Friendica is a distributed social networking application. It allows users to connect with others through their own server, but they can also fully integrate contacts from other platforms, including Twitter, Diaspora, Pump.io, and StatusNet, into their “newsfeed.” In addition to these bidirectional connections, users can also use Friendica as a publishing platform to distribute content on Google+, Google Buzz, WordPress, Tumblr, GNU social, and Libertree. The list of supported networks is growing. Additionally, it is possible to integrate email contacts and RSS feeds. The developers argue that decentralization on small servers is a fundamental condition for users’ freedom and self-determination.
Furthermore, each Friendica instance or server defines its own privacy policies, ensuring users greater transparency and control over their data.
FRIENDICA – TUTORIAL
FRIENDICA – FEATURES
- Dedicated hardware: provides all services on dedicated virtual machines. You have full access to resources and kernel-level security.
- Automatic updates: saves your company a lot of trouble while ensuring you receive performance and security benefits from regularly updated software and systems.
- No vendor lock-in: you can migrate your software and data to any cloud provider at any time. With Elestio, you are completely free and in control.
- Compliance: complies with SOC2 and GDPR regulations, ensuring your data and privacy are protected.
- Decentralization: decentralized architecture with no central authority or ownership. Relationships can be established across any compatible system, creating an internet-scale network composed of smaller sites.
- Interoperability: built-in support for ActivityPub (e.g., Funkwhale, Hubzilla, Mastodon, Pleroma, Pixelfed), OStatus (e.g., StatusNet, GNU social, Quitter), and Diaspora protocols. Supports email contacts and (bidirectional) communication via IMAP4rev1/ESMTP.
- Privacy and group control: all communications are private among group members, similar to Google+ “circles” or Diaspora “aspects.” A visual group editor allows easy management of private conversation group members.
- Various: posts and status updates, direct messaging, distributed forums, media and photo management, event calendar, single and multiple profiles, relationship control, themes, plugins and apps, and system administration.
Conclusion
Friendica runs on commodity hosting platforms based on PHP/MySQL/Apache. Each installation can connect to any other to create a limitless social network.
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