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Gettingstartedwithpumpio [Cooley-Sekula Document Central] New users of federated social networks may, at first, be a bit confused about simple things that seem so obvious on Facebook and Twitter.

gettingstartedwithpumpio [Cooley-Sekula Document Central]

People coming from another Federated network to pump.io may find it hard to locate people, etc. How do you find people to interact with? What programs should you use to post, reply, etc.? This little guide will help general users - people who just want to talk and share - get going. You can find me over at. Php - How to get pump.io OAuth consumer key? Clients · e14n/pump.io Wiki. Communication Freedom. Pump.io is a free, federated and decentralized social network, as well as the software running on its servers.

Communication Freedom

The basic concept is “I publish stuff, like text and pictures, and share them with the world, or with some specific people”. It’s mostly the typical concept of “social network”. First of all, we want to make it clear that it’s still in an early stage of development. An example with 3 of the public nodes of the Pump network. Pump.io can be considered an evolution of the GNU Social microblogging software, previously known as StatusNet. Part of the basic idea of Pump.io is to have the minimal necessary functionality in the ‘core’ software, and let third party developers easily create services that can interact with that core, thus creating a system with many possibilities and applications. The number of compatible clients increases steadily. Communication Freedom. Some tips for a better experience using the Pump.io network. First things first, it should be noted that Pump.io is software (and the corresponding free and decentralized network based on it) in alpha status.

Some tips for a better experience using the Pump.io network

Even so, it has great technical potential, as it already has a powerful API (application interface) which, basically, is what allows third party programmers, not part of the Pump.io project itself, to create applications (web, desktop, mobile-based) which interact with the Pump system. Since the system is not yet mature, there are some problems which early users should keep in mind. These are a few suggestions and temporary workarounds for them: There is life beyond the web interface.

Many people see Pump.io’s web interface, and think the system is very basic and limited. We hope these tips and suggestions help you get started with Pump.io on the right foot, avoiding the problems derived from the initial development of the system. Happy pumping! Like this: Like Loading... Client porting · e14n/pump.io Wiki. Distribution Specific Installation · e14n/pump.io Wiki. Debian Installation · e14n/pump.io Wiki.

Debian Installation Document Version 0.1 (July 26th, 2013) This document is designed to give you a more detailed view of how to install pump.io on Debian.

Debian Installation · e14n/pump.io Wiki

Written by StarBlessed Contact: With inspiration from: pump.io License Copyright 2011-2013, E14N Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. What's this document for? The intention of this document is to give prospective administrators more information about pump.io for use within their existing Debian systems. pump.io is relatively simple to run, however there can be some difficulties surrounding database choice and installation.

Installation Prerequisites You'll need a few things to get started: BridgesArchitecture · e14n/pump.io Wiki. Bridge Architecture pump.io has to connect and interact with other social networks.

BridgesArchitecture · e14n/pump.io Wiki

Those can either provide activity streams or use their own format. Welcome - E14N. Register - Pump Buddy. Pump.io by e14n.