I am trying to follow this ActivityPub tutorial.

I would like to get my server to respond with a static file when it gets a query for https://domain.com/.well_known/webfinger?resource=act:username@domain.com

Since it is not explained in the tutorial I suppose that this is a very basic thing to do, but I have never dealt with this type of query before. What is the simplest way achieve this? My server is using nginx to serve a basic static html at domain.com.

This module Implements the ActivityPub protocol for your site. Readers will be able to follow content on Mastodon and other federated platforms that support ActivityPub. Responses are possible too (Reply, Like, Announce) with more to come.

It is a bit like a Facebook Follow, but for the Fediverse of different social networks.

The module has been tested with the following federated platforms:

• Mastodon
• Pixelfed
• Pleroma
• Write.as

See https://www.drupal.org/project/activitypub/

#technology #opensource #drupal #fediverse #activitypub

I'm not sure if the protocol supports downvotes. I think nested comments could work with creative UI uses of username mentions. I'm sure this has been covered, links are appreciated

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/71208

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Hi! I am a beginner programmer, but I would like to understand the general process to go from a non-activitypub to an activity software (ie. Lemmy)

In particular, this blog post is a direct response to ~~forge-net~~ ForgeFed (formerly known as GitPub). They want to federate and decentralize git using ActivityPub, the same technology leveraged by Mastodon and PeerTube. But get this: git is already federated and decentralized!

Great guide for ActivityPub implementers which includes non-ActivityPub stuffs such as Webfinger for discovery, HTTP signatures for verification, NodeInfo for discovery and so on.

ForgeFed is an upcomming ActivityPub extension for federated VCS collaboration. It aims to provide standard vocabulary and federated behaivour to typical project management activities like commits, issues, merge requests, and be VCS agnostic (git, darcs, subversion...).

The goal is to enable users to host repositories & projects and collaborate seemlessly with each other across distributed, seperately hosted forges, ForgeFed-compliant services, and break centralisation.

After using Mastodon and Lemmy I got an idea for a web app that I want to make federated. I'm curious at what would be a good design path. Looking at Lemmy, it seams like you make a solid web app then make it federated. That's the path that I'm thinking about now. I'm just wondering about design considerations to be aware of ahead of time.

twtxt is a decentralised, minimalist microblogging service for hackers: https://twtxt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

I think it might be useful for the devs to have a look.

I really want to contribute the federation aspect of Lemmy but have no idea how ActivityPub works. Are there some resources and tutorials out there that other people have found helpful?

Here is a decent document on the AP protocol for anyone interested in learning.