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This magazine is dedicated to discussions on the federated social networking ecosystem, which includes decentralized and open-source social media platforms. Whether you are a user, developer, or simply interested in the concept of decentralized social media, this is the place for you. Here you can share your knowledge, ask questions, and engage in discussions on topics such as the benefits and challenges of decentralized social media, new and existing federated platforms, and more. From the latest developments and trends to ethical considerations and the future of federated social media, this category covers a wide range of topics related to the Fediverse.

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ELI5: ActivityPub and federation (kbin.social)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm really excited to jump on the Activitypub/Fediverse train, but I'm still trying to wrap my head around how it works. Kbin is federated (or its supposed to be, apparently DDoS protection is hampering that?), but I'm not sure how I can sign up with my Mastodon account. I already have one, @ArchieBAntlers , and apparently there's some way to post from this account into a kdin magazine, or follow kdin mags from my Mastodon account, but I can't work out how that works.

Can someone help me out? I want to take full advantage of ActivityPub and the fediverse, and if not having to juggle multiple accounts is part of that, then I wanna make sure I'm doing it right.

And yes, I am from the #RedditMigration

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have an account on mastodon, which I’m following from my kbin account so that I can see my mastodon feed and respond to articles from within this platform without having to switch apps. I could also do the reverse if I wished. This probably helps those mastodon articles be more visible to other users on kbin.social. Others are probably doing likewise.

I think that’s how it works anyway.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can you potentially give a step-by-step guide on how you did this?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Go to search and put in your full mastodon address (eg @archiehasantlers @mastodon.social but without the space because I couldn’t figure out how to stop it auto formatting it into a link )

That should bring up your mastodon account as a user you can then click on and follow.