ACTIVITYPUB(7) | Miscellaneous Information Manual | ACTIVITYPUB(7)

# NAME

`activitypub` — notes about the azorius implementation

# DESCRIPTION

The azorius(1) server processes activities using the `ActivityPub` protocol to exchange messages with other servers. The specification is subject to interpretation, and not all implementations behave in the same way. This document attempts to clarify azorius's behavior. It is not intended to be a complete description of `ActivityPub`, but may be useful as a guide to other implementors looking to interoperate.

## OBJECTS

The following object or document types are supported.

Page
  Used for posts. This is the object that azorius expects to receive for posts and links.
Note
  Used for comments. Will not in general work as replacement for Page.
ChatMessage
  Used for chat.

Azorius primarily supports HTML content, not markdown or other formats, with a wide range of permitted HTML tags in object content fields.

## ACTIVITIES

The following activities are supported.

Create
  Supported.
Announce
  Groups will forward activities to followers using Announce.
Follow
  Can follow both groups and persons.
Update
  Supported.
Delete
  Does what it can.
Like
  Not yet implemented.

## METADATA

The following additional object types are supported, typically as tag or attachment.

Link
  The URL link for a Page.
Image
  For attached images.
Document
  As a variant of Image.
Hashtag
  Limited.

## SECURITY

Azorius uses http signatures.

## WEBFINGER

Azorius implements the webfinger end point but it is not required for federation.

# SEE ALSO

intro(1), azorius(1)

# STANDARDS

ActivityPub

Activity Vocabulary

# CAVEATS

The ActivityPub standard is subject to interpretation.

August 19, 2024 | Debian