Diaspora/Website

Welcome to our “Getting started” guide. If you’ve found your way to this page, you’ve probably either just signed up to diaspora* or you’re thinking of doing so. In this series of tutorials we’ll walk you through the sign-up process and get you acquainted with the basics of how diaspora* works. We hope you find it useful, and that you enjoy using diaspora*!

Finding a pod

To help you choose which pod is best for you, have a look at our %{wiki_link} to help you.

guide to choosing a pod

Registration

Finish registration by clicking <span class="click">Continue</span> to create and access your brand new diaspora* seed!

diaspora* HQ

Enter the name you want displayed on screen in the first field.

That’s it!

Part 2 – The interface

Using the interface

Because of the decentralized and open-source nature of diaspora*, it is possible for pod administrators to customize their pods. Therefore, depending on which pod you’re on, the interface might look very slightly different to how it’s described here. However, the essential elements should all be present, even if they are arranged slightly differently.

The main interface can be divided into four parts.

At the top of the screen is the header bar, which always remains in place, even when you scroll down the page. This header bar contains:

The different views available in diaspora* are:

The stream

Posts in the stream are ordered according to the time of the original post.

@Mentions

Profile view

Part 3 – Aspects