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51 lines
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# buzzrelay
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A follow-only ActivityPub relay that connects to Mastodon's [Streaming
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API](https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/streaming/#public).
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You don't need to run this yourself, just use the instance at
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[relay.fedi.buzz](https://relay.fedi.buzz/).
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## Setup
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### Build
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NixOS/Flakes users are in luck: not only does this build, it also
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comes with a NixOS module!
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Anyone else installs a Rust toolchain to build with:
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```bash
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cargo build --release
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```
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### Generate signing keypair
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ActivityPub messages are signed using RSA keys. Generate a keypair
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first:
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```bash
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openssl genrsa -out private-key.pem 4096
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openssl rsa -in private-key.pem -pubout -out public-key.pem
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```
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Let your `config.yaml` point there.
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### Database
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Create a PostgreSQL database and user, set them in your `config.yaml`.
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The program will create its schema on start.
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## Ethics
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*Should everyone connect to the streaming API of the big popular
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Mastodon instances?*
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Once these connections become a problem, they may become disallowed,
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resulting in problems for everyone. That's why **fedi.buzz** serves
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the firehose feed through the streaming API, too.
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You can let this service use **fedi.buzz** as listed in the default
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`config.yaml`.
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