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How does federation work? (i.ibb.co)

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[–] TheKrzyk 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

So, if I setup single-user instance for myself, I will never discover any posts from communities on other servers I’m not subscribed to? Am I reading this graph correctly?

[–] gredo 2 points 2 years ago

Basically yes. And to subscribe to the communities on the other servers you need to know their full name including the instance name.

[–] matt 1 points 2 years ago

Federation is direct communication between websites, so yes, you understand correctly. Sites must learn about each other before posts federate.