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
Woohoo another nail in the Meta coffin! Lets use canadian social media!
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!
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’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.
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
I do think pixelfed.ca sounds more organic.
I agree. I’m inclined to switch once the domain transfer finishes.
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 for the simple reason that it shares the name with the service, same as Lemmy.
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.
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.
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.
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.
+1 pixelfed.ca
So glad this worked out! It’s a better choice domain wise!
My vote is for pixelfed.ca
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.
Good, can we do some kind of CAN/UE fusion ? There’s apparently nothing left of any ideal worth pursuing in the US. Time to stand together I guess.
I’m trying to sign up through the Pixelfed app, but it doesn’t show this server and I don’t see anywhere to type it in. Help?
Edit: Oh I found the entry box under Other, way down at the bottom then sign-in to custom server.
I’m thinking I need to sign up on the webpage though.
Edit: signup isn’t working for me the mobile website. I’ll try on desktop later.
Sign up doesn’t seem to be working on desktop for me either…
Where are you getting stuck?
Edit: I think hcaptcha was breaking things. I’ve turned it off for now. Try again?
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At the register a new account page .
When I try to register, the form just deletes the passwords and unchecks the “I am at least 16 years old” box.
Odd, I did have some issues myself when I signed up with the pixelfed.social instance a while back, which resolved by themselves later on.
Do you have the same issue on incognito?
Thats a bad login flow for a fediverse app if you arent clearly presented with a homeserver choice at first run :/ There are other (possibly better) pixelfed apps but i havent tried pixelfed at all so cant really comment on them.
Gotta scroll down a bit https://pixelfed.org/mobile-apps
It is very bad. Thanks for the link :)
Yes the UX needs some work =(
Where are you getting stuck?
Edit: I think hcaptcha was breaking things. I’ve turned it off for now.
I’m still stuck on the registration screen. I didn’t see a captcha before and it would just do nothing. I don’t see one now either, but now it’s telling me my password confirmation doesn’t match every time I try. Or I messed it up 10 times. 🤔
Edit: I guess I did mess it up ten times because it just worked :)
Good to hear it worked out :)
Well I just got stuck in the kitchen making quesadillas, but now I’m stuck on the couch. I’ll give it a shot!
Can’t sign up through the web app. The web form sends the request, then the password fields clear, then nothing. Just stays there.
Is this still an issue?
Retried just now on pixelfed.ca and it worked fine. 🙏
Here’s a bike for you.
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!
@[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.
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
Pretty exciting news! 💜
I love how it’s just pet pics and nature haha
Now that I’m all set up i put my profile on Facebook to see if I can attract some more “regular” people.
I have an artist friend who was interested in the idea of running a Pixelfed account side-by-side with his instagram, but Instagram linking to the Pixelfed with some bonus content there. I’m gonna see if he needs help with that later today.
Is this like fediverse Canadian Twitter? Is this meant to replace lemmy.ca?
pixelfed is a fediverse version of Instagram. and no, not a replacement. more like a complimentary service.
