misskey-dev/misskey

★ 11,155TypeScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 4/5Setup · hard

Mindmap

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  root((misskey))
    What it does
      Federated social media
      Microblogging
      Server interconnection
    Tech stack
      TypeScript
      Docker
      ActivityPub
    Use cases
      Community hosting
      Fediverse participation
      Self-hosted social
    Audience
      Community builders
      Developers
      Privacy-focused users

mindmap root((misskey)) What it does Federated social media Microblogging Server interconnection Tech stack TypeScript Docker ActivityPub Use cases Community hosting Fediverse participation Self-hosted social Audience Community builders Developers Privacy-focused users

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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Host your own social media server for a community, fully under your control with no central company involved.

USE CASE 2

Connect your Misskey instance to Mastodon and other Fediverse platforms so your users can follow people across the network.

USE CASE 3

Build a localized social network available in dozens of languages using the included Crowdin translation support.

Tech stack

TypeScriptDockerActivityPub

Getting it running

Difficulty · hard Time to first run · 1day+

Requires a server, database, and object storage, full installation guide at misskey-hub.net.

In plain English

Misskey is a free, open-source social media platform built around microblogging, similar in concept to Twitter but designed around a model called federation. Instead of one company running one central website, Misskey lets anyone host their own server, called an instance, and those servers connect to each other so users on different servers can follow and interact with each other. This network of interconnected servers is commonly called the Fediverse. The platform uses a widely-adopted standard called ActivityPub to handle communication between servers. This is the same protocol used by other federated social networks including Mastodon, which means Misskey users can interact not only with other Misskey servers but with any compatible platform on the Fediverse. There are two ways to participate. You can join an existing public Misskey instance from a directory of servers listed on the project's website, or you can run your own instance if you want to manage your own community. The project provides installation guides and Docker support for self-hosting. There is no charge either way. Misskey is built with TypeScript and has been translated into many languages through the Crowdin localization platform. The project uses Sentry for tracking unexpected software errors, Chromatic for catching visual changes in the user interface, and Docker as its standard deployment method. The lead developer accepts support through Patreon, and there is a Discord community for discussion. The README for this project is brief and points mainly to the documentation hub at misskey-hub.net, which is where you would find detailed setup guides, a feature overview, and a public directory of instances you can join.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

Help me deploy a Misskey instance on a VPS using Docker so my community can have its own social media server.

Prompt 2

Show me how to configure Misskey to federate with Mastodon and other ActivityPub-compatible platforms.

Prompt 3

Walk me through joining an existing public Misskey instance as a user without running my own server.

Prompt 4

Help me set up object storage for a self-hosted Misskey instance to handle media uploads from users.

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