stevie Wonder, which even today feels relevant and fitting for the Fediverse.

Stay tuned!

#MastoBlaster #Fediverse #Mastodon #iOS #FediverseApp #Announcement #Apple #snac #snac2 #BSDCafe #illumosCafe

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MastoBlaster, showing my profile on my phone

see also
https://comam.es/snac-doc/snac.5.html

# rcctl stop snac 
# cd /var/snac
# tar -cpf /tmp/snac data
# rcctl start snac

# rcctl stop snac 
# cd /var/snac
# tar -xpf /tmp/snac.tgz
# rcctl start snac

any plans to use sqlite or some other database?

also thank you for creating #snac2. i love it!

like/favorite if this appears in your feed please :)

#selfhosting #snac2 #openbsd