# μpub > micro social network, federated μpub aims to be a fast, lightweight and secure [ActivityPub](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/) server μpub is currently being developed and can do most basic things, like posting notes, liking things, following others, deliveries and browsing all interactions must happen with ActivityPub's client-server methods (basically POST your activities to your outbox), and there's a simple frontend a test instance is _usually_ available at [feditest.alemi.dev](https://feditest.alemi.dev) upub's stock frontend is also being developed and can be viewed _usually_ at [feditest.alemi.dev/web](https://feditest.alemi.dev/web) ## progress - [x] barebone actors - [x] barebone activities and objects - [x] activitystreams/activitypub compliance (well mostly) - [x] process barebones feeds - [x] process barebones inbox - [x] process barebones outbox - [x] http signatures - [x] privacy, targets, scopes - [x] simple web client - [ ] announce (boosts) - [ ] threads - [ ] editing - [ ] searching - [ ] mastodon api - [ ] hashtags, discovery - [ ] more optimized database schema ## what about the name? μpub, sometimes stylyzed `upub`, is pronounced `mu-pub` (the `μ` stands for [micro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_System_of_Units#Prefixes)) ## frontend upub aims to be compatible with multiple frontends via the mastodon api, but a simple custom ui is also being worked on ![screenshot of upub simple frontend](https://cdn.alemi.dev/proj/upub/fe.png)