I am wondering about the different fediverse software options and what would be best for various usecases.

Currently, I run a Mastodon and a Lemmy instance that is mostly just for myself, which is great for doing microblogging and link-aggregation/replacing Reddit. In the past I’ve also used various blog platforms for long-form text posts (documentation/guides), and to host some photography pics.

It feels like Mastodon isn’t a good option for hosting long-form content (most instances have 500 char limits lol), nor would it be the best for trying to create a photo space akin to Instagram.

What software options would you recommend for either long-form blog posts or photo hosting? I know Pixelfed is an option (that I am looking into hosting), but is there a good blog option?

I think calckey can host pages and galleries, so it might be a good all-in-one solution? I’m not really sure.

p.s. If I export my content from Mastodon, shut down the instance, then bring up an instance of Calckey with the same domain/username, am I going to break things?

  • @KaKi87English
    2•26 days ago

    I’m wondering what you’re thinking of exactly.

    • Removing Communuties, Create post, Create community from menu ;
    • Adding local communities directly to the menu, used as categories ;
    • Adding posts from a “pages community” directly to the menu, e.g. About me ;
    • Removing Trending communities and Trending/Local/All filters from the homepage ;
    • Removing Blocks, Languages, Show NSFW content, Blur NSFW content, Bot Account, Show Bot Accounts, Show Read Posts, Import/Export Settings from settings ;

    without upvoting etc. and related sorting options?

    No, these are useful.

    Probably a bit of a facelift too and some elements that make it clear what community/blog you’re looking at?

    Yes.

    As I’m writing this I’m thinking that it would probably make sense to have a built in web view specifically for outsiders to see a community as a blog.

    A blog-focused front-end, as you said. Either that, or customization of the official front-end (but not while unstable).