jrollans.com is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.
This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.
If costs for the hosting of #snac2 are substantially less than for #Mastodon, I'm very much for the cheaper alternative.
I ran my own single-user #GoToSocial instance, and I was surprised at how disk-intensive it could be -- the database and filesystem were a lot larger than I was comfortable with.
I've been playing around with #snac2 as a user for the past few months. There are some rough edges on the web interface, though they pretty much melt away with client software. I'd like the ability to reply to my own posts from my user page, for instance. I do like the lack of Javascript, which does make it less smooth at times.
For a Fediverse user on the web, #Mastodon does offer a lot of conveniences (unless you're the one installing and running it).
So I'm using some Mastodon, some snac2.
snac is rather awesome software. It's lightweight, exceedingly fast and just works.
Thanks @grunfink@comam.es (and other contributors to the project).
I have also put #snac2 behind an #onion #service to see how it works, but beware, it does not work well
http://6qdvgnyvsvkstfznzzi7fuap6vren2iwfoob4yqtdr3r6cybro6wnkad.onion/
Maybe I will set up two distinct snac2 instances for #clearnet and #darknet and see how that works. They could federate via localhost and keep in sync this way. We will see.
I've used Tusky before, and I know that works with snac, but I'm not sure if there might be some better options with a good, user-friendly UI. If there's anything that shows "Favorites" as a thumbs up, or Boosts as "Share", might make for an easier transition.
I'm running snac/2.92-dev.
I notice that in the notifications page that the 'clear all' button does not function. Is anyone else having this issue?