Mastodon
Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community observed · 2026-10-12
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 86
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0.0
- age_days: 3893
- days_rel: 19
- days_push: 9
- n_releases_24m: 105
Adoption not part of the score
50372 stars · 7509 forks observed · 2026-10-12
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-21, confidence 0.97
Mastodon is a free, open‑source social networking server that implements the ActivityPub protocol. It lets users run their own federated microblogging instance and interact with other servers across the Fediverse.
Use cases
- host a self‑hosted microblogging platform for a community
- create a federated social network without central control
- run a privacy‑focused alternative to mainstream social media
- enable users to follow and interact across different Mastodon instances
- provide an OAuth2 API for third‑party apps and integrations
When to choose
- You need a decentralized, standards‑based social platform you can fully control.
- You want to integrate with other ActivityPub services in the Fediverse.
- You require an open‑source solution with a strong community and regular updates.
When to avoid
- You need a turnkey SaaS solution with no server management.
- Your application requires real‑time messaging beyond what ActivityPub provides.
- You are looking for a lightweight, single‑user blog platform.
Facets
application · maturity active
web-framework api-framework http-server auth web-development social-media ruby microblogging fediverse decentralized activitypub open-source agpl-3.0 oauth2 federated linux docker web-server
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon · fetched 2026-10-12 · d2a2c800e1c9
- homepage: https://joinmastodon.org · fetched 2026-09-07 · 9ea5e726bda1
- site_page: https://joinmastodon.org/about · fetched 2026-09-07 · 4643103193ee
- site_page: https://docs.joinmastodon.org · fetched 2026-09-07 · a5194ba4d49c
- site_page: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/ · fetched 2026-09-07 · c896685eda96
- site_page: https://joinmastodon.org/verification · fetched 2026-09-07 · 1e14f18edac8
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mastodon/mastodon | main | 95 |
| mastodon/mastodon-ios | frontend | 90 |
| mastodon/mastodon-android | frontend | 95 |
| mastodon/documentation | docs | 73 |
| mastodon/joinmastodon | infra | 75 |
| mastodon/chart | infra | 75 |
| mastodon/mastodon-api | sdk | 23 |
| mastodon/mastodon-bridge | examples | 10 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="mastodon/mastodon")
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