Federated Personal Digital Platform

What is FPDP?

FPDP is a self-hosted, federated personal digital platform that gives every individual their own internet node — not just another profile on a central platform. Each FPDP instance is an independent node with its own domain, identity, content, and connections.

• Own your domain — Your identity lives at your domain, not on a platform you don't control.
• Own your content — Posts, articles, media, and data stay on your node.
• Own your connections — Follow other nodes, share content, and build a federated network.
• Own your commerce — Choose your payment gateway, sell products, and accept payments.

How Federation Works

Every FPDP node speaks a common protocol (ActivityPub-compatible) to communicate with other nodes. This creates a federated network without a central server.

• Node identity — Each node has a cryptographic key pair for signing activities.
• Follow — User A on node A can follow User B on node B by sending a signed Follow activity.
• Content delivery — When User B publishes a post, node B delivers it to all accepted followers.
• Timeline — Each user sees a unified timeline of local, external, and federated content.

How to Connect

To connect with other FPDP nodes or ActivityPub-compatible platforms (like Mastodon, Pixelfed):

1. Get a node — Deploy FPDP on your own domain (see GitHub).
2. Set up your profile — Create your handle, display name, and bio.
3. Find other users — Each FPDP profile is accessible at /@{handle} on its domain.
4. Connect — Send a follow request to another user's federated address (@user@domain).
5. Publish — Create posts on your node. They will be delivered to your followers automatically.

Federation is open — any compatible node can join the network without asking permission.

Current Status

FPDP is in active development. Below is the implementation status of federation features: