After moving in to our new server last month, our next large project is to set up some new Fediverse platforms. One of the most requested of those was Pixelfed, which is an image sharing platform.
You should be able to sign up here: pixelfed.ca
As with any new instance, some issues are to be expected and while we’ve done some testing already, please bear with us as things get going. For any support related issues with pixelfed.ca, please post in the new [email protected] community
I’ve turned off registration temporarily while we resolve the below question, since people would have to re-register if we migrate domains.
Sooo uh. Right after we launched this, Dan (pixelfed dev) got back to us and said we could have pixelfed.ca if we want it.
How does everyone feel about pixelfed.ca vs pixeld.ca for our base domain? Now’s the time to pivot!
Edit: We’re up at https://pixelfed.ca/ now instead, come on over! You probably do not want to to try to migrate an existing account.
I do think pixelfed.ca sounds more organic.
I agree. I’m inclined to switch once the domain transfer finishes.
I like pixelfed.ca for the simple reason that it shares the name with the service, same as Lemmy.
Pixelfed.ca is way better. If you type pixeld.ca on mobile, autocorrect will try to change it to pixels.ca. Constantly. It’s very annoying. pixelfed gets suggested to pixel fed or pixelated, both which are a bit more obvious
Pixelfed.ca is the winner, I say.
Agreed, it sounds better to my ears!
A bit too late to vote (pixelfed.ca would have been mine anyway), but I love how something like this can happen on the fediverse. Other types of services (eg: x.com) are all about competition and screwing over the other guy, and then here you have one instance handing over a perfect domain to another so they can have a better presence.
Huge props to Dan for giving up his domain, as well as to the lemmy.ca team for expanding the fediverse.
Pixeld.ca feels really awkward to say/read, pixelfed.ca is definitely better.
I like pixelfed.ca. I love feeding myself with some pixel cats photos (get it?.. Yeah…).
Hey I can see people interpreting it that way. Like binging on social media, except this isn’t addicting so you just get fed then live on with your life.
So glad this worked out! It’s a better choice domain wise!
+1 pixelfed.ca
I’m sure “pixeld” would be pronounced like “pixelled” but when I saw it my immediate thought was “pixel dee”.
While I do like the “pixelled” pronunciation, I think “pixelfed” is less ambiguous and it’s clear what service it is running.
You (or otter) should update the post as well. I was super confused by the redirect 🙂
Surprisingly, lemmy won’t let me edit his post since we’re both admins. He’ll update it soon I’m sure.
My vote is for pixelfed.ca
pixeld.ca sounds better to me.
That said, maybe pixelfed.ca sounds more formal, plus it might avoid confusion if both pixelfed.ca and pixeld.ca are instances.
@[email protected] am I missing something with how federation works? I’m trying to follow the admin over at [email protected]; I am able to search for them and I can see the account but there are 0 posts.
I can see there are some posts on the Global feed from accounts on .social, so I guess I’m just not sure if I’m doing something wrong or if it’ll just take a bit to sync up.
Unfortunately I don’t think historical posts are pulled in, just things that have happened since our server started watching their server. If you follow them you’ll see any future things they make (as will other users on our server).
I see a similar issue with following hashtags. For example, I search for ‘#photography’ which displayed a load of results across instances by said ‘0 posts’. I followed it and none of the cross instance hashtag results appear in my home feed.
Presumably it is only looking at the pixelfed.ca instances of ‘#photography’ but this seems against the point of the whole thing no?
When I log in to my pixelfed.social account, doing the same thing pulls in results across different instances to the same homes screen (using the Pixelix app), so I’m not sure what the difference is.
Hey, quick question:
If we import our content from Instagram, what’s the default visibility? I tried importing it on another instance and the default was “unlisted” meaning it was still public, but not displayed in searches and public feeds.
Is that something you guys can set server side? If so, I’d prefer they be private and only visible to my approved followers.
I don’t think there is an option in the main admin console for that, but we can look around for any settings in the config.
On that other instance, was your account set to private initially?
Yes it was.
I think there is an open bug about this in their github. This might change in the future.
Also, is it normal that I see no posts in the main page feed? Will I only see posts of people I exclusively follow?
There should be three feeds actually:
- default home feed (accounts and hashtags you follow)
- Local: https://pixelfed.ca/i/web/timeline/local
- Global: https://pixelfed.ca/i/web/timeline/global
Is it possible to just use our lemmy accounts to log in? My understanding of activity pub and the fedeverse is that it should be possible, but maybe I’m misunderstanding something.
Unfortunately you can’t do that yet. That’s one of those things that will hopefully be possible eventually with the Fediverse. Right now you can view content from elsewhere, but the accounts are tied to the instance that you are on.
It is possible to sign in with a Mastodon account on some instances, thanks to an integration they set up. It might be possible to do something similar with Lemmy, but I imagine it would be more difficult. Mastodon and Pixelfed were relatively similar already.
For example, it’s technically possible to view your lemmy user on pixelfed.ca: https://pixelfed.ca/i/web/profile/798599852495369073
You can also view a pixelfed.ca user on here: https://lemmy.ca/u/[email protected]
However both profiles are blank, so federation between Pixelfed and Lemmy isn’t as smooth as say, Pixelfed and Mastodon
Great. I’m slowly but surely leaving American social networks, so it’s great to ee more options.
I can’t wait for the day we have Fedecan: Friendica, Matrix and Peertube instances. That way we keep our data in Canada!
This is great. I downloaded the app a while back but held off on proceeding past the instance selection, as I was hoping to see a simple .ca option. Guess I’ll go back and sign up!
Awesome! I dropped my barely-used account and set up a new one on our instance.
It’s all cat pictures!
I always need more cat pictures
Woohoo another nail in the Meta coffin! Lets use canadian social media!
Amazing work! Made an account as a placeholder (for now) and the site’s really snappy.
Edit: Goodbye account. It was nice knowin’ ya 🫡
Edit2: Hello, even newer account! 🫡WelcomeWelcome!
I’m an existing user on pixelfed.social, are you going to support migrating accounts? Or is that on by default with pixelfed?
I think it’s on by default, I’m not seeing any config options. If you have trouble let me know!
Just a heads up, migration seems to be broken :(
Oh no, even worse it sounds like it empties the source account
Worth updating the announcement to tell people to just make a new account and hold off on migrating for now?
Have y’all been in contact with Chad over at mstdn.ca? Would be pretty cool if we could support the mastodon folks in some way as well!
We’ve messaged back and forth :) Nothing official yet
Would be pretty cool if we could support the mastodon folks in some way as well!
Agreed!
Good, can we do some kind of CAN/UE fusion ? There’s apparently nothing left of any ideal worth pursuing in the US. Time to stand together I guess.
Is the lemmy community also being migrated over to [email protected]?
Yes
I’m trying to sign up through the Pixelfed app, but it doesn’t show this server and I don’t see anywhere to type it in. Help?
Edit: Oh I found the entry box under Other, way down at the bottom then sign-in to custom server.
I’m thinking I need to sign up on the webpage though.
Edit: signup isn’t working for me the mobile website. I’ll try on desktop later.
Thats a bad login flow for a fediverse app if you arent clearly presented with a homeserver choice at first run :/ There are other (possibly better) pixelfed apps but i havent tried pixelfed at all so cant really comment on them.
Gotta scroll down a bit https://pixelfed.org/mobile-apps
Yes the UX needs some work =(
It is very bad. Thanks for the link :)
Where are you getting stuck?
Edit: I think hcaptcha was breaking things. I’ve turned it off for now.
I’m still stuck on the registration screen. I didn’t see a captcha before and it would just do nothing. I don’t see one now either, but now it’s telling me my password confirmation doesn’t match every time I try. Or I messed it up 10 times. 🤔
Edit: I guess I did mess it up ten times because it just worked :)
Good to hear it worked out :)
Well I just got stuck in the kitchen making quesadillas, but now I’m stuck on the couch. I’ll give it a shot!
Sign up doesn’t seem to be working on desktop for me either…
Where are you getting stuck?
Edit: I think hcaptcha was breaking things. I’ve turned it off for now. Try again?
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At the register a new account page .
When I try to register, the form just deletes the passwords and unchecks the “I am at least 16 years old” box.
Odd, I did have some issues myself when I signed up with the pixelfed.social instance a while back, which resolved by themselves later on.
Do you have the same issue on incognito?
