- cross-posted to:
- fediverse@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- fediverse@lemmy.world
Would you like some pie? Check it out here: https://piefed.ca/
What is PieFed
PieFed follows a similar format as Lemmy and Mbin. Those that are familiar with Lemmy will find it very similar, with some additional features including topic lists, optional private voting, new mod and admin tools, crosspost de-duplication, community wikis, etc. Thanks to how the fediverse works, you can use either lemmy.ca or piefed.ca to interact freely!
We will put together some guides on our non-profit’s website at some point. In the meantime, we have created !newtopiefed@piefed.ca for us to learn from each other. There is also the official !piefed_help@piefed.social community which has a similar purpose.
We have done some testing and we are learning as we go, but please bear with us while this new platform gets going 🙂
Other Links & FAQ
- lemmy.ca is not migrating to PieFed. We will run both instances at the same time. You can use whichever one you prefer.
- Learn about the differences between PieFed & Lemmy: https://join.piefed.social/features/
- A tour of the community moderation features in PieFed: https://piefed.social/post/844065
- One of the first mobile apps to implement support for PieFed, with more to come: https://interstellar.jwr.one/
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I’m not quite sure what this is and why I should use this over Lemmy … but I’d like to give it a try! lol. Also very cool how the Fediverse allows for different entry points and view the same content.
Congrats on the expansion!
We’re also learning as we go :) In addition to the features mentioned in the post, a big one for regional instances like ours might be the topic lists (once we set those up anyway)
Congrats on the expansion!
Thanks!
Does PieFed have an api yet that lets it work with Lemmy apps?
There is an API but it is slightly different from Lemmy, and it’s very new, which is why the app list is small. Right now that includes !interstellar@kbin.earth and using the website as a PWA. As more people use it, more apps should implement support.
The PieFed dev docs say that the API is 95% similar, so hopefully it should be easy enough for app developers to implement
Excellent work folks!
The true power of federation showing itself here. In this case, it’s two software packages with the same server/admin team – which basically future proofs both.
I’d make a recommendation: have some sort of cross-pollination tool. Basically, pull the database of all subscribed communities on Lemmy.ca and have a bot subscribe to the same on PieFed, and vice versa. Probably easy to do if you have server-side access.
Furthermore, in the ideal world, “Local” from the Lemmy instance includes the piefed.ca local commuities. This might be a harder ask. The reason would be to prevent bisecting the Local feeds.
Finally, ideally there is a community migration tool, to cross between Lemmy and PieFed if a community wants to move from one side to the other. This would be a bigger project, but would future proof Fedican even further should either piece of software become badly maintained.
Well, okay, I just created a year’s worth of work for a programmer. How can I help?
I’m just happy we have another Canadian instance
Stuff like this really helps reinforce why the fediverse is the best platform. Portability is no joke.
Nice. Already registered.
Is there a recommended android app for it?I just saw the FAQ section after.
Oh great!
