GoToSocial
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GoToSocial is an ActivityPub social network server, written in Golang.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Self-Hosted
- Kubernetes
- YunoHost
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
Features
Support for ActivityPub- Ad-free
- Decentralized
- Support for @mentions
- Fediverse
- Federated
- Community-based
Tags
- self-hosted-apps
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GoToSocial information
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Open Source (AGPL-3.0) and Free product.Written in
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Comments and Reviews
A very lightweight Fediverse server, with a very clean web interface for viewing public posts. Compatible with Mastodon apps and interacts well with Mastodon and other major ActivityPub platforms.
It's not meant for handling zillions of users. GoToSocial is more for setting up a server for your group or family or friends (or even just yourself) on a spare Raspberry Pi or cheap VPS host. I've had it running quite well on a 1GB Linode for several years now. It has better anti-harassment tools than Mastodon. You can run it as a semi-private server, so your group can interact locally without the posts leaking, and still share public posts with followers on Mastodon etc.
It's server-only, though. You can manage settings on its website, and view public posts, but all the interaction has to be done through an app like Phanpy, Elk, Ivory or Tusky.
Since I first reviewed it, it's moved from alpha to beta. There are still some features that aren't implemented yet, but compatibility has improved dramatically, and I would no longer hesitate to recommend it for self-hosting.