I tried to build Mastodon about a year or two ago for the same reason and it was a disaster. The directions were garbage, the build failed differently each time I tried (even within Docker), and the support was inadequate. I had to give up on it. Might try again sometime to see if it's improved.
-Mark On September 29, 2020 12:11:53 PM EDT, Lori Nagel <jas...@yahoo.com> wrote: >Hello everyone, I'm trying to figure out a privacy respecting >replacement for facebook groups. I want something that is easy to >join, (so no requirement that you learn email encryption, system >administration or anything "hard" but also something that even Richard >Stallman wouldn't object to (not that I'm trying to recruit him to join >it, just some people are really zealots about stuff, if it doesn't have >javascript that is also a bonus.) >I've also considered things like email lists, matermost, irc and >forums, and I've dismissed them for the following reasons.1. Lots of >people just ignore email thesse days, plus it isn't really very real >time.2. irc is just a chat channel, too many bots and while it is real >time, it doesn't really have any persistance of topics.3. Forums tend >to be too public with just anyone can join it, and while you can have >private forums or private sections of forums, you need to be an >administrator to set that all up. Plus forums tend to have things like >spralling topics, and things that either get out of date, or else >there is no conversation about the subject (thread necromancy vs an >empty forum.) I want to create a small group that is highly engaged >with the subject, chatting everyday etc. >4. Email messages from lists you need to get info from can end up in >spam if you don't set up email right. It is too easy to miss important >messages cause you get consumed with marketing or things you >inadvertantly signed up for and should not have. 5. Matermost is like >discord, but then I would have to set it up, and I'm not a professional >system admin. If i spend all my time learning professional system admin >skills, then I won't get to do what I want, which is interacting with >people. > >Just on a whim I also checked into Dissporia and groups.io, mastadon >doesn't really have groups yet, and I don't think all the source code >for groups.io is included.
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