Ktistec is an ActivityPub server built for exactly one person: you, posting from your own domain, federating with the wider fediverse.

The single-user argument

Running a Mastodon instance for yourself is possible and heavy: Ruby, Postgres, Redis, Sidekiq, Elasticsearch if you want search, and a maintenance burden sized for a community server. Ktistec is a single self-contained application written in Crystal, and its resource footprint suits a small VPS rather than a dedicated box.

What you get

Posting, following and being followed across ActivityPub servers including Mastodon, threaded conversations, and full ownership of your identity: your handle is on your domain, so moving hosts later does not mean asking followers to follow a new account.

Tradeoffs

Being single-user by design means no moderation tooling, no local timeline, and no community to join, because there is not one. It is a personal publishing endpoint that federates, closer in spirit to a blog than to a social network account.

Related

GoToSocial targets similar territory with support for a handful of users; Mastodon remains the option for running an actual community.

Links

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