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Hey Fediverse! The changes have been coming fast and furious, so much happening that we couldn’t keep up with individual posts! But here we are with something big to share. BadgeFed 0.0.2 is Live! After incredible feedback from our community (huge thanks to @[email protected] for the contributions to @badgefed, it became clear we needed a new release. Download BadgeFed 0.0.2 here → What’s New 🐳 Docker-Ready We’ve restructured everything for easier deployment. Now you can mount all persistent storage cleanly. ...

We are VERY excited about all the features landing in the next release! However, we’re also introducing one big breaking change—and that’s the purpose of this post. WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE USING BADGEFED TO CREATE A DATABASE BACKUP BEFORE UPGRADING. (GO, do it now, we will wait for you and then continue reading this post.) Don’t worry: if you forget, chances are you won’t lose data, but recovery may be trickier. If you can, please back up first. ...

Hey Fediverse! 👋 We’ve been quiet… but not idle. Forget waiting for long blog posts, time for micro updates. Today’s news: We’ve got a few BadgeFed instances live and federating! 🏅 To make it happen, we did a hardcore backend rewrite to support multiple domains on a single machine. For most, it’s a niche cost-saving move, but it might be useful for others too. Under the hood: each domain runs its own SQLite DB, with backups in place. ...

Hey Fediverse! 👋 We just wrapped up an amazing FediForum June 2025 a week ago, and BadgeFed was right in the thick of it! Here’s a recap of what we did, what we learned, and what’s next for decentralized badges. BadgeFed at FediForum: Unconferences & Speed Demos BadgeFed had the honor of presenting and hosting two unconference sessions and showing off our work in one speed demo slots (watch the demo). The energy was fantastic; lots of curiosity, sharp questions, and a real hunger for open standards in the credentialing space. ...

Hey Fediverse! 👋 Two weeks have passed and here we have another update from the BadgeFed burrow! Here’s what’s new, brewing, and how you can jump in if you’re feeling adventurous. Early Bits of Decentralization We’ve started the very first steps toward decentralization! 🛰️ Right now, we’re planning to add two more test instances to push federation further. That said—there are still no controls for blocking, defederating, moderating, or deleting yet. So we’re not opening it up publicly just yet (BadgeFed isn’t ready for the wild west). ...

Hey Fediverse! 👋 Big news—BadgeFed is officially growing out of its prototype phase. This is your periodic (weekly? monthly? vibes-based?) update on what’s new, what’s brewing, and what we need help with. Real Badges, Real People We’ve issued around 25 badges—our first batch we consider real! 🎉 Out of those, about 10 were accepted. Folks who accepted should’ve received a private notification. If you didn’t, check your inbox or let us know! ...

Hey Fediverse, we’ve got some exciting news—BadgeFed is moving out of the prototype phase! That’s right, what started as a scrappy proof-of-concept is now becoming a real, structured, and (dare we say) polished federated badge system. And since we believe in working out in the open, we want to share our roadmap with you. The Big Three Priorities 🏆 We’re focusing on three major areas to take BadgeFed from “hey, this kinda works” to “oh wow, this is actually usable.” ...

In the ever-evolving world of digital credentials, we’ve seen centralized platforms like Credly dominate the badge and certification space. But what if we could flip the script? What if badges could be decentralized, self-certified, and issued directly by organizations in the Fediverse? By reusing the social graph already present in the Fediverse, we can enable a seamless integration of badges into the networks people are already part of. Instead of creating new, siloed systems for certification, we can utilize the trusted connections and relationships within platforms like Mastodon to issue and verify badges. It’s about making the credentialing process as decentralized and open as the social interactions we have online today. ...