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linking Mastodon and Friendica


!Friendica Support
I'm sure this is a frequently asked question but I can't find the answer. How can I link my Mastodon and Friendica accounts? Can I set things up so that my Mastodon posts show up automatically on Friendica?

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in reply to petersuber

Thanks. I already do follow my Mastodon account from my Friendica account, but I still get these error messages.

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in reply to petersuber

I get the same error message when I try to approve a friend request on Friendica. But even with the error, I see my friend's posts. I'm beginning to wonder if the error just has to do with notification, not with approval. You are not seeing your Mastodon activity from your Friendica account?

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@tness16 @Dirk @petersuber on the one hand it is normal because the messages coming from the other instances are reshared when there is at least one of our connections which is displayed there in its own Timeline. perhaps a server with few users then it can happen that a post ends up in the Timeline with a long delay, even a few hours. In any case, it is always possible to capture a post of any distance by copying the unique link that distinguishes it into the search box of your social network.

Then it is also true that it depends a lot on how a server is configured.

When we opened this Friendica instance, for example, our systems engineer explained to us that it is possible to set the server so that it works faster, committing the resources internally; or it is possible to favor the federation with the other instances. in this way, which is what we have chosen, messages from other servers appear first but unfortunately more resources are needed.