- **PHP 8.1 or later**
- **Composer** (for dependency management)
- **A queue runner** (like Supervisor, for background jobs)
- **Redis** (for caching and queueing)
- **MySQL** or **PostgreSQL** for the database
- **ImageMagick or GD** for image processing
- **Ability to run Artisan commands** regularly (cron jobs)
- **Support for ActivityPub protocol** (federated networking)