retiolus to [email protected] • 2 years agoHow does federation work?i.ibb.coimagemessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1183arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareTheKrzyklink5•2 years agoSo, if I setup single-user instance for myself, I will never discover any posts from communities on other servers I’m not subscribed to? Am I reading this graph correctly?
minus-square@gredolink2•2 years agoBasically yes. And to subscribe to the communities on the other servers you need to know their full name including the instance name.
minus-squareMattlink1•2 years agoFederation is direct communication between websites, so yes, you understand correctly. Sites must learn about each other before posts federate.
So, if I setup single-user instance for myself, I will never discover any posts from communities on other servers I’m not subscribed to? Am I reading this graph correctly?
Basically yes. And to subscribe to the communities on the other servers you need to know their full name including the instance name.
Federation is direct communication between websites, so yes, you understand correctly. Sites must learn about each other before posts federate.