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-* **[Why do I getting warnings about certificates?](help/FAQ#ssl)**
+* **[Where I can find help?](help/FAQ#help)**
+* **[Why do I get warnings about certificates?](help/FAQ#ssl)**
* **[How can I upload images, files, links, videos and sound files to posts?](help/FAQ#upload)**
* **[Is it possible to have different avatars per profile?](help/FAQ#avatars)**
* **[How can I view Friendica in a certain language?](help/FAQ#language)**
-* **[What is the difference between blocked|ignored|archived|hidden contacts?](help/FAQ#contacts)**
+* **[How do blocked, ignored, archived and hidden contacts behave?](help/FAQ#contacts)**
* **[What happens when an account is removed? Is it truly deleted?](help/FAQ#removed)**
* **[Can I subscribe to a hashtag?](help/FAQ#hashtag)**
-* **[How to create a RSS feed of the stream?](help/FAQ#rss)**
-* **[Are there any clients for friendica I can use?](help/FAQ#clients)**
-* **[Where I can find help?](help/FAQ#help)**
+* **[How to create an RSS feed of the stream?](help/FAQ#rss)**
+* **[What friendica clients can I use?](help/FAQ#clients)**
+
+
+<a name="help"></a>
+
+### Where I can find help?
-Admins
+If this FAQ does not answer your question you can always reach out to the community via the following options:
-* **[Can I configure multiple domains with the same code instance?](help/FAQ#multiple)**
-* **[Where can I find the source code of friendica, addons and themes?](help/FAQ#sources)**
-* **[I've changed the my email address now the admin panel is gone?](help/FAQ#adminaccount1)**
-* **[Can there be more then just one admin for a node?](help/FAQ#adminaccount2)**
-* **[The Database structure seems not to be updated. What can I do?](help/FAQ#dbupdate)**
+ * Friendica Support Group: [@helpers@forum.friendi.ca](https://forum.friendi.ca/~helpers)
+ * Community chat rooms (the IRC, Matrix and XMPP rooms are bridged) these public chats are logged [from IRC](https://gnusociarg.nsupdate.info/2021/%23friendica/) and [Matrix](https://view.matrix.org/alias/%23friendi.ca:matrix.org/)
+ * XMPP: support(at)forum.friendi.ca
+ * IRC: #friendica at [libera.chat](https://web.libera.chat/?channels=#friendica)
+ * Matrix: [#friendica-en:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#friendica-en:matrix.org) or [#friendi.ca:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#friendi.ca:matrix.org)
+ * [Mailing List](http://mailman.friendi.ca/mailman/listinfo/support-friendi.ca)
+ <!--- * [XMPP](xmpp:support@forum.friendi.ca?join)
+ https://github.com/github/markup/issues/202
+ https://github.com/gjtorikian/html-pipeline/pull/307
+ https://github.com/github/opensource.guide/pull/807
+ --->
-User
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<a name="ssl"></a>
### Why do I get warnings about SSL certificates?
### How can I upload images, files, links, videos and sound files to posts?
You can upload images from your computer using the [editor](help/Text_editor).
-An overview of all uploaded images is listed at *yourpage.com/photos/profilename*.
+An overview of all uploaded images is listed at *yourpage.com/profile/profilename/photos*.
On that page, you can also upload images directly and choose if your contacts will receive a message about this upload.
Generally, you can attach any kind of file to a post.
You can also add video and audio files to posts.
However, instead of a direct upload you have to use one of the following methods:
-1. Add the video or audio link of a hoster (Youtube, Vimeo, Soundcloud and anyone else with oembed/opengraph-support). Videos will be shown with a preview image you can click on to start. SoundCloud directly inserts a player to your post.
+1. Add the video or audio link of a hoster (YouTube, Vimeo, Soundcloud and anyone else with oembed/opengraph-support). Videos will be shown with a preview image you can click on to start. SoundCloud directly inserts a player to your post.
2. If you have your own server, you can upload multimedia files via FTP and insert the URL.
Example:
- https://social.example.com/profile/example
+ https://social.example.com/profile/example
in German:
https://social.example.com/profile/example?lang=de.
-If the question mark is already in the url you need to do it using a ampersand.
-
-Example:
-
- https://social.example.com/profile/example?tab=profile
-
-in German:
-
- https://social.example.com/profile/example?tab=profile&lang=de.
-
When a certain language is forced, the language remains until session is closed.
<a name="contacts"></a>
-### What is the difference between blocked|ignored|archived|hidden contacts?
+### How do blocked, ignored, archived and hidden contacts behave?
+
+##### Blocked
-We prevent direct communication with **blocked contacts**.
-They are not included in delivery, and their own posts to you are not imported.
-However their conversations with your friends will still be visible in your stream.
+Direct communication will be blocked.
+Blocked contacts are not included in delivery, and their own posts to you are not imported.
+However, their conversations with your friends will still be visible in your stream.
If you remove a contact completely, they can send you another friend request.
Blocked contacts cannot do this. They cannot communicate with you directly, only through friends.
-**Ignored contacts** are included in delivery - they will receive your posts and private messages.
-However we do not import their posts or private messages to you.
+##### Ignored
+
+Ignored contacts are included in delivery and will receive your posts and private messages.
+However, we do not import their posts or private messages to you.
Like blocking, you will still see this person's comments to posts made by your friends.
-An addon called "blockem" can be installed to collapse/hide all posts from a particular person in your stream if you desire complete blocking of an individual, including his/her conversations with your other friends.
+An addon called "blockem" can be installed to collapse/hide all posts from a particular person in your stream if you desire complete blocking of an individual, including their conversations with your other friends.
-An **archived contact** means that communication is not possible and will not be attempted.
-(Perhaps the person moved to a new site and removed the old profile.)
-However unlike blocking, existing posts this person made before being archived will be visible in your stream.
+##### Archived
-A **hidden contact** will not be displayed in any "friend list" (except to you).
-However a hidden contact will appear normally in conversations and this may expose his/her hidden status to anybody who can see the conversation.
+Communication is not possible and will not be attempted.
+However, unlike blocking, existing posts this person made before being archived will be visible in your stream.
-<a name="removed"></a>
-### What happens when an account is removed? Is it truly deleted?
+##### Hidden
-If you delete your account, we will immediately remove all your content on **your** server.
+Contact not be displayed in your public friend list.
+However, a hidden contact will appear normally in conversations and this may expose their hidden status to anybody who can see the conversation.
+
+<a name="removed"></a>
+### What happens when an account is removed?
-Then Friendica issues requests to all your contacts to remove you.
-This will also remove you from the global directory.
-Doing this requires your account and profile still to be "partially" available for up to 24 hours in order to establish contact with all your friends.
-We can block it in several ways so that it appears empty and all profile information erased, but will then wait for 24 hours (or after all of your contacts have been notified) before we can physically remove it.
+If you remove your account, it will be scheduled for permanent deletion in *seven days*.
+As soon as you activate the deletion process you won't be able to log in anymore.
+Only the administrator of your node can halt this process prior to permanent deletion.
-After that, your account is deleted.
+After the elapsed time of seven days, all your posts, messages, photos, and personal information stored on your node will be deleted.
+Your node will also issue removal requests to all your contacts; this will also remove your profile from the global directory if you are listed.
+Your username cannot be reissued for future sign-ups for security reasons.
<a name="hashtag"></a>
### Can I follow a hashtag?
-Yes. Simply add the hash tag to your saved searches.
+Yes. Simply add the hashtag to your saved searches.
The posts will appear on your network page.
For technical reasons, your answers to such posts won't appear on the "personal" tab in the network page and the whole thread isn't accessible via the API.
<a name="rss"></a>
-### How to create a RSS feed of the stream?
+### How to create an RSS feed of the stream?
If you want to share your public page via rss you can use one of the following links:
https://forum.friendi.ca/feed/helpers/comments
<a name="clients"></a>
-### Are there any clients for friendica I can use?
-
-Friendica is using a [Twitter/GNU Social compatible API](help/api), which means you can use any Twitter/GNU Social client for your platform as long as you can change the API path in its settings.
-Here is a list of known working clients:
-
-* Android
- * [Friendiqa](https://github.com/lubuwest/friendiqa) (available in Google Playstore or from a binary repository you can add to [F-Droid](https://freunde.ma-nic.de/display/3e98eba8185a13c5bdbf3d1539646854))
- * AndStatus
- * Twidere
- * Mustard and Mustard-Mod
-* SailfishOS
- * [Friendly](https://openrepos.net/content/fabrixxm/friendly#comment-form)
-* Linux
- * Hotot
- * Choqok
-* MacOS X
- * Hotot
-* Windows
- * [Friendica Mobile](https://www.microsoft.com/de-DE/store/p/friendica-mobile/9nblggh0fhmn?rtc=1) for Windows 10
- * Hotot
-
-Depending on the features of the client you might encounter some glitches in usability, like being limited in the length of your postings to 140 characters and having no access to the [permission settings](help/Groups-and-Privacy).
-
-<a name="help"></a>
-
-### Where I can find help?
+### What friendica clients can I use?
-If you have problems with your Friendica page, you can ask the community at the [Friendica Support Group](https://forum.friendi.ca/profile/helpers).
-If you can't use your default profile you can use an account at a public site [list](https://dir.friendica.social/servers).
+Friendica supports [Mastodon API](help/API-Mastodon) and [Twitter API | gnusocial](help/api).
+This means you can use some of the Mastodon and Twitter clients for Friendica.
+The available features are client specific and may differ.
-In case you do not want to set up another account on Friendica, you can also use one of the following channels to reach out for help:
+#### Android
- * [Friendica Support Forum](https://forum.friendi.ca/~helpers)
- * [Mailing List Archive](http://mailman.friendi.ca/mailman/listinfo/support-friendi.ca) you can subscribe to the list by sending an email to ``support-request(at)friendi.ca?subject=subscribe``
- * XMPP/Jabber MUC: support(at)forum.friendi.ca
- * IRC: #friendica at irc.freenode.net
- * Matrix: #friendi.ca or #friendica at matrix.org
+* [AndStatus](http://andstatus.org) ([F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.andstatus.app), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.andstatus.app))
+* [Fedi](https://github.com/Big-Fig/Fediverse.app) ([Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fediverse.app))
+* [Fedilab](https://fedilab.app) ([F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/app/fr.gouv.etalab.mastodon), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.fedilab.android))
+* [Friendiqa](https://git.friendi.ca/lubuwest/Friendiqa) ([F-Droid](https://git.friendi.ca/lubuwest/Friendiqa#install), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.qtproject.friendiqa))
+* [Husky](https://git.sr.ht/~captainepoch/husky) ([F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=su.xash.husky), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=su.xash.husky))
+* [Mastodon](https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon-android) ([F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.joinmastodon.android/), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.joinmastodon.android))
+* [Subway Tooter](https://github.com/tateisu/SubwayTooter) ([F-Droid](https://android.izzysoft.de/repo/apk/jp.juggler.subwaytooter))
+* [Tooot](https://tooot.app/) ([Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xmflsct.app.tooot))
+* [Tusky](https://tusky.app) ([F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=com.keylesspalace.tusky), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keylesspalace.tusky))
+* [TwidereX](https://github.com/TwidereProject/TwidereX-Android) ([F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.twidere.twiderex/), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twidere.twiderex))
+* [Yuito](https://github.com/accelforce/Yuito) ([Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.accelf.yuito))
-Admin
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+#### iOS
-<a name="multiple"></a>
-### Can I configure multiple domains with the same code instance?
+* [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/apps) ([App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mastodon-for-iphone/id1571998974))
+* [Stella*](https://www.stella-app.net/) ([App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stella-for-mastodon-twitter/id921372048))
+* [Tooot](https://github.com/tooot-app) ([App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1549772269)
+* [TwidereX](https://github.com/TwidereProject/TwidereX-iOS) ([App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/twidere-x/id1530314034))
-No, this function is no longer supported as of Friendica 3.3 onwards.
+#### Linux
-<a name="sources"></a>
-### Where can I find the source code of friendica, addons and themes?
+* [Choqok](https://choqok.kde.org)
+* [Whalebird](https://whalebird.social/en/desktop/contents) ([GitHub](https://github.com/h3poteto/whalebird-desktop))
+* [TheDesk](https://thedesk.top/en/) ([GitHub](https://github.com/cutls/TheDesk))
+* [Toot](https://toot.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)
-You can find the main repository [here](https://github.com/friendica/friendica).
-There you will always find the current stable version of friendica.
-
-Addons are listed at [this page](https://github.com/friendica/friendica-addons).
-
-If you are searching for new themes, you can find them at [Friendica-Themes.com](http://friendica-themes.com/)
-
-<a name="adminaccount1"></a>
-### I've changed my email address now the admin panel is gone?
-
-Have a look into your <tt>config/local.config.php</tt> and fix your email address there.
-
-<a name="adminaccount2"></a>
-### Can there be more then one admin for a node?
-
-Yes.
-You just have to list more then one email address in the
-<tt>config/local.config.php</tt> file.
-The listed emails need to be separated by a comma.
+#### macOS
-<a name="dbupdate">
-### The Database structure seems not to be updated. What can I do?
+* [TheDesk](https://thedesk.top/en/) ([GitHub](https://github.com/cutls/TheDesk))
+* [Whalebird](https://whalebird.social/en/desktop/contents) ([App Store](https://apps.apple.com/de/app/whalebird/id1378283354), [GitHub](https://github.com/h3poteto/whalebird-desktop))
-Please have a look at the Admin panel under [DB updates](/admin/dbsync/) and follow the link to *check database structure*.
-This will start a background process to check if the structure is up to the current definition.
+#### Windows
-You can manually execute the structure update from the CLI in the base directory of your Friendica installation by running the following command:
+* [TheDesk](https://thedesk.top/en/) ([GitHub](https://github.com/cutls/TheDesk))
+* [Whalebird](https://whalebird.social/en/desktop/contents) ([Website Download](https://whalebird.social/en/desktop/contents/downloads#windows), [GitHub](https://github.com/h3poteto/whalebird-desktop))
- bin/console dbstructure update
+#### Web Frontend
-if there occur any errors, please contact the [support forum](https://forum.friendi.ca/profile/helpers).
+* [Halcyon](https://www.halcyon.social/)
+* [Pinafore](https://github.com/nolanlawson/pinafore)
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