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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<meta charset="utf-8">
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
"@context" : "http://schema.org",
"@type" : "SoftwareApplication",
"name" : "Epicyon",
"image" : "https://libreserver.org/epicyon/images/logo.png",
"url" : "https://libreserver.org/epicyon",
"author" : {
"@type" : "Person",
"name" : "Bob Mottram",
"email": "bob@libreserver.org",
"url": "https://epicyon.libreserver.org/users/bob"
},
"applicationCategory" : ["server", "instance", "software", "activitypub", "fediverse", "self-hosting", "microblog"],
"downloadUrl" : "https://libreserver.org/epicyon/epicyon.tar.gz"
}
</script>
<meta name="description" content="ActivityPub server written in Python, HTML and CSS, and suitable for self-hosting on single board computers">
<meta name="keywords" content="ActivityPub, Fediverse, Instance, Python, HTML, CSS, SmallWeb, SelfHosting, Microblog">
<meta name="author" content="Bob Mottram">
<style>
@charset "UTF-8";
:root {
--main-bg-color: #282c37;
--dropdown-bg-color: #111;
--dropdown-bg-color-hover: #333;
--main-bg-color-reply: #212c37;
--main-bg-color-dm: #222;
--main-bg-color-report: #221c27;
--main-header-color-roles: #282237;
--main-fg-color: #dddddd;
--main-link-color: #999;
--main-visited-color: #888;
--border-color: #505050;
--font-size-header: 18px;
--font-color-header: #ccc;
--font-size: 30px;
--text-entry-foreground: #ccc;
--text-entry-background: #111;
--quote-font-weight: normal;
--quote-font-size: 120%;
}
@font-face {
font-family: 'Rooters';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: normal;
font-display: block;
src: url('./fonts/Rooters.ttf') format('truetype');
}
body, html {
background-color: var(--main-bg-color);
color: var(--main-fg-color);
height: 100%;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
max-width: 80%;
min-width: 950px;
margin: 0 auto;
font-size: var(--font-size);
}
a, u {
color: var(--main-fg-color);
}
a:visited{
color: var(--main-visited-color);
font-weight: bold;
}
a:link {
color: var(--main-link-color);
font-weight: bold;
}
blockquote {
border-left: 10px;
margin: 1.5em 10px;
padding: 0.5em 10px;
font-weight: var(--quote-font-weight);
font-style: italic;
font-size: var(--quote-font-size);
quotes: "\201C""\201D""\2018""\2019";
color: lightblue;
}
.cwButton {
border-radius: 4px;
background-color: #999;
border: none;
color: #FFFFFF;
text-align: center;
font-size: 26px;
padding: 2px;
cursor: pointer;
margin: 5px;
}
.cwText {
display: none;
}
.pageicon {
width: 8%;
}
.timeline-banner {
background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)), url("img/banner.png");
height: 10%;
background-position: center;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: cover;
position: relative;
}
.hero-image {
background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)), url("image.png");
height: 50%;
background-position: center;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: cover;
position: relative;
}
.hero-text {
text-align: center;
position: absolute;
top: 50%;
left: 50%;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
color: var(--font-color-header);
font-size: var(--font-size-header);
}
.new-post-text {
font-size: 24px;
padding: 4px 0;
}
.new-post-subtext {
font-size: 18px;
padding: 4px 0;
}
.highlight {
width: 2%;
}
.roles {
text-align: center;
left: 35%;
background-color: var(--main-header-color-roles);
}
.roles-inner {
padding: 10px 25px;
background-color: var(--main-bg-color);
}
.hero-text img {
border-radius: 1%;
width: 30%;
min-width: 200px;
}
.hero-text img.emoji {
width: 50px;
padding: 0 0;
margin: 0 0;
float: none;
}
.hero-text button {
border: none;
outline: 0;
display: inline-block;
padding: 10px 25px;
color: black;
background-color: #ddd;
text-align: center;
cursor: pointer;
}
.hero-text button:hover {
background-color: #555;
color: white;
}
.button {
border-radius: 4px;
background-color: #999;
border: none;
color: #FFFFFF;
text-align: center;
font-size: 18px;
padding: 10px;
width: 10%;
max-width: 100px;
min-width: 80px;
transition: all 0.5s;
cursor: pointer;
margin: 5px;
}
.buttonunfollow {
border-radius: 4px;
background-color: #999;
border: none;
color: #FFFFFF;
text-align: center;
font-size: 18px;
padding: 10px;
width: 20%;
max-width: 200px;
min-width: 100px;
transition: all 0.5s;
cursor: pointer;
margin: 5px;
float: right;
}
.buttonhighlighted {
border-radius: 4px;
background-color: green;
border: none;
color: white;
text-align: center;
font-size: 18px;
padding: 10px;
width: 10%;
max-width: 100px;
min-width: 80px;
transition: all 0.5s;
cursor: pointer;
margin: 5px;
}
.timelineIcon {
width: 10%;
}
.followApprove {
border-radius: 4px;
background-color: darkgreen;
border: none;
color: #FFFFFF;
text-align: center;
font-size: 18px;
padding: 10px;
width: 15%;
max-width: 150px;
min-width: 100px;
cursor: pointer;
margin: 0 15px;
float: right;
}
.followDeny {
border-radius: 4px;
background-color: darkred;
border: none;
color: #FFFFFF;
text-align: center;
font-size: 18px;
padding: 10px;
width: 15%;
max-width: 150px;
min-width: 100px;
cursor: pointer;
margin: 0 15px;
float: right;
}
.followRequestHandle {
padding: 0px 20px;
}
.button span {
cursor: pointer;
display: inline-block;
position: relative;
transition: 0.5s;
}
.button span:after {
content: '\00bb';
position: absolute;
opacity: 0;
top: 0;
right: -20px;
transition: 0.5s;
}
.button:hover span {
padding-right: 25px;
}
.button:hover span:after {
opacity: 1;
right: 0;
}
.buttonselected {
border-radius: 4px;
background-color: #666;
border: none;
color: #FFFFFF;
text-align: center;
font-size: 18px;
padding: 10px;
width: 10%;
max-width: 100px;
min-width: 80px;
transition: all 0.5s;
cursor: pointer;
margin: 5px;
}
.buttonselectedhighlighted {
border-radius: 4px;
background-color: darkgreen;
border: none;
color: white;
text-align: center;
font-size: 18px;
padding: 10px;
width: 10%;
max-width: 100px;
min-width: 80px;
transition: all 0.5s;
cursor: pointer;
margin: 5px;
}
.buttonselected span {
cursor: pointer;
display: inline-block;
position: relative;
transition: 0.5s;
}
.buttonselected span:after {
content: '\00bb';
position: absolute;
opacity: 0;
top: 0;
right: -20px;
transition: 0.5s;
}
.buttonselected:hover span {
padding-right: 25px;
}
.buttonselected:hover span:after {
opacity: 1;
right: 0;
}
.container {
border: 2px solid var(--border-color);
background-color: var(--main-bg-color);
border-radius: 5px;
padding: 20px;
margin: 10px 0;
}
.media {
width: 80%;
border-radius: 5px;
padding: 10px;
margin: 10px 0;
}
.message {
margin-left: 7%;
width: 90%;
}
.container p.administeredby {
font-size: 18px;
}
.container::after {
content: "";
clear: both;
display: table;
}
.container img {
float: left;
max-width: 400px;
width: 5%;
padding: 0px 7px;
margin-right: 20px;
border-radius: 10%;
}
.searchEmoji {
-ms-transform: translateY(30%);
transform: translateY(30%);
float: none;
width: 80px;
margin: 0px 10px;
padding: 0px 0px;
border-radius: 0px;
}
.container img.emoji {
float: none;
width: 50px;
margin-left: 0px;
margin-right: 0px;
padding-right: 0px;
border-radius: 0px;
}
.containericons {
padding: 0px 0px;
margin: 0px 0px;
}
.containericons img {
float: right;
max-width: 200px;
width: 6%;
border-radius: 0%;
}
.replyingto {
color: var(--main-fg-color);
}
.container img.announceOrReply {
float: none;
width: 30px;
margin: 0 0;
padding: 0 0;
border-radius: 0;
-ms-transform: translateY(25%);
transform: translateY(25%);
}
.container img.DMicon {
float: none;
width: 40px;
margin: 0 0;
padding: 0 0;
border-radius: 0;
-ms-transform: translateY(25%);
transform: translateY(25%);
}
.darker {
background-color: var(--main-bg-color-reply);
}
.dm {
background-color: var(--main-bg-color-dm);
}
.report {
border-color: #255;
background-color: var(--main-bg-color-report);
}
.container img.attachment {
max-width: 100%;
margin-left: 25%;
width: 50%;
border-radius: 10%;
}
.container img.right {
float: right;
margin-left: 0px;
margin-right:0;
padding: 0 0;
margin: 0 0;
}
.containericons img.right {
float: right;
margin-left: 20px;
margin-right: 0;
}
.time-right {
float: right;
color: #aaa;
margin: 4px 20px;
}
.post-title {
margin-top: 0px;
color: #444;
}
.share-title {
margin-top: 0px;
color: var(--main-fg-color);
}
.skill-title {
margin-left: 25%;
text-align: left;
font-size: 24px;
font-weight: bold;
color: #666;
line-height: 40px;
}
#myProgress {
float: left;
width: 70%;
background-color: #f1f1f1;
}
#myBar {
float: left;
width: 10%;
height: 30px;
background-color: #999;
}
.question {
font-size: var(--font-size);
}
input[type=radio] {
width: 32px;
}
input[type=text], select, textarea {
width: 100%;
padding: 12px;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
border-radius: 4px;
box-sizing: border-box;
margin-top: 6px;
margin-bottom: 16px;
resize: vertical;
font-size: 24px;
background-color: var(--main-bg-color-reply);
color: var(--main-fg-color);
}
input[type=number] {
width: 10%;
padding: 12px;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
border-radius: 4px;
box-sizing: border-box;
margin-top: 6px;
margin-bottom: 16px;
resize: vertical;
font-size: 18px;
}
.labels {
font-size: 18px;
}
input[type=submit] {
background-color: #555;
color: white;
float: right;
margin: 10px 10px;
padding: 12px 10px;
border: none;
border-radius: 4px;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 18px;
width: 120px;
}
input.vote[type=submit] {
background-color: #555;
color: white;
float: left;
margin: 10px 10px;
padding: 12px 10px;
border: none;
border-radius: 4px;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 18px;
width: 120px;
}
.cancelbtn {
background-color: #555;
color: white;
float: right;
margin: 10px 10px;
padding: 12px 10px;
border: none;
border-radius: 4px;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 18px;
width: 120px;
}
.loginButton {
background-color: #2965;
color: #000;
float: none;
margin: 0px 10px;
padding: 12px 40px;
border: none;
border-radius: 4px;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 24px;
opacity: 0.7;
}
input[type=file] {
background-color: #555;
color: white;
padding: 12px 20px;
border: none;
border-radius: 4px;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 18px;
}
input[type=submit]:hover {
background-color: #555;
}
.vertical-center {
max-width: 90%;
min-width: 600px;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 5% 0px;
}
/* The container <div> - needed to position the dropdown content */
.dropdown {
margin: 10px auto;
padding: 0px 14px;
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
}
.dropdown img {
opacity: 1.0;
width: 32px;
height: 32px;
padding: 0px 16px;
-ms-transform: translateY(-10%);
transform: translateY(-10%);
}
.timeline-avatar {
margin: 10px auto;
padding: 0px 0px;
}
.search-result-text {
font-size: var(--font-size);
}
.search-result img {
width: 7%;
padding: 0px 30px;
}
.timeline-avatar img {
opacity: 1.0;
width: 8%;
height: 8%;
padding: 0px 0px;
-ms-transform: translateY(-10%);
transform: translateY(-10%);
}
.scope-desc {
font-size: 18px;
}
/* Dropdown Content (Hidden by Default) */
.dropdown-content {
display: none;
position: absolute;
background-color: var(--dropdown-bg-color);
min-width: 600px;
box-shadow: 0px 8px 16px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
z-index: 1;
}
/* Links inside the dropdown */
.dropdown-content a {
color: var(--main-fg-color);
padding: 12px 16px;
text-decoration: none;
display: block;
}
.dropdown-content img {
width: 32px;
height: 32px;
padding: 0px 0px;
}
/* Change color of dropdown links on hover */
.dropdown-content a:hover {background-color: var(--dropdown-bg-color-hover);}
/* Show the dropdown menu on hover */
.show {display: block;}
input[type=checkbox]
{
-ms-transform: scale(2);
-moz-transform: scale(2);
-webkit-transform: scale(2);
-o-transform: scale(2);
transform: scale(2);
padding: 10px;
margin: 10px 5px;
}
.slider {
-webkit-appearance: none;
width: 57%;
height: 25px;
background: #d3d3d3;
outline: none;
opacity: 0.7;
-webkit-transition: .2s;
transition: opacity .2s;
float: right;
margin: 5px 0;
padding: 12px 0;
}
.slider:hover {
opacity: 1;
}
.slider::-webkit-slider-thumb {
-webkit-appearance: none;
appearance: none;
width: 25px;
height: 25px;
background: var(--main-bg-color);
cursor: pointer;
}
.slider::-moz-range-thumb {
width: 25px;
height: 25px;
background: var(--main-bg-color);
cursor: pointer;
}
.dropbtn {
margin: 3%;
padding: 0px 14px;
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
border: none;
cursor: pointer;
}
.dropbtn img {
opacity: 1.0;
width: 3%;
height: 3%;
min-width: 40px;
padding: 0px 16px;
-ms-transform: translateY(-10%);
transform: translateY(-10%);
}
.intro {
font-size: 24px;
color: #999;
}
.matrix {
font-size: 24px;
color: #ddd;
}
.headerlink {
font-size: 30px;
color: white;
}
.siteheadermain {
font-family: 'Rooters';
font-size: 50px;
color: white;
}
.siteheader {
font-size: 30px;
color: white;
}
.subheader {
font-size: 16px;
color: white;
}
.releaseheader {
font-size: 30px;
font-weight: bold;
color: yellow;
}
.releaseheader a:link {
color: yellow;
font-weight: bold;
}
footer {
float: right;
font-size: 18px;
}
@media screen and (min-width: 400px) {
body, html {
font-size: 22px;
}
.container img {
float: left;
max-width: 400px;
width: 5%;
padding: 0px 7px;
margin-right: 20px;
border-radius: 10%;
}
.container img.emojisearch {
float: right;
max-width: 400px;
width: 8%;
padding: 0px 7px;
margin-right: 20px;
border-radius: 10%;
}
.containericons img {
float: right;
max-width: 200px;
width: 3%;
margin: 0px 1%;
border-radius: 0%;
}
.timeline-avatar img {
opacity: 1.0;
width: 8%;
height: 8%;
padding: 0px 0px;
-ms-transform: translateY(-10%);
transform: translateY(-10%);
}
.cwButton {
border-radius: 4px;
background-color: #555;
border: none;
color: #FFFFFF;
text-align: center;
font-size: 20px;
padding: 2px;
cursor: pointer;
margin: 5px;
}
.button {
border-radius: 4px;
background-color: #999;
border: none;
color: #FFFFFF;
text-align: center;
font-size: 18px;
padding: 10px;
width: 10%;
max-width: 100px;
min-width: 80px;
transition: all 0.5s;
cursor: pointer;
margin: 5px;
}
.buttonselected {
border-radius: 4px;
background-color: #666;
border: none;
color: #FFFFFF;
text-align: center;
font-size: 18px;
padding: 10px;
width: 10%;
max-width: 100px;
min-width: 80px;
transition: all 0.5s;
cursor: pointer;
margin: 5px;
}
.pageicon {
width: 4%;
}
.time-right {
float: right;
color: #aaa;
margin: 4px 20px;
}
input[type=text], select, textarea {
width: 100%;
padding: 12px;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
border-radius: 4px;
box-sizing: border-box;
margin-top: 6px;
margin-bottom: 16px;
resize: vertical;
font-size: 24px;
background-color: var(--main-bg-color-reply);
color: var(--main-fg-color);
}
input[type=button], input[type=submit] {
background-color: #555;
color: white;
float: right;
padding: 10px;
margin: 15px;
border: none;
border-radius: 4px;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: var(--font-size);
width: 20%;
}
input.vote[type=submit] {
background-color: #555;
color: white;
float: left;
padding: 10px;
margin: 15px;
border: none;
border-radius: 4px;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: var(--font-size);
width: 20%;
}
input[type=file] {
background-color: #555;
color: white;
padding: 20px;
margin: 0px;
border: none;
border-radius: 4px;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: var(--font-size);
width: 96%;
}
.cancelbtn {
background-color: #555;
color: white;
float: right;
padding: 10px;
margin: 15px;
border: none;
border-radius: 4px;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: var(--font-size);
width: 20%;
}
.scope-desc {
font-size: 32px;
}
.buttonunfollow {
border-radius: 4px;
background-color: #999;
border: none;
color: #FFFFFF;
text-align: center;
font-size: 18px;
padding: 10px;
width: 20%;
max-width: 200px;
min-width: 100px;
transition: all 0.5s;
cursor: pointer;
margin: 5px;
float: right;
}
.intro {
font-size: 24px;
color: #999;
}
.headerlink {
font-size: 30px;
color: white;
}
.siteheader {
font-size: 30px;
color: white;
}
footer {
float: right;
font-size: 18px;
}
}
@media screen and (max-width: 1000px) {
body, html {
font-size: 35px;
}
.container img {
float: left;
max-width: 400px;
width: 15%;
padding: 0px 7px;
margin-right: 20px;
border-radius: 10%;
}
.container img.emojisearch {
float: right;
max-width: 400px;
width: 12%;
padding: 0px 7px;
margin-right: 20px;
border-radius: 10%;
}
.containericons img {
float: right;
max-width: 200px;
width: 7%;
margin: 1% 3%;
border-radius: 0%;
}
.timeline-avatar img {
opacity: 1.0;
width: 15%;
height: 15%;
padding: 0px 0px;
-ms-transform: translateY(-10%);
transform: translateY(-10%);
}
.cwButton {
border-radius: 4px;
background-color: #555;
border: none;
color: #FFFFFF;
text-align: center;
font-size: 32px;
padding: 2px;
cursor: pointer;
margin: 5px;
}
.button {
border-radius: 4px;
background-color: #999;
border: none;
color: #FFFFFF;
text-align: center;
font-size: 32px;
padding: 10px;
width: 20%;
max-width: 400px;
min-width: 80px;
transition: all 0.5s;
cursor: pointer;
margin: 15px;
}
.buttonselected {
border-radius: 4px;
background-color: #666;
border: none;
color: #FFFFFF;
text-align: center;
font-size: 32px;
padding: 10px;
width: 20%;
max-width: 400px;
min-width: 80px;
transition: all 0.5s;
cursor: pointer;
margin: 15px;
}
.pageicon {
width: 8%;
}
.time-right {
float: right;
color: #aaa;
margin: 25px 20px;
}
input[type=text], select, textarea {
width: 100%;
padding: 12px;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
border-radius: 4px;
box-sizing: border-box;
margin-top: 6px;
margin-bottom: 16px;
resize: vertical;
font-size: 30px;
background-color: var(--main-bg-color-reply);
color: var(--main-fg-color);
}
input[type=button], input[type=submit] {
background-color: #555;
color: white;
float: right;
padding: 10px;
margin: 15px;
border: none;
border-radius: 4px;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 30px;
width: 20%;
}
input.vote[type=submit] {
background-color: #555;
color: white;
float: left;
padding: 10px;
margin: 15px;
border: none;
border-radius: 4px;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 30px;
width: 20%;
}
input[type=file] {
background-color: #555;
color: white;
padding: 20px;
margin: 0px;
border: none;
border-radius: 4px;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 30px;
width: 95.4%;
}
.cancelbtn {
background-color: #555;
color: white;
float: right;
padding: 10px;
margin: 15px;
border: none;
border-radius: 4px;
cursor: pointer;
font-size: 30px;
width: 20%;
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<p class="siteheadermain">Epicyon release version 1.6.0</p>
Codename
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<p class="siteheader">"Petulant Pupper"</p>
Release date
2025-01-01 10:25:12 +00:00
<p class="subheader">Jan 1st 2025</p>
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<p class="intro">This is another maintenance release with not many new features appearing.</p>
<p class="intro">Changes in this version include:</p>
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<li>Hashtags within content warning lists</li>
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<li>Separated more functions out into their own modules, for better maintainability</li>
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<li>Option for premium accounts, which changes "followers" to "fans"</li>
<li>Additional default content warning lists</li>
<li>Limit on maximum redirects</li>
<li>Option to not show boosts/announces of replies</li>
<li>Documentation for keyboard navigation</li>
<li>Improved display of posts in text mode browsers</li>
<li>Option to enable quote toots</li>
<li>Validation on post summary</li>
<li>Remove link tracking gloop from post urls</li>
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<li>Account directories can be outside of the application directory</li>
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<li>Button to hide announces</li>
<li>Option to reverse timeline order</li>
<li>Improved support for Wordpress</li>
<li>Show PGP keys within a dropdown to avoid taking up screen space</li>
<li>Finnish language translations</li>
<li>Hypercore support deprecated</li>
<li>Anti-AI: Option to add watermark to uploaded images</li>
<li>Support for youtube, peertube and pixelfed channels within profile</li>
<li>Add music/art site url option to personal profile</li>
<li>Anti-AI: poison LLM scrapers</li>
<li>Content license isn't needed for reminders</li>
<li>Add person notes as extra context when replying to a post</li>
<li>Anti-AI: Content warning list for AI generated content</li>
<li>ActivityPub discovery link in header of individual posts</li>
<li>Option to block government instances</li>
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<li>Options to block BlueSky and Nostr bridges</li>
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<li>"Man in the middle" warnings for insecure transport encryption between instances</li>
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<li>Don't show reply icon if the receiver is blocking</li>
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<li>Handle the display of long Tox addresses more gracefully on mobile</li>
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<p class="intro">Over the last year the ActivityPub fediverse has been eclipsed in popularity by the BlueSky project and menaced by Meta's Threads. With the twin tanks of silicon valley parked ominously on its lawn surely it might appear that the "digital counterpublic" has finally been overthrown. But the centralized architecture of BlueSky and Threads will create unavoidable bottlenecks and problems which corrode their illusion of indefatigability. Standardized protocols have a tendency to resist the transient whims, scandals and business models of any one particular company.</p>
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<p class="intro">Over time a division has become apparent between people who want a <i>"global town square"</i> in which you are swimming against a tide of nonsense and maliciousness over which you have absolutely no control or influence, and a more consent-driven model of social networks. The fediverse clearly falls into the latter category. Instead of the cathedral and the bazaar you could call it <i>the swamp and the water cooler</i>. "Mob social" and "pub social". They are different and opposing priorities for how to be social online.</p>
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<p class="intro">Epicyon is designed for the expected long term future of the ActivityPub protocol. Written in the most boring trend-avoiding way possible, with few dependencies, no database to get corrupted, and suitable for running on old hardware at minimum cost. In tough environments, it can also run from an onion or i2p address and use text mode browsers with no risk from javascript exploits. While the silicon valley titans are clashing and crashing in a boss fight, the small and meek gain advantage.</p>
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<p class="intro">Epicyon can be downloaded as <a href="epicyon.tar.gz">a gzipped file</a>, or you can get the latest version from the <a href="https://gitlab.com/bashrc2/epicyon">git repo</a>. For installation instructions see <a href="index.html">the main page</a>. To upgrade an existing instance, make sure that you have the <i>python3-cryptography</i> package installed then do a git pull, chown and restart the daemon.</p>
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<p>By: Bob Mottram <a href="mailto:bob@libreserver.org">bob@libreserver.org</a></p>
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