Pixelfed has three main Timelines, often referred to as Feeds. These are lists which display posts based on particular circumstances. They are an excellent way to discover new content, find people to follow, and interact more widely.
In the Fediverse there are no algorithms, therefore when you are looking at a timeline, it is a chronological list of posts with the most recent at the top.
This is the main timeline in Pixelfed. It is unique to you, and will contain:
This is a list of all public posts on your own server only, in chronological order.
It will not contain boosts from other people.
The Global Feed is a list of all posts your server is aware of. This is basically everything local AND every post that other people on your server follow across the fediverse. It is a great way to discover new post and people to follow.
If you see a hashtag in the description of a photo post, you can click on that tag and a new timeline will be shown. This is all the posts your server is aware of with the same tag.
Is is NOT a post of every post across the entire fediverse as that is not possible based on the way the fediverse works. However, the busier your server is (more users) the more you will see.
There is an additional feed, referred to as “Discover”. This shows you a list of trending posts on your server – today, this month, or this year. Bascailly posts which are receiving the most interaction (likes, shares, and comments)