@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
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May 26, 2026
Fedi.Tips 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https://fedi.tips. If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https://liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @FediThing, banner artwork is by @posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020
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If you're interested in using the Fediverse's reading platform BookWyrm, you can import your existing data from Goodreads, LibraryThing, StoryGraph, OpenLibrary or Calibre. More info on how to do the import into BookWyrm in this guide:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/importing-your-data-into-bookwyrm-from-goodreads-librarything-storygraph-openlibrary-or-calibre
If you want to find out more about BookWyrm, there's a general guide to it here:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/bookwyrm-a-social-network-for-people-who-enjoy-reading
#FediTips #BookWyrm #Books #Reading #Goodreads #LibraryThing #StoryGraph #OpenLibrary #Alternatives #Fediverse
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@homegrown@social.growyourown.services
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May 16, 2026
Grow Your Own Services 🌱
@homegrown@social.growyourown.services
Encouraging non-technical people and organisations to set up their own online services instead of relying on massive corporations. All the recommended services are free and open source, and available through managed hosting providers. You can find out more on my website at https://growyourown.services 🚫 Completely opposed to cryptocurrency, "web3", NFTs, blockchain, tokens, defi, daos etc. They are scams. Maintained by @FediThing
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Do you want to run your own Minecraft server but hate Microsoft? You might want to try the free open source alternative Luanti (formerly known as Minetest):
🌱 https://www.luanti.org
It has many different game modes, thousands of mods, online multiplayer support, a scripting language to create your own game modes and mods, and a FOSS community supporting the software. You can follow the official account at:
🌱 @Luanti@floss.social
#SelfHosting #Luanti #FOSS #Minecraft #Alternatives
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@FediFollows@social.growyourown.services
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May 02, 2026
FediFollows 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
@FediFollows@social.growyourown.services
Recommending interesting accounts to follow on Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌐 You can see past recommendations organised into categories on my website at https://fedi.directory I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https://liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @FediThing 🎂 Account originally joined mastodon.online on 11th June 2020
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#Crowdfunding accounts to follow:
@crowdsupply@hachyderm.io - Curated crowdfunding platform for engineers, designers, open source tech
@index@updates.kickstarter.com - Kickstarter's official blog
@opencollective@mastodon.opencollective.com - Fundraising, money management, legal status platform for charities, activists, libre projects
@Liberapay@mastodon.xyz - Free open recurring donations platform, libre alternative to Patreon
@index@rpgdrop.com - Blog looking at tabletop RPG crowdfunding campaigns
#Fundraising #Kickstarter #Patreon #Alternatives
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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
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Apr 25, 2026
Fedi.Tips 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https://fedi.tips. If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https://liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @FediThing, banner artwork is by @posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020
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OwnCast is a Twitch-style livestreaming and chat platform on the Fediverse. You can follow OwnCast accounts from Mastodon etc to see when their streams go live. Lots more info and questions answered at:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/owncast-live-streaming-and-chat-on-the-fediverse
If you want to discover OwnCast streams that are live right now, there's an official directory:
➡️ https://owncast.directory
The official website is at:
➡️ https://owncast.online
The developers' account is:
➡️ @owncast@social.owncast.online
#FediTips #OwnCast #Twitch #Alternatives
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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
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Apr 06, 2026
Fedi.Tips 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https://fedi.tips. If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https://liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @FediThing, banner artwork is by @posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020
social.growyourown.services
The free open source Fediverse photo platform Vernissage is now fully available in the iOS app store:
➡️ https://apps.apple.com/app/vernissage-photos/id6759335335
Vernissage users can also follow Mastodon, Pixelfed etc accounts.
Vernissage is a Flickr-style platform mainly aimed at photographers, whereas Pixelfed is more of an Instagram-style social network.
You can follow the official account at:
➡️ @vernissage@mastodon.social
The official website is:
➡️ https://joinvernissage.org
#Vernissage #Fediverse #Flickr #Alternatives #Photography
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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
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Mar 26, 2026
Fedi.Tips 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
Posting tips and answering questions about how to use Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌍 There are lots of guides on my site at https://fedi.tips. If you can't find your answer @ or DM me, there's no such thing as a silly question! I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https://liberapay.com/FediThing Maintained by @FediThing, banner artwork is by @posiputt 🎂 Account originally joined mstdn.social on 16th Nov 2020
social.growyourown.services
3D printing people! There is a Fediverse platform just for you which lets you upload and share 3D print models:
➡️ https://manyfold.app
You can follow the official account at:
➡️ @manyfold@3dp.chat
There's a public server you can join at:
➡️ https://3dprint.social (Click "Sign In" and then "Create Account" to sign up)
If you just want to try it, there's a demo server at:
➡️ https://try.manyfold.app
#Fediverse #3DPrinting #Thingiverse #Printables #Makerworld #Alternatives
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