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?

  • @KaKi87@jlai.luEnglish
    3•27 days ago

    Yeah I already studied all federated blogging options, unfortunately none actually federate like true Fediverse apps.

    I suspect some backend features would be required too

    Hmm, there sure could be useful additions but I don’t think it’s missing anything required though, on the back-end.

    The front-end, however, is far from being usable for a blog.

    Front end might be lacking in someway but that alone goes pretty far.

    Well, a Lemmy front-end, whether official or third-party, for a blog, makes sense for an existing Lemmy user, but for sure doesn’t for anyone not knowing what Lemmy is, that’s why customization is required on this part.

    • @maegul@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1•27 days ago

      Well, a Lemmy front-end, whether official or third-party, for a blog, makes sense for an existing Lemmy user, but for sure doesn’t for anyone not knowing what Lemmy is, that’s why customization is required on this part.

      Hmmm, at the risk of being annoying, I’m wondering what you’re thinking of exactly. I’m guessing something that’s streamlined in a few ways, like without upvoting etc. and related sorting options? Probably a bit of a facelift too and some elements that make it clear what community/blog you’re looking at?

      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.

      • @KaKi87@jlai.luEnglish
        2•27 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).