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How do you get a random site you like to join the fediverse?

Suppose there’s this site I really like, and I like the fediverse, and I think it would be awesome if they joined the fediverse, to benefit everyone involved. Is it like how it was in the Zorro movie where they vote California into the US, Zorro swipes all the voting boxes with a Z, and everyone cheers, or is it not possible for just any random schmoe site to join?

jeena ,
@jeena@piefed.jeena.net avatar

The software which runs that site needs to be compatible with the ActivityPub protocol. Most of them aren't and it is very difficult and time consuming to add ActivityPub to random software which hasn't been designer for it from the start.

originalucifer ,
@originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com avatar

the site would need to implement the activitypub protocol

it can get very complex, but it depends on how interactive they want to be.

mozz ,
@mozz@mbin.grits.dev avatar

What is the site?

CraigOhMyEggo OP ,

It’s more of a hypothetical question, but I’ve heard someone on here put forward the idea that this site should be in the fediverse, which inspired the question.

mozz ,
@mozz@mbin.grits.dev avatar

Yeah, it’s going to be tough. It looks like they’re using custom software for it, which means basically the most realistic path to get there would be to toss the site and switch to something like Wordpress which I am guessing they don’t want to do.

Pyro ,

It would probably be more feasible to host an ActivityPub instance on a subdomain.

Brkdncr ,

Wouldn’t they just need to actively operate a community on any fediverse instance?

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