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Welcome to Pinka 🦋

Pinka is a highly available, ActivityPub-powered commenting system that bridges the gap between web comments and the Fediverse. Perfect for blogs looking to engage with Mastodon and other ActivityPub-compatible platforms.

What Pinka can do

  • ActivityPub integration: Seamlessly federate with Mastodon and other Fediverse platforms.
  • Easy setup: RESTful API for comment management and drop-in web components for instant commenting functionality.
  • Highly customizable: Flexible MiniJinja templating system and fully customizable via CSS.
  • Built for reliability: Raft-based clustering powered by Ractor actor system, self-healing data replication, and robust comment moderation system.
  • Zero external dependencies: Powered by Fjall, an embedded key/value database, with no external database setup or management required.

Getting started

Ready to dive in? Check out our getting started guide to set up Pinka and start integrating it with your site.

Why Pinka?

Pinka is designed to be simple to deploy and easy to maintain. With its embedded Fjall database and Ractor-based clustering, you don't need to worry about setting up external databases, complex deployment procedures, additional infrastructure costs, or cluster coordination complexity. Just deploy and run!