StatusNet (formerly Laconi.ca) is software using the OStatus protocol (formerly OpenMicroBlogging). StatusNet is a free and open source (AGPL) microblogging platform. It helps people in a community, company or group to exchange messages over the Web. (These are typically short messages, up to 140 characters, but the settings can be changed when using your own install, or a Status.net cloud account.)
The flagship website powered by StatusNet is Identi.ca.
More information can be found at http://status.net/wiki/Main_Page.
Create an account at http://openshift.redhat.com/
Create a PHP application
rhc app create -a status -t php-5.3
Add MySQL support to your application
rhc app cartridge add -a status -c mysql-5.1
Add this upstream Status.net quickstart repo
cd status
rm php/index.php
git remote add upstream -m master git://github.com/jasonbrooks/statusnet-openshift-quickstart.git
git pull -s recursive -X theirs upstream master
Then push the repo upstream to OpenShift
git push
That's it, you can now checkout your application at:
http://status-$yourdomain.rhcloud.com
| Default Admin Username | admin |
| Default Admin Password | OpenShiftAdmin |
To give your new planet site a web address of its own, add your desired alias:
rhc app add-alias -a status --alias "$whatever.$mydomain.com"
Then add a cname entry in your domain's dns configuration pointing your alias to $whatever-$yourdomain.rhcloud.com.