microhive.social is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.

This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.

Site description
As you have probably already guessed: this is just another personal fediverse instance.
Admin account
@oliver@microhive.social

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[?]Menel :xmpp: »
@menel@snikket.de

@unlogged@snac.unlogged.it
Mostly by using a client like Phanpy or fedilab.
Also a password manager eXtention.



    [?]unlogged »
    @unlogged@snac.unlogged.it

    Hey users! Do you access your account via the web? It's a bit annoying having to enter my credentials every time. How do you deal with it?

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      [?]daltux »
      @daltux@snac.daltux.net

      🇧🇷🇵🇹 Enquanto as alterações aguardam integração ao repositório oficial do projeto, o arquivo de tradução "pt_BR.po" atualizado incluindo as opções de visibilidade das publicações já está disponível para quem quiser colocá-lo no diretório lang do .

      Nem terminei de digitar isso e @grunfink@comam.es já aprovou a integração do arquivo! :snac: :podeConfiar:


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        [?]daltux »
        @daltux@snac.daltux.net

        Estão chegando ao mais opções de visibilidade da publicação. Traduzi-las-ei:

        • Pública
        • Não listada
        • Seguidores apenas
        • Mensagem direta

          [?]gyptazy »
          @gyptazy@gyptazy.com

          Are you in and running your own instance? You might want to join an Activity Pub relay instance!

          My relay at https://fedi-relay.gyptazy.com has currently 139 instances connected, mostly tech related sharing the same mindset and interests like , , , , , and many more! You can easily join from your instance when using , (), and its forks 🙂


            [?]Tomáš »
            @prahou@merveilles.town

            @grunfink

            SINCE YOU LEFT ME

I'VE BEEN 
SNACPILLED

comam.es/what-is-snac

            Alt...SINCE YOU LEFT ME I'VE BEEN SNACPILLED comam.es/what-is-snac

              [?]daltux »
              @daltux@snac.daltux.net

              Gosto demais de poder anexar imagem externa em publicações aqui, simplesmente incluindo-a no texto com a sintaxe Markdown ![descrição](URL), sem necessitar enviá-la e armazená-la no servidor do . :catClapping:

              Essa é uma funcionalidade que poderia ser até mais destacada, pois já tentei fazer o mesmo em outro servidor que também suporta Markdown (Akkoma/Mangane), sem sucesso.

              SNAC é um servidor ActivityPub extremamente minimalista e, por isso, bem peculiar, porém apresenta algumas funções únicas, como essa. Ele não é ideal para quem quer utilizá-lo majoritariamente com aplicativos clientes feitos para a API , pois seu funcionamento é bem distinto daquele mais comum e não tem o compromisso de apresentar as mesmas soluções para as mesmas funcionalidades. Mesmo assim, há casos em que se adequa muito bem. Se não faz questão de ficar o tempo todo interagindo com a Federação ActivityPub ou, por exemplo, se pretende criar um perfil para publicação automatizada por algum :shell: na máquina em que ele está rodando, isso fica muito fácil, pois já possui tudo que precisa no comando, além de ser pouco exigente em requisitos de memória e processamento. Pode ser compilado em praticamente qualquer plataforma POSIX e seus arquivos ficam numa árvore única de diretórios, tornando a transferência para outra máquina relativamente bem simples. Sua interface na Web é simples para quem utiliza e também para quem lê, ao sequer exigir a execução de JavaScript. Apenas HTML e CSS.

              Como analista de tecnologia da informação, especulando sobre o ciclo de vida dos sistemas, considero provável que, por ter mínimas dependências, SNAC demore bem mais que outros servidores mais complexos para se inviabilizar ou precisar sofrer reescritas drásticas, desde que se forme uma comunidade maior que o mantenha ativo se porventura faltar seu criador.

                [?]Justine Smithies »
                @justine@snac.smithies.me.uk

                Oh just keeps on getting better. Not so long ago the mutual acquaintances handshake icon would not be displayed in any browser even though I had the correct fonts installed. I even submitted a request to to be able to change the icon to something else if needed by OpenBSD users. But today after an update on the 7.8 snapshot I notice that they are displayed correctly now making it easier for me to see who is a mutual. Nice one OpenBSD ❤️ :runbsd: :openbsd:

                A screenshot of the mutaul handshake icon against  a users toot on my snac instance

                Alt...A screenshot of the mutaul handshake icon against a users toot on my snac instance

                  [?]BSD Cafe Announcements »
                  @announcements@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                  The instance has been updated to 2.83

                    [?]Stefano Marinelli »
                    @stefano@mastodon.illumos.cafe

                    The illumos Cafe snac instance has been updated to 2.83

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                      [?]Oliver⚡ »
                      @oliver@microhive.social

                      I've just updated my instance to version 2.83 👍 🎉
                      You don't know Snac? But you should: https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2
                      A simple, minimalistic and well documented instance server written in C, no database needed, totally JavaScript-free, no cookies either, not much bullshit.


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                        [?]The Real Grunfink »
                        @grunfink@comam.es

                        I've just published version 2.83 of , the simple, minimalistic instance server written in C. It includes the following changes:

                        After receiving a follow confirmation, a bunch of posts from that account are requested and inserted into the timeline as context.

                        Continuously failing instances are marked as broken after a given number of days (see snac(8) on how to tune this counter). Incoming activity from any of these instances resets the counter.

                        Fixed a nasty bug that incorrectly deleted private local posts in certain cases.

                        Scheduled posts can now be sent from the command line (see snac(1) for more information on how to do it).

                        Docker: add timezone, new examples for building and complete Swarm mode stack with Traefik (contributed by daltux).

                        Fixed timezone names (contributed by dharmik).

                        Documented the update command (contributed by xvello).

                        https://comam.es/what-is-snac

                        If you find useful, please consider buying grunfink a coffee or contributing via LiberaPay.


                          [?]The Real Grunfink »
                          @grunfink@comam.es

                          This is great. I guess I need a CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md file myself for . I'll probably just copy GotoSocial's one.

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                            [?]The Real Grunfink »
                            @grunfink@comam.es

                            I've just published version 2.82 of , the simple, minimalistic instance server written in C. It includes the following changes:

                            The language in which a post is written can now be set from the UI; you must configure the list of languages you usually post in in the User Settings.

                            Added support for bullet points in posts (lines starting with an asterisk or a hyphen, plus a space).

                            Added Dutch (nl_NL) translation (contributed by martijndeb).

                            Added Western Frisian (fy_NL) translation (contributed by martijndeb).

                            Mastodon API: Fixed repeated entries in timelines.

                            Added nodeinfo 2.1 support.

                            Fixed boosts from the command line not showing in the public timeline (contributed by xvello).

                            Updated several language files (contributed by zen and daltux).

                            Retrieving a post's replies is now possible via ActivityPub.

                            https://comam.es/what-is-snac

                            If you find useful, please consider buying grunfink a coffee or contributing via LiberaPay.


                              [?]The Real Grunfink »
                              @grunfink@comam.es

                              I have finally uploaded 2.81 to it
                              Fantastic news!

                                [?]The Real Grunfink »
                                @grunfink@comam.es

                                Hi, Iwojima. I implemented the /api/v1/instance/peers Mastodon API endpoint in version 2.75. It returns the list of nodes a given instance knows, unless the disable_inbox_collection knob is set to true (in this case, an empty array is returned).

                                  [?]daltux »
                                  @daltux@snac.daltux.net

                                  Teste de listas com no :

                                  • teste 1
                                  • mais um teste
                                  • etc etc teste
                                  Se funcionar, isso é graças a um aprimoramento feito hoje por @grunfink@comam.es :catClapping:

                                    [?]The Real Grunfink »
                                    @grunfink@comam.es

                                    Wow. You're very kind, Stefano.

                                    Working on free software is sometimes great because you find people that really care. Men and women that care for others, that weave social fabric, that altruistically share their time in benefits of others.

                                    Stefano (like many others) gives his time as a gift for others to enjoy. He helped me make what it is now.

                                    If you had given up when my software was in its infancy, I would probably gave up and left it unfinished.

                                    So, I dedicate my back to you, Stefano.

                                      [?]Stefano Marinelli »
                                      @stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                                      Fortunately, @voron 's site on snac themes still has this screenshot, which I'm happy to share.

                                      This response from the author of snac motivated me to continue, study, and appreciate this fantastic software for the Fediverse.
                                      Snac is an example of true internet democracy: it runs everywhere and allows anyone to have their own autonomous, personal space in the Fediverse.

                                      "Don't despair or quit", says an author who cares. And the Fediverse cares about them.

                                      For today's , I want to thank grunfink - @grunfink - for the excellent work they do, quietly and with passion. I suggest that if you think snac is a good idea and you have the means, you offer them at least a coffee.

                                      codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2

                                      A screenshot of a social media thread. The first post is by "Stefano BSD Cafe" and describes a problem where threads hang when boosting, liking, and posting messages in a short amount of time. The reply is from "The Real Grunfink", who says they have a vague idea of the issue and will push a fix soon.

                                      Alt...A screenshot of a social media thread. The first post is by "Stefano BSD Cafe" and describes a problem where threads hang when boosting, liking, and posting messages in a short amount of time. The reply is from "The Real Grunfink", who says they have a vague idea of the issue and will push a fix soon.

                                        [?]The Real Grunfink »
                                        @grunfink@comam.es

                                        Thank you! All add it to 's README.

                                          [?]gyptazy »
                                          @gyptazy@gyptazy.com

                                          First, it looks a bit strange. HTML attributes, tags and elements wrapped in C? But it's quick! And @grunfink@comam.es had a great idea of simplifying it with the helper functions to even close them again. The more I adjusted all the things in / to my personal needs, the closer I had a look to the code base after being absent to snac for almost a bit more than a year. He made a really great job!


                                          html code in C - in a personal fork of snac by grunfink

                                          Alt...html code in C - in a personal fork of snac by grunfink

                                            [?]The Real Grunfink »
                                            @grunfink@comam.es

                                            Hi. only updates the count of a remote poll when a) the original instance notifies the voters (i.e. generates and posts an Update of the poll object), or b) when the end time expires, where snac queries the object back to get the final results.

                                            CC: @evan@cosocial.ca

                                              [?]gyptazy »
                                              @gyptazy@gyptazy.com

                                              Started the first iteration of () customizing to match . It took a bite more time than initially expected but @grunfink@comam.es indeed made some great and clever ideas when creating snac. The function for attributes and tags in his C functions are a great idea and simplify it. I guess, I simply had added them statically... However, a preview is available right here (as said, still not perfect, more to be done soon):

                                              http://gyptazy.com/fedi/gyptazy/


                                                [?]gyptazy »
                                                @gyptazy@gyptazy.com

                                                movement back to ...

                                                  [?]gyptazy »
                                                  @gyptazy@gyptazy.com

                                                  Looks like I finally successfully migrated from back to () on the same domain name without bigger impacts and jumps.


                                                    [?]Stefano Marinelli »
                                                    @stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                                                    My friends, I'm so excited and happy to introduce a new project: the illumos Cafe!

                                                    The positive and constructive spirit of the BSD Cafe, created and maintained by all the friends who participated from day one in building a strong and friendly community, deserves to spread to other operating systems. Because there are other OSes that deserve attention, certainly more than they're getting right now.

                                                    Operating systems based on illumos (like SmartOS, OmniOS, Tribblix, OpenIndiana, etc.) are mature, stable, secure, and perfectly usable for a wide range of tasks. ZFS is native, zones are an excellent method for containerization, and bhyve and kvm coexist beautifully - and so much more, too much to list in a single post.

                                                    So from today, the illumos Cafe will stand alongside the BSD Cafe in creating a positive, respectful, and growth-oriented (but also relaxing!) environment, starting right here in the Fediverse with a Mastodon instance and a snac one.

                                                    I've written an introductory article about the project, including some technical details. I invite everyone interested to read it: it-notes.dragas.net/2025/08/18

                                                    Choose your table, take a seat and enjoy your time at the illumos Cafe!

                                                      [?]The Real Grunfink »
                                                      @grunfink@comam.es

                                                      Oh, no, it's just that this instance uses the strict default configuration, so I really don't have an avatar, just the default. I look nothing like Susie, nor like a Grünfink.

                                                        [?]The Real Grunfink »
                                                        @grunfink@comam.es

                                                        Hi, @andy@snac.lostoutpost.uk . I think I haven't talked about Susie :susie:, 's default icon, before.

                                                        When I started developing snac, I realized I needed a default icon to show for those accounts that lacked an avatar, similar to the outlined elephant Mastodon has. Given the minimalistic nature of the software, I thought that having a heavily-pixelated one, even 8-bit-like, was a perfect match.

                                                        So, I started designing one, inspired by singer/composer Siouxsie Sioux, whom I'm a big fan of. I've done some pixelart before, but was not totally satisfied, so I asked a friend with more artistic skills, who did some tweaks, and I was finally happy with it.

                                                        Also, it's said that all cool software must have some easter eggs; so, Susie looks somewhat different sometimes, and once a year, in a special day, she looks very different. Easter eggs are like jokes and if you explain them they lose their power, so I'm leaving it here.

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