exploring StatusNet 1.x

Contents 1 goals 2 observations 2.1 DB/HD size 3 questions 4 toDO 5 see also

Time to explore my own StatusNet instance - for now it's restricted (invite-only).

My initial goal is to explore the federation aspect more based on the software StatusNet - since I've experience with identi.ca it's an advantage.

goals

1. turn StatusNet into hub center:
   1. Done import feeds (done via: SubMirror plugin + feedburner)
      1. posts from all identi.ca contacts
      2. my own friendika posts
   2. (import twitter contacts' feeds (perhaps not good due to licence?))
2. (dent from here to identi.ca)
3. ...

observations

unsorted:

• Google Analytics:

spent a little too much time on this plugin,

due to lack of (good) documentation how to set up, see my comment here

• change log file place

$config['site']['logfile'] = '/tmp/statusnet.log';

• enabled Gravatar plugin

• read the config.php.sample

• if you want to see all your enabled plugins visit: ../main/version

• when I logged in at someone else's Statusnet server with OpenID, just saw a blank page :-(
  • tested on my own server + log in with 3 different openid providers works

• import feeds (e.g. atom, RSS, activity streams)
  • one can import feeds with the SubMirror plugin
  • when all works, you can find this at this URL: ../settings/mirror
    • unfortunately ran into problems (FeedSubUnrecognizedTypeException: application/json; charset=utf-8, FeedSubBadResponseException: 404, FeedSubNoHubException)
    • you can bypass this when you add the feed first to Feedburner + then import the feedburner feed
    • reason: the feed needs to be pubsubhubbub (PuSH) enabled
• plugin sitemap plugin
  • do NOT do what is told here
• in some plugin cases this is helpful:
  • php /$baseinstallpath/scripts/checkschema.php

DB/HD size

date	StatusNet version	database records										DB tables	mysql (size in MiB)	mysql (v5.0.x, tar.gz in MB)	hd files (size in MB)	OS	php	comment
		total	config	notice_source	sms_carrier	conversation	notice	notice_tag	notice_to_status	ostatus_source	schema_version
2011-08-31	1.0.0beta3	166										71	2.6	0.01	10.9	Ubuntu 2.6.x	5.2.x	setting up
2011-08-31	1.0.0beta3	204	23	79	63							76	2.8			Ubuntu 2.6.x	5.2.x	2 dents + some OpenID attempts
2011-09-23	1.0.0rc1	230	23	79	63							76	2.8					upgraded to: 1.0.0rc1 yesterday
2011-09-23	1.0.0rc1	431	19	79	63	51	52	16		22	56	77	3.0					new install of SN + activate SubMirror plugin
2011-09-24	1.0.0rc1	588	26	79	63	71	34	57		35	56	81	3.0					delete imported messages from identi.ca via SubMirror plugin; added sitemap
2011-10-01	1.0.0	1469	44	79	63	202	182	360		120	57	82	3.2					installed 1.0.0 yesterday
2011-10-06	1.0.0	2173	44	79	63	310	292	663	111	194	57	82	3.5
date	SN version	total	config	notice_source	sms_carrier	conversation	notice	notice_tag	ostatus_source	schema_version	DB tables	mysql (size in MiB)	mysql (v5.0.x, tar.gz in MB)

questions

• how can I do this: reply from my server to a remote server?
  • seems I've to activate Ostatus plugin
    • when you have a private site, OStatus won't work
    • you need these php extensions: bcmath + gmp, see here
    • check if all is fine with your Ostatus with this tool
• feed import of twitter
  • may not harmonize with SN licence
  • perhaps change licence to something like: all my own dents are licence CC by, but the ones from twitter are ...
  • may be a solution:
    • // optionally show non-local messages in public timeline
    • // $config['public']['localonly'] = true;

toDO

• identi.ca theme
• FlowPedia: StatusNet <-> MediaWiki

see also

• Aspects of federation‎
• Micro blogging posts
• Category:Micro-blogging
• Blog:Observations/StatusNet installs in the wild wild internet (only <1% use the current beta :-( )

StatusNet:

• plugins (forum)