ActivityPub
I want to implement ActivityPub so that people can follow posts from platforms like Mastodon, Pixelfed, and others across the Fediverse. The plan is for Note, Bookmark, and Photo post types to be published as federated updates.
Articles
- Maho Pacheco wrote a blog series called A Guide to Implementing ActivityPub in a Static Site (or Any Website). As of 2025-11-29, their site appears to be unavailable, so these links reference the
archive.todaycopies.- Part 1 — why it’s important to bring your site to the Fediverse
- Part 2 — the design of their implementation
- Part 3 — making your blog discoverable in the Fediverse
- Part 4 — generating the notes and outbox
- Part 5 — adding a “subscribe from the Fediverse” feature
- Part 6 — implementing the inbox for a static site
- Part 7 — broadcasting posts to the Fediverse
- Part 8 — handling replies and displaying comments on-site
- Simon also wrote about their experience integrating ActivityPub on a (mostly) static website.
- ActivityPub Fuzzer is a utility to emulate known Fediverse software to test compatibility with them.