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GoToSocial

Lightweight, customizable, safety-focused entryway into the Fediverse.

2 sources 4,167 stars Self-hosted AGPL-3.0
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GoToSocial interface screenshot

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What this project is really offering

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About

GoToSocial is an ActivityPub social network server written in Golang. It offers a lightweight, customizable, and safety-focused entryway into the Fediverse, making it comparable to existing projects like Mastodon and Pleroma. Users can follow others, post content, and interact without being tracked or advertised to. GoToSocial is still in its alpha stage, with many features yet to be implemented and bugs to be fixed. It aims to provide a decentralized, user-centric social network experience.

Highlights

The capabilities most worth remembering

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Mastodon API compatibility

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Granular post settings

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Customizability

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Easy to run

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Safety + security features

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Various federation modes

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OIDC integration

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Backend-first design

Evidence

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Primary source links

github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted-data/blob/master/software/gotosocial.yml opensourcealternative.to/project/gotosocial