A new release of the decentralized social network building platform Hubzilla 5.2 has been unveiled. The project provides a communication server that integrates with web publishing systems, equipped with a transparent identification system and access control tools in the decentralized Fediverse networks. The project's code is written in PHP and JavaScript and is distributed under the MIT license.
Hubzilla has a unified authentication system that works as a social network, forums, discussion groups, wikis, article publishing systems, and websites. Federated interaction is based on its own Zot protocol, which implements the WebMTA concept for content delivery through the WWW in decentralized networks and provides a number of unique features, including transparent end-to-end authentication 'Nomadic Identity' within the Zot network, as well as a cloning function to provide fully identical entry points and sets of user data across various nodes in the network. It supports interaction with other Fediverse networks using the ActivityPub, Diaspora, DFRN, and OStatus protocols. Hubzilla's file storage is also accessible via the WebDAV protocol. Additionally, the system supports working with events and calendars through CalDAV, as well as address books using CardDAV.
In the 2 months since the release of the previous major version 5.2, numerous fixes and changes have been made to the code, among which, besides traditional bug fixes and improvements, the following stand out:
- Switching to the use of the file system as the default storage for images. Previously, a database was used for this purpose. Support for selecting the storage type is now also extended to imported items from external sources. servers Profile avatars.
- Support for importing any external publications from networks based on Zot, Diaspora, and Activitypub protocols via a search string.
- Experimental support for data import-export between Hubzilla and Zap. A reference version of the Zot protocol is currently being developed within the latter.
- The system's performance has been improved for loading main pages through an internal caching mechanism and offloading several processes that may slow down display on large or low-powered hubs to background processes. servers Support for the latest version of PHP 8 has been announced.
- A new release of the decentralized social network building platform Hubzilla 5.2 has been unveiled.
Source: opennet.ru
