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RSS And Fediverse

RSS

RSS is the simplest public follow channel. If enabled, the public page exposes an RSS feed for approved updates.

Fediverse

Fediverse publishing lets people follow a community space from Mastodon-compatible servers.

Before enabling, configure:

FEDIVERSE_KEY_ENCRYPTION_SECRET=<at least 32 random characters>
FEDIVERSE_DELIVERY_SECRET=<random bearer token>

Then in the community-space settings:

  1. Set a Fediverse username.
  2. Enable Fediverse publishing.
  3. Save settings.
  4. Test WebFinger and remote follow.

The follow address looks like:

@community-name@your-domain.example

Publication Eligibility

A post federates only when:

  • the feed item is published;
  • public page and slug are enabled;
  • the Fediverse actor is enabled;
  • the feed item is allowed to federate;
  • delivery worker is configured.

Limitation

Federation distributes content to independent servers. Remote copies and indexes cannot be reliably erased by Democracy Routes.