# Barkey [![status-badge](https://ci.zima.ong/api/badges/1/status.svg?branch=stable)](https://ci.zima.ong/repos/1/branches/stable) Barkey is Sharkey with a few minor tweaks. It was created as a personal project so that I can learn some development fundamentals, and is used in production on [yeentown](https://yeen.town). For several reasons, I **highly encourage** you to use Sharkey instead of this fork. > ⚠️ I have temporarily stopped creating arm64 images due to the ridiculous time it takes to build in QEMU. These will be back in the future when I am able to set up an arm64 node. If you require arm builds, please build from source for the time being. Thank you for your understanding. ---
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## ✨ Features - **ActivityPub support**\ Not on Sharkey? No problem! Not only can Sharkey instances talk to each other, but you can make friends with people on other networks like Mastodon and Pixelfed! - **Federated Backgrounds and Music status**\ You can add a background to your profile as well as a music status via ListenBrainz, show everyone what music you are currently listening to - **Mastodon API**\ Sharkey implements the Mastodon API unlike normal Misskey - **UI/UX Improvements**\ Sharkey makes some UI/UX improvements to make it easier to navigate - **Sign-Up Approval**\ With Sharkey, you can enable sign-ups, subject to manual moderator approval and mandatory user-provided reasons for joining. - **Rich Web UI**\ Sharkey has a rich and easy to use Web UI! It is highly customizable, from changing the layout and adding widgets to making custom themes. Furthermore, plugins can be created using AiScript, an original programming language. - And much more...
## Documentation Sharkey Documentation can be found at [Sharkey Documentation](https://docs.joinsharkey.org/docs/install/fresh/)