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# User's guide
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[TOC]
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## ActivityPub
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Using microblog.pub efficiently requires knowing a bit about how [ActivityPub](https://activitypub.rocks/) works.
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Skimming over the [Overview section of the ActivityPub specification](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/#Overview) should be enough.
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Also, you should know that the **Fediverse** is a common name used to describe all the interconnected/federated instances of servers supporting ActivityPub (like Mastodon, Pleroma, PeerTube, PixelFed...).
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## Configuration
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### Profile
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You initial profile configuration is generated via the setup wizard.
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You can manually edit the configuration file stored in `data/profile.toml` ([TOML](https://toml.io/en/)), note that the following config items cannot be updated (without breaking federation):
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- `domain`
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- `username`
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As these two config items define your ActivityPub handle `@handle@domain`.
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You can tweak your profile by tweaking these items:
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- `name`
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- `summary` (using Markdown)
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- `icon_url`
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Whenever one of these config items is updated, an `Update` activity will be sent to all know server to update your remote profile.
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The server will need to be restarted for taking changes into account.
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### Profile metadata
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You can add metadata to your profile with the `metadata` config item.
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Markdown is supported in the `value` field.
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Be aware that most other softwares like Mastodon will limit the number of key/value to 4.
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```toml
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metadata = [
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{key = "Documentation", value = "[https://docs.microblog.pub](https://docs.microblog.pub)"},
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{key = "Source code", value = "[https://sr.ht/~tsileo/microblog.pub/](https://sr.ht/~tsileo/microblog.pub/)"},
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]
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```
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### Manually approving followers
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If you wish to manually approve followers, add this config item to `profile.toml`:
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```toml
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manually_approves_followers = true
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```
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The default value is `false`.
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### Privacy replace
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You can define domain to be rewrited to more "privacy friendly" alternatives, like [Invidious](https://invidious.io/)
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or [Nitter](https://nitter.net/about).
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To do so, just add as these extra config items, this is a sample config that rewrite URLs for Twitter, Youtube, Reddit and Medium:
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```toml
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privacy_replace = [
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{domain = "youtube.com", replace_by = "yewtu.be"},
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{domain = "youtu.be", replace_by = "yewtu.be"},
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{domain = "twitter.com", replace_by = "nitter.fdn.fr"},
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{domain = "medium.com", replace_by = "scribe.rip"},
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{domain = "reddit.com", replace_by = "teddit.net"},
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]
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```
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### Customization
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#### Custom emoji
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You can add custom emoji in the `data/custom_emoji` directory and they will be picked automatically.
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#### Custom CSS
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The CSS is written with [SCSS](https://sass-lang.com/documentation/syntax).
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You can override colors by editing `data/_theme.scss`:
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```scss
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$primary-color: #e14eea;
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$secondary-color: #32cd32;
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```
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See `app/scss/main.scss` to see what variables can be overidden.
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#### Code highlighting theme
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You can switch to one of the [styles supported by Pygments](https://pygments.org/styles/) by adding a line in `profile.toml`:
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```toml
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code_highlighting_theme = "solarized-dark"
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```
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### Blocking servers
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In addition to blocking "single actors" via the admin interface, you can also prevent any communications with whole servers.
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Add a `blocked_servers` config item into `profile.toml`.
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The `reason` field is just there to help you document/remember why a server was blocked.
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You should unfollow any account from a server before blocking it.
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```toml
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blocked_servers = [
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{hostname = "bad.tld", reason = "Bot spam"},
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]
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```
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## Public website
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Public notes will be visible on the homepage.
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Only the last 20 followers/follows you be showing on the public website.
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And only the last 20 interactions (likes/shares/webmentions) will be displayed, to keep things simple/clean.
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## Admin section
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You can login to the admin section by clicking on the `Admin` link in the footer or by visiting `https://yourdomain.tld/admin`.
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The password is the one set during the initial configuration.
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### Lookup
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The `Lookup` section allows you to interact with any remote remote objects/content on the Fediverse.
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The lookup supports:
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- profile page, like `https://testing.microblog.pub`
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- content page, like `https://testing.microblog.pub/o/4bccd2e31fad43a7896b5a33f0b8ded9`
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- username handle like `@testing@testing.microblog.pub`
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- ActivityPub ID, like `https://testing.microblog.pub/o/4bccd2e31fad43a7896b5a33f0b8ded9`
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## Authoring notes
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Notes are authored in [Markdown](https://commonmark.org/). There is no imposed characters limit.
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If you fill the content warning, the note will be automatically marked as sensitive.
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You can add attachments/upload files.
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When attaching pictures, EXIF metadata (like GPS location) will be removed automatically before being stored.
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Consider marking attachments as sensitive using the checkbox if needed.
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## Webmentions
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Public notes that link to "Webmention-compatible" website will trigger an outgoing webmention.
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Most websites that support Webmention will display your profile on the mentioned page.
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### Fenced code blocks
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You can include code blocks in notes, using the triple backtick syntax.
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The code will be highlighted using [Pygments](https://pygments.org/).
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Example:
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~~~
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Hello
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```python
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print("I will be highlighted")
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```
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~~~
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## Interactions
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microblog.pub supports the most common interactions supported by the Fediverse.
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### Shares
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Sharing (or announcing) an object will relay it to your followers and notify the author.
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It will also be displayed on the homepage.
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Most receiving servers will increment the number of shares.
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Receiving a share will trigger a notification, increment the shares counter on the object and the actor avatar will be displayed on the object permalink.
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### Likes
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Liking an object will notify the author.
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Unlike sharing, liked object are not displayed on the homepage.
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Most receiving servers will increment the number of likes.
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Receiving a like will trigger a notification, increment the likes counter on the object and the actor avatar will be displayed on the object permalink.
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### Bookmarks
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Bookmarks allow you to like objects without notifying the author.
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It is basically a "private like", and allow you to easily access them later.
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It will also prevent objects to be pruned.
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### Webmentions
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Sending webmention to ping mentioned websites is done automatically once a public note is authored.
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Receiving a webmention will trigger a notification, increment the webmentions counter on the object and the source page will be displayed on the object permalink.
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## Backup and restore
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All the data generated by the server is located in the `data/` directory:
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- Configuration files
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- Server secrets
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- SQLite3 database
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- Theme modifications
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- Custom emoji
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- Uploaded media
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Restoring is as easy as adding your backed up `data/` directory into a fresh deployment.
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