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Bonfire provides powerful search and discovery tools to help you find people, posts, and communities—both locally and across the fediverse.

  • Access the search bar from the top of the sidebar or navigation.
  • Enter a keyword or phrase, a hashtag or username, or a full fediverse address or URL (e.g. @alex@bonfire.community.social).
  • Filter results by All types, Users, or Posts.
  • Switch between Public only and Private (e.g. DMs or custom boundaries) tabs to control the scope of your search.
  • Users: Find people by username, display name, or address—on your instance or across the fediverse.
  • Posts: Search for public posts containing your keywords. <!--
  • Use the full address (e.g. @user@instance.tld or the URL) to find remote users or posts.
  • Use keywords or hashtags to find relevant posts and discussions.
  • Use the "Private" tab to search your own DMs and posts with custom boundaries (only visible to you or circles you are in).

For more on following and connecting, see Finding people & Following.
To organize your discoveries, see Circles as Shared Lists.