When you’re using lemmy or mastodon, you don’t have to use the website. You can use an app that goes from your fingers to the server without needing a browser and a website to exchange the information.
So most if not all the instances of the fediverse are also a website if you need to use it. But not every website is an instance of the fediverse.
Instances are websites. Federation just means that they can automatically communicate directly between multiple intakes, and share information without requiring user interaction.
All this happens via APIs. Any website that implements ActivityPub APIs properly can federate with other sites as part of the fediverse.
When you’re using lemmy or mastodon, you don’t have to use the website. You can use an app that goes from your fingers to the server without needing a browser and a website to exchange the information.
So most if not all the instances of the fediverse are also a website if you need to use it. But not every website is an instance of the fediverse.
In this regard, can a singular website function like a unique instance of the fediverse ?
Instances are websites. Federation just means that they can automatically communicate directly between multiple intakes, and share information without requiring user interaction.
All this happens via APIs. Any website that implements ActivityPub APIs properly can federate with other sites as part of the fediverse.
Yes, WordPress and Ghost websites are able to share their posts via ActivityPub, so people can follow them through Mastodon-like Fedi apps.