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![Mastodon](https://i.imgur.com/NhZc40l.png)
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[![Site Status](https://img.shields.io/website?label=plural.cafe&logo=mastodon&url=https%3A%2F%2Fplural.cafe)](https://plural.cafe)

Mastodon is a **free, open-source social network server** based on **open web protocols** like ActivityPub and OStatus. The social focus of the project is a viable decentralized alternative to commercial social media silos that returns the control of the content distribution channels to the people. The technical focus of the project is a good user interface, a clean REST API for 3rd party apps and robust anti-abuse tools.

**Ruby on Rails** is used for the back-end, while **React.js** and Redux are used for the dynamic front-end. A static front-end for public resources (profiles and statuses) is also provided.

This repository specifically is for [Plural Café](https://plural.cafe) and is a fork of a fork based on [Mastodon Glitch Edition](https://github.com/glitch-soc/mastodon). Documentation for Mastodon Glitch Edition [can be found here](https://glitch-soc.github.io/docs/).