blog.jlperidot.com is now findable and followable on the Fediverse.

Search for @jlperidot@blog.jlperidot.com in your Fedi platform of choice (eg. Mastodon, Micro.blog, Friendica, Misskey, etc.), or enter your Fediverse address on my Bridgy Fed page to follow. Fingers crossed I've set this up correctly and everything will just work.

Behind the scenes

I'm using a service called Bridgy Fed, a free and open source website that acts as a translator between indie websites and the federated social network. If you have a Mastodon account, it can cross-post content for you.

Or if you're more hands-on with the technical side of your website and domain, it can connect your site directly.

What's the Fediverse again?

Fediverse.Party explains it well:

It is a federated social network running on free open software on a myriad of computers across the globe. Many independent servers are interconnected and allow people to interact with one another. There's no one central site: you choose a server to register. This ensures some decentralization and sovereignty of data. Fediverse (also called Fedi) has no built-in advertisements, no tricky algorithms, no one big corporation dictating the rules. Instead we have small cozy communities of like-minded people. Welcome!

What if I don't want to follow using Fedi?

No sweat — the RSS feed is still up and running (and still the most reliable source of blog updates). Check out my Favourites for a shortlist of RSS feed readers.