Misskey and the Fediverse

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What is the Fediverse?

To keep things simple, the Fediverse is a group of communities and services that communicate with each other. Nobody owns it, anyone can start their own server if they want, opening up several locations for others to join in. It's social media without a single company controlling it, run by humans, for humans!

The most popular service on the Fediverse is Mastodon, which is similar in structure to Twitter: browse a timeline, write messages, reply and repost to increase the visibility of others. Other platforms focus on pictures and videos, blogs and more.

Many people use "instance" and "server" interchangeably, and that's fine for most purposes. You need one to register on, then you're free to interact with others, even if they are on different instances.

This isn't meant to be a complete guide, there are many better ones out there. Think of this as a quick summary and starting guide!

What is Misskey?

Misskey is a microblogging platform similar to old Twitter, Mastodon or Bluesky: post messages, follow others and all that!

Interordi Social runs on Misskey.

Getting started

Getting started is simple!

• Go to the front page and click "Sign up at this instance".
• To cut down on spam, you need an invite code. Message @Doctacosa or email support@interordi.com to get one.
• Choose a username carefully and a unique password.
  • Unfortunately, you can't use Interordi Accounts here.
• Save the form.
• You're in! Misskey will give you a short tutorial to set up your profile and make your first post.

From them on, follow people, write posts and gradually dive in. To follow someone, use the Search tool to search for their name. For example, try searching for @Doctacosa@social.interordi.com (or just @Doctacosa), and my account will pop up.

When starting, it's normal to have a blank timeline. There are no automated recommendations, it's up to you to find people worth following. Also to keep in mind, when you start following someone, their previous posts might not appear in your feed: new content will start to roll in from this moment forward. Add many people to get an active feed

Why not Mastodon?

Some of you already familiar with this might be wondering why Mastodon wasn't the selected option. After comparing some platforms, Misskey is less ressource-intensive, while its interface feels easier to pick up. This seemed to be a good choice for a starting point, especially for newcomers.

Misskey, Mastodon and others are able to communicate with each other easily. Most of what you might have read about one will apply to the other, so follow any guide you want and try different things!

Rules and information

The server rules and owner information are posted on this page. The community rules are the same as the rest of the Interordi network, with a focus on family-friendliness and proper labelling of content. No harrasment or diffamation of any kind is tolerated.

Help, I need an invite!

An invite code is needed to cut down on spam accounts. Just message @Doctacosa if you're already on the Fediverse, ask on Discord or email support@interordi.com to get one quickly!

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