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# Epicyon Project Goals
* A minimal ActivityPub server, comparable to an email MTA
* "Small Tech" ethos. Not many accounts per instance.
* Centering people and personal computing, not corporate or organizational accounts abstracting people away
* AGPLv3+
* Server-to-server and client-to-server protocols supported
* Implemented in a common language (Python 3)
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* Instance and account level federation lists
* Support content warnings, reporting and blocking
* http signatures and basic auth
* Compatible with http (onion addresses), https and dat
* json-LD signatures on outgoing posts, optional on incoming
* Compatible with http (onion addresses, i2p), https and hypercore
* Minimal dependencies.
* Dependencies are maintained Debian packages
* Data minimization principle. Configurable post expiry time
* Likes and repeats only visible to authorized viewers
* ReplyGuy mitigation - maxmimum replies per post or posts per day
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* Designed for intermittent connectivity. Assume network disruptions
* Limited visibility of follows/followers
* Suitable for single board computers
* Progressive Web App interface. Doesn't need native apps on mobile.
* Integration with RSS feeds, for reading news or blogs
* Moderation capabilities for posts, hashtags and blocks
**Features which won't be implemented**
The following are considered antifeatures of other social network systems, since they encourage dysfunctional social interactions.
* Features designed to scale to large numbers of accounts (say, more than 20 active users)
* Trending hashtags, or trending anything
* Ranking, rating or recommending mechanisms for posts or people (other than likes or repeats/boosts)
* Geolocation features
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* Direct payment mechanisms, although integration with other services may be possible
* Any variety of blockchain
* Sponsored posts
* Collaborative editing of posts
* Anonymous posts from random internet users published under a single generic instance account
* Hierarchies of roles beyond ordinary moderation, such as X requires special agreement from Y before sending a post