fedtail Documentation
Welcome to the official documentation for fedtail.
Browse the primary sections below:
- Getting Started — Download standalone binaries, run on Linux/Windows, install Debian packages, or run from source.
- All Features — In-depth breakdown of every fedtail feature, current status, and comparisons.
- Configuration Reference — Full catalog of
config.tomlsettings, chapters, and defaults. - Client Comparison — Side-by-side feature matrix comparing fedtail with Mastodon Web, Tusky, Ivory, Phanpy, Elk, and more.
- Testing & Bug Reports — Recommended testing flows and how to gather sanitized diagnostics.
- Architecture & Design — Internal design, headless core, SQLite storage, ActivityPub interactions, and frontends.
- Changelog — what changed in every release.
- Coming next — what’s done but not released yet.
Getting Started
How to run fedtail as a standalone binary, via a package manager, or from source.
fedtail features
Every fedtail feature: what it does, how to switch it, since which version, and how other clients do the same.
Configuration reference
Every key of fedtail's config.toml, in tables by chapter.
fedtail and other clients
fedtail's features next to Mastodon web, Tusky, Ivory, Phanpy, Elk, tut and other fediverse clients.
Changelog
What changed in every fedtail release.
Testing and Bug Reports
How to test fedtail, verify stability, and submit diagnostic logs.
Architecture & Design
How fedtail is designed: architectural principles, headless core, frontends, storage, and ActivityPub interaction.
Coming in 0.17.0
What's already done for the next fedtail release, 0.17.0.