https://github.com/astro/buzzrelay

Source to relay.fedi.buzz: relay the streaming API of Mastodon instances
https://github.com/astro/buzzrelay

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Source to relay.fedi.buzz: relay the streaming API of Mastodon instances

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/astro/buzzrelay
• Owner: astro
• License: agpl-3.0
• Created: 2023-01-11T18:31:57.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-10-29T22:33:35.000Z (2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-30T00:45:07.580Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: activitypub, fedibuzz, relay
• Language: Rust
• Homepage: https://relay.fedi.buzz
• Size: 315 KB
• Stars: 74
• Watchers: 8
• Forks: 10
• Open Issues: 13
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# buzzrelay

A follow-only ActivityPub relay that connects to Mastodon's [Streaming

API](https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/streaming/#public).

You don't need to run this yourself, just use the instance at

[relay.fedi.buzz](https://relay.fedi.buzz/).

## Setup

See also: [Notes on an setting up a fediverse relay with FediBuzz on an Ubuntu server.](https://box464.com/posts/fediverse-relays/)

### Build

NixOS/Flakes users are in luck: not only does this build, it also

comes with a NixOS module!

Anyone else installs a Rust toolchain to build with:

```bash

cargo build --release

```

### Generate signing keypair

ActivityPub messages are signed using RSA keys. Generate a keypair

first:

```bash

openssl genrsa -out private-key.pem 4096

openssl rsa -in private-key.pem -pubout -out public-key.pem

```

Let your `config.yaml` point there.

### Database

Create a PostgreSQL database and user, set them in your `config.yaml`.

The program will create its schema on start.

## Ethics

*Should everyone connect to the streaming API of the big popular

Mastodon instances?*

Once these connections become a problem, they may become disallowed,

resulting in problems for everyone. That's why **fedi.buzz** serves

the firehose feed through the streaming API, too.

You can let this service use **fedi.buzz** as listed in the default

`config.yaml`.