Fake Firehose

This project generates the mythical "firehose" relay that small Mastodon instances look for, at least to get content.

It's a little crazy.

Find a better way to do it and issue a pull request, or just tell me where your new repo is :)

How to run it

In the config folder there are three files

• domains-federated
• domains-local
• hashtags

If you want the full on public feed from an instance, put it in the domains-federated file, one domain per line

If you only want the local feed from an instance, put it on the domains-local file, one domain per line

If you want to follow a hash tag you either either add a hashtag after an instance in domains-federated or domains-local

For example: if in domains-fedarated you put mastodon.social #JohnMastodon a stream will open to watch for the hashtag #JohnMastodon on the public stream from mastodon.social

Another example: if in domains-local you put infosec.exchange #hacker a stream will open to watch for the hashtag #hacker on the local stream from infosec.exchange

Docker

Build docker

Run docker

The hashtags file

If you put ANY hashtags in here a stream will be opened for every host in the domains-federated and domains-local file.

Example: domains-federated content:

mastodon.social
mas.to

domains-local content:

aus.social
mastodon.nz

hashtags content:

JohnMastodon
Mastodon

will result in the following streams all opening:

https://mastodon.social/api/v1/streaming/hashtag?tag=JohnMastodon
https://mas.to/api/v1/streaming/hashtag?tag=JohnMastodon
https://aus.social/api/v1/streaming/hashtag?tag=JohnMastodon
https://mastodon.nz/api/v1/streaming/hashtag?tag=JohnMastodon
https://mastodon.social/api/v1/streaming/hashtag?tag=Mastodon
https://mas.to/api/v1/streaming/hashtag?tag=Mastodon
https://aus.social/api/v1/streaming/hashtag?tag=Mastodon
https://mastodon.nz/api/v1/streaming/hashtag?tag=Mastodon

If you had a total of 5 lines in domains-federated and domains-local plus 3 entries in hashtags there would 5x5x3 = 75 new streams.

I mean, you can do it, but you won't need your central heating system any more.