PieFed - Federated forum software

PieFed is an open-source, federated forum and link-aggregation platform (an alternative to Lemmy) designed for self-hosting and federation across ActivityPub-compatible systems. PieFed is presented as ad-free, privacy-respecting software intended to be run as independent instances. (join.piefed.social)

The project is implemented in Python using the Flask framework, is AGPL-licensed, and is documented for developers and server administrators to self-host or contribute to the codebase. (join.piefed.social)

PieFed was created and is primarily led by developer Rimu Atkinson — the project pages and the author’s portfolio identify Rimu as the original developer and maintainer, and the site copyright is attributed to Rimu (project stewardship is community-oriented). (rimu.geek.nz)

Active development and feature updates (for example federation improvements, OAuth, media storage options, and S3/R2 integration) are documented in project posts and development updates, reflecting ongoing community contribution and operation of multiple hosted instances worldwide (e.g., piefed.social and other instances). This demonstrates that while development started with a New Zealand-based author, the software is produced, hosted, and contributed to globally. (piefed.social)

Because PieFed is free, open-source software rather than a commercial, manufactured physical product, there is no single corporate manufacturer — ultimate ownership is effectively community-driven with primary stewardship by the original developer (Rimu Atkinson), headquartered/located in New Zealand. (join.piefed.social)