Instance information

## Instance information

This is our Sharkey instance, managed by @sneexy. This is our general information page about our instance, most info here is shared with our other instances.

Sharkey is a "microblogging"-based social networking software that connects over ActivityPub to federate over the internet with other AP-based software and instances in the world such as Mastodon. Sharkey itself is a soft-fork of Misskey, so you recieve all of the features Misskey has, such as quote posts and emoji reactions, with extra features and fixes Sharkey puts on top.

We have a sibling Iceshrimp instance running over at beeping.synth.download if a more "traditional", Mastodon-compatible based experience is more your speed.

This instance is invite only to ensure that things don't get out of control here, in terms of both becoming a moderation hassle and requiring heavy maintenance, as well as ensuring this instance continues to run smoothly and for the foreseeable future.

If you would like to register, and are a well-known creature of, please go beep at @sneexy! You may also ask anyone else on this instance to vouch for you. Invite codes/Acceptance is not always guaranteed, but feel free to ask. Please don't let this be discouragement for asking.

We have a Signal group chat for general, random discussion as well as having direct contact with instance admins, and to serve as a place for any direct or maintenance announcements.

For the record: We are running stock, upstream Sharkey. We are not running/maintaining a fork! Any and all modifications and shenanigans we do on here are either served through our reverse proxy or done via Sharkey's `customHtml` configuration and custom CSS.