Misskey is self-hosted social networking software.[2][3][4][5] It is commonly used as part of the Fediverse network, with Mastodon and similar software.
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| Original author(s) | syuilo |
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| Initial release | 2014 |
| Stable release | 2024.3.1[1] 
/ 2 March 2024 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | TypeScript |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | 28 languages |
| Type | Microblogging |
| License | GNU Affero General Public License 3.0 |
| Website | misskey-hub |
Misskey was created in 2014 by "syuilo", a Japanese software engineer.[6] The main service was first developed as a bulletin board, but then the open-source community started to add short "Notes" and a timeline function to the service growing it into a microblogging site. ActivityPub functionality was added in April 2018,[7] allowing Misskey servers to join the Fediverse.
A user's post is called a Note. As with other open-source social networks, users can join or create servers. Each server is managed by different administrators, in different locations.
The origin of the Misskey name is from the lyrics of 'Brain Diver', a song released by the Japanese singer May'n.[6]
Development edit
Misskey is open source software licensed under the AGPLv3. Since Misskey also publishes open API, you can create a personal application through the code. The translation uses Crowdin.
Misskey was also targeted in a spam attack in 2024.[8]
Technology edit
The code is written with TypeScript and Node.js. PostgreSQL is used as a database software while Vue.js is used as the Web client since February, 2018. Misskey users can interact with users on any other server that supports ActivityPub.
Differences from Mastodon edit
Misskey and Mastodon are both distributed social networks based on ActivityPub and users can communicate both ways as part of the Fediverse network. Their codebases are unrelated, so there are differences in APIs and interpretations of ActivityPub.
When it began, Misskey was not designed as a distributed social network, so its main philosophy is not based on an decentralized approach.[9]
Forks edit
References edit
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- ^ "Japan's Twitter-like Misskey to form company in bid for survival". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ 株式会社インプレス (2022-11-28). "[みんなのケータイ]次のTwitterはMastdonかMisskeyか!? Fediverse（フェディバース）な世界へ飛び込んでみる". ケータイ Watch (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ Rutland, David (2023-07-19). "How to Install Misskey on Raspberry Pi". MakeUseOf. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "次世代Twitterと話題「Misskey」使い方 インスタンス？ 分散型SNS？ その基本を解説". KAI-YOU.net | POP is Here . (in Japanese). 2023-07-02. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ a b "Misskeyについて". Misskey Hub (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ^ "ActivityPub対応国産SNS「Misskey」、LTLも実装". ITmedia News. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ^ Perez, Sarah (2024-02-20). "Spam attack on Twitter/X rival Mastodon highlights 'fediverse' vulnerabilities". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "プロジェクトは何を目指していますか？". Misskey Hub. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ^ "Fediverse-Serie - Foundkey: nicht nur Microblogging". GNU/Linux.ch (in German). 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Everything-Mastodon-lacks-Calckey-in-Fediverse-with-tens-of-additional-functions-9206848.html
- ^ https://gnulinux.ch/fediverse-serie-calckey-firefish-kommunikation-im-fediverse-auf-einem-neuen-level%C2%A0
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