# Nextcloud Social **πŸŽ‰ Nextcloud becomes part of the federated social networks!** The app is in alpha stage, so it’s time for you to [get involved! πŸ‘©β€πŸ’»](https://github.com/nextcloud/social#development-setup) Some requirements in this alpha stage are that your Nextcloud: - must use a real SSL certificate - must be accessible from the internet - must run on the default port Mockup: ![](img/screenshot.png) - **πŸ™‹ Find your friends:** No matter if they use Nextcloud, [🐘 Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org), [πŸ‡« Friendica](https://friendi.ca), and soon [✱ Diaspora](https://joindiaspora.com), [πŸ‘Ή MediaGoblin](https://www.mediagoblin.org) and more – you can follow them! - **πŸ“œ Profile info:** No need to fill out more profiles – your info from Nextcloud will be used and extended. - **πŸ‘ Own your posts:** Everything you post stays on your Nextcloud! - **πŸ•Έ Open standards:** We use the established [ActivityPub](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActivityPub) standard! ## Development setup 1. ☁ Clone the app into the `apps` folder of your Nextcloud: `git clone https://github.com/nextcloud/social.git` 2. πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» Run `make dev-setup` to install the dependencies 3. πŸ— To build the Javascript whenever you make changes, run `make build-js` 4. βœ… Enable the app through the app management of your Nextcloud 5. πŸŽ‰ Partytime! Help fix [some issues](https://github.com/nextcloud/social/issues) and [review pull requests](https://github.com/nextcloud/social/pulls) πŸ‘ ![](img/social-promo.png)