Pixelfed is a decentralized imagesharing platform that champions creativity and privacy. It offers a secure, community‑driven alternative to centralized social media networks by enabling federated communication and robust content sharing through a modern web interface.
Pixelfed is a decentralized image-sharing platform that champions creativity and privacy. It offers a secure, community-driven alternative to centralized social networks by enabling federated communication and seamless content sharing through a modern web interface.
## Overview
This Docker Compose deployment automates the installation and management of a Pixelfed instance
This Docker Compose deployment automates the installation and operation of a Pixelfed instance.
## Features
## Features
- **Decentralized Content Sharing:**
Empower users to share photos and visual content on an interoperable, federated network with enhanced privacy controls.
- **Modern, Responsive Web Interface:**
Access an intuitive and dynamic user interface designed for effortless browsing, administration, and content management.
- **Robust Scalability & Performance:**
Leverage integrated Redis caching and a secure database (MariaDB or PostgreSQL) to ensure smooth scaling and high performance.
- **Flexible Configuration:**
Easily customize settings such as cache sizes, domain settings, and authentication options with environment variables and templated configuration files.
- **Maintenance & Administration Tools:**
Includes a suite of CLI commands and web‑based management tools to clear cache, manage the database, and monitor application status.
* **Decentralized Content Sharing:** Empower users to share photos and visual content across an interoperable, federated network with enhanced privacy controls.
* **Modern, Responsive Web Interface:** Access an intuitive and adaptive UI for effortless browsing, administration, and content management.
* **Robust Scalability & Performance:** Leverage integrated Redis caching and a reliable database (MariaDB or PostgreSQL) for smooth scaling and high performance.
* **Flexible Configuration:** Customize cache sizes, domain settings, and authentication options via environment variables and templated configuration files.
* **Maintenance & Administration Tools:** Built-in CLI and web-based tools to clear caches, manage the database, and monitor application health.
* **Single Sign-On (SSO) / OpenID Connect (OIDC):** Seamless integration with external identity providers for centralized authentication.
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