Smithereen
Federated social network with a familiar layout
Smithereen is a federated, ActivityPub-powered social network whose interface is inspired by classic social media layouts. It supports friends, walls, photo albums, and groups across the fediverse.
Key features
- Classic social layout
- Friend and wall model
- Photo albums
- Fediverse groups
Strengths
- Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Written in Java
Smithereen replaces
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