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ICYMI, @stux did a post highlighting how Mastodon can be used as a private intranet just for you and your friends.
This is thanks to Mastodon's optional "limited federation mode" which uses allowlists instead of blocklists. This mode blocks all servers by default and only federates with servers you list. If your allowlist is blank, then it doesn't federate at all.
If you're interested in using this mode, there's more info at:
🌱 fedi.tips/creating-an-isolated…
(via mstdn.social/@stux/11605382168…)
Instead of a WhatsApp group or whatever, my two oldest friends and me have a private non-federated Mastodon instance running on my laptop for some time nowIt's all private and closed so only we 3 use it to communicate and share stories with each other!
You can just disable federation and set everything private so it becomes a little intranet for friends!
#Mastodon is really amazing
Malvan
in reply to Grow Your Own Services 🌱 • • •stux⚡️
in reply to Malvan • • •@malveus No, you can set an option in the admin panel that requires authentication before viewing anything on that instance for example
So if you limited Federation and disable registration it's all closed
To even be sure you can use Local-only posts or close your profile
But ive tested it all
Malvan
in reply to stux⚡️ • • •