I’m excited to announce that a new Fediverse server,
akkomane.social, is open for registrations.
What is Akkomane?Akkomane is a portmanteau of “Akkoma + Mangane”. It’s how I refer to Akkoma servers with a Mangane front-end. Akkoma is a resource efficient and stable Fediverse server software that’s been under active development. Mangane provides a Twitter-like UI/UX that is both attractive and feature rich. It’s my opinion that Akkomane has an exciting future on the Fediverse.
What is akkomane.social?
This is a general Akkomane server for casual chat. Few Akkomane servers exist, but I hope to change that. I have therefore created
akkomane.social as a general purpose Akkomane server for people to try out Akkomane.
Is akkomane.social open for everyone?Eventually, yes. However, since this is the
first general Akkomane server on the Internet (as far as I know), I have taken steps to ensure general stability. Therefore, initial sign-ups will be capped at 20 people. To sign up for
akkomane.social, you will need to fill out an application. Once approved, you can post to
akkomane.social to your heart’s content. While anyone can apply to join
akkomane.social, special consideration will be given to developers and server admins interested on working with Akkomane.
How well does akkomane.social work now?
So far, I’ve been impressed with the results. I’ve been testing out Akkomane for six months, and I’ve grown confident that it is usable for
most people. I now run it for a small server,
atomicpoet.org, which successfully federates with 23,000 servers. It’s responsive enough to allow me to share messages to 13.5K followers. Now
akkomane.social is the next step in demonstrating how Akkomane can scale.
What are the Terms of Service for akkomane.social?
The Terms of Service can be found
here. They’re pinned to my profile because currently, Mangane has a bug with displaying a dedicated TOS page.
What servers does akkomane.social block?Currently, everything on the Tier 0 list of blocks compiled by @
oliphant is also being blocked by
akkomane.social.
Why do I occasionally see French?Because Mangane is developed by a French-speaking community, occasionally you’ll see stuff that has not yet been localized into English. This doesn’t happen often, but it’s there.
Who is running the day-to-day maintenance of akkomane.social?I, Chris Trottier, am running the day-to-day operations of
akkomane.social, including all moderation. @
spacehost, run by @
reiver, takes care of the daily maintenance and back-end work. I’ve been using their services since May 2023. Full disclosure: I occasionally consult for #
SpaceHost.
Should I join akkomane.social?Well, do you want an incredible and attractive #
Fediverse experience that takes everything nice about #
Twitter and improves on it drastically? If that’s you, then
akkomane.social might be your home.
To all future members, welcome to akkomane.social!