# Growing the Fediverse here's a few links and introductory notes collected about the "fediverse," a portmanteau of "federation" and "universe"... in the hopes of our collective uplifting of a new decentralized and more horizontal web. Get Started: - https://joinfediverse.wiki - overview & helpful guides [Start Here](https://joinfediverse.wiki/Main_Page/Fancy) - https://fediverse.party - links to many of the main existing apps - https://fediverse.to - updated listings of instances for most apps - https://fediverse.info - "people directory" listings, hashtags - https://the-federation.info/ -overview and listings - https://fedi.garden/ - "An easy and stress-free way of choosing a Fediverse server" Help Develop the Fediverse: - [Fediverse Enhancement Proposals](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep) - [The Social Coding Commons](https://coding.social) > image via [Per Axbom](https://axbom.com/fediverse/): [![fediverse-branches-axbom-12-CC-BY-SA](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/ry5TZRjv6.png)](https://axbom.com/fediverse/)