Emissary is a work in progress, but we’re making incredible progress. Here are some of high-level goals for the initial version, and where we are on each of them. For a more detailed view, you’re welcome to come visit the project kanban and GitHub page.
Content: Core
| Title |
Description |
Status |
| Create and Share |
Making a website is fast and easy |
READY |
| Private Group Sites |
Make a collaborative site with many users |
READY |
| Themes |
Swappable themes for every domain |
READY |
| Templates |
Custom, downloadable templates for every content type |
READY |
| Widgets |
Interchangeable widgets to mark up pages |
READY |
| Workflow |
Customizable workflow rules based on swappable actions |
READY |
| Image Uploads |
Upload and transcode images |
READY |
| Supported Storage Providers |
Local Filesystem, AWS |
READY |
| Security |
Simple access settings for most cases |
READY |
| Audio Uploads |
Upload and transcode audio files |
- |
| Video Uploads |
Upload and transcode video files |
- |
| Additional Storage Providers |
Azure, Google, Dropbox |
- |
Content: Templates
| Title |
Description |
Status |
| WYSIWIG Editor |
Uses block based Editor.js |
READY |
| Markdown Editor |
Uses Easy-MDE |
READY |
| Folders |
Display child streams in several layouts. For Blogs/Podcasts/Directories |
PREVIEW |
| Photo Gallery |
Displays photos in a few different formats. |
PREVIEW |
| Chat/Forum |
Realtime chat room/forum features using streams. |
- |
Social: General
| Title |
Description |
Status |
| Post |
Create and edit new posts in your timeline |
PREVIEW |
| Follow |
Follow others’ posts |
PREVIEW |
| Block |
Block malicious or abusive users |
PREVIEW |
| Syndicate In |
Pull posts from other networks into Emissary |
PREVIEW |
| Syndicate Out |
Forward posts from Emissary to other networks |
PREVIEW |
| Profiles+ |
Like site themes, allow users to choose their profile template |
- |
| WebRTC |
Private Video Conferencing |
- |
Social: RSS Reader
| Title |
Description |
Status |
| RSS Poll |
Poll RSS Feeds for updates |
READY |
| WebSub Basic |
Realtime push via WebSub |
READY |
| WebSub Advanced |
Use WebSub “fat pings” |
- |
| RSSCloud |
Realtime push via RSS-Cloud |
- |
Social: ActivityPub
| Title |
Description |
Status |
| Self-Federation |
Connects to other Emissary servers |
READY |
| Federate with Mastodon |
Send/Receive posts, replies, and likes |
READY |
| Federate with PixelFed |
Send/Receive posts, replies, and likes |
PREVIEW |
| Federate with Mitra |
Custom work to validate Mitra -flavored ActivityPub |
PREVIEW |
| Federate with PeerTube |
Custom work to validate PeerTube-flavored ActivityPub |
PREVIEW |
Social: Content Actors
Streams in Emissary can be their own ActivityPub actors, and can respond to external events according to pre-defined rules.
| Title |
Description |
Status |
| Relay Responses |
Pages can boost responses to followers |
PREVIEW |
| Relay Child Streams |
Pages can boost any child pages to followers |
PREVIEW |
| Followers Only |
Limit boosts to content from followers only |
PREVIEW |
| Manage Followers |
Choose who can (and can’t) follow a content actor |
- |
Social: IndieWeb
| Title |
Description |
Status |
| IndieAuth |
rel=me tags in personal profiles |
READY |
| IndieAuth+ |
Social sign in via external services |
- |
| MicroFormats |
Default templates coded with Microformats |
READY |
| WebMentions |
Sends/Receive WebMention updates |
PREVIEW |
| WebMentions+ |
Collect/display mentions in personal inbox |
IN PROGRESS |
Social: Next
Emerging social networking standards (BlueSky?, Scuttlebutt? Willow?) should fit nicely into Emissary’s existing architecture. We will evaluate each to determine our future strategy.
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