[feature request] Support for Piefed instances (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by otter@lemmy.ca to c/boostforlemmy@lemmy.world

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Piefed is another instance type that is growing in popularity, and a few instances are now turning on the API. As such, apps are also implementing support.

It would be great if Boost would support it too. Hopefully the extra development overhead isn't too bad.

Some recent discussion: https://piefed.social/post/817564

The page for developers:

https://join.piefed.social/docs/developers/

The API for third-party apps (frontends, bots, etc) is 95% the same as the Lemmy API.

That same link: https://freamon.github.io/piefed-api/

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[-] Microw@lemm.ee 10 points 2 weeks ago

I am not sure how much work it would be to make boost work with Piefed.

But I'm at the same dilemma right now: do I want to switch to a piefed instance and try it out? Then I'd need to abandon boost and use an UI that I consider worse. Or I pick another lemmy instance so I can keep using boost.

Having the ability to use piefed with boost would be awesome.

[-] dysprosium@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago

What is even the difference between Piefed and Lemmy?

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It has some quality of life features that people seem to like, which Lemmy doesn't have yet. I'm still getting familiar with it myself. I've heard that blocks work better, and that it lets you follow Mastodon/Pixelfed users.

It's made by a different team, and since it's built with Python & Flask, I imagine development is much faster compared to Lemmy (Rust).

There is a comparison of the features here: https://lemmy.ca/post/45413094/16944475

[-] Microw@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Different codebase, as far as I understand it. Not sure how different the API is (well they claim it's 95% the same).

[-] Rose@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

The first time I heard about Piefed was in the context of the problematic views of the Lemmy developers, so I would assume the Piefed ones are better in that respect.

[-] A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl 5 points 2 weeks ago

what's that?

is just another Kbin?

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I made another comment in this thread. I find that it is more similar to Mbin (the successor to Kbin), but it's somewhat more popular right now.

There is a comparison of the features here: https://lemmy.ca/post/45413094/16944475

[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Please @rmayayo@lemmy.world 🥺

I would pay money to unlock this feature lmao

[-] mintiefresh@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah I'd also pay money to get this feature unlocked. PieFed seems pretty awesome.

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