2026-08-23T17:00:32Z https://nostr.now Bonfire https://nostr.now/npub1f33x49pup2jq4th7v45gvge0pxlmgwzl6f09s50lcrt3d7k70d9s4u60qn https://bonfire.cafe/files/redir/local/data/uploads/01JSHXHVD56ZFCS6K7VP952TP5/icons/01JSHXMY6FMFY2PH910EQMAYK8.png https://bonfire.cafe/files/redir/local/data/uploads/01JSHXHVD56ZFCS6K7VP952TP5/icons/01JSHXMY6FMFY2PH910EQMAYK8.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfz7znq2d85r7agtfm0fy32lw3gprjv9px0207eqy3s679atrlr8gzypxxy6558s92gz4wlejk3p3r9uymldpctlf9ukz3llqdw9h6mea5k6mw4rj Mentaal.nl is a portal being co-designed by thirteen patient and family non-profit organisations in Dutch mental health care. They’re piloting Bonfire as the infrastructure for their federated archipelago: a network of connected spaces built around clear, safe boundaries, where patients, caregivers, families and professionals can each find their place.<br/>We’re excited to be part of this, and we’ll be sharing what we learn and build along the way 🔥<br/>publicspaces.net/2026/10/16/... 2026-10-16T14:28:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp25mgzy4hxa7e694n8qfdkcp0v6rn5f7xy4fptaj9e92tv8k5fyczypxxy6558s92gz4wlejk3p3r9uymldpctlf9ukz3llqdw9h6mea5khcq75s Excited for this workshop tomorrow at @CIM@bonfire.cim.warwick.ac.uk<br/>If you or anyone you know is in the area, whether in the University of Warwick&#39;s orbit or not, please come along to co-design the #OpenScienceNetwork, #Bonfire, and our #codesign method itself.<br/>bonfire.cim.warwick.ac.uk/po...<br/>warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/... 2026-10-13T08:47:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9rnhj9gkuah6rd8c9y9khk5xnf6c2jz6nfrdttlj4kdhpy0j066szypxxy6558s92gz4wlejk3p3r9uymldpctlf9ukz3llqdw9h6mea5k0evkwu Linux Magazine talked to us about how and why we build Bonfire.<br/>What we want next is &#34;not a bigger Bonfire, but a network of cooperatives covering the whole supply chain of a community&#39;s digital space&#34;, who &#34;do it together&#34; rather than leave you to &#34;do it yourself&#34;.<br/>Because &#34;federation, we don&#39;t see it as just a technical thing. We see it as a social, economic, and political tool as well.&#34;<br/>Link: Supporting the Social Web: How the Fediverse Found Parts for Its Platforms<br/>Also happy to spread the love for @coopcloud@social.coop, @coquest@social.coop, @SocialCoop@social.coop and more, check out the links at the end of the article! Thanks to @horncologne@fosstodon.org for a lovely conversation, and @linuxmagazine@fosstodon.org for publishing it, in a piece that also features the great @cwebber@social.coop and @tsyesika@mastodon.nu from @spritely@social.coop.<br/> #fediverse #ActivityPub #opensource #freesoftware #OpenCooperativeEcosystem #OpenScienceNetwork<br/><br/> 2026-10-08T16:03:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvkr436a8ws0njf0sz82d9fe7tkhjcx6zh4ljx7tm42t8za0s8wegzypxxy6558s92gz4wlejk3p3r9uymldpctlf9ukz3llqdw9h6mea5klyctc0 It was such a great experience to join the open source conference in luxembourg!<br/><br/>Huge thanks to the amazing @_elena@mastodon.social and @Gina@fosstodon.org for organising and curating the Decentralised Technologies for Digital Sovereignty track, It brought together lots of the people and conversations we need right now.<br/><br/>And thanks to @samvie@chaos.social to keep pushing the fediverse forwards ✊️ 2026-10-08T07:27:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswq6ukffuac2ljxvdffzm7g090q4x339pfwsqvrdcun4c07kzy98qzypxxy6558s92gz4wlejk3p3r9uymldpctlf9ukz3llqdw9h6mea5k5hdkm2 Belgian journalism cooperative Apache is going to be testing Bonfire as a space for its readers, inspired by #Jacobin work in Germany.<br/><br/>Independent media building community spaces where readers and journalists can meet, participate, and connect across the fediverse. This is the kind of social web we want to support.<br/><br/>Their ongoing diary of leaving big tech is worth a read (in Dutch): apache.be/vaarwel-big-tech 2026-10-05T15:54:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsghnfet6h3p8x0lqfzhfeeuvp8tgctzsuweutjdsaragr8xeqrxugzypxxy6558s92gz4wlejk3p3r9uymldpctlf9ukz3llqdw9h6mea5k5pxzev In solidarity with #AutisticiInventati.<br/>Please join us in signing the open letter and send it to your representatives: inventati.org/campaign/open_...<br/>A/I&#39;s mission has always been clear, and for more than twenty years it has inspired generations of hackers and activists in Italy and around the world: &#34;Socializzare saperi senza fondare poteri.&#34; Sharing knowledge without establishing power.<br/>That is what the US is attacking, and that is what is at stake today.<br/>The premise of these sanctions, that whoever provides communications infrastructure answers for whatever anyone does with it, would criminalise and shut down most Big Tech platforms tomorrow if applied equally.<br/>Instead it is aimed at grassroots services who refuse to surveil their users.<br/>We condemn these sanctions, and we stand firmly with solidarity tech like A/I. Antifascism and anticapitalism are not terrorism.<br/>inventati.org/campaign<br/>@cavallette@mastodon.bida.im 2026-09-01T09:06:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxqc2nuhe7qfrgzyyc2tfg6p6tgfu0a2glukwe6vpk68p6dvl8esczypxxy6558s92gz4wlejk3p3r9uymldpctlf9ukz3llqdw9h6mea5k20sz75 We’re gathering around a fire 🔥<br/>Around the Bonfire is our new newsletter: a digest of releases, community stories, collaborations, and everything else taking shape around Bonfire.<br/>We’ll send it when there’s a new release, but never more than once a month. You can unsubscribe whenever you like.<br/>The first edition is coming soon. Join us:<br/>bonfirenetworks.org/subscribe<br/><br/> <img src="https://bonfire.cafe/files/redir/local/data/uploads/01JSHXHVD56ZFCS6K7VP952TP5/images/01M1C0V0BGA0CQ50GXANDTC4CV.png"> 2026-08-31T13:41:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyljhwslswas73ra346fc9ej9p9g6u6cgj3pg7vqqe9ysu2nvtraczypxxy6558s92gz4wlejk3p3r9uymldpctlf9ukz3llqdw9h6mea5km7902t Bonfire Social 1.0.7 is out 🔥<br/>It includes a new default UI, reworked discussions, faster and more flexible feeds, better mobile navigation, and fixes across federation, accessibility, publishing and admin tools.<br/><br/>We’re also sharing our bikemap for what’s next: public federated groups, better notifications and easier-to-find settings.<br/><br/>Want to help shape federated groups? We’re currently looking for pilot communities, get in touch!<br/>bonfirenetworks.org/posts/bo...<br/>bonfire.cafe/pub/objects/01M... 2026-08-30T15:50:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrthq69ynz3eeutxpr9ae647lmn8rx9qlagd3fyt4jfjmj5t80txczypxxy6558s92gz4wlejk3p3r9uymldpctlf9ukz3llqdw9h6mea5kye2392 Turn your #Ghost publication into a thriving community with Bonfire.<br/>Automatically import all your Ghost articles into dedicated Bonfire groups and topics while preserving the membership tiers you’ve already set up. Readers can sign in to your Bonfire instance with their Ghost account, then discuss, react to, and connect around your work all in one place.<br/>It’s the natural next step for publications: moving beyond growing an audience to nurturing a community.<br/>Read more about our Ghost integration bonfirenetworks.org/ghost/ 2026-08-29T13:38:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrd2s59um2ncrhfuxymnsdm4kshkz8vxk7w5z4cmq5x8jgje05xrszypxxy6558s92gz4wlejk3p3r9uymldpctlf9ukz3llqdw9h6mea5kh3f3u8 A tiny Bonfire feature that we’ve grown quite fond of 🌱<br/>Instance admins can define their own set of default avatars, which are randomly assigned to people who haven’t uploaded a profile picture yet.<br/>It sounds like a very small thing and technically, it is.<br/>But after experimenting with it on the Jacobin community, we noticed how much these little details can contribute to giving an instance its own visual identity and fostering a sense of belonging to a shared digital place.<br/>Not every feature that shapes a community needs to be big. Sometimes it’s just a bunch of tiny avatars 😊<br/>Read more about our work with Jacobin in our case study: bonfirenetworks.org/case-stu...<br/><br/> <img src="https://bonfire.cafe/files/redir/local/data/uploads/01JSHXHVD56ZFCS6K7VP952TP5/images/01M0Z120CPQN1KDXZNSJAATXRB.png"> <br/> <img src="https://bonfire.cafe/files/redir/local/data/uploads/01JSHXHVD56ZFCS6K7VP952TP5/images/01M0Z1206739EEP7GWHSZ9JWFT.png"> 2026-08-26T12:34:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvzckxz936sr0zatsunlpme07fl76upncqqreh2adcaadsv9zeunszypxxy6558s92gz4wlejk3p3r9uymldpctlf9ukz3llqdw9h6mea5km44gdx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfym2l303604kghlmfsvq45ew62shvppy97jvlzhxyrzu2llq4ztgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43qggfnh4'>nevent1q…fnh4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>@ErikUden@mastodon.de thanks for sharing this 💜 <br/><br/>we&#39;d also love to see more peopel experiment with it...<br/><br/>it is currently used in production by jacobin.de ( powered by #ghost ) and of course on our blog ( powered by #11ty ) eg bonfirenetworks.org/posts/bo... 2026-08-24T12:17:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst7yqd9nkl7acvkm7ndf7jftawzpjp33kp54cum3aem5g7jyjjj5gzypxxy6558s92gz4wlejk3p3r9uymldpctlf9ukz3llqdw9h6mea5kz0p92k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsypzt469q9tpzzjru4jcxd9wpqsm67y4pt4mme7klxruxayjm6xqcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43qv77tvp'>nevent1q…7tvp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>@ErikUden@mastodon.de great news!<br/>here we share more about the behind the scene of working with #jacobin to codesign and build jacobin.social: bonfirenetworks.org/case-stu...<br/>eager to hear your feedback and thoughts about it 😊 2026-08-23T16:58:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdkljrtmgraur7v9dm2lymvas0h4d8udcypu2cg37nyssnxl0vz6qzypxxy6558s92gz4wlejk3p3r9uymldpctlf9ukz3llqdw9h6mea5k6evxku What should digital infrastructure for open science look like, and more importantly, who should shape it?<br/>Universities and scholarly communities are starting to explore new directions together. This includes a living lab at Warwick, governance research with Princeton HCI and experiments with the Prosocial Design Network.<br/>We invite more scientists, research communities and universities to join: experiment and study it, co-design what comes next, and help govern the Open Science Network.<br/>bonfirenetworks.org/science #OpenScience #science<br/><br/> 2026-08-14T10:04:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsygum79lcdnjks3syjzfhng7xgskwjye4vct07l06fen3nu82t6rszypxxy6558s92gz4wlejk3p3r9uymldpctlf9ukz3llqdw9h6mea5kzhksnc We’re delighted that the Erlang Ecosystem Foundation is following Bonfire’s evolution with such interest.<br/>The EEF supports the #Erlang, #Elixir, and wider #BEAM community, which is the ecosystem behind the technology Bonfire is built with. The foundation plans to deploy Bonfire and explore how it could serve that community. We’re excited to see what they discover and to collaborate with them.<br/>Read the update from the EEF: com.erlef.org/wg/com/2026/08... 2026-08-05T14:58:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg4muyhlvyq0hf47l39ks57nch0kaexny3m7sjadqkxzl78ww5nqqzypxxy6558s92gz4wlejk3p3r9uymldpctlf9ukz3llqdw9h6mea5klwz5cu Bonfire Social 1.0.5 is out! 🔥<br/>Archipelago mode means instead of open federation (connect to everyone, then play whack-a-mole blocking bad actors), you can now choose to federate *only* with a hand-picked allow-list of trusted people or servers. Communities can link up into an &#34;archipelago&#34; of like-minded &#34;islands&#34; with shared rules, ideal for tight-knit groups, neighbourhoods, assemblies, co-ops, or orgs that want to connect with each other but not necessarily the whole internet.<br/>We also added new admin throughput controls as our latest take on &#34;calm empowerment&#34;: simple defaults first, curated overrides next, and full advanced control behind an explicit gesture. In practice, you can keep a busy instance responsive by picking a speed preset, prioritising certain kinds of activity, or fine-tuning each background task queue, no config files or restarts needed.<br/>Also new in 1.0.5:<br/><br/>Faster search, now powered by Sonic<br/>Broadcast announcements to everyone on your instance<br/>Embeddable widgets: put your pinned posts on any website<br/>PGP-encrypted system emails<br/>Plus lots of improvements and fixes (federation, polls, media, accessibility, mobile)<br/><br/>Blog post and changelog: bonfirenetworks.org/posts/bo... 2026-07-01T12:42:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrdpl2ke8n6dv89vf3g0az8ltccpvp9djsa678653dwldgy4a3wgqzypxxy6558s92gz4wlejk3p3r9uymldpctlf9ukz3llqdw9h6mea5knywclv 🔥 The Bonfire Social 1.0.5 release candidate is out!<br/>This one brings archipelago mode (opt-in, allow-list federation for tightly-knit communities and networks), a more lightweight search backend (see changelog for migration steps), broadcasting announcements, another embeddable widget, PGP-encrypted emails, and many UX improvements and fixes.<br/>If you&#39;re running an instance and want to give it a go, please let us know if you run into any issues.<br/>Full changelog: docs.bonfirenetworks.org/cha... 2026-06-20T16:51:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8kjnuwdhd4yvd5dggq2xaxuyh2d56m6ktp07ne5ganqx2naqj0xszypxxy6558s92gz4wlejk3p3r9uymldpctlf9ukz3llqdw9h6mea5kn4gvqd We just released Bonfire Social 1.0.3 🔥 with dozens of bug fixes and UX improvements, plus:<br/><br/>Federated comments embeddable on any web page.<br/><br/><br/>Deep Ghost integration: SSO, membership tier sync, and automatic article import.<br/><br/><br/>New dashboard widgets: spotlight, polls closing soon, top discussions.<br/><br/><br/>#CalmEmpowerment: a new design pattern that starts with a few sensible defaults, offers a middle layer of common adjustments, and reveals the full options only when you need them. Boundaries and post permissions got this treatment first, more to follow...<br/>Modular community rules: a first step in bringing research and co-design with students and researchers at @hci@micro.blogs.princeton.edu into Bonfire, so governance becomes something communities can better define and share, and that others can fork and adapt.<br/><br/>Read the full post: bonfirenetworks.org/posts/bo... #Bonfire #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Ghost #CommunityRules<br/><br/> 2026-05-15T18:36:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf05xzkrj665ujrdse56p8zks75y3msmyys9mmg0wq3grta3tgyagzypxxy6558s92gz4wlejk3p3r9uymldpctlf9ukz3llqdw9h6mea5kygndq5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg34rfen6ek63e6q5dmw6hskdy7tucg6f3mxf3xx5yg45tz3j5tcqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43qpg9twg'>nevent1q…9twg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>@liaizon@social.wake.st those are just placeholders, our goal is maximum interoperability while also extending what is possible, and we&#39;re participating in the W3C groups task force to define how things should work, please weigh in their if you have any suggestions: github.com/swicg/groups/issues 2026-05-06T22:07:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspu3jjmptp9j0ffng02shr7yznkde72han7mla2c2vp2t282mtczszypxxy6558s92gz4wlejk3p3r9uymldpctlf9ukz3llqdw9h6mea5kvm9lyg Our @fediforum@mastodon.social demo is up! 🔥<br/>We showed off Bonfire Mosaic and our ongoing work on federated groups and new publisher tools we’ve been co-designing with jacobin.de, including federated discussion threads that can be embedded on their existing website.<br/>Built on our modular framework for community-governed digital spaces.<br/>Watch 👉 spectra.video/w/hV9wzGzsXvNj... 2026-05-06T14:24:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsynfysu5r2fhmk4mjr6jehly0cr4zxxr7vma2gptk659ulmpzup7qzypxxy6558s92gz4wlejk3p3r9uymldpctlf9ukz3llqdw9h6mea5kdlf3ed On Saturday May 9th in Rome, as part of the Nina Festival, we&#39;re hosting a workshop to think with Bonfire, exploring and co-designing federated digital spaces for caring for our communities.<br/><br/>Together with @reclaimthetech@mastodon.uno, Zero81, Scift Lab and more.<br/><br/>📍 Millepiani, Via Odero 13, 3pm<br/><br/>If you&#39;re in (or near) Rome, come join us!<br/><br/> <img src="https://bonfire.cafe/files/redir/local/data/uploads/01JSHXHVD56ZFCS6K7VP952TP5/images/01KPT1W8WQDHRGH7C8VC49QAWC.jpeg"> 2026-04-22T07:36:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvpk2wfmpafjj8qdmf9szaurhfatk9tjvekfcrg258we2xree7amszypxxy6558s92gz4wlejk3p3r9uymldpctlf9ukz3llqdw9h6mea5kmh0d7c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyc7lzddrxh9azuf9g2ptlrv28pumzxmljfglpccusrjgnkmynzuspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43qs58gpj'>nevent1q…8gpj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>@liaizon@social.wake.st definitely! we&#39;re doing a presentation at the decentralised communication FOSDEM room tomorrow with that goal in mind!<br/>@delta@chaos.social @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org @xmpp@fosstodon.org ​ 2026-01-31T23:08:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswkyf84gdjqdac7tc6un6rwedn8d7aar6ku6vd7x225xwqtgwq2pszypxxy6558s92gz4wlejk3p3r9uymldpctlf9ukz3llqdw9h6mea5k5k2xgq Hi everyone! We’re excited to share some updates:<br/>Bonfire 1.0.1 is out! 🎉<br/><br/>This release is all about making your social web experience livelier, more connected, and truly yours. It brings features like following hashtags, scheduled posts, dashboard widgets, and more. This is the very first delivery from the maintenance work funded by your incredible support. Thank you for helping us reach this milestone and keep Bonfire thriving!<br/>For details about the release see our latest blog post: Bonfire 1.0.1: Building Momentum<br/>What’s next for crowdfunding?<br/><br/><br/><br/>If you&#39;re an existing backer, the pledge manager is now open. Please keep an eye out for updates there so we can start preparing rewards for you.<br/>The campaign is open again for the next month. With core maintenance funded, every new pledge (or increased pledge from existing backers) now goes directly toward our first stretch goal: federated groups. Support or share our extended campaign to help fund community-owned, cross-instance spaces for real collaboration and self-governance.<br/>Bonus good news: Thanks to a new grant, end-to-end encrypted messaging in Bonfire is now funded and in development!<br/>Thank you once again for being part of the Bonfire movement! Your feedback, support, and community spirit make all of this possible. If you have questions or want to get involved, reach out or come say hello at FOSDEM if you’re in Brussels at the end of January!<br/>With gratitude,<br/><br/>The Bonfire Team 2026-01-19T12:38:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfqq6k6cmk0rfhena8sz6dfl4655sg0ydm4vzf6t9t807c4dngsxgzypxxy6558s92gz4wlejk3p3r9uymldpctlf9ukz3llqdw9h6mea5k0az5xf end gaza genocide 🇵🇸 2025-06-05T16:07:30Z