Single-user mode

This mode is used on Status.net cloud sites with an individual plan, but can be mighty convenient for running your own self-hosted mini-site as well!

What's different

In single-user mode, the public timeline is hidden and replaced with a particular user's profile timeline. This is good for running a fully-customized personal microblog; other people can subscribe to you and send you messages through other StatusNet-compatible sites.

Setup

As of StatusNet 0.9.x, this is not yet configurable through the administration panels within the site; you'll need to edit your configuration file manually to add:

 $config['singleuser']['enabled'] = true;
 $config['singleuser']['nickname'] = 'yournick';

Note: This defaults to the site owner account (usually user number 1 created during install).

Warning: In some 0.9.x releases, the nickname setting is mistakenly overridden by the presence of a site owner account. From 0.9.6 on, the specified nickname will take priority.

You will also need to run the following command to fix up profile settings:

php /scripts/updateprofileurl.php -a

You'll probably also want to close registration.