In the end, I was able to sign in directly from the app with the version I am using. I had already done the setup on the server

Thanks, got it!

How do I know the IP address of my phone? It’s different on an internal network, right? As opposed to the IP address on the internet?

Hm, I tried both of these. Still no luck. Thanks!

Could it be different that what the phone detects? How would I find it?

Edit: Narrator: “It was different.”

What does it mean to ping? Is that a bash command? Sorry if that’s a really basic question.

Yes, the app automatically checks the default ports as well.

The browser just loads indefinitely.

It is connected to the same WiFi, syncthing is also connected and working between server and phone. It does detect the server from the phone and shows it by name. I set it up on the server as a docker container if that matters.

Lots of apps have slight modifications in F-Droid. Like Telegram for instance.

The folks at F-Droid have said that Signal would certainly qualify, but Signal doesn’t want multiple channels out there. F-Droid is just honoring their wishes.

Add some green tabasco to Heinz ketchup for a little kick of flavor and spice

The really stupid thing is that everyone knows Netflix succeeded by offering - for the first time - a better product than piracy. A decade ago, Netflix offered a huge library of high quality, ad free content, which was easy to navigate and relatively free of bugs and viruses. People signed up because it was better than piracy where content could be difficult to find, time consuming to download or slow to buffer, with risks of malware or questionable websites.

People are willing to pay for a better experience that supports the people making art and entertainment.

Netflix already knows how to do this, built a company around it and launched an industry based on the knowledge that people will pay for a product that is better than free options. Now, it’s gone all the way back around. Streaming services are fragmented and expensive, content is hard to find and disappears without warning, streaming apps don’t always work on the devices they’re supposed to, quality gets unexpectedly throttled, and the ads are inescapable and unskippable.

Threads just sounds like Mastodon with extra steps.

Skip it and go to mastodon.social (then move instances once you get to know the platform)