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
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.
Pixelfed.ca is the winner, I say.
Agreed, it sounds better to my ears!
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!
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.
My vote is for pixelfed.ca
+1 pixelfed.ca
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.
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
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!
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
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
I love how it’s just pet pics and nature haha
Yes! It’s finally here! My first experience with Pixelfed was back in 2019 on an instance which got shut down shortly after I signed up. It really demonstrated the importance of picking the “right” instance. Given Fedecan’s track record with Lemmy.ca, I know Pixelfed.ca won’t suffer the same fate. 😊
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!
Woohoo another nail in the Meta coffin! Lets use canadian social media!
Is there a way to login with my mstdn.ca account like I can with the main server?
Update: It should be working now!
We’re going to explore some more. We didn’t disable it, so it might be in the config somewhere
It’s been out for a while: https://mastodon.social/@pixelfed/110727848627479712
Personally I found the mastodon sign up to be unreliable, and ended up making an account separately, back when I was on another Pixelfed instance
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?
