Mastodon users often discover that posts from Akkoma fork instances appear broken or fail to load in their federated timeline. This happens because Akkoma and its forks like Pleroma and Honk use a different federation protocol version than Mastodon. This article explains how to adjust your Mastodon server settings and client behavior so federation with … Read more
Mastodon and Sharkey are both part of the ActivityPub-fediverse, but they are not identical software. Mastodon users and Sharkey users often encounter unexpected behavior when interacting across instances. These issues range from missing reactions to broken content warnings. This article explains the key compatibility differences between Mastodon and Sharkey. It covers how federation works between … Read more
You want your Mastodon account to follow users on a GoToSocial instance and have your posts appear in their federated timeline. GoToSocial is a lightweight ActivityPub server that can communicate with Mastodon, but federation is not automatic. This article explains the exact settings and steps required to establish two-way federation between a Mastodon account and … Read more
When Mastodon users interact with content from Lemmy, a federated link-aggregation platform, they often encounter unexpected behavior. Replies may appear as top-level comments, votes may not sync correctly, and group-focused actions like posting to a community can fail silently. These issues stem from fundamental differences in how each platform models social objects and activities. This … Read more
Mastodon and the link-aggregator platforms Kbin and Mbin both use the ActivityPub protocol to communicate. However, their different base purposes mean federation is not always seamless. A Mastodon user may find that replies to a Kbin thread do not appear, or that following a Kbin magazine from Mastodon produces unexpected behavior. This article explains the … Read more
You have a Mastodon account and you want to reply to a PeerTube video directly from your timeline. When you type a public reply to a boosted PeerTube video, your followers on Mastodon see the reply, but the original video creator on PeerTube may not get a notification. This happens because Mastodon and PeerTube use … Read more
You want to see Pixelfed photo posts directly in your Mastodon home timeline. Pixelfed is a federated image-sharing platform that speaks the same ActivityPub protocol as Mastodon. This means users on either service can follow each other and exchange content without leaving their preferred app. This article explains how to connect your Mastodon account with … Read more
You want your Mastodon followers to see the books you are reading and the reviews you write on Bookwyrm without manually copying links. Bookwyrm is a decentralized social network for book lovers that uses the same ActivityPub protocol as Mastodon. This article explains how federation between the two platforms works, what content actually syncs, and … Read more
Mastodon and Friendica are both part of the Fediverse but use different underlying software. Mastodon is built on the ActivityPub protocol as a microblogging platform. Friendica supports multiple protocols including ActivityPub, Diaspora, and OStatus. This means cross-federation between the two is possible but not always seamless. This article explains the exact steps to connect accounts … Read more
When you post from WriteFreely, a long-form blogging platform, the content appears differently on Mastodon than it does on WriteFreely itself. Mastodon users see a truncated preview with a link to the full article instead of the complete text. This behavior is by design and stems from how ActivityPub, the underlying protocol, handles content from … Read more