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Documentation
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Source
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API
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Blog
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Donation
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[
Documentation
](https://docs-develop.pleroma.social/)[
Source
](https://git.pleroma.social/)[
API
](https://api.pleroma.social/)[
Blog
](/blog/)[
News
](/announcements/)[
Donation
](https://liberapay.com/Pleroma-euro/)
Pleroma
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Free and open communication for everyone. Pleroma is social networking software compatible with other Fediverse software such as [Misskey](https://join.misskey.page/en/), [Pixelfed](https://pixelfed.org/), [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/) and many [others](https://fediverse.party/).
For a friendly introduction to Pleroma and the Fediverse, check [The Big Pleroma and Fediverse FAQ](/blog/2021/01/13/the-big-pleroma-and-fediverse-faq/) and read [What is Pleroma?](https://blog.soykaf.com/post/what-is-pleroma/)
Getting Started
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Start using Pleroma by joining an existing Pleroma instance or check the installation guide to setting up your own server.
[Join an Instance](#featured-instances) [Installation Guide](https://docs.pleroma.social/backend/installation/otp_en/)
About Pleroma
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You can check for the latest release via the [Announcements](/announcements/).
Pleroma is free software, all development and issue tracking happens over at [the project's GitLab instance](https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma/).
There are multiple frontends to use with Pleroma to suit all kinds user preferences:
* [Pleroma FE](https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma-fe/), our 'official' highly customizable frontend.
* [Soapbox](https://soapbox.pub/), a simple easy to learn and use alternative.
* [Glitch-lily](https://lily-is.land/infra/glitch-lily/), a Pleroma focused fork of [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/)'s multi column frontend, forked from [Glitch Social](https://github.com/glitch-soc/mastodon/).
Featured Instances
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Want to try Pleroma out? Here's a example list of public instances. Due to large amount of new registrations and low staffing of admins/moderators registrations might be closed at a given time and you might want to wait or ask for an invite.
* [udongein.xyz](https://udongein.xyz/about), community-ran server
* [ebin club's pleroma server](https://post.ebin.club/about), server run by one of the devs (invite-only, might have open registration days)
Run a public server and want to be on this list? Contact us on IRC.
Other helpful resources
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* [Statistics of pleroma instances](https://the-federation.info/pleroma)
* [#pleroma](irc://irc.libera.chat:6697/#pleroma) and [#pleroma-dev](irc://irc.libera.chat:6697/#pleroma-dev) IRC channels on [libera](https://libera.chat/)
* [#pleroma](https://matrix.to/#/#irc_irc.libera.chat_pleroma:tusooa.xyz) and [#pleroma-dev](https://matrix.to/#/#irc_irc.libera.chat_pleroma-dev:tusooa.xyz) Matrix channels (bridged with IRC)
Contact
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You can contact us via email at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).