Pleroma (software)

Pleroma
Developer(s)lain, et. al
Initial release0.9.9 / February 22, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-02-22) [1]
Stable release
2.7.0 / August 1, 2024; 2 months ago (2024-08-01)
Repository
Written inElixir, JavaScript
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeMicroblogging
LicenseAGPLv3
Websitepleroma.social

Pleroma is a free and open-source microblogging social networking service. Unlike popular microblogging services such as Twitter or Weibo, Pleroma can be self-hosted and operated by anyone with a server and a web domain, a combination commonly referred to as an instance. Instance administrators can manage their own code of conduct, terms of service, and content moderation policies, allowing users to have more control over the content they view as well as their experience.[2][full citation needed] It was named after the religious concept of pleroma, or the totality of divine powers.[3]

The software also implements the ActivityPub protocol, which allows users to communicate and interact with content from other Pleroma instances or any server that is running software that supports ActivityPub (such as Mastodon, Misskey, Pixelfed, etc.), a decentralized network commonly referred to as the Fediverse.[4]

As of July 2024, over 138k user accounts (1.3% of the total amount of fediverse users) have been found on over a thousand Pleroma instances.[5]

  1. ^ Soykaf, Lain (22 Feb 2019). "Pleroma's First Release! 0.9.9". Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  2. ^ "ElixirConf® US 2019". elixirconf.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  3. ^ "lain.com". August 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-08-25.
  4. ^ "Microblogging with ActivityPub [LWN.net]". lwn.net. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  5. ^ "FediDB, Fediverse Network Statistics". fedidb.org. Retrieved 2024-07-10.