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GoToSocial
Introducing GoToSocial: the featherweight champion of the Fediverse! Imagine a social network that's as zippy as a roadrunner, customizable like your favorite pizza, and as focused on safety as a five-star crash-tested car. Crafted with the sleek Golang, this platform is your VIP pass to staying connected with your pals, sharing your favorite cat memes, and broadcasting your thoughts without the pesky paparazzi of trackers and ads. If you've ever tweeted or tumbled, GoToSocial will be like slipping into your comfiest slippers. It's a cozy corner of the internet where you can follow friends, collect followers, and engage in the digital equivalent of a friendly neighborhood chat. Whether you're crafting War and Peace in a post or just sharing snapshots of your brunch, GoToSocial has got you covered. And for those who prefer a peaceful digital stroll, you can block the trolls and limit the noise with friends-only posts. This isn't a stage for the influencer Olympics; it's a personal space shaped by real connections, not by who can collect the most digital thumbs-ups. Perfect for the minimalist tech enthusiast, GoToSocial runs smoothly on the humblest of hardware, turning your dusty old laptop into a social hub. Easy to set up and a breeze to keep running, it's like the friendly neighborhood watch of the server world, keeping your digital abode safe with top-notch security and common-sense settings. And remember, hosting it on RepoCloud won't break your piggy bank, leaving you with more cash to spend on important things, like extra guac on your burrito!
Benefits
- Privacy-Focused
- GoToSocial is a privacy-focused social network server. It allows you to keep in touch with your friends, post, read, and share images and articles without being tracked or advertised to.
- Customizable Experience
- GoToSocial offers a customizable experience. You can follow people, make posts which people can favourite, reply to and share, and scroll through posts from people you follow using a timeline. You can write long or short posts, or just post images. You can also block people or limit interactions that you don't want by posting just to your friends.
- Non-Addictive
- GoToSocial is not designed to be addictive. Your timeline and your experience are shaped by who you follow and how you interact with people, not by metrics of engagement.
- Lightweight and Efficient
- GoToSocial is designed for small or single-user instances running on low-powered devices. It provides lightweight software which is simple to install and maintain, and has good security and sensible defaults.
Features
- Social Networking
- GoToSocial is an ActivityPub social network server that allows you to keep in touch with your friends, post, read, and share images and articles.
- Privacy and Safety
- GoToSocial provides a safety-focused entryway into the Fediverse. It does not track or advertise to its users, and allows you to block people or limit interactions that you don't want.
- Customizable Experience
- With GoToSocial, you can follow people, make posts, and scroll through posts from people you follow using a timeline. You can write long or short posts, or just post images.
- Non-Addictive Design
- GoToSocial is not designed to be addictive. Your timeline and your experience are shaped by who you follow and how you interact with people, not by metrics of engagement.
- Lightweight Software
- GoToSocial is designed for small or single-user instances running on low-powered devices. It provides lightweight software which is simple to install and maintain.