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Loops Joins the Fediverse

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨ByteMe@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨fediverse@lemmy.world⁩

https://blog.joinloops.org/loops-joins-the-fediverse/

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  • crumbguzzler5000@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’m sure it still has a ways to go and adoption is key but this just sounds like what the internet honestly needs to fundamentally exist

    This isn’t just about connecting platforms—it’s about fundamentally rethinking how social media works. Instead of being trapped in walled gardens, your content, your followers, and your identity can move freely across the open web.

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    • ByteMe@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I agree. For example there are some groups on fb I would like to be a part of but I hate the fact that I have to have a fb account

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      • Cassanderer@thelemmy.club ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Fb does not work from my phone, it gets glitchier every year. They are too busy on their stupid metaverse and counting their money to fix those glitches apparently.

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    • mrdown@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Does that mean it has full portsbility and can transfer sll uploads to a new instances

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  • DmMacniel@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Very nice. Welcome to the party.

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  • box464@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    To be clear, the announcement has been made, but federation isn’t actually enabled yet, at least not on the official instance. Verified by searching for loops accounts from mastodon.social and vice versa.

    https://loops.video/

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    • OpenStars@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      So… another year then?

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  • Damage@feddit.it ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    “Loops is a short video sharing platform.”

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    • Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Is it like some FOSS Tiktok alternative?

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      • dontsayaword@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Precisely

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      • Damage@feddit.it ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        No clue, I just followed a couple of links deep and found that description. I guess TikTok/ Vine.

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  • gedaliyah@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This is great! I may get back into this. Does anyone know if there is a directory of instances?

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    • 0_0@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      https://fedidb.com/software/loops is the only one I found so far

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      • gedaliyah@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Fantastic. Looks like there are a few that people have spun up. Thanks!

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    • Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Also loops.fediverse.observer/list

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    • ByteMe@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I have no idea but I doubt there any, federation just happened. Could be wrong tho

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  • MrQuallzin@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    For anyone else who was thinking of starting an instance, local storage is still a no-go right now

    S3-Compatible Storage Required Currently, Loops requires an S3-compatible filesystem (like AWS S3, MinIO, or DigitalOcean Spaces) for avatar and video storage. Support for local storage is on the way but is not yet implemented. Please ensure you have S3 credentials ready before proceeding.

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    • smiletolerantly@awful.systems ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      To be fair, you can simply selfhost MinIO.

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      • avidamoeba@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Yeah, I wouldn’t bother implementing local storage if I could easily roll a local S3 in the docker-compose.yaml.

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      • LedgeDrop@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Cloudflare provides 10 GB of free (forever) S3 compatible storage too.

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      • MrQuallzin@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Good to know, thank you! I haven’t touched S3 storage yet in my self hosting journey

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  • meldrik@lemmy.wtf ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Can people even setup their own Loops instance yet?

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    • GeraltvonNVIDIA@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I have Seen a post that it should be able by now, yeah.

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    • Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Looks like it

      loops.fediverse.observer/list

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  • Chivera@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Bröther may I have some lööps?

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  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    And if anyone is on iOS and wants to give their beta app a spin:

    testflight.apple.com/join/d7aPfftU

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  • blazeknave@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Any fellow kickstarters round these parts?? 👋

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    • Dreaming_Novaling@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I donated sometime during the big fundraiser in January or so. It took a while but they did release server code a few months ago, and it’s nice to see that it’ll federate with other services soon.

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    • ByteMe@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Elaborate:))

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    • avidamoeba@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      We’re here.

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  • danc4498@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Are there apps for this yet?

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    • CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      There is one you have to sign up for on their site. I’m assuming it’ll be GA shortly.

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  • Nima@leminal.space ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    did they fix the feed and algorithm issues yet? or is it still doing the thing where it shows you the same feed every time you open the app.

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    • Tune@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Loops doesn’t have an algorithm, it just shows you the most recent videos uploaded to Loops.

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      • Nima@leminal.space ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        ahhh well. hopefully that changes to give a bit more usability. but thank you. good to know.

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    • Dequei@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Android app is the next thing. They are active on Discord.

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