feat/fedi-redirect #5682

2026-02-09T17:52:05Z

delliott commented

2026-02-09 17:52:05 +00:00

So, this is a basic attempt at implementing the fedi redirects as described on the webpage.

Things I do not understand:

In what format should we expect the address request to come?
how one should determine the "location" param to be set in the header?
What actually are the .well-known locations we need to redirect to the script?

Note that the php script is completely untested and almost certainly broken: this is a very rough POC

So, this is a basic attempt at implementing the fedi redirects as described on the webpage. Things I do not understand: - In what format should we expect the address request to come? - how one should determine the "location" param to be set in the header? - What actually are the `.well-known` locations we need to redirect to the script? Note that the php script is completely untested and almost certainly broken: this is a very rough POC

delliott requested review from tobiasd 2026-02-09 17:52:06 +00:00

sofiaritz commented

2026-02-11 18:03:29 +00:00

I am unsure whether this is widely supported among Fediverse-enabled software, but Mastodon(-like), Akkoma(-like), and Misskey(-like) software return a profile page in their Webfinger (e.g. see the http://webfinger.net/rel/profile-page field at https://hachyderm.io/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:sofiaritz@hachyderm.io). While not strictly necessary and somewhat complex, it would remove the need to manually add the profile page URL in the XML file.

Another thing that would be worth exploring is creating a Webfinger endpoint at fsfe.org, which would allow people to find our profiles by typing @<fsfe_username>@fsfe.org in their Fediverse software without needing to self-host any Fediverse-enabled software ourselves (e.g. try looking up @me@sofiaritz.com, it should resolve to @sofiaritz@hachyderm.io)

I am unsure whether this is widely supported among Fediverse-enabled software, but Mastodon(-like), Akkoma(-like), and Misskey(-like) software return a profile page in their Webfinger (e.g. see the `http://webfinger.net/rel/profile-page` field at https://hachyderm.io/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:sofiaritz@hachyderm.io). While not strictly necessary and somewhat complex, it would remove the need to manually add the profile page URL in the XML file. Another thing that would be worth exploring is creating a Webfinger endpoint at fsfe.org, which would allow people to find our profiles by typing `@<fsfe_username>@fsfe.org` in their Fediverse software without needing to self-host any Fediverse-enabled software ourselves (e.g. try looking up `@me@sofiaritz.com`, it should resolve to `@sofiaritz@hachyderm.io`)

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