I'm sure it still has a ways to go and adoption is key but this just sounds like what the internet honestly needs to fundamentally exist
This isn't just about connecting platforms—it's about fundamentally rethinking how social media works. Instead of being trapped in walled gardens, your content, your followers, and your identity can move freely across the open web.
Fb does not work from my phone, it gets glitchier every year. They are too busy on their stupid metaverse and counting their money to fix those glitches apparently.
For anyone else who was thinking of starting an instance, local storage is still a no-go right now
S3-Compatible Storage Required Currently, Loops requires an S3-compatible filesystem (like AWS S3, MinIO, or DigitalOcean Spaces) for avatar and video storage. Support for local storage is on the way but is not yet implemented. Please ensure you have S3 credentials ready before proceeding.
I donated sometime during the big fundraiser in January or so. It took a while but they did release server code a few months ago, and it's nice to see that it'll federate with other services soon.
did they fix the feed and algorithm issues yet? or is it still doing the thing where it shows you the same feed every time you open the app.
edit: just reinstalled to check. it doesn't seem to have been updated since February and the feed issue still persists. that is a shame. I hope they can fix it.
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crumbguzzler5000@feddit.org · 71 pts · 309d
I'm sure it still has a ways to go and adoption is key but this just sounds like what the internet honestly needs to fundamentally exist
ByteMe@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 309d
I agree. For example there are some groups on fb I would like to be a part of but I hate the fact that I have to have a fb account
Cassanderer@thelemmy.club · 7 pts · 309d
Fb does not work from my phone, it gets glitchier every year. They are too busy on their stupid metaverse and counting their money to fix those glitches apparently.
Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com · 1 pts · 308d
I just use https://m.facebook.com/ lol
Cassanderer@thelemmy.club · 1 pts · 303d
That is the site it forwards yo, glitchy as hell from here.
mrdown@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 309d
Does that mean it has full portsbility and can transfer sll uploads to a new instances
DmMacniel@feddit.org · 46 pts · 310d
Very nice. Welcome to the party.
box464@piefed.social · 43 pts · 309d
OpenStars@piefed.social · 2 pts · 305d
So... another year then?
Damage@feddit.it · 42 pts · 310d
"Loops is a short video sharing platform."
Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 309d
Is it like some FOSS Tiktok alternative?
dontsayaword@piefed.social · 18 pts · 309d
Precisely
Damage@feddit.it · 8 pts · 309d
No clue, I just followed a couple of links deep and found that description. I guess TikTok/ Vine.
gedaliyah@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 310d
This is great! I may get back into this. Does anyone know if there is a directory of instances?
0_0@sopuli.xyz · 28 pts · 310d
https://fedidb.com/software/loops is the only one I found so far
gedaliyah@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 309d
Fantastic. Looks like there are a few that people have spun up. Thanks!
ByteMe@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 310d
I have no idea but I doubt there any, federation just happened. Could be wrong tho
Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com · 8 pts · 309d
Also https://loops.fediverse.observer/list
MrQuallzin@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 309d
For anyone else who was thinking of starting an instance, local storage is still a no-go right now
smiletolerantly@awful.systems · 19 pts · 309d
To be fair, you can simply selfhost MinIO.
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 309d
Yeah, I wouldn't bother implementing local storage if I could easily roll a local S3 in the docker-compose.yaml.
LedgeDrop@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 309d
Cloudflare provides 10 GB of free (forever) S3 compatible storage too.
smiletolerantly@awful.systems · 13 pts · 309d
Yeah but why would I make myself dependent on Cloudflare.
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 309d
Yes
MrQuallzin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 309d
Good to know, thank you! I haven't touched S3 storage yet in my self hosting journey
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 309d
It's an exciting world of file-to-object-to-file thunking. I'm surprised when it all works.
meldrik@lemmy.wtf · 15 pts · 309d
Can people even setup their own Loops instance yet?
GeraltvonNVIDIA@lemmy.ml · 18 pts · 309d
I have Seen a post that it should be able by now, yeah.
Edit:
Installation-Guide: https://github.com/joinloops/loops-server?tab=readme-ov-file
Didnt host my own instance yet, but it looks like you could build your own.Would also make sense because its v1-beta release.
Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com · 15 pts · 309d
Looks like it
https://loops.fediverse.observer/list
https://fedidb.com/software/loops
Chivera@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 308d
Bröther may I have some lööps?
JupiterRowland@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 280d
Like this?
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 309d
And if anyone is on iOS and wants to give their beta app a spin:
https://testflight.apple.com/join/d7aPfftU
blazeknave@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 309d
Any fellow kickstarters round these parts?? 👋
Dreaming_Novaling@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 309d
I donated sometime during the big fundraiser in January or so. It took a while but they did release server code a few months ago, and it's nice to see that it'll federate with other services soon.
ByteMe@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 309d
Elaborate:))
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 309d
We're here.
danc4498@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 309d
Are there apps for this yet?
CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 309d
There is one you have to sign up for on their site. I'm assuming it'll be GA shortly.
Purple_haze666@piefed.world · 1 pts · 288d
Purple_haze666@piefed.world · 1 pts · 288d
Nima@leminal.space · 5 pts · 309d
did they fix the feed and algorithm issues yet? or is it still doing the thing where it shows you the same feed every time you open the app.
edit: just reinstalled to check. it doesn't seem to have been updated since February and the feed issue still persists. that is a shame. I hope they can fix it.
Dequei@piefed.social · 1 pts · 308d
Android app update is the next thing. They are active on Discord.
Tune@lemmy.today · 0 pts · 308d
Loops doesn't have an algorithm, it just shows you the most recent videos uploaded to Loops. At least, in the For You tab anyways.
Nima@leminal.space · 1 pts · 308d
ahhh well. hopefully that changes to give a bit more usability. but thank you. good to know.