A Resource For Figuring Out The Fediverse

Last updated 9/24/2024

The Fediverse is more than Mastodon. Let’s get that straight away. Mastodon is just the most popular right now, because of the Twitter exodus.

There are lots of other Fediverse platforms that are neat in their own right. And best of all, because of ActivityPub they all talk to each other!

Elephant on gray cracked ground with back background with binary code on it in gray.
elephant in space suit among the stars.

What’s The Fediverse?

The Fediverse (a portmanteau of “federation” and “universe”) is an ensemble of federated (i.e. interconnected) servers that are used for web publishing (i.e. social networking, microblogging, blogging, or websites) and file hosting, but which, while independently hosted, can communicate with each other.

Fediverse.Info

Other Fediverse Stuff!

As I stated above, the Fediverse is way more than Mastodon. Here’s some stuff about other Fediverse apps etc.

Mostly Mastodon Info

Note: Some of these resources toward the bottom are a bit dated.


If you have questions about Mastodon or the Fediverse as a whole, you can find me on the Fediverse at my account on IndieWeb.Social. If you’re interested in helping curate? Reach out as well!