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Website update: Share2Fediverse, and you can do it too!

Heya! Got another short port for you here. You night notice that on all posts now there's a new share button (those buttons that take you to difference places with a link to this site to share it elsewhere) that looks like this:

The 5-pointed rainbow fediverse logo

If you haven't seen it before, this is the logo for the Fediverse, a decentralised network of servers and software that all interoperate (find out more here: https://fedi.tips/).

Since creating my Mastodon account, I've wanted some way to allow everyone here to share my posts on the Fediverse if they feel that way inclined. Unlike other centralised social media platforms like Reddit etc though, the Fediverse doesn't have a 'central' server that you can link to.

To this end, you need a landing page to act as a middleman. There are a few options out there already (e.g. share2fedi), but I wanted something specific and static, so I built my own solution. It looks like this:

A screenshot of Share2Fediverse. The background is rainbow like the fediverse logo, with translucent pentagons scattered across it. The landing page window is centred, with a title and a share form.

(Above: A screenshot of Share2Fediverse.)

It's basically a bit of HTML + CSS for styling, a splash of Javascript to make the interface function and remember the instance + software you select for next time via localStorage.

Check it out at this demo link:

https://starbeamrainbowlabs.com/share2fediverse/#text=The%20fediverse%20is%20cool!%20%E2%9C%A8

Currently, it supports sharing to Mastodon, GNU Social, and Diaspora. As it turns out, finding the share url (e.g. for Mastodon on fediscience.org it's https://fediscience.org/share?text=some%20text%20here) is more difficult than it sounds, as I haven't found it to be well advertised. I'd love to add e.g. Pixelfed, Kbin, GoToSocial, Pleroma, and more.... but I need the share URL! If you know the share URL for any piece of Fediverse software, please do leave a comment below.

If you're interested in the source code, you can find it here:

https://github.com/sbrl/Share2Fediverse/

...if you'd really like to help out, you could even open a pull request! The file you want to edit is src/lib/software_db.mjs - though if you leave a comment here or open an issue I'll pick it up and add any requests.

See you on the Fediverse! o/

Art by Mythdael