Get started with Keyboard Vagabond
New to the fediverse? This guide walks you through signing up on Keyboard Vagabond and customizing your feed. Accounts require manual approval to prevent spam—allow a little time after you sign up. For background on how the community works, see our about page.
Join a Keyboard Vagabond service
If you want to make Keyboard Vagabond your home, sign up on Piefed, Pixelfed, Mastodon, Bookwyrm, or Write Freely. Then start customizing your feed.
Piefed
Browse the home page to see all known posts, or click the Local button to see posts made on this server.
Expand the explore menu to see collections of communities.
Mastodon
After creating your account, head over to fedidevs.com/starter-packs and search for accounts that fit your interests.
You can also visit the Explore page to see trending hashtags to follow. Try searching for hashtags like #travel, #travelphotography, or #EscapeFlights.
Expanding what you see
Keyboard Vagabond is a smaller server, and the fediverse works by sharing what each instance follows. Larger instances may have more content visible by default, but that does not mean they are better. You can explore other servers, create accounts elsewhere, or subscribe to users and communities so their posts show up here.
Other fediverse servers
- Piefed Instance Chooser — find other Piefed servers. Piefed.social is the flagship instance.
- Join Lemmy — the original Reddit alternative, with Lemmy.zip as a popular choice.
- Join Mastodon — Twitter alternative; Mastodon.social is the flagship instance.
- Join Pixelfed — photo sharing / Instagram alternative; Pixelfed.social is the flagship instance.
Codes of Conduct
While corporate media is primarily interested in the Terms of Service, the fediverse cares about the Code of Conduct—the agreement for how we treat each other and what behavior is and is not tolerated. Each instance should have one, including those of Keyboard Vagabond. These agreements help us create welcoming spaces that are free of harassment and bigotry.
Creating your experience
In the fediverse, there are no algorithms. No one is trying to harvest your data or monetize your attention. You control what you see by choosing who and what to follow. On Piefed, use the Explore button, Posts/Hashtags/News tabs, local communities, and topics to discover nomad-focused content.
