Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/main' into defaults

2024-12-27 11:08:26 +00:00 · 2023-07-23 18:20:19 +00:00 · 2023-07-23 18:20:19 +00:00 · 374b0f6f9e
parent 43789f04ec 102124b6d2
commit 374b0f6f9e
169 changed files with 2693 additions and 1653 deletions
--- a/.rustfmt.toml
+++ b/.rustfmt.toml
@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 tab_spaces = 2
-edition="2021"
-imports_layout="HorizontalVertical"
-imports_granularity="Crate"
-group_imports="One"
+edition = "2021"
+imports_layout = "HorizontalVertical"
+imports_granularity = "Crate"
+group_imports = "One"
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ pipeline:
    image: alpine:3
    commands:
      - apk add git
-        #- git fetch --tags
      - git submodule init
      - git submodule update

@ -27,7 +26,34 @@ pipeline:
    commands:
      - prettier -c . '!**/volumes' '!**/dist' '!target' '!**/translations'

-  # use minimum supported rust version for most steps
+  restore-cache:
+    image: meltwater/drone-cache:v1
+    pull: true
+    settings:
+      restore: true
+      endpoint:
+        from_secret: MINIO_ENDPOINT
+      access-key:
+        from_secret: MINIO_WRITE_USER
+      secret-key:
+        from_secret: MINIO_WRITE_PASSWORD
+      bucket:
+        from_secret: MINIO_BUCKET
+      region: us-east-1
+      cache_key: "rust-cache"
+      path-style: true
+      mount:
+        - ".cargo"
+        - "target"
+        - "api_tests/node_modules"
+    secrets:
+      [MINIO_ENDPOINT, MINIO_WRITE_USER, MINIO_WRITE_PASSWORD, MINIO_BUCKET]
+
+  toml_fmt:
+    image: tamasfe/taplo:0.8.1
+    commands:
+      - taplo format --check
+
  cargo_fmt:
    image: *muslrust_image
    environment:
@ -35,42 +61,15 @@ pipeline:
      CARGO_HOME: .cargo
    commands:
      # need make existing toolchain available
-      - cp ~/.cargo . -r
-      - rustup toolchain install nightly
-      - rustup component add rustfmt --toolchain nightly
-      - cargo +nightly fmt -- --check
-    # when:
-    #   platform: linux/amd64
-
-  cargo_clippy:
-    image: *muslrust_image
-    environment:
-      CARGO_HOME: .cargo
-    commands:
-      # latest rust for clippy to get extra checks
-      # when adding new clippy lints, make sure to also add them in scripts/fix-clippy.sh
-      - rustup component add clippy
-      - cargo clippy --workspace --tests --all-targets --features console --
-        -D warnings -D deprecated -D clippy::perf -D clippy::complexity
-        -D clippy::style -D clippy::correctness -D clippy::suspicious
-        -D clippy::dbg_macro -D clippy::inefficient_to_string
-        -D clippy::items-after-statements -D clippy::implicit_clone
-        -D clippy::cast_lossless -D clippy::manual_string_new
-        -D clippy::redundant_closure_for_method_calls
-        -D clippy::unused_self
-        -A clippy::uninlined_format_args
-        -D clippy::get_first
-        -D clippy::explicit_into_iter_loop
-        -D clippy::explicit_iter_loop
-        -D clippy::needless_collect
-      - cargo clippy --workspace --features console --
-        -D clippy::unwrap_used
-        -D clippy::indexing_slicing
+      - cp -n ~/.cargo . -r
+      - rustup toolchain install nightly-2023-07-10
+      - rustup component add rustfmt --toolchain nightly-2023-07-10
+      - cargo +nightly-2023-07-10 fmt -- --check
    # when:
    #   platform: linux/amd64

  # make sure api builds with default features (used by other crates relying on lemmy api)
-  cargo_check:
+  check_api_common_default_features:
    image: *muslrust_image
    environment:
      CARGO_HOME: .cargo
@ -88,6 +87,14 @@ pipeline:
    # when:
    #   platform: linux/amd64

+  lemmy_api_common_works_with_wasm:
+    image: *muslrust_image
+    environment:
+      CARGO_HOME: .cargo
+    commands:
+      - "rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown"
+      - "cargo check --target wasm32-unknown-unknown -p lemmy_api_common"
+
  check_defaults_hjson_updated:
    image: *muslrust_image
    environment:
@ -109,12 +116,45 @@ pipeline:
      - diesel print-schema --config-file=diesel.toml > tmp.schema
      - diff tmp.schema crates/db_schema/src/schema.rs

+  check_diesel_migration_revertable:
+    image: willsquire/diesel-cli
+    environment:
+      CARGO_HOME: .cargo
+      DATABASE_URL: postgres://lemmy:password@database:5432/lemmy
+    commands:
+      - diesel migration run
+      - diesel migration redo
+
+  cargo_clippy:
+    image: *muslrust_image
+    environment:
+      CARGO_HOME: .cargo
+    commands:
+      # when adding new clippy lints, make sure to also add them in scripts/fix-clippy.sh
+      - rustup component add clippy
+      - cargo clippy --workspace --tests --all-targets --features console --
+        -D warnings -D deprecated -D clippy::perf -D clippy::complexity
+        -D clippy::style -D clippy::correctness -D clippy::suspicious
+        -D clippy::dbg_macro -D clippy::inefficient_to_string
+        -D clippy::items-after-statements -D clippy::implicit_clone
+        -D clippy::cast_lossless -D clippy::manual_string_new
+        -D clippy::redundant_closure_for_method_calls
+        -D clippy::unused_self
+        -A clippy::uninlined_format_args
+        -D clippy::get_first
+        -D clippy::explicit_into_iter_loop
+        -D clippy::explicit_iter_loop
+        -D clippy::needless_collect
+        -D clippy::unwrap_used
+        -D clippy::indexing_slicing
+    # when:
+    #   platform: linux/amd64
+
  cargo_test:
    image: *muslrust_image
    environment:
      LEMMY_DATABASE_URL: postgres://lemmy:password@database:5432/lemmy
      RUST_BACKTRACE: "1"
-      RUST_TEST_THREADS: "1"
      CARGO_HOME: .cargo
    commands:
      - export LEMMY_CONFIG_LOCATION=../../config/config.hjson
@ -146,6 +186,29 @@ pipeline:
    # when:
    #   platform: linux/amd64

+  rebuild-cache:
+    image: meltwater/drone-cache:v1
+    pull: true
+    settings:
+      rebuild: true
+      endpoint:
+        from_secret: MINIO_ENDPOINT
+      access-key:
+        from_secret: MINIO_WRITE_USER
+      secret-key:
+        from_secret: MINIO_WRITE_PASSWORD
+      bucket:
+        from_secret: MINIO_BUCKET
+      cache_key: "rust-cache"
+      region: us-east-1
+      path-style: true
+      mount:
+        - ".cargo"
+        - "target"
+        - "api_tests/node_modules"
+    secrets:
+      [MINIO_ENDPOINT, MINIO_WRITE_USER, MINIO_WRITE_PASSWORD, MINIO_BUCKET]
+
  publish_release_docker:
    image: woodpeckerci/plugin-docker-buildx
    secrets: [docker_username, docker_password]
@ -172,20 +235,6 @@ pipeline:
    when:
      event: cron

-  # using https://github.com/pksunkara/cargo-workspaces
-  publish_to_crates_io:
-    image: *muslrust_image
-    commands:
-      - 'echo "pub const VERSION: &str = \"$(git describe --tag)\";" > "crates/utils/src/version.rs"'
-      - cargo install cargo-workspaces
-      - cp -r migrations crates/db_schema/
-      - cargo login "$CARGO_API_TOKEN"
-      - cargo workspaces publish --from-git --allow-dirty --no-verify --allow-branch "${CI_COMMIT_TAG}" --yes custom "${CI_COMMIT_TAG}"
-    secrets: [cargo_api_token]
-    when:
-      event: tag
-      #platform: linux/amd64
-
  notify_on_failure:
    image: alpine:3
    commands:
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ checksum = "fe438c63458706e03479442743baae6c88256498e6431708f6dfc520a26515d3"

 [[package]]
 name = "activitypub_federation"
-version = "0.4.5"
+version = "0.4.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4ab3ac148d9c0b4163a6d41040c17de7558a42224b9ecbd4e8f033aef6c254d9"
+checksum = "4e6e7fefba6602240fcf612931b70640ad1e249dff833551ebc218f1c96a4193"
 dependencies = [
 "activitystreams-kinds",
 "actix-web",
@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ dependencies = [
 "bytes",
 "chrono",
 "derive_builder",
- "displaydoc",
 "dyn-clone",
 "enum_delegate",
 "futures-core",
@ -346,7 +345,7 @@ version = "0.7.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fcb51a0695d8f838b1ee009b3fbf66bda078cd64590202a864a8f3e8c4315c47"
 dependencies = [
- "getrandom 0.2.8",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
 "once_cell",
 "version_check",
 ]
@ -358,7 +357,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2c99f64d1e06488f620f932677e24bc6e2897582980441ae90a671415bd7ec2f"
 dependencies = [
 "cfg-if",
- "getrandom 0.2.8",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
 "once_cell",
 "version_check",
 ]
@ -678,7 +677,7 @@ checksum = "28d1c9c15093eb224f0baa400f38fcd713fc1391a6f1c389d886beef146d60a3"
 dependencies = [
 "base64 0.21.2",
 "blowfish",
- "getrandom 0.2.8",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
 "subtle",
 "zeroize",
 ]
@ -1548,17 +1547,6 @@ dependencies = [
 "chrono",
 ]

-[[package]]
-name = "displaydoc"
-version = "0.2.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "487585f4d0c6655fe74905e2504d8ad6908e4db67f744eb140876906c2f3175d"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn 2.0.25",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "dlv-list"
 version = "0.3.0"
@ -2045,9 +2033,9 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "getrandom"
-version = "0.2.8"
+version = "0.2.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c05aeb6a22b8f62540c194aac980f2115af067bfe15a0734d7277a768d396b31"
+checksum = "be4136b2a15dd319360be1c07d9933517ccf0be8f16bf62a3bee4f0d618df427"
 dependencies = [
 "cfg-if",
 "js-sys",
@ -2397,17 +2385,6 @@ version = "1.0.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b9e0384b61958566e926dc50660321d12159025e767c18e043daf26b70104c39"

-[[package]]
-name = "idna"
-version = "0.2.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "418a0a6fab821475f634efe3ccc45c013f742efe03d853e8d3355d5cb850ecf8"
-dependencies = [
- "matches",
- "unicode-bidi",
- "unicode-normalization",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "idna"
 version = "0.3.0"
@ -2644,16 +2621,19 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "lemmy_api_common"
 version = "0.18.1"
 dependencies = [
+ "activitypub_federation",
 "actix-web",
 "anyhow",
 "chrono",
 "encoding",
 "futures",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
 "lemmy_db_schema",
 "lemmy_db_views",
 "lemmy_db_views_actor",
 "lemmy_db_views_moderator",
 "lemmy_utils",
+ "once_cell",
 "percent-encoding",
 "regex",
 "reqwest",
@ -2779,7 +2759,6 @@ dependencies = [
 "tokio",
 "tracing",
 "ts-rs",
- "typed-builder",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -2792,7 +2771,6 @@ dependencies = [
 "serde",
 "serde_with",
 "ts-rs",
- "typed-builder",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -3162,12 +3140,6 @@ dependencies = [
 "regex-automata 0.1.10",
 ]

-[[package]]
-name = "matches"
-version = "0.1.9"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a3e378b66a060d48947b590737b30a1be76706c8dd7b8ba0f2fe3989c68a853f"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "matchit"
 version = "0.5.0"
@ -3195,7 +3167,7 @@ version = "0.3.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5736ba45bbac8f7ccc99a897f88ce85e508a18baec973a040f2514e6cdbff0d2"
 dependencies = [
- "idna 0.2.3",
+ "idna 0.3.0",
 "once_cell",
 "regex",
 ]
@ -4271,7 +4243,7 @@ version = "0.6.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ec0be4795e2f6a28069bec0b5ff3e2ac9bafc99e6a9a7dc3547996c5c816922c"
 dependencies = [
- "getrandom 0.2.8",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -4437,7 +4409,7 @@ checksum = "1b97ad83c2fc18113346b7158d79732242002427c30f620fa817c1f32901e0a8"
 dependencies = [
 "anyhow",
 "async-trait",
- "getrandom 0.2.8",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
 "matchit 0.7.0",
 "opentelemetry 0.16.0",
 "reqwest",
@ -5915,7 +5887,7 @@ version = "1.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d023da39d1fde5a8a3fe1f3e01ca9632ada0a63e9797de55a879d6e2236277be"
 dependencies = [
- "getrandom 0.2.8",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
 "serde",
 ]

--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@ -24,25 +24,36 @@ doctest = false
 debug = 0
 lto = "thin"

+# This profile significantly speeds up build time. If debug info is needed you can comment the line
+# out temporarily, but make sure to leave this in the main branch.
+[profile.dev]
+debug = 0
+
 [features]
 embed-pictrs = ["pict-rs"]
-console = ["console-subscriber", "opentelemetry", "opentelemetry-otlp", "tracing-opentelemetry", "reqwest-tracing/opentelemetry_0_16"]
+console = [
+  "console-subscriber",
+  "opentelemetry",
+  "opentelemetry-otlp",
+  "tracing-opentelemetry",
+  "reqwest-tracing/opentelemetry_0_16",
+]
 json-log = ["tracing-subscriber/json"]
 prometheus-metrics = ["prometheus", "actix-web-prom"]
 default = []

 [workspace]
 members = [
-    "crates/api",
-    "crates/api_crud",
-    "crates/api_common",
-    "crates/apub",
-    "crates/utils",
-    "crates/db_schema",
-    "crates/db_views",
-    "crates/db_views_actor",
-    "crates/db_views_actor",
-    "crates/routes"
+  "crates/api",
+  "crates/api_crud",
+  "crates/api_common",
+  "crates/apub",
+  "crates/utils",
+  "crates/db_schema",
+  "crates/db_views",
+  "crates/db_views_actor",
+  "crates/db_views_actor",
+  "crates/routes",
 ]

 [workspace.dependencies]
@ -56,13 +67,21 @@ lemmy_routes = { version = "=0.18.1", path = "./crates/routes" }
 lemmy_db_views = { version = "=0.18.1", path = "./crates/db_views" }
 lemmy_db_views_actor = { version = "=0.18.1", path = "./crates/db_views_actor" }
 lemmy_db_views_moderator = { version = "=0.18.1", path = "./crates/db_views_moderator" }
-activitypub_federation = { version = "0.4.5", default-features = false, features = ["actix-web"] }
+activitypub_federation = { version = "0.4.6", default-features = false, features = [
+  "actix-web",
+] }
 diesel = "2.1.0"
 diesel_migrations = "2.1.0"
 diesel-async = "0.3.1"
 serde = { version = "1.0.167", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_with = "3.0.0"
-actix-web = { version = "4.3.1", default-features = false, features = ["macros", "rustls", "compress-brotli", "compress-gzip", "compress-zstd"] }
+actix-web = { version = "4.3.1", default-features = false, features = [
+  "macros",
+  "rustls",
+  "compress-brotli",
+  "compress-gzip",
+  "compress-zstd",
+] }
 tracing = "0.1.37"
 tracing-actix-web = { version = "0.7.5", default-features = false }
 tracing-error = "0.2.0"
@ -82,7 +101,9 @@ base64 = "0.21.2"
 uuid = { version = "1.4.0", features = ["serde", "v4"] }
 async-trait = "0.1.71"
 captcha = "0.0.9"
-anyhow = { version = "1.0.71", features = ["backtrace"] } # backtrace is on by default on nightly, but not stable rust
+anyhow = { version = "1.0.71", features = [
+  "backtrace",
+] } # backtrace is on by default on nightly, but not stable rust
 diesel_ltree = "0.3.0"
 typed-builder = "0.15.0"
 serial_test = "2.0.0"
@ -91,7 +112,7 @@ sha2 = "0.10.7"
 regex = "1.9.0"
 once_cell = "1.18.0"
 diesel-derive-newtype = "2.1.0"
-diesel-derive-enum = {version = "2.1.0", features = ["postgres"] }
+diesel-derive-enum = { version = "2.1.0", features = ["postgres"] }
 strum = "0.25.0"
 strum_macros = "0.25.1"
 itertools = "0.11.0"
@ -103,7 +124,7 @@ rand = "0.8.5"
 opentelemetry = { version = "0.19.0", features = ["rt-tokio"] }
 tracing-opentelemetry = { version = "0.19.0" }
 ts-rs = { version = "6.2", features = ["serde-compat", "chrono-impl"] }
-rustls = { version ="0.21.3", features = ["dangerous_configuration"]}
+rustls = { version = "0.21.3", features = ["dangerous_configuration"] }
 futures-util = "0.3.28"
 tokio-postgres = "0.7.8"
 tokio-postgres-rustls = "0.10.0"
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
  <a href="readmes/README.es.md">Español</a> |
  <a href="readmes/README.ru.md">Русский</a> |
  <a href="readmes/README.zh.hans.md">汉语</a> |
-  <a href="readmes/README.zh.hant.md">漢語</a>
+  <a href="readmes/README.zh.hant.md">漢語</a> |
+  <a href="readmes/README.ja.md">日本語</a>
 </p>

 <p align="center">
--- a/RELEASES.md
+++ b/RELEASES.md
@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ The installation instructions have been slightly updated. However there are no b

 Follow the upgrade instructions for [ansible](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ansible#upgrading) or [docker](https://join-lemmy.org/docs/en/administration/install_docker.html#updating).

-If you need help with the upgrade, you can ask in our [support forum](https://lemmy.ml/c/lemmy_support) or on the [Matrix Chat](https://matrix.to/#/!OwmdVYiZSXrXbtCNLw:matrix.org).
+If you need help with the upgrade, you can ask in our [support forum](https://lemmy.ml/c/lemmy_support) or on the [Matrix Chat](https://matrix.to/#/#lemmy-admin-support-topics:discuss.online).

 ## Support development

@ -1016,8 +1016,8 @@ Next, **manually edit** your [lemmy.hjson](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/blo
 - `pictrs_url` is removed, and the pictrs config is now a block. If using docker, it should look like:
  ```
  pictrs: {
-      url: "http://pictrs:8080/"
-      # api_key: "API_KEY"
+    url: "http://pictrs:8080/"
+    api_key: "{{ postgres_password }}"
  }
  ```
 - The `rate_limit`, `federation`, `captcha`, and `slur_filter` blocks should be removed, as they are now in the database, and can be updated through the UI.
@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ _Note_: On production databases with thousands of comments, this upgrade **takes

 _Note_: If you have any issues upgrading, you can restore your old database using the [backup and restore instructions here](https://join-lemmy.org/docs/en/administration/backup_and_restore.html).

-If you need help with the upgrade, you can ask in our [support forum](https://lemmy.ml/c/lemmy_support) or on the [Matrix Chat](https://matrix.to/#/!BZVTUuEiNmRcbFeLeI:matrix.org).
+If you need help with the upgrade, you can ask in our [support forum](https://lemmy.ml/c/lemmy_support) or on the [Matrix Chat](https://matrix.to/#/#lemmy-admin-support-topics:discuss.online).

 ## Support development

--- a/api_tests/package.json
+++ b/api_tests/package.json
@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
    "eslint": "^8.40.0",
    "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^4.0.0",
    "jest": "^29.5.0",
-    "lemmy-js-client": "0.17.2-rc.13",
+    "lemmy-js-client": "0.18.3-rc.3",
    "prettier": "^3.0.0",
    "ts-jest": "^29.1.0",
    "typescript": "^5.0.4"
--- a/api_tests/prepare-drone-federation-test.sh
+++ b/api_tests/prepare-drone-federation-test.sh
@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# IMPORTANT NOTE: this script does not use the normal LEMMY_DATABASE_URL format
+#   it is expected that this script is called by run-federation-test.sh script.
 set -e

 export RUST_BACKTRACE=1
 export RUST_LOG="warn,lemmy_server=debug,lemmy_api=debug,lemmy_api_common=debug,lemmy_api_crud=debug,lemmy_apub=debug,lemmy_db_schema=debug,lemmy_db_views=debug,lemmy_db_views_actor=debug,lemmy_db_views_moderator=debug,lemmy_routes=debug,lemmy_utils=debug,lemmy_websocket=debug"

 for INSTANCE in lemmy_alpha lemmy_beta lemmy_gamma lemmy_delta lemmy_epsilon; do
+  echo "DB URL: ${LEMMY_DATABASE_URL} INSTANCE: $INSTANCE"
  psql "${LEMMY_DATABASE_URL}/lemmy" -c "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS $INSTANCE"
+  echo "create database"
  psql "${LEMMY_DATABASE_URL}/lemmy" -c "CREATE DATABASE $INSTANCE"
 done

@ -26,6 +30,7 @@ else
  done
 fi

+echo "killall existing lemmy_server processes"
 killall lemmy_server || true

 echo "$PWD"
@ -59,7 +64,12 @@ target/lemmy_server >/tmp/lemmy_epsilon.out 2>&1 &

 echo "wait for all instances to start"
 while [[ "$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' 'lemmy-alpha:8541/api/v3/site')" != "200" ]]; do sleep 1; done
+echo "alpha started"
 while [[ "$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' 'lemmy-beta:8551/api/v3/site')" != "200" ]]; do sleep 1; done
+echo "beta started"
 while [[ "$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' 'lemmy-gamma:8561/api/v3/site')" != "200" ]]; do sleep 1; done
+echo "gamma started"
 while [[ "$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' 'lemmy-delta:8571/api/v3/site')" != "200" ]]; do sleep 1; done
+echo "delta started"
 while [[ "$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' 'lemmy-epsilon:8581/api/v3/site')" != "200" ]]; do sleep 1; done
+echo "epsilon started. All started"
--- a/api_tests/src/comment.spec.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/comment.spec.ts
@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {
  getComments,
  getCommentParentId,
  resolveCommunity,
+  getPersonDetails,
 } from "./shared";
 import { CommentView } from "lemmy-js-client/dist/types/CommentView";

@ -82,8 +83,7 @@ test("Create a comment", async () => {
 });

 test("Create a comment in a non-existent post", async () => {
-  let commentRes = (await createComment(alpha, -1)) as any;
-  expect(commentRes.error).toBe("couldnt_find_post");
+  await expect(createComment(alpha, -1)).rejects.toBe("couldnt_find_post");
 });

 test("Update a comment", async () => {
@ -122,11 +122,9 @@ test("Delete a comment", async () => {
  expect(deleteCommentRes.comment_view.comment.deleted).toBe(true);

  // Make sure that comment is undefined on beta
-  let betaCommentRes = (await resolveComment(
-    beta,
-    commentRes.comment_view.comment,
-  )) as any;
-  expect(betaCommentRes.error).toBe("couldnt_find_object");
+  await expect(
+    resolveComment(beta, commentRes.comment_view.comment),
+  ).rejects.toBe("couldnt_find_object");

  let undeleteCommentRes = await deleteComment(
    alpha,
@ -160,9 +158,9 @@ test("Remove a comment from admin and community on the same instance", async ()
  expect(removeCommentRes.comment_view.comment.removed).toBe(true);

  // Make sure that comment is removed on alpha (it gets pushed since an admin from beta removed it)
-  let refetchedPostComments = await getComments(
+  let refetchedPostComments = await getPersonDetails(
    alpha,
-    postRes.post_view.post.id,
+    commentRes.comment_view.comment.creator_id,
  );
  expect(refetchedPostComments.comments[0].comment.removed).toBe(true);

--- a/api_tests/src/community.spec.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/community.spec.ts
@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ test("Create community", async () => {

  // A dupe check
  let prevName = communityRes.community_view.community.name;
-  let communityRes2: any = await createCommunity(alpha, prevName);
-  expect(communityRes2["error"]).toBe("community_already_exists");
+  await expect(createCommunity(alpha, prevName)).rejects.toBe(
+    "community_already_exists",
+  );

  // Cache the community on beta, make sure it has the other fields
  let searchShort = `!${prevName}@lemmy-alpha:8541`;
--- a/api_tests/src/post.spec.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/post.spec.ts
@ -88,17 +88,18 @@ test("Create a post", async () => {
  assertPostFederation(betaPost, postRes.post_view);

  // Delta only follows beta, so it should not see an alpha ap_id
-  let deltaPost = (await resolvePost(delta, postRes.post_view.post)).post;
-  expect(deltaPost).toBeUndefined();
+  await expect(resolvePost(delta, postRes.post_view.post)).rejects.toBe(
+    "couldnt_find_object",
+  );

  // Epsilon has alpha blocked, it should not see the alpha post
-  let epsilonPost = (await resolvePost(epsilon, postRes.post_view.post)).post;
-  expect(epsilonPost).toBeUndefined();
+  await expect(resolvePost(epsilon, postRes.post_view.post)).rejects.toBe(
+    "couldnt_find_object",
+  );
 });

 test("Create a post in a non-existent community", async () => {
-  let postRes = (await createPost(alpha, -2)) as any;
-  expect(postRes.error).toBe("couldnt_find_community");
+  await expect(createPost(alpha, -2)).rejects.toBe("couldnt_find_community");
 });

 test("Unlike a post", async () => {
@ -145,8 +146,9 @@ test("Update a post", async () => {
  assertPostFederation(betaPost, updatedPost.post_view);

  // Make sure lemmy beta cannot update the post
-  let updatedPostBeta = (await editPost(beta, betaPost.post)) as any;
-  expect(updatedPostBeta.error).toBe("no_post_edit_allowed");
+  await expect(editPost(beta, betaPost.post)).rejects.toBe(
+    "no_post_edit_allowed",
+  );
 });

 test("Sticky a post", async () => {
@ -210,8 +212,7 @@ test("Lock a post", async () => {
  expect(alphaPost1.post.locked).toBe(true);

  // Try to make a new comment there, on alpha
-  let comment: any = await createComment(alpha, alphaPost1.post.id);
-  expect(comment["error"]).toBe("locked");
+  await expect(createComment(alpha, alphaPost1.post.id)).rejects.toBe("locked");

  // Unlock a post
  let unlockedPost = await lockPost(beta, false, betaPost1.post);
@ -242,9 +243,10 @@ test("Delete a post", async () => {
  expect(deletedPost.post_view.post.name).toBe(postRes.post_view.post.name);

  // Make sure lemmy beta sees post is deleted
-  let betaPost = (await resolvePost(beta, postRes.post_view.post)).post;
  // This will be undefined because of the tombstone
-  expect(betaPost).toBeUndefined();
+  await expect(resolvePost(beta, postRes.post_view.post)).rejects.toBe(
+    "couldnt_find_object",
+  );

  // Undelete
  let undeletedPost = await deletePost(alpha, false, postRes.post_view.post);
@ -259,8 +261,9 @@ test("Delete a post", async () => {
  assertPostFederation(betaPost2, undeletedPost.post_view);

  // Make sure lemmy beta cannot delete the post
-  let deletedPostBeta = (await deletePost(beta, true, betaPost2.post)) as any;
-  expect(deletedPostBeta.error).toStrictEqual("no_post_edit_allowed");
+  await expect(deletePost(beta, true, betaPost2.post)).rejects.toBe(
+    "no_post_edit_allowed",
+  );
 });

 test("Remove a post from admin and community on different instance", async () => {
@ -388,8 +391,8 @@ test("Enforce site ban for federated user", async () => {
  expect(alphaUserOnBeta1.person?.person.banned).toBe(true);

  // existing alpha post should be removed on beta
-  let searchBeta2 = await searchPostLocal(beta, postRes1.post_view.post);
-  expect(searchBeta2.posts[0].post.removed).toBe(true);
+  let searchBeta2 = await getPost(beta, searchBeta1.posts[0].post.id);
+  expect(searchBeta2.post_view.post.removed).toBe(true);

  // Unban alpha
  let unBanAlpha = await banPersonFromSite(
@ -436,12 +439,14 @@ test("Enforce community ban for federated user", async () => {
  expect(banAlpha.banned).toBe(true);

  // ensure that the post by alpha got removed
-  let searchAlpha1 = await searchPostLocal(alpha, postRes1.post_view.post);
-  expect(searchAlpha1.posts[0].post.removed).toBe(true);
+  await expect(getPost(alpha, searchBeta1.posts[0].post.id)).rejects.toBe(
+    "unknown",
+  );

  // Alpha tries to make post on beta, but it fails because of ban
-  let postRes2 = await createPost(alpha, betaCommunity.community.id);
-  expect(postRes2.post_view).toBeUndefined();
+  await expect(createPost(alpha, betaCommunity.community.id)).rejects.toBe(
+    "banned_from_community",
+  );

  // Unban alpha
  let unBanAlpha = await banPersonFromCommunity(
--- a/api_tests/src/shared.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/shared.ts
@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ import { CommentReportResponse } from "lemmy-js-client/dist/types/CommentReportR
 import { CreateCommentReport } from "lemmy-js-client/dist/types/CreateCommentReport";
 import { ListCommentReportsResponse } from "lemmy-js-client/dist/types/ListCommentReportsResponse";
 import { ListCommentReports } from "lemmy-js-client/dist/types/ListCommentReports";
+import { GetPersonDetailsResponse } from "lemmy-js-client/dist/types/GetPersonDetailsResponse";
+import { GetPersonDetails } from "lemmy-js-client/dist/types/GetPersonDetails";

 export interface API {
  client: LemmyHttp;
@ -186,8 +188,11 @@ export async function setupLogins() {
  await epsilon.client.editSite(editSiteForm);

  // Create the main alpha/beta communities
-  await createCommunity(alpha, "main");
-  await createCommunity(beta, "main");
+  // Ignore thrown errors of duplicates
+  try {
+    await createCommunity(alpha, "main");
+    await createCommunity(beta, "main");
+  } catch (_) {}
 }

 export async function createPost(
@ -646,6 +651,16 @@ export async function saveUserSettings(
 ): Promise<LoginResponse> {
  return api.client.saveUserSettings(form);
 }
+export async function getPersonDetails(
+  api: API,
+  person_id: number,
+): Promise<GetPersonDetailsResponse> {
+  let form: GetPersonDetails = {
+    auth: api.auth,
+    person_id: person_id,
+  };
+  return api.client.getPersonDetails(form);
+}

 export async function deleteUser(api: API): Promise<DeleteAccountResponse> {
  let form: DeleteAccount = {
--- a/api_tests/src/user.spec.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/user.spec.ts
@ -92,10 +92,18 @@ test("Delete user", async () => {

  await deleteUser(user);

-  expect((await resolvePost(alpha, localPost)).post).toBeUndefined();
-  expect((await resolveComment(alpha, localComment)).comment).toBeUndefined();
-  expect((await resolvePost(alpha, remotePost)).post).toBeUndefined();
-  expect((await resolveComment(alpha, remoteComment)).comment).toBeUndefined();
+  await expect(resolvePost(alpha, localPost)).rejects.toBe(
+    "couldnt_find_object",
+  );
+  await expect(resolveComment(alpha, localComment)).rejects.toBe(
+    "couldnt_find_object",
+  );
+  await expect(resolvePost(alpha, remotePost)).rejects.toBe(
+    "couldnt_find_object",
+  );
+  await expect(resolveComment(alpha, remoteComment)).rejects.toBe(
+    "couldnt_find_object",
+  );
 });

 test("Requests with invalid auth should be treated as unauthenticated", async () => {
--- a/api_tests/yarn.lock
+++ b/api_tests/yarn.lock
@ -2157,10 +2157,10 @@ kleur@^3.0.3:
  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/kleur/-/kleur-3.0.3.tgz#a79c9ecc86ee1ce3fa6206d1216c501f147fc07e"
  integrity sha512-eTIzlVOSUR+JxdDFepEYcBMtZ9Qqdef+rnzWdRZuMbOywu5tO2w2N7rqjoANZ5k9vywhL6Br1VRjUIgTQx4E8w==

-lemmy-js-client@0.17.2-rc.13:
-  version "0.17.2-rc.13"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lemmy-js-client/-/lemmy-js-client-0.17.2-rc.13.tgz#f2a61050c1308e85cb39c0e1f561e392e84e3921"
-  integrity sha512-4IyR1pisCumJ9L8fEPISC+Su1kVTI4pL/gWLsuOXxZC/lK36mG2+NfaNPiUmIklpCF5TUN+1F7E9bEvtTGogww==
+lemmy-js-client@0.18.3-rc.3:
+  version "0.18.3-rc.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lemmy-js-client/-/lemmy-js-client-0.18.3-rc.3.tgz#fc6489eb141bd09558bca38d9e46b40771a29f37"
+  integrity sha512-njixgXk4uMU4gGifnljwhSe9Kf445C4wAXcXhtpTtwPPLXpHQgxA1RASMb9Uq4zblfE6nC2JbrAka8y8N2N/Bw==
  dependencies:
    cross-fetch "^3.1.5"
    form-data "^4.0.0"
--- a/crates/api/src/comment_report/list.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/comment_report/list.rs
@ -22,24 +22,19 @@ impl Perform for ListCommentReports {
    let data: &ListCommentReports = self;
    let local_user_view = local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context).await?;

-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
-    let admin = local_user_view.person.admin;
    let community_id = data.community_id;
    let unresolved_only = data.unresolved_only;

    let page = data.page;
    let limit = data.limit;
-    let comment_reports = CommentReportQuery::builder()
-      .pool(&mut context.pool())
-      .my_person_id(person_id)
-      .admin(admin)
-      .community_id(community_id)
-      .unresolved_only(unresolved_only)
-      .page(page)
-      .limit(limit)
-      .build()
-      .list()
-      .await?;
+    let comment_reports = CommentReportQuery {
+      community_id,
+      unresolved_only,
+      page,
+      limit,
+    }
+    .list(&mut context.pool(), &local_user_view.person)
+    .await?;

    Ok(ListCommentReportsResponse { comment_reports })
  }
--- a/crates/api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/lib.rs
@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ pub(crate) fn check_report_reason(reason: &str, local_site: &LocalSite) -> Resul

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use lemmy_api_common::utils::check_validator_time;
  use lemmy_db_schema::{
    source::{
--- a/crates/api/src/local_user/notifications/list_mentions.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/local_user/notifications/list_mentions.rs
@ -27,18 +27,17 @@ impl Perform for GetPersonMentions {
    let person_id = Some(local_user_view.person.id);
    let show_bot_accounts = Some(local_user_view.local_user.show_bot_accounts);

-    let mentions = PersonMentionQuery::builder()
-      .pool(&mut context.pool())
-      .recipient_id(person_id)
-      .my_person_id(person_id)
-      .sort(sort)
-      .unread_only(unread_only)
-      .show_bot_accounts(show_bot_accounts)
-      .page(page)
-      .limit(limit)
-      .build()
-      .list()
-      .await?;
+    let mentions = PersonMentionQuery {
+      recipient_id: person_id,
+      my_person_id: person_id,
+      sort,
+      unread_only,
+      show_bot_accounts,
+      page,
+      limit,
+    }
+    .list(&mut context.pool())
+    .await?;

    Ok(GetPersonMentionsResponse { mentions })
  }
--- a/crates/api/src/local_user/notifications/list_replies.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/local_user/notifications/list_replies.rs
@ -24,18 +24,17 @@ impl Perform for GetReplies {
    let person_id = Some(local_user_view.person.id);
    let show_bot_accounts = Some(local_user_view.local_user.show_bot_accounts);

-    let replies = CommentReplyQuery::builder()
-      .pool(&mut context.pool())
-      .recipient_id(person_id)
-      .my_person_id(person_id)
-      .sort(sort)
-      .unread_only(unread_only)
-      .show_bot_accounts(show_bot_accounts)
-      .page(page)
-      .limit(limit)
-      .build()
-      .list()
-      .await?;
+    let replies = CommentReplyQuery {
+      recipient_id: person_id,
+      my_person_id: person_id,
+      sort,
+      unread_only,
+      show_bot_accounts,
+      page,
+      limit,
+    }
+    .list(&mut context.pool())
+    .await?;

    Ok(GetRepliesResponse { replies })
  }
--- a/crates/api/src/local_user/save_settings.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/local_user/save_settings.rs
@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ impl Perform for SaveUserSettings {
      .totp_2fa_secret(totp_2fa_secret)
      .totp_2fa_url(totp_2fa_url)
      .open_links_in_new_tab(data.open_links_in_new_tab)
+      .infinite_scroll_enabled(data.infinite_scroll_enabled)
      .build();

    let local_user_res =
--- a/crates/api/src/post_report/list.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/post_report/list.rs
@ -22,24 +22,19 @@ impl Perform for ListPostReports {
    let data: &ListPostReports = self;
    let local_user_view = local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context).await?;

-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
-    let admin = local_user_view.person.admin;
    let community_id = data.community_id;
    let unresolved_only = data.unresolved_only;

    let page = data.page;
    let limit = data.limit;
-    let post_reports = PostReportQuery::builder()
-      .pool(&mut context.pool())
-      .my_person_id(person_id)
-      .admin(admin)
-      .community_id(community_id)
-      .unresolved_only(unresolved_only)
-      .page(page)
-      .limit(limit)
-      .build()
-      .list()
-      .await?;
+    let post_reports = PostReportQuery {
+      community_id,
+      unresolved_only,
+      page,
+      limit,
+    }
+    .list(&mut context.pool(), &local_user_view.person)
+    .await?;

    Ok(ListPostReportsResponse { post_reports })
  }
--- a/crates/api/src/private_message_report/list.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/private_message_report/list.rs
@ -21,14 +21,13 @@ impl Perform for ListPrivateMessageReports {
    let unresolved_only = self.unresolved_only;
    let page = self.page;
    let limit = self.limit;
-    let private_message_reports = PrivateMessageReportQuery::builder()
-      .pool(&mut context.pool())
-      .unresolved_only(unresolved_only)
-      .page(page)
-      .limit(limit)
-      .build()
-      .list()
-      .await?;
+    let private_message_reports = PrivateMessageReportQuery {
+      unresolved_only,
+      page,
+      limit,
+    }
+    .list(&mut context.pool())
+    .await?;

    Ok(ListPrivateMessageReportsResponse {
      private_message_reports,
--- a/crates/api/src/site/registration_applications/list.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/site/registration_applications/list.rs
@ -23,19 +23,18 @@ impl Perform for ListRegistrationApplications {
    is_admin(&local_user_view)?;

    let unread_only = data.unread_only;
-    let verified_email_only = local_site.require_email_verification;
+    let verified_email_only = Some(local_site.require_email_verification);

    let page = data.page;
    let limit = data.limit;
-    let registration_applications = RegistrationApplicationQuery::builder()
-      .pool(&mut context.pool())
-      .unread_only(unread_only)
-      .verified_email_only(Some(verified_email_only))
-      .page(page)
-      .limit(limit)
-      .build()
-      .list()
-      .await?;
+    let registration_applications = RegistrationApplicationQuery {
+      unread_only,
+      verified_email_only,
+      page,
+      limit,
+    }
+    .list(&mut context.pool())
+    .await?;

    Ok(Self::Response {
      registration_applications,
--- a/crates/api_common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/api_common/Cargo.toml
@ -14,9 +14,27 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 doctest = false

 [features]
-full = ["tracing", "rosetta-i18n", "chrono", "lemmy_utils",
-    "lemmy_db_views/full", "lemmy_db_views_actor/full", "lemmy_db_views_moderator/full",
-    "percent-encoding", "encoding", "reqwest-middleware", "webpage", "ts-rs"]
+full = [
+  "tracing",
+  "rosetta-i18n",
+  "chrono",
+  "lemmy_utils",
+  "lemmy_db_views/full",
+  "lemmy_db_views_actor/full",
+  "lemmy_db_views_moderator/full",
+  "activitypub_federation",
+  "percent-encoding",
+  "encoding",
+  "reqwest-middleware",
+  "webpage",
+  "ts-rs",
+  "tokio",
+  "uuid",
+  "reqwest",
+  "actix-web",
+  "futures",
+  "once_cell",
+]

 [dependencies]
 lemmy_db_views = { workspace = true }
@ -24,6 +42,7 @@ lemmy_db_views_moderator = { workspace = true }
 lemmy_db_views_actor = { workspace = true }
 lemmy_db_schema = { workspace = true }
 lemmy_utils = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+activitypub_federation = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 serde = { workspace = true }
 serde_with = { workspace = true }
 url = { workspace = true }
@ -33,12 +52,17 @@ reqwest-middleware = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 regex = { workspace = true }
 rosetta-i18n = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 percent-encoding = { workspace = true, optional = true }
-webpage = { version = "1.6", default-features = false, features = ["serde"], optional = true }
+webpage = { version = "1.6", default-features = false, features = [
+  "serde",
+], optional = true }
 encoding = { version = "0.2.33", optional = true }
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
-futures = { workspace = true }
-uuid = { workspace = true }
-tokio = { workspace = true }
-reqwest = { workspace = true }
+futures = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+uuid = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+tokio = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+reqwest = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 ts-rs = { workspace = true, optional = true }
-actix-web = { workspace = true }
+once_cell = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+actix-web = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+# necessary for wasmt compilation
+getrandom = { version = "0.2.10", features = ["js"] }
--- a/crates/api_common/src/build_response.rs
+++ b/crates/api_common/src/build_response.rs
@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ pub async fn build_community_response(
 }

 pub async fn build_post_response(
-  context: &Data<LemmyContext>,
+  context: &LemmyContext,
  community_id: CommunityId,
  person_id: PersonId,
  post_id: PostId,
--- a/crates/api_common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/api_common/src/lib.rs
@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ pub mod post;
 pub mod private_message;
 #[cfg(feature = "full")]
 pub mod request;
+#[cfg(feature = "full")]
+pub mod send_activity;
 pub mod sensitive;
 pub mod site;
 #[cfg(feature = "full")]
--- a/crates/api_common/src/person.rs
+++ b/crates/api_common/src/person.rs
@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ pub struct SaveUserSettings {
  pub auth: Sensitive<String>,
  /// Open links in a new tab
  pub open_links_in_new_tab: Option<bool>,
+  /// Enable infinite scroll
+  pub infinite_scroll_enabled: Option<bool>,
 }

 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Default)]
--- a/crates/api_common/src/request.rs
+++ b/crates/api_common/src/request.rs
@ -270,6 +270,9 @@ pub fn build_user_agent(settings: &Settings) -> String {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use crate::request::{
    build_user_agent,
    fetch_site_metadata,
--- a/crates/api_common/src/send_activity.rs
+++ b/crates/api_common/src/send_activity.rs
@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+use crate::context::LemmyContext;
+use activitypub_federation::config::Data;
+use futures::future::BoxFuture;
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::post::Post;
+use lemmy_utils::{error::LemmyResult, SYNCHRONOUS_FEDERATION};
+use once_cell::sync::{Lazy, OnceCell};
+use tokio::{
+  sync::{
+    mpsc,
+    mpsc::{UnboundedReceiver, UnboundedSender, WeakUnboundedSender},
+    Mutex,
+  },
+  task::JoinHandle,
+};
+
+type MatchOutgoingActivitiesBoxed =
+  Box<for<'a> fn(SendActivityData, &'a Data<LemmyContext>) -> BoxFuture<'a, LemmyResult<()>>>;
+
+/// This static is necessary so that activities can be sent out synchronously for tests.
+pub static MATCH_OUTGOING_ACTIVITIES: OnceCell<MatchOutgoingActivitiesBoxed> = OnceCell::new();
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum SendActivityData {
+  CreatePost(Post),
+}
+
+// TODO: instead of static, move this into LemmyContext. make sure that stopping the process with
+//       ctrl+c still works.
+static ACTIVITY_CHANNEL: Lazy<ActivityChannel> = Lazy::new(|| {
+  let (sender, receiver) = mpsc::unbounded_channel();
+  let weak_sender = sender.downgrade();
+  ActivityChannel {
+    weak_sender,
+    receiver: Mutex::new(receiver),
+    keepalive_sender: Mutex::new(Some(sender)),
+  }
+});
+
+pub struct ActivityChannel {
+  weak_sender: WeakUnboundedSender<SendActivityData>,
+  receiver: Mutex<UnboundedReceiver<SendActivityData>>,
+  keepalive_sender: Mutex<Option<UnboundedSender<SendActivityData>>>,
+}
+
+impl ActivityChannel {
+  pub async fn retrieve_activity() -> Option<SendActivityData> {
+    let mut lock = ACTIVITY_CHANNEL.receiver.lock().await;
+    lock.recv().await
+  }
+
+  pub async fn submit_activity(
+    data: SendActivityData,
+    context: &Data<LemmyContext>,
+  ) -> LemmyResult<()> {
+    if *SYNCHRONOUS_FEDERATION {
+      MATCH_OUTGOING_ACTIVITIES
+        .get()
+        .expect("retrieve function pointer")(data, context)
+      .await?;
+    }
+    // could do `ACTIVITY_CHANNEL.keepalive_sender.lock()` instead and get rid of weak_sender,
+    // not sure which way is more efficient
+    else if let Some(sender) = ACTIVITY_CHANNEL.weak_sender.upgrade() {
+      sender.send(data)?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+  }
+
+  pub async fn close(outgoing_activities_task: JoinHandle<LemmyResult<()>>) -> LemmyResult<()> {
+    ACTIVITY_CHANNEL.keepalive_sender.lock().await.take();
+    outgoing_activities_task.await??;
+    Ok(())
+  }
+}
--- a/crates/api_common/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/api_common/src/utils.rs
@ -667,13 +667,13 @@ pub async fn remove_user_data_in_community(

  // Comments
  // TODO Diesel doesn't allow updates with joins, so this has to be a loop
-  let comments = CommentQuery::builder()
-    .pool(pool)
-    .creator_id(Some(banned_person_id))
-    .community_id(Some(community_id))
-    .build()
-    .list()
-    .await?;
+  let comments = CommentQuery {
+    creator_id: Some(banned_person_id),
+    community_id: Some(community_id),
+    ..Default::default()
+  }
+  .list(pool)
+  .await?;

  for comment_view in &comments {
    let comment_id = comment_view.comment.id;
@ -731,6 +731,9 @@ pub async fn delete_user_account(

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use crate::utils::{honeypot_check, password_length_check};

  #[test]
--- a/crates/api_crud/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/api_crud/Cargo.toml
@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ url = { workspace = true }
 async-trait = { workspace = true }
 webmention = "0.4.0"
 chrono = { workspace = true }
-uuid = { workspace = true }
+uuid = { workspace = true }
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/comment/create.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/comment/create.rs
@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use lemmy_api_common::{
  },
 };
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
+  impls::actor_language::default_post_language,
  source::{
    actor_language::CommunityLanguage,
    comment::{Comment, CommentInsertForm, CommentLike, CommentLikeForm, CommentUpdateForm},
@ -82,25 +83,31 @@ impl PerformCrud for CreateComment {
      check_comment_depth(parent)?;
    }

-    // if no language is set, copy language from parent post/comment
-    let parent_language = parent_opt
-      .as_ref()
-      .map(|p| p.language_id)
-      .unwrap_or(post.language_id);
-    let language_id = data.language_id.unwrap_or(parent_language);
-
    CommunityLanguage::is_allowed_community_language(
      &mut context.pool(),
-      Some(language_id),
+      data.language_id,
      community_id,
    )
    .await?;

+    // attempt to set default language if none was provided
+    let language_id = match data.language_id {
+      Some(lid) => Some(lid),
+      None => {
+        default_post_language(
+          &mut context.pool(),
+          community_id,
+          local_user_view.local_user.id,
+        )
+        .await?
+      }
+    };
+
    let comment_form = CommentInsertForm::builder()
      .content(content_slurs_removed.clone())
      .post_id(data.post_id)
      .creator_id(local_user_view.person.id)
-      .language_id(Some(language_id))
+      .language_id(language_id)
      .build();

    // Create the comment
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/community/list.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/community/list.rs
@ -31,18 +31,18 @@ impl PerformCrud for ListCommunities {
    let page = data.page;
    let limit = data.limit;
    let local_user = local_user_view.map(|l| l.local_user);
-    let communities = CommunityQuery::builder()
-      .pool(&mut context.pool())
-      .listing_type(listing_type)
-      .show_nsfw(show_nsfw)
-      .sort(sort)
-      .local_user(local_user.as_ref())
-      .page(page)
-      .limit(limit)
-      .is_mod_or_admin(is_admin)
-      .build()
-      .list()
-      .await?;
+    let communities = CommunityQuery {
+      listing_type,
+      show_nsfw,
+      sort,
+      local_user: local_user.as_ref(),
+      page,
+      limit,
+      is_mod_or_admin: is_admin,
+      ..Default::default()
+    }
+    .list(&mut context.pool())
+    .await?;

    // Return the jwt
    Ok(ListCommunitiesResponse { communities })
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/lib.rs
@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use lemmy_utils::error::LemmyError;
 mod comment;
 mod community;
 mod custom_emoji;
-mod post;
+pub mod post;
 mod private_message;
 mod site;
 mod user;
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs
@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-use crate::PerformCrud;
-use actix_web::web::Data;
+use activitypub_federation::config::Data;
+use actix_web::web::Json;
 use lemmy_api_common::{
  build_response::build_post_response,
  context::LemmyContext,
  post::{CreatePost, PostResponse},
  request::fetch_site_data,
+  send_activity::{ActivityChannel, SendActivityData},
  utils::{
    check_community_ban,
    check_community_deleted_or_removed,
@ -40,147 +41,153 @@ use tracing::Instrument;
 use url::Url;
 use webmention::{Webmention, WebmentionError};

-#[async_trait::async_trait(?Send)]
-impl PerformCrud for CreatePost {
-  type Response = PostResponse;
+#[tracing::instrument(skip(context))]
+pub async fn create_post(
+  data: Json<CreatePost>,
+  context: Data<LemmyContext>,
+) -> Result<Json<PostResponse>, LemmyError> {
+  let local_user_view = local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, &context).await?;
+  let local_site = LocalSite::read(&mut context.pool()).await?;

-  #[tracing::instrument(skip(context))]
-  async fn perform(&self, context: &Data<LemmyContext>) -> Result<PostResponse, LemmyError> {
-    let data: &CreatePost = self;
-    let local_user_view = local_user_view_from_jwt(&data.auth, context).await?;
-    let local_site = LocalSite::read(&mut context.pool()).await?;
+  let slur_regex = local_site_to_slur_regex(&local_site);
+  check_slurs(&data.name, &slur_regex)?;
+  check_slurs_opt(&data.body, &slur_regex)?;
+  honeypot_check(&data.honeypot)?;

-    let slur_regex = local_site_to_slur_regex(&local_site);
-    check_slurs(&data.name, &slur_regex)?;
-    check_slurs_opt(&data.body, &slur_regex)?;
-    honeypot_check(&data.honeypot)?;
+  let data_url = data.url.as_ref();
+  let url = data_url.map(clean_url_params).map(Into::into); // TODO no good way to handle a "clear"

-    let data_url = data.url.as_ref();
-    let url = data_url.map(clean_url_params).map(Into::into); // TODO no good way to handle a "clear"
+  is_valid_post_title(&data.name)?;
+  is_valid_body_field(&data.body, true)?;
+  check_url_scheme(&data.url)?;

-    is_valid_post_title(&data.name)?;
-    is_valid_body_field(&data.body, true)?;
-    check_url_scheme(&data.url)?;
-
-    check_community_ban(
-      local_user_view.person.id,
-      data.community_id,
-      &mut context.pool(),
-    )
-    .await?;
-    check_community_deleted_or_removed(data.community_id, &mut context.pool()).await?;
+  check_community_ban(
+    local_user_view.person.id,
+    data.community_id,
+    &mut context.pool(),
+  )
+  .await?;
+  check_community_deleted_or_removed(data.community_id, &mut context.pool()).await?;

+  let community_id = data.community_id;
+  let community = Community::read(&mut context.pool(), community_id).await?;
+  if community.posting_restricted_to_mods {
    let community_id = data.community_id;
-    let community = Community::read(&mut context.pool(), community_id).await?;
-    if community.posting_restricted_to_mods {
-      let community_id = data.community_id;
-      let is_mod = CommunityView::is_mod_or_admin(
-        &mut context.pool(),
-        local_user_view.local_user.person_id,
-        community_id,
-      )
-      .await?;
-      if !is_mod {
-        return Err(LemmyErrorType::OnlyModsCanPostInCommunity)?;
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Fetch post links and pictrs cached image
-    let (metadata_res, thumbnail_url) =
-      fetch_site_data(context.client(), context.settings(), data_url, true).await;
-    let (embed_title, embed_description, embed_video_url) = metadata_res
-      .map(|u| (u.title, u.description, u.embed_video_url))
-      .unwrap_or_default();
-
-    let language_id = match data.language_id {
-      Some(lid) => Some(lid),
-      None => {
-        default_post_language(
-          &mut context.pool(),
-          community_id,
-          local_user_view.local_user.id,
-        )
-        .await?
-      }
-    };
-    CommunityLanguage::is_allowed_community_language(
+    let is_mod = CommunityView::is_mod_or_admin(
      &mut context.pool(),
-      language_id,
+      local_user_view.local_user.person_id,
      community_id,
    )
    .await?;
+    if !is_mod {
+      return Err(LemmyErrorType::OnlyModsCanPostInCommunity)?;
+    }
+  }

-    let post_form = PostInsertForm::builder()
-      .name(data.name.trim().to_owned())
-      .url(url)
-      .body(data.body.clone())
-      .community_id(data.community_id)
-      .creator_id(local_user_view.person.id)
-      .nsfw(data.nsfw)
-      .embed_title(embed_title)
-      .embed_description(embed_description)
-      .embed_video_url(embed_video_url)
-      .language_id(language_id)
-      .thumbnail_url(thumbnail_url)
-      .build();
+  // Fetch post links and pictrs cached image
+  let (metadata_res, thumbnail_url) =
+    fetch_site_data(context.client(), context.settings(), data_url, true).await;
+  let (embed_title, embed_description, embed_video_url) = metadata_res
+    .map(|u| (u.title, u.description, u.embed_video_url))
+    .unwrap_or_default();

-    let inserted_post = Post::create(&mut context.pool(), &post_form)
-      .await
-      .with_lemmy_type(LemmyErrorType::CouldntCreatePost)?;
+  // Only need to check if language is allowed in case user set it explicitly. When using default
+  // language, it already only returns allowed languages.
+  CommunityLanguage::is_allowed_community_language(
+    &mut context.pool(),
+    data.language_id,
+    community_id,
+  )
+  .await?;

-    let inserted_post_id = inserted_post.id;
-    let protocol_and_hostname = context.settings().get_protocol_and_hostname();
-    let apub_id = generate_local_apub_endpoint(
-      EndpointType::Post,
-      &inserted_post_id.to_string(),
-      &protocol_and_hostname,
-    )?;
-    let updated_post = Post::update(
-      &mut context.pool(),
-      inserted_post_id,
-      &PostUpdateForm::builder().ap_id(Some(apub_id)).build(),
-    )
+  // attempt to set default language if none was provided
+  let language_id = match data.language_id {
+    Some(lid) => Some(lid),
+    None => {
+      default_post_language(
+        &mut context.pool(),
+        community_id,
+        local_user_view.local_user.id,
+      )
+      .await?
+    }
+  };
+
+  let post_form = PostInsertForm::builder()
+    .name(data.name.trim().to_owned())
+    .url(url)
+    .body(data.body.clone())
+    .community_id(data.community_id)
+    .creator_id(local_user_view.person.id)
+    .nsfw(data.nsfw)
+    .embed_title(embed_title)
+    .embed_description(embed_description)
+    .embed_video_url(embed_video_url)
+    .language_id(language_id)
+    .thumbnail_url(thumbnail_url)
+    .build();
+
+  let inserted_post = Post::create(&mut context.pool(), &post_form)
    .await
    .with_lemmy_type(LemmyErrorType::CouldntCreatePost)?;

-    // They like their own post by default
-    let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
-    let post_id = inserted_post.id;
-    let like_form = PostLikeForm {
-      post_id,
-      person_id,
-      score: 1,
-    };
+  let inserted_post_id = inserted_post.id;
+  let protocol_and_hostname = context.settings().get_protocol_and_hostname();
+  let apub_id = generate_local_apub_endpoint(
+    EndpointType::Post,
+    &inserted_post_id.to_string(),
+    &protocol_and_hostname,
+  )?;
+  let updated_post = Post::update(
+    &mut context.pool(),
+    inserted_post_id,
+    &PostUpdateForm::builder().ap_id(Some(apub_id)).build(),
+  )
+  .await
+  .with_lemmy_type(LemmyErrorType::CouldntCreatePost)?;

-    PostLike::like(&mut context.pool(), &like_form)
-      .await
-      .with_lemmy_type(LemmyErrorType::CouldntLikePost)?;
+  // They like their own post by default
+  let person_id = local_user_view.person.id;
+  let post_id = inserted_post.id;
+  let like_form = PostLikeForm {
+    post_id,
+    person_id,
+    score: 1,
+  };

-    // Mark the post as read
-    mark_post_as_read(person_id, post_id, &mut context.pool()).await?;
+  PostLike::like(&mut context.pool(), &like_form)
+    .await
+    .with_lemmy_type(LemmyErrorType::CouldntLikePost)?;

-    if let Some(url) = updated_post.url.clone() {
-      let task = async move {
-        let mut webmention =
-          Webmention::new::<Url>(updated_post.ap_id.clone().into(), url.clone().into())?;
-        webmention.set_checked(true);
-        match webmention
-          .send()
-          .instrument(tracing::info_span!("Sending webmention"))
-          .await
-        {
-          Err(WebmentionError::NoEndpointDiscovered(_)) => Ok(()),
-          Ok(_) => Ok(()),
-          Err(e) => Err(e).with_lemmy_type(LemmyErrorType::CouldntSendWebmention),
-        }
-      };
-      if *SYNCHRONOUS_FEDERATION {
-        task.await?;
-      } else {
-        spawn_try_task(task);
+  ActivityChannel::submit_activity(SendActivityData::CreatePost(updated_post.clone()), &context)
+    .await?;
+
+  // Mark the post as read
+  mark_post_as_read(person_id, post_id, &mut context.pool()).await?;
+
+  if let Some(url) = updated_post.url.clone() {
+    let task = async move {
+      let mut webmention =
+        Webmention::new::<Url>(updated_post.ap_id.clone().into(), url.clone().into())?;
+      webmention.set_checked(true);
+      match webmention
+        .send()
+        .instrument(tracing::info_span!("Sending webmention"))
+        .await
+      {
+        Err(WebmentionError::NoEndpointDiscovered(_)) => Ok(()),
+        Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+        Err(e) => Err(e).with_lemmy_type(LemmyErrorType::CouldntSendWebmention),
      }
    };
+    if *SYNCHRONOUS_FEDERATION {
+      task.await?;
+    } else {
+      spawn_try_task(task);
+    }
+  };

-    build_post_response(context, community_id, person_id, post_id).await
-  }
+  Ok(Json(
+    build_post_response(&context, community_id, person_id, post_id).await?,
+  ))
 }
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/post/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/post/mod.rs
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-mod create;
+pub mod create;
 mod delete;
 mod read;
 mod remove;
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/post/read.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/post/read.rs
@ -100,12 +100,12 @@ impl PerformCrud for GetPost {

    // Fetch the cross_posts
    let cross_posts = if let Some(url) = &post_view.post.url {
-      let mut x_posts = PostQuery::builder()
-        .pool(&mut context.pool())
-        .url_search(Some(url.inner().as_str().into()))
-        .build()
-        .list()
-        .await?;
+      let mut x_posts = PostQuery {
+        url_search: Some(url.inner().as_str().into()),
+        ..Default::default()
+      }
+      .list(&mut context.pool())
+      .await?;

      // Don't return this post as one of the cross_posts
      x_posts.retain(|x| x.post.id != post_id);
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/private_message/read.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/private_message/read.rs
@ -24,15 +24,13 @@ impl PerformCrud for GetPrivateMessages {
    let page = data.page;
    let limit = data.limit;
    let unread_only = data.unread_only;
-    let mut messages = PrivateMessageQuery::builder()
-      .pool(&mut context.pool())
-      .recipient_id(person_id)
-      .page(page)
-      .limit(limit)
-      .unread_only(unread_only)
-      .build()
-      .list()
-      .await?;
+    let mut messages = PrivateMessageQuery {
+      page,
+      limit,
+      unread_only,
+    }
+    .list(&mut context.pool(), person_id)
+    .await?;

    // Messages sent by ourselves should be marked as read. The `read` column in database is only
    // for the recipient, and shouldnt be exposed to sender.
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/site/create.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/site/create.rs
@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ fn validate_create_payload(local_site: &LocalSite, create_site: &CreateSite) ->

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use crate::site::create::validate_create_payload;
  use lemmy_api_common::site::CreateSite;
  use lemmy_db_schema::{source::local_site::LocalSite, ListingType, RegistrationMode};
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/site/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/site/mod.rs
@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ pub fn application_question_check(

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use crate::site::{application_question_check, site_default_post_listing_type_check};
  use lemmy_db_schema::{ListingType, RegistrationMode};

--- a/crates/api_crud/src/site/update.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/site/update.rs
@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ fn validate_update_payload(local_site: &LocalSite, edit_site: &EditSite) -> Lemm

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use crate::site::update::validate_update_payload;
  use lemmy_api_common::site::EditSite;
  use lemmy_db_schema::{source::local_site::LocalSite, ListingType, RegistrationMode};
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/user/create.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/user/create.rs
@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ impl PerformCrud for Register {
      .password_encrypted(data.password.to_string())
      .show_nsfw(Some(data.show_nsfw))
      .accepted_application(accepted_application)
+      .default_listing_type(Some(local_site.default_post_listing_type))
      .build();

    let inserted_local_user = LocalUser::create(&mut context.pool(), &local_user_form).await?;
--- a/crates/apub/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/apub/Cargo.toml
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ chrono = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true }
 actix-web = { workspace = true }
-tokio = {workspace = true}
+tokio = { workspace = true }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 strum_macros = { workspace = true }
 url = { workspace = true }
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/block/block_user.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/block/block_user.rs
@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::{
    verify_person_in_community,
  },
  activity_lists::AnnouncableActivities,
-  insert_activity,
+  insert_received_activity,
  objects::{instance::remote_instance_inboxes, person::ApubPerson},
  protocol::activities::block::block_user::BlockUser,
 };
@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ impl ActivityHandler for BlockUser {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn verify(&self, context: &Data<LemmyContext>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+    insert_received_activity(&self.id, context).await?;
    verify_is_public(&self.to, &self.cc)?;
    match self.target.dereference(context).await? {
      SiteOrCommunity::Site(site) => {
@ -147,7 +148,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for BlockUser {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn receive(self, context: &Data<LemmyContext>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    insert_activity(&self.id, &self, false, false, context).await?;
    let expires = self.expires.map(|u| u.naive_local());
    let mod_person = self.actor.dereference(context).await?;
    let blocked_person = self.object.dereference(context).await?;
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/block/undo_block_user.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/block/undo_block_user.rs
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::{
    verify_is_public,
  },
  activity_lists::AnnouncableActivities,
-  insert_activity,
+  insert_received_activity,
  objects::{instance::remote_instance_inboxes, person::ApubPerson},
  protocol::activities::block::{block_user::BlockUser, undo_block_user::UndoBlockUser},
 };
@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ impl ActivityHandler for UndoBlockUser {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn verify(&self, context: &Data<LemmyContext>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+    insert_received_activity(&self.id, context).await?;
    verify_is_public(&self.to, &self.cc)?;
    verify_domains_match(self.actor.inner(), self.object.actor.inner())?;
    self.object.verify(context).await?;
@ -96,7 +97,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for UndoBlockUser {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn receive(self, context: &Data<LemmyContext>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    insert_activity(&self.id, &self, false, false, context).await?;
    let expires = self.object.expires.map(|u| u.naive_local());
    let mod_person = self.actor.dereference(context).await?;
    let blocked_person = self.object.object.dereference(context).await?;
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/announce.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/announce.rs
@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::{
    verify_person_in_community,
  },
  activity_lists::AnnouncableActivities,
-  insert_activity,
+  insert_received_activity,
  objects::community::ApubCommunity,
  protocol::{
    activities::community::announce::{AnnounceActivity, RawAnnouncableActivities},
@ -133,14 +133,14 @@ impl ActivityHandler for AnnounceActivity {
  }

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
-  async fn verify(&self, _context: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  async fn verify(&self, context: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+    insert_received_activity(&self.id, context).await?;
    verify_is_public(&self.to, &self.cc)?;
    Ok(())
  }

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn receive(self, context: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    insert_activity(&self.id, &self, false, false, context).await?;
    let object: AnnouncableActivities = self.object.object(context).await?.try_into()?;
    // This is only for sending, not receiving so we reject it.
    if let AnnouncableActivities::Page(_) = object {
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/collection_add.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/collection_add.rs
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::{
    verify_person_in_community,
  },
  activity_lists::AnnouncableActivities,
-  insert_activity,
+  insert_received_activity,
  objects::{community::ApubCommunity, person::ApubPerson, post::ApubPost},
  protocol::{
    activities::community::{collection_add::CollectionAdd, collection_remove::CollectionRemove},
@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ impl ActivityHandler for CollectionAdd {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn verify(&self, context: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+    insert_received_activity(&self.id, context).await?;
    verify_is_public(&self.to, &self.cc)?;
    let community = self.community(context).await?;
    verify_person_in_community(&self.actor, &community, context).await?;
@ -117,7 +118,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for CollectionAdd {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn receive(self, context: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    insert_activity(&self.id, &self, false, false, context).await?;
    let (community, collection_type) =
      Community::get_by_collection_url(&mut context.pool(), &self.target.into()).await?;
    match collection_type {
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/collection_remove.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/collection_remove.rs
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::{
    verify_person_in_community,
  },
  activity_lists::AnnouncableActivities,
-  insert_activity,
+  insert_received_activity,
  objects::{community::ApubCommunity, person::ApubPerson, post::ApubPost},
  protocol::{activities::community::collection_remove::CollectionRemove, InCommunity},
 };
@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ impl ActivityHandler for CollectionRemove {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn verify(&self, context: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+    insert_received_activity(&self.id, context).await?;
    verify_is_public(&self.to, &self.cc)?;
    let community = self.community(context).await?;
    verify_person_in_community(&self.actor, &community, context).await?;
@ -110,7 +111,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for CollectionRemove {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn receive(self, context: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    insert_activity(&self.id, &self, false, false, context).await?;
    let (community, collection_type) =
      Community::get_by_collection_url(&mut context.pool(), &self.target.into()).await?;
    match collection_type {
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/lock_page.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/lock_page.rs
@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::{
    verify_person_in_community,
  },
  activity_lists::AnnouncableActivities,
-  insert_activity,
+  insert_received_activity,
  protocol::{
    activities::community::lock_page::{LockPage, LockType, UndoLockPage},
    InCommunity,
@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ impl ActivityHandler for UndoLockPage {
  }

  async fn verify(&self, context: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+    insert_received_activity(&self.id, context).await?;
    verify_is_public(&self.to, &self.cc)?;
    let community = self.community(context).await?;
    verify_person_in_community(&self.actor, &community, context).await?;
@ -94,7 +95,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for UndoLockPage {
  }

  async fn receive(self, context: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-    insert_activity(&self.id, &self, false, false, context).await?;
    let form = PostUpdateForm::builder().locked(Some(false)).build();
    let post = self.object.object.dereference(context).await?;
    Post::update(&mut context.pool(), post.id, &form).await?;
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/report.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/report.rs
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
  activities::{generate_activity_id, send_lemmy_activity, verify_person_in_community},
-  insert_activity,
+  insert_received_activity,
  objects::{community::ApubCommunity, person::ApubPerson},
  protocol::{activities::community::report::Report, InCommunity},
  PostOrComment,
@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ impl ActivityHandler for Report {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn verify(&self, context: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+    insert_received_activity(&self.id, context).await?;
    let community = self.community(context).await?;
    verify_person_in_community(&self.actor, &community, context).await?;
    Ok(())
@ -122,7 +123,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for Report {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn receive(self, context: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    insert_activity(&self.id, &self, false, true, context).await?;
    let actor = self.actor.dereference(context).await?;
    match self.object.dereference(context).await? {
      PostOrComment::Post(post) => {
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/update.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/update.rs
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::{
    verify_person_in_community,
  },
  activity_lists::AnnouncableActivities,
-  insert_activity,
+  insert_received_activity,
  objects::{community::ApubCommunity, person::ApubPerson},
  protocol::{activities::community::update::UpdateCommunity, InCommunity},
  SendActivity,
@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ impl ActivityHandler for UpdateCommunity {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn verify(&self, context: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+    insert_received_activity(&self.id, context).await?;
    verify_is_public(&self.to, &self.cc)?;
    let community = self.community(context).await?;
    verify_person_in_community(&self.actor, &community, context).await?;
@ -92,7 +93,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for UpdateCommunity {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn receive(self, context: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    insert_activity(&self.id, &self, false, false, context).await?;
    let community = self.community(context).await?;

    let community_update_form = self.object.into_update_form();
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/create_or_update/comment.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/create_or_update/comment.rs
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::{
    verify_person_in_community,
  },
  activity_lists::AnnouncableActivities,
-  insert_activity,
+  insert_received_activity,
  mentions::MentionOrValue,
  objects::{comment::ApubComment, community::ApubCommunity, person::ApubPerson},
  protocol::{
@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ impl ActivityHandler for CreateOrUpdateNote {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn verify(&self, context: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+    insert_received_activity(&self.id, context).await?;
    verify_is_public(&self.to, &self.cc)?;
    let post = self.object.get_parents(context).await?.0;
    let community = self.community(context).await?;
@ -169,7 +170,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for CreateOrUpdateNote {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn receive(self, context: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    insert_activity(&self.id, &self, false, false, context).await?;
    // Need to do this check here instead of Note::from_json because we need the person who
    // send the activity, not the comment author.
    let existing_comment = self.object.id.dereference_local(context).await.ok();
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/create_or_update/post.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/create_or_update/post.rs
@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::{
    verify_person_in_community,
  },
  activity_lists::AnnouncableActivities,
-  insert_activity,
+  insert_received_activity,
  objects::{community::ApubCommunity, person::ApubPerson, post::ApubPost},
  protocol::{
    activities::{create_or_update::page::CreateOrUpdatePage, CreateOrUpdateType},
@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use activitypub_federation::{
 };
 use lemmy_api_common::{
  context::LemmyContext,
-  post::{CreatePost, EditPost, PostResponse},
+  post::{EditPost, PostResponse},
 };
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
  aggregates::structs::PostAggregates,
@ -39,25 +39,6 @@ use lemmy_db_schema::{
 use lemmy_utils::error::{LemmyError, LemmyErrorType};
 use url::Url;

-#[async_trait::async_trait]
-impl SendActivity for CreatePost {
-  type Response = PostResponse;
-
-  async fn send_activity(
-    _request: &Self,
-    response: &Self::Response,
-    context: &Data<LemmyContext>,
-  ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    CreateOrUpdatePage::send(
-      &response.post_view.post,
-      response.post_view.creator.id,
-      CreateOrUpdateType::Create,
-      context,
-    )
-    .await
-  }
-}
-
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl SendActivity for EditPost {
  type Response = PostResponse;
@ -68,10 +49,10 @@ impl SendActivity for EditPost {
    context: &Data<LemmyContext>,
  ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
    CreateOrUpdatePage::send(
-      &response.post_view.post,
+      response.post_view.post.clone(),
      response.post_view.creator.id,
      CreateOrUpdateType::Update,
-      context,
+      context.reset_request_count(),
    )
    .await
  }
@ -102,12 +83,12 @@ impl CreateOrUpdatePage {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  pub(crate) async fn send(
-    post: &Post,
+    post: Post,
    person_id: PersonId,
    kind: CreateOrUpdateType,
-    context: &Data<LemmyContext>,
+    context: Data<LemmyContext>,
  ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    let post = ApubPost(post.clone());
+    let post = ApubPost(post);
    let community_id = post.community_id;
    let person: ApubPerson = Person::read(&mut context.pool(), person_id).await?.into();
    let community: ApubCommunity = Community::read(&mut context.pool(), community_id)
@ -115,8 +96,8 @@ impl CreateOrUpdatePage {
      .into();

    let create_or_update =
-      CreateOrUpdatePage::new(post, &person, &community, kind, context).await?;
-    let is_mod_action = create_or_update.object.is_mod_action(context).await?;
+      CreateOrUpdatePage::new(post, &person, &community, kind, &context).await?;
+    let is_mod_action = create_or_update.object.is_mod_action(&context).await?;
    let activity = AnnouncableActivities::CreateOrUpdatePost(create_or_update);
    send_activity_in_community(
      activity,
@ -124,7 +105,7 @@ impl CreateOrUpdatePage {
      &community,
      vec![],
      is_mod_action,
-      context,
+      &context,
    )
    .await?;
    Ok(())
@ -146,6 +127,7 @@ impl ActivityHandler for CreateOrUpdatePage {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn verify(&self, context: &Data<LemmyContext>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+    insert_received_activity(&self.id, context).await?;
    verify_is_public(&self.to, &self.cc)?;
    let community = self.community(context).await?;
    verify_person_in_community(&self.actor, &community, context).await?;
@ -180,7 +162,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for CreateOrUpdatePage {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn receive(self, context: &Data<LemmyContext>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    insert_activity(&self.id, &self, false, false, context).await?;
    let post = ApubPost::from_json(self.object, context).await?;

    // author likes their own post by default
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/create_or_update/private_message.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/create_or_update/private_message.rs
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
  activities::{generate_activity_id, send_lemmy_activity, verify_person},
-  insert_activity,
+  insert_received_activity,
  objects::{person::ApubPerson, private_message::ApubPrivateMessage},
  protocol::activities::{
    create_or_update::chat_message::CreateOrUpdateChatMessage,
@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ impl ActivityHandler for CreateOrUpdateChatMessage {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn verify(&self, context: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+    insert_received_activity(&self.id, context).await?;
    verify_person(&self.actor, context).await?;
    verify_domains_match(self.actor.inner(), self.object.id.inner())?;
    verify_domains_match(self.to[0].inner(), self.object.to[0].inner())?;
@ -118,7 +119,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for CreateOrUpdateChatMessage {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn receive(self, context: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    insert_activity(&self.id, &self, false, true, context).await?;
    ApubPrivateMessage::from_json(self.object, context).await?;
    Ok(())
  }
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/delete.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/delete.rs
@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::{
    deletion::{receive_delete_action, verify_delete_activity, DeletableObjects},
    generate_activity_id,
  },
-  insert_activity,
+  insert_received_activity,
  objects::person::ApubPerson,
  protocol::{activities::deletion::delete::Delete, IdOrNestedObject},
 };
@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ impl ActivityHandler for Delete {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn verify(&self, context: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+    insert_received_activity(&self.id, context).await?;
    verify_delete_activity(self, self.summary.is_some(), context).await?;
    Ok(())
  }

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn receive(self, context: &Data<LemmyContext>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    insert_activity(&self.id, &self, false, false, context).await?;
    if let Some(reason) = self.summary {
      // We set reason to empty string if it doesn't exist, to distinguish between delete and
      // remove. Here we change it back to option, so we don't write it to db.
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/delete_user.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/delete_user.rs
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
  activities::{generate_activity_id, send_lemmy_activity, verify_is_public, verify_person},
-  insert_activity,
+  insert_received_activity,
  objects::{instance::remote_instance_inboxes, person::ApubPerson},
  protocol::activities::deletion::delete_user::DeleteUser,
  SendActivity,
@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ impl ActivityHandler for DeleteUser {
  }

  async fn verify(&self, context: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+    insert_received_activity(&self.id, context).await?;
    verify_is_public(&self.to, &[])?;
    verify_person(&self.actor, context).await?;
    verify_urls_match(self.actor.inner(), self.object.inner())?;
@ -80,7 +81,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for DeleteUser {
  }

  async fn receive(self, context: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    insert_activity(&self.id, &self, false, false, context).await?;
    let actor = self.actor.dereference(context).await?;
    delete_user_account(
      actor.id,
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/undo_delete.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/undo_delete.rs
@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::{
    deletion::{receive_delete_action, verify_delete_activity, DeletableObjects},
    generate_activity_id,
  },
-  insert_activity,
+  insert_received_activity,
  objects::person::ApubPerson,
  protocol::activities::deletion::{delete::Delete, undo_delete::UndoDelete},
 };
@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ impl ActivityHandler for UndoDelete {
  }

  async fn verify(&self, data: &Data<Self::DataType>) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+    insert_received_activity(&self.id, data).await?;
    self.object.verify(data).await?;
    verify_delete_activity(&self.object, self.object.summary.is_some(), data).await?;
    Ok(())
@ -49,7 +50,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for UndoDelete {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn receive(self, context: &Data<LemmyContext>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    insert_activity(&self.id, &self, false, false, context).await?;
    if self.object.summary.is_some() {
      UndoDelete::receive_undo_remove_action(
        &self.actor.dereference(context).await?,
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/following/accept.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/following/accept.rs
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
  activities::{generate_activity_id, send_lemmy_activity},
-  insert_activity,
+  insert_received_activity,
  protocol::activities::following::{accept::AcceptFollow, follow::Follow},
 };
 use activitypub_federation::{
@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ impl ActivityHandler for AcceptFollow {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn verify(&self, context: &Data<LemmyContext>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+    insert_received_activity(&self.id, context).await?;
    verify_urls_match(self.actor.inner(), self.object.object.inner())?;
    self.object.verify(context).await?;
    if let Some(to) = &self.to {
@ -60,7 +61,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for AcceptFollow {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn receive(self, context: &Data<LemmyContext>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    insert_activity(&self.id, &self, false, true, context).await?;
    let community = self.actor.dereference(context).await?;
    let person = self.object.actor.dereference(context).await?;
    // This will throw an error if no follow was requested
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/following/follow.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/following/follow.rs
@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::{
    verify_person_in_community,
  },
  fetcher::user_or_community::UserOrCommunity,
-  insert_activity,
+  insert_received_activity,
  objects::{community::ApubCommunity, person::ApubPerson},
  protocol::activities::following::{
    accept::AcceptFollow,
@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ impl ActivityHandler for Follow {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn verify(&self, context: &Data<LemmyContext>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+    insert_received_activity(&self.id, context).await?;
    verify_person(&self.actor, context).await?;
    let object = self.object.dereference(context).await?;
    if let UserOrCommunity::Community(c) = object {
@ -103,7 +104,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for Follow {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn receive(self, context: &Data<LemmyContext>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    insert_activity(&self.id, &self, false, true, context).await?;
    let actor = self.actor.dereference(context).await?;
    let object = self.object.dereference(context).await?;
    match object {
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/following/undo_follow.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/following/undo_follow.rs
@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{
  activities::{generate_activity_id, send_lemmy_activity, verify_person},
  fetcher::user_or_community::UserOrCommunity,
-  insert_activity,
+  insert_received_activity,
  objects::{community::ApubCommunity, person::ApubPerson},
  protocol::activities::following::{follow::Follow, undo_follow::UndoFollow},
 };
@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ impl ActivityHandler for UndoFollow {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn verify(&self, context: &Data<LemmyContext>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+    insert_received_activity(&self.id, context).await?;
    verify_urls_match(self.actor.inner(), self.object.actor.inner())?;
    verify_person(&self.actor, context).await?;
    self.object.verify(context).await?;
@ -71,7 +72,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for UndoFollow {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn receive(self, context: &Data<LemmyContext>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    insert_activity(&self.id, &self, false, true, context).await?;
    let person = self.actor.dereference(context).await?;
    let object = self.object.object.dereference(context).await?;

--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/mod.rs
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
-  insert_activity,
  objects::{community::ApubCommunity, person::ApubPerson},
+  protocol::activities::{create_or_update::page::CreateOrUpdatePage, CreateOrUpdateType},
  CONTEXT,
 };
 use activitypub_federation::{
@ -12,12 +12,28 @@ use activitypub_federation::{
  traits::{ActivityHandler, Actor},
 };
 use anyhow::anyhow;
-use lemmy_api_common::context::LemmyContext;
-use lemmy_db_schema::{newtypes::CommunityId, source::community::Community};
+use lemmy_api_common::{
+  context::LemmyContext,
+  send_activity::{ActivityChannel, SendActivityData},
+};
+use lemmy_db_schema::{
+  newtypes::CommunityId,
+  source::{
+    activity::{SentActivity, SentActivityForm},
+    community::Community,
+    instance::Instance,
+  },
+};
 use lemmy_db_views_actor::structs::{CommunityPersonBanView, CommunityView};
-use lemmy_utils::error::{LemmyError, LemmyErrorExt, LemmyErrorType};
+use lemmy_utils::{
+  error::{LemmyError, LemmyErrorExt, LemmyErrorType, LemmyResult},
+  spawn_try_task,
+  SYNCHRONOUS_FEDERATION,
+};
+use moka::future::Cache;
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use serde::Serialize;
-use std::ops::Deref;
+use std::{ops::Deref, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 use tracing::info;
 use url::{ParseError, Url};
 use uuid::Uuid;
@ -30,6 +46,10 @@ pub mod following;
 pub mod unfederated;
 pub mod voting;

+/// Amount of time that the list of dead instances is cached. This is only updated once a day,
+/// so there is no harm in caching it for a longer time.
+pub static DEAD_INSTANCE_LIST_CACHE_DURATION: Duration = Duration::from_secs(30 * 60);
+
 /// Checks that the specified Url actually identifies a Person (by fetching it), and that the person
 /// doesn't have a site ban.
 #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
@ -148,7 +168,7 @@ async fn send_lemmy_activity<Activity, ActorT>(
  data: &Data<LemmyContext>,
  activity: Activity,
  actor: &ActorT,
-  inbox: Vec<Url>,
+  mut inbox: Vec<Url>,
  sensitive: bool,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError>
 where
@ -156,11 +176,62 @@ where
  ActorT: Actor,
  Activity: ActivityHandler<Error = LemmyError>,
 {
+  static CACHE: Lazy<Cache<(), Arc<Vec<String>>>> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    Cache::builder()
+      .max_capacity(1)
+      .time_to_live(DEAD_INSTANCE_LIST_CACHE_DURATION)
+      .build()
+  });
+  let dead_instances = CACHE
+    .try_get_with((), async {
+      Ok::<_, diesel::result::Error>(Arc::new(Instance::dead_instances(&mut data.pool()).await?))
+    })
+    .await?;
+
+  inbox.retain(|i| {
+    let domain = i.domain().expect("has domain").to_string();
+    !dead_instances.contains(&domain)
+  });
  info!("Sending activity {}", activity.id().to_string());
  let activity = WithContext::new(activity, CONTEXT.deref().clone());

-  insert_activity(activity.id(), &activity, true, sensitive, data).await?;
+  let form = SentActivityForm {
+    ap_id: activity.id().clone().into(),
+    data: serde_json::to_value(activity.clone())?,
+    sensitive,
+  };
+  SentActivity::create(&mut data.pool(), form).await?;
  send_activity(activity, actor, inbox, data).await?;

  Ok(())
 }
+
+pub async fn handle_outgoing_activities(context: Data<LemmyContext>) -> LemmyResult<()> {
+  while let Some(data) = ActivityChannel::retrieve_activity().await {
+    match_outgoing_activities(data, &context.reset_request_count()).await?
+  }
+  Ok(())
+}
+
+pub async fn match_outgoing_activities(
+  data: SendActivityData,
+  context: &Data<LemmyContext>,
+) -> LemmyResult<()> {
+  let fed_task = match data {
+    SendActivityData::CreatePost(post) => {
+      let creator_id = post.creator_id;
+      CreateOrUpdatePage::send(
+        post,
+        creator_id,
+        CreateOrUpdateType::Create,
+        context.reset_request_count(),
+      )
+    }
+  };
+  if *SYNCHRONOUS_FEDERATION {
+    fed_task.await?;
+  } else {
+    spawn_try_task(fed_task);
+  }
+  Ok(())
+}
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/undo_vote.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/undo_vote.rs
@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::{
    verify_person_in_community,
    voting::{undo_vote_comment, undo_vote_post},
  },
-  insert_activity,
+  insert_received_activity,
  objects::{community::ApubCommunity, person::ApubPerson},
  protocol::{
    activities::voting::{undo_vote::UndoVote, vote::Vote},
@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ impl ActivityHandler for UndoVote {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn verify(&self, context: &Data<LemmyContext>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+    insert_received_activity(&self.id, context).await?;
    let community = self.community(context).await?;
    verify_person_in_community(&self.actor, &community, context).await?;
    verify_urls_match(self.actor.inner(), self.object.actor.inner())?;
@ -66,7 +67,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for UndoVote {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn receive(self, context: &Data<LemmyContext>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    insert_activity(&self.id, &self, false, true, context).await?;
    let actor = self.actor.dereference(context).await?;
    let object = self.object.object.dereference(context).await?;
    match object {
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/vote.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/vote.rs
@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::{
    verify_person_in_community,
    voting::{vote_comment, vote_post},
  },
-  insert_activity,
+  insert_received_activity,
  objects::{community::ApubCommunity, person::ApubPerson},
  protocol::{
    activities::voting::vote::{Vote, VoteType},
@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ impl ActivityHandler for Vote {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn verify(&self, context: &Data<LemmyContext>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+    insert_received_activity(&self.id, context).await?;
    let community = self.community(context).await?;
    verify_person_in_community(&self.actor, &community, context).await?;
    let enable_downvotes = LocalSite::read(&mut context.pool())
@ -70,7 +71,6 @@ impl ActivityHandler for Vote {

  #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
  async fn receive(self, context: &Data<LemmyContext>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    insert_activity(&self.id, &self, false, true, context).await?;
    let actor = self.actor.dereference(context).await?;
    let object = self.object.dereference(context).await?;
    match object {
--- a/crates/apub/src/activity_lists.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activity_lists.rs
@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ impl InCommunity for AnnouncableActivities {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use crate::{
    activity_lists::{
      GroupInboxActivities,
--- a/crates/apub/src/api/list_comments.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/api/list_comments.rs
@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ pub async fn list_comments(
  let limit = data.limit;
  let parent_id = data.parent_id;

-  let listing_type = listing_type_with_default(data.type_, &local_site, community_id)?;
+  let listing_type = Some(listing_type_with_default(
+    data.type_,
+    &local_site,
+    community_id,
+  )?);

  // If a parent_id is given, fetch the comment to get the path
  let parent_path = if let Some(parent_id) = parent_id {
@ -50,23 +54,22 @@ pub async fn list_comments(

  let parent_path_cloned = parent_path.clone();
  let post_id = data.post_id;
-  let local_user = local_user_view.map(|l| l.local_user);
-  let comments = CommentQuery::builder()
-    .pool(&mut context.pool())
-    .listing_type(Some(listing_type))
-    .sort(sort)
-    .max_depth(max_depth)
-    .saved_only(saved_only)
-    .community_id(community_id)
-    .parent_path(parent_path_cloned)
-    .post_id(post_id)
-    .local_user(local_user.as_ref())
-    .page(page)
-    .limit(limit)
-    .build()
-    .list()
-    .await
-    .with_lemmy_type(LemmyErrorType::CouldntGetComments)?;
+  let comments = CommentQuery {
+    listing_type,
+    sort,
+    max_depth,
+    saved_only,
+    community_id,
+    parent_path: parent_path_cloned,
+    post_id,
+    local_user: local_user_view.as_ref(),
+    page,
+    limit,
+    ..Default::default()
+  }
+  .list(&mut context.pool())
+  .await
+  .with_lemmy_type(LemmyErrorType::CouldntGetComments)?;

  Ok(Json(GetCommentsResponse { comments }))
 }
--- a/crates/apub/src/api/list_posts.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/api/list_posts.rs
@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use actix_web::web::{Json, Query};
 use lemmy_api_common::{
  context::LemmyContext,
  post::{GetPosts, GetPostsResponse},
-  utils::{check_private_instance, is_mod_or_admin_opt, local_user_view_from_jwt_opt},
+  utils::{check_private_instance, local_user_view_from_jwt_opt},
 };
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::{community::Community, local_site::LocalSite};
 use lemmy_db_views::post_view::PostQuery;
@ -36,27 +36,25 @@ pub async fn list_posts(
  };
  let saved_only = data.saved_only;

-  let listing_type = listing_type_with_default(data.type_, &local_site, community_id)?;
+  let listing_type = Some(listing_type_with_default(
+    data.type_,
+    &local_site,
+    community_id,
+  )?);

-  let is_mod_or_admin =
-    is_mod_or_admin_opt(&mut context.pool(), local_user_view.as_ref(), community_id)
-      .await
-      .is_ok();
-
-  let posts = PostQuery::builder()
-    .pool(&mut context.pool())
-    .local_user(local_user_view.map(|l| l.local_user).as_ref())
-    .listing_type(Some(listing_type))
-    .sort(sort)
-    .community_id(community_id)
-    .saved_only(saved_only)
-    .page(page)
-    .limit(limit)
-    .is_mod_or_admin(Some(is_mod_or_admin))
-    .build()
-    .list()
-    .await
-    .with_lemmy_type(LemmyErrorType::CouldntGetPosts)?;
+  let posts = PostQuery {
+    local_user: local_user_view.as_ref(),
+    listing_type,
+    sort,
+    community_id,
+    saved_only,
+    page,
+    limit,
+    ..Default::default()
+  }
+  .list(&mut context.pool())
+  .await
+  .with_lemmy_type(LemmyErrorType::CouldntGetPosts)?;

  Ok(Json(GetPostsResponse { posts }))
 }
--- a/crates/apub/src/api/read_person.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/api/read_person.rs
@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use actix_web::web::{Json, Query};
 use lemmy_api_common::{
  context::LemmyContext,
  person::{GetPersonDetails, GetPersonDetailsResponse},
-  utils::{check_private_instance, is_admin, local_user_view_from_jwt_opt},
+  utils::{check_private_instance, local_user_view_from_jwt_opt},
 };
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
  source::{local_site::LocalSite, person::Person},
@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ pub async fn read_person(

  let local_user_view = local_user_view_from_jwt_opt(data.auth.as_ref(), &context).await;
  let local_site = LocalSite::read(&mut context.pool()).await?;
-  let is_admin = local_user_view.as_ref().map(|luv| is_admin(luv).is_ok());

  check_private_instance(&local_user_view, &local_site)?;

@ -53,52 +52,42 @@ pub async fn read_person(
  let limit = data.limit;
  let saved_only = data.saved_only;
  let community_id = data.community_id;
-  let local_user = local_user_view.map(|l| l.local_user);
-  let local_user_clone = local_user.clone();
+  // If its saved only, you don't care what creator it was
+  // Or, if its not saved, then you only want it for that specific creator
+  let creator_id = if !saved_only.unwrap_or(false) {
+    Some(person_details_id)
+  } else {
+    None
+  };

-  let posts = PostQuery::builder()
-    .pool(&mut context.pool())
-    .sort(sort)
-    .saved_only(saved_only)
-    .local_user(local_user.as_ref())
-    .community_id(community_id)
-    .is_mod_or_admin(is_admin)
-    .page(page)
-    .limit(limit)
-    .creator_id(
-      // If its saved only, you don't care what creator it was
-      // Or, if its not saved, then you only want it for that specific creator
-      if !saved_only.unwrap_or(false) {
-        Some(person_details_id)
-      } else {
-        None
-      },
-    )
-    .build()
-    .list()
-    .await?;
+  let posts = PostQuery {
+    sort,
+    saved_only,
+    local_user: local_user_view.as_ref(),
+    community_id,
+    is_profile_view: Some(true),
+    page,
+    limit,
+    creator_id,
+    ..Default::default()
+  }
+  .list(&mut context.pool())
+  .await?;

-  let comments = CommentQuery::builder()
-    .pool(&mut context.pool())
-    .local_user(local_user_clone.as_ref())
-    .sort(sort.map(post_to_comment_sort_type))
-    .saved_only(saved_only)
-    .show_deleted_and_removed(Some(false))
-    .community_id(community_id)
-    .page(page)
-    .limit(limit)
-    .creator_id(
-      // If its saved only, you don't care what creator it was
-      // Or, if its not saved, then you only want it for that specific creator
-      if !saved_only.unwrap_or(false) {
-        Some(person_details_id)
-      } else {
-        None
-      },
-    )
-    .build()
-    .list()
-    .await?;
+  let comments = CommentQuery {
+    local_user: (local_user_view.as_ref()),
+    sort: (sort.map(post_to_comment_sort_type)),
+    saved_only: (saved_only),
+    show_deleted_and_removed: (Some(false)),
+    community_id: (community_id),
+    is_profile_view: Some(true),
+    page: (page),
+    limit: (limit),
+    creator_id,
+    ..Default::default()
+  }
+  .list(&mut context.pool())
+  .await?;

  let moderates =
    CommunityModeratorView::for_person(&mut context.pool(), person_details_id).await?;
--- a/crates/apub/src/api/search.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/api/search.rs
@ -50,119 +50,116 @@ pub async fn search(
    data.community_id
  };
  let creator_id = data.creator_id;
-  let local_user = local_user_view.map(|l| l.local_user);
+  let local_user = local_user_view.as_ref().map(|l| l.local_user.clone());
  match search_type {
    SearchType::Posts => {
-      posts = PostQuery::builder()
-        .pool(&mut context.pool())
-        .sort(sort)
-        .listing_type(listing_type)
-        .community_id(community_id)
-        .creator_id(creator_id)
-        .local_user(local_user.as_ref())
-        .search_term(Some(q))
-        .is_mod_or_admin(is_admin)
-        .page(page)
-        .limit(limit)
-        .build()
-        .list()
-        .await?;
+      posts = PostQuery {
+        sort: (sort),
+        listing_type: (listing_type),
+        community_id: (community_id),
+        creator_id: (creator_id),
+        local_user: (local_user_view.as_ref()),
+        search_term: (Some(q)),
+        page: (page),
+        limit: (limit),
+        ..Default::default()
+      }
+      .list(&mut context.pool())
+      .await?;
    }
    SearchType::Comments => {
-      comments = CommentQuery::builder()
-        .pool(&mut context.pool())
-        .sort(sort.map(post_to_comment_sort_type))
-        .listing_type(listing_type)
-        .search_term(Some(q))
-        .community_id(community_id)
-        .creator_id(creator_id)
-        .local_user(local_user.as_ref())
-        .page(page)
-        .limit(limit)
-        .build()
-        .list()
-        .await?;
+      comments = CommentQuery {
+        sort: (sort.map(post_to_comment_sort_type)),
+        listing_type: (listing_type),
+        search_term: (Some(q)),
+        community_id: (community_id),
+        creator_id: (creator_id),
+        local_user: (local_user_view.as_ref()),
+        page: (page),
+        limit: (limit),
+        ..Default::default()
+      }
+      .list(&mut context.pool())
+      .await?;
    }
    SearchType::Communities => {
-      communities = CommunityQuery::builder()
-        .pool(&mut context.pool())
-        .sort(sort)
-        .listing_type(listing_type)
-        .search_term(Some(q))
-        .local_user(local_user.as_ref())
-        .is_mod_or_admin(is_admin)
-        .page(page)
-        .limit(limit)
-        .build()
-        .list()
-        .await?;
+      communities = CommunityQuery {
+        sort: (sort),
+        listing_type: (listing_type),
+        search_term: (Some(q)),
+        local_user: (local_user.as_ref()),
+        is_mod_or_admin: (is_admin),
+        page: (page),
+        limit: (limit),
+        ..Default::default()
+      }
+      .list(&mut context.pool())
+      .await?;
    }
    SearchType::Users => {
-      users = PersonQuery::builder()
-        .pool(&mut context.pool())
-        .sort(sort)
-        .search_term(Some(q))
-        .page(page)
-        .limit(limit)
-        .build()
-        .list()
-        .await?;
+      users = PersonQuery {
+        sort: (sort),
+        search_term: (Some(q)),
+        page: (page),
+        limit: (limit),
+      }
+      .list(&mut context.pool())
+      .await?;
    }
    SearchType::All => {
      // If the community or creator is included, dont search communities or users
      let community_or_creator_included =
        data.community_id.is_some() || data.community_name.is_some() || data.creator_id.is_some();

-      let local_user_ = local_user.clone();
-      posts = PostQuery::builder()
-        .pool(&mut context.pool())
-        .sort(sort)
-        .listing_type(listing_type)
-        .community_id(community_id)
-        .creator_id(creator_id)
-        .local_user(local_user_.as_ref())
-        .search_term(Some(q))
-        .is_mod_or_admin(is_admin)
-        .page(page)
-        .limit(limit)
-        .build()
-        .list()
-        .await?;
+      let q = data.q.clone();
+
+      posts = PostQuery {
+        sort: (sort),
+        listing_type: (listing_type),
+        community_id: (community_id),
+        creator_id: (creator_id),
+        local_user: (local_user_view.as_ref()),
+        search_term: (Some(q)),
+        page: (page),
+        limit: (limit),
+        ..Default::default()
+      }
+      .list(&mut context.pool())
+      .await?;

      let q = data.q.clone();

-      let local_user_ = local_user.clone();
-      comments = CommentQuery::builder()
-        .pool(&mut context.pool())
-        .sort(sort.map(post_to_comment_sort_type))
-        .listing_type(listing_type)
-        .search_term(Some(q))
-        .community_id(community_id)
-        .creator_id(creator_id)
-        .local_user(local_user_.as_ref())
-        .page(page)
-        .limit(limit)
-        .build()
-        .list()
-        .await?;
+      comments = CommentQuery {
+        sort: (sort.map(post_to_comment_sort_type)),
+        listing_type: (listing_type),
+        search_term: (Some(q)),
+        community_id: (community_id),
+        creator_id: (creator_id),
+        local_user: (local_user_view.as_ref()),
+        page: (page),
+        limit: (limit),
+        ..Default::default()
+      }
+      .list(&mut context.pool())
+      .await?;

      let q = data.q.clone();

      communities = if community_or_creator_included {
        vec![]
      } else {
-        CommunityQuery::builder()
-          .pool(&mut context.pool())
-          .sort(sort)
-          .listing_type(listing_type)
-          .search_term(Some(q))
-          .local_user(local_user.as_ref())
-          .is_mod_or_admin(is_admin)
-          .page(page)
-          .limit(limit)
-          .build()
-          .list()
-          .await?
+        CommunityQuery {
+          sort: (sort),
+          listing_type: (listing_type),
+          search_term: (Some(q)),
+          local_user: (local_user.as_ref()),
+          is_mod_or_admin: (is_admin),
+          page: (page),
+          limit: (limit),
+          ..Default::default()
+        }
+        .list(&mut context.pool())
+        .await?
      };

      let q = data.q.clone();
@ -170,31 +167,29 @@ pub async fn search(
      users = if community_or_creator_included {
        vec![]
      } else {
-        PersonQuery::builder()
-          .pool(&mut context.pool())
-          .sort(sort)
-          .search_term(Some(q))
-          .page(page)
-          .limit(limit)
-          .build()
-          .list()
-          .await?
+        PersonQuery {
+          sort: (sort),
+          search_term: (Some(q)),
+          page: (page),
+          limit: (limit),
+        }
+        .list(&mut context.pool())
+        .await?
      };
    }
    SearchType::Url => {
-      posts = PostQuery::builder()
-        .pool(&mut context.pool())
-        .sort(sort)
-        .listing_type(listing_type)
-        .community_id(community_id)
-        .creator_id(creator_id)
-        .url_search(Some(q))
-        .is_mod_or_admin(is_admin)
-        .page(page)
-        .limit(limit)
-        .build()
-        .list()
-        .await?;
+      posts = PostQuery {
+        sort: (sort),
+        listing_type: (listing_type),
+        community_id: (community_id),
+        creator_id: (creator_id),
+        url_search: (Some(q)),
+        page: (page),
+        limit: (limit),
+        ..Default::default()
+      }
+      .list(&mut context.pool())
+      .await?;
    }
  };

--- a/crates/apub/src/collections/community_moderators.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/collections/community_moderators.rs
@ -78,18 +78,20 @@ impl Collection for ApubCommunityModerators {

    // Add new mods to database which have been added to moderators collection
    for mod_id in apub.ordered_items {
-      let mod_user: ApubPerson = mod_id.dereference(data).await?;
-
-      if !current_moderators
-        .iter()
-        .map(|c| c.moderator.actor_id.clone())
-        .any(|x| x == mod_user.actor_id)
-      {
-        let community_moderator_form = CommunityModeratorForm {
-          community_id: owner.id,
-          person_id: mod_user.id,
-        };
-        CommunityModerator::join(&mut data.pool(), &community_moderator_form).await?;
+      // Ignore errors as mod accounts might be deleted or instances unavailable.
+      let mod_user: Option<ApubPerson> = mod_id.dereference(data).await.ok();
+      if let Some(mod_user) = mod_user {
+        if !current_moderators
+          .iter()
+          .map(|c| c.moderator.actor_id.clone())
+          .any(|x| x == mod_user.actor_id)
+        {
+          let community_moderator_form = CommunityModeratorForm {
+            community_id: owner.id,
+            person_id: mod_user.id,
+          };
+          CommunityModerator::join(&mut data.pool(), &community_moderator_form).await?;
+        }
      }
    }

@ -100,6 +102,9 @@ impl Collection for ApubCommunityModerators {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use super::*;
  use crate::{
    objects::{
--- a/crates/apub/src/http/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/http/mod.rs
@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use activitypub_federation::{
 use actix_web::{web, web::Bytes, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
 use http::StatusCode;
 use lemmy_api_common::context::LemmyContext;
-use lemmy_db_schema::source::activity::Activity;
+use lemmy_db_schema::source::activity::SentActivity;
 use lemmy_utils::error::{LemmyError, LemmyErrorType, LemmyResult};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::ops::Deref;
@ -88,12 +88,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_activity(
    info.id
  ))?
  .into();
-  let activity = Activity::read_from_apub_id(&mut context.pool(), &activity_id).await?;
+  let activity = SentActivity::read_from_apub_id(&mut context.pool(), &activity_id).await?;

  let sensitive = activity.sensitive;
-  if !activity.local {
-    Err(err_object_not_local())
-  } else if sensitive {
+  if sensitive {
    Ok(HttpResponse::Forbidden().finish())
  } else {
    create_apub_response(&activity.data)
--- a/crates/apub/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/lib.rs
@ -3,18 +3,12 @@ use activitypub_federation::config::{Data, UrlVerifier};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use lemmy_api_common::context::LemmyContext;
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
-  source::{
-    activity::{Activity, ActivityInsertForm},
-    instance::Instance,
-    local_site::LocalSite,
-  },
-  traits::Crud,
+  source::{activity::ReceivedActivity, instance::Instance, local_site::LocalSite},
  utils::{ActualDbPool, DbPool},
 };
 use lemmy_utils::error::{LemmyError, LemmyErrorType, LemmyResult};
 use moka::future::Cache;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
-use serde::Serialize;
 use std::{sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 use url::Url;

@ -178,30 +172,16 @@ pub(crate) async fn check_apub_id_valid_with_strictness(
  Ok(())
 }

-/// Store a sent or received activity in the database.
+/// Store received activities in the database.
 ///
-/// Stored activities are served over the HTTP endpoint `GET /activities/{type_}/{id}`. This also
-/// ensures that the same activity cannot be received more than once.
-#[tracing::instrument(skip(data, activity))]
-async fn insert_activity<T>(
+/// This ensures that the same activity doesnt get received and processed more than once, which
+/// would be a waste of resources.
+#[tracing::instrument(skip(data))]
+async fn insert_received_activity(
  ap_id: &Url,
-  activity: &T,
-  local: bool,
-  sensitive: bool,
  data: &Data<LemmyContext>,
-) -> Result<(), LemmyError>
-where
-  T: Serialize,
-{
-  let ap_id = ap_id.clone().into();
-  let form = ActivityInsertForm {
-    ap_id,
-    data: serde_json::to_value(activity)?,
-    local: Some(local),
-    sensitive: Some(sensitive),
-    updated: None,
-  };
-  Activity::create(&mut data.pool(), &form).await?;
+) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+  ReceivedActivity::create(&mut data.pool(), &ap_id.clone().into()).await?;
  Ok(())
 }

--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/comment.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/comment.rs
@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ impl Object for ApubComment {

 #[cfg(test)]
 pub(crate) mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use super::*;
  use crate::{
    objects::{
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/community.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/community.rs
@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ impl ApubCommunity {

 #[cfg(test)]
 pub(crate) mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use super::*;
  use crate::{
    objects::{instance::tests::parse_lemmy_instance, tests::init_context},
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/instance.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/instance.rs
@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ pub(crate) async fn remote_instance_inboxes(pool: &mut DbPool<'_>) -> Result<Vec

 #[cfg(test)]
 pub(crate) mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use super::*;
  use crate::{objects::tests::init_context, protocol::tests::file_to_json_object};
  use lemmy_db_schema::traits::Crud;
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/mod.rs
@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ pub(crate) fn verify_is_remote_object(id: &Url, settings: &Settings) -> Result<(

 #[cfg(test)]
 pub(crate) mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use activitypub_federation::config::{Data, FederationConfig};
  use anyhow::anyhow;
  use lemmy_api_common::{context::LemmyContext, request::build_user_agent};
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/person.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/person.rs
@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ impl Actor for ApubPerson {

 #[cfg(test)]
 pub(crate) mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use super::*;
  use crate::{
    objects::{
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs
@ -280,6 +280,9 @@ impl Object for ApubPost {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use super::*;
  use crate::{
    objects::{
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/private_message.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/private_message.rs
@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ impl Object for ApubPrivateMessage {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use super::*;
  use crate::{
    objects::{
--- a/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/block/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/block/mod.rs
@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ pub mod undo_block_user;

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use crate::protocol::{
    activities::block::{block_user::BlockUser, undo_block_user::UndoBlockUser},
    tests::test_parse_lemmy_item,
--- a/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/community/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/community/mod.rs
@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ pub mod update;

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use crate::protocol::{
    activities::community::{
      announce::AnnounceActivity,
--- a/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/create_or_update/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/create_or_update/mod.rs
@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ pub mod page;

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use crate::protocol::{
    activities::create_or_update::{
      chat_message::CreateOrUpdateChatMessage,
--- a/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/deletion/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/deletion/mod.rs
@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ pub mod undo_delete;

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use crate::protocol::{
    activities::deletion::{delete::Delete, delete_user::DeleteUser, undo_delete::UndoDelete},
    tests::test_parse_lemmy_item,
--- a/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/following/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/following/mod.rs
@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ pub mod undo_follow;

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use crate::protocol::{
    activities::following::{accept::AcceptFollow, follow::Follow, undo_follow::UndoFollow},
    tests::test_parse_lemmy_item,
--- a/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/mod.rs
@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ pub enum CreateOrUpdateType {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use crate::protocol::{
    activities::{
      community::announce::AnnounceActivity,
--- a/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/voting/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/protocol/activities/voting/mod.rs
@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ pub mod vote;

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use crate::protocol::{
    activities::voting::{undo_vote::UndoVote, vote::Vote},
    tests::test_parse_lemmy_item,
--- a/crates/apub/src/protocol/collections/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/protocol/collections/mod.rs
@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ pub(crate) mod group_outbox;

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use crate::protocol::{
    collections::{
      empty_outbox::EmptyOutbox,
--- a/crates/apub/src/protocol/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/protocol/mod.rs
@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ pub trait InCommunity {

 #[cfg(test)]
 pub(crate) mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use activitypub_federation::protocol::context::WithContext;
  use assert_json_diff::assert_json_include;
  use lemmy_utils::error::LemmyError;
--- a/crates/apub/src/protocol/objects/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/protocol/objects/mod.rs
@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ impl LanguageTag {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use crate::protocol::{
    objects::{
      chat_message::ChatMessage,
--- a/crates/apub/src/protocol/objects/page.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/protocol/objects/page.rs
@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ where

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use crate::protocol::{objects::page::Page, tests::test_parse_lemmy_item};

  #[test]
--- a/crates/db_schema/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/db_schema/Cargo.toml
@ -14,9 +14,27 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 doctest = false

 [features]
-full = ["diesel", "diesel-derive-newtype", "diesel-derive-enum", "diesel_migrations", "bcrypt", "lemmy_utils",
-    "activitypub_federation", "sha2", "regex", "once_cell", "serde_json", "diesel_ltree",
-    "diesel-async", "deadpool", "ts-rs"]
+full = [
+  "diesel",
+  "diesel-derive-newtype",
+  "diesel-derive-enum",
+  "diesel_migrations",
+  "bcrypt",
+  "lemmy_utils",
+  "activitypub_federation",
+  "sha2",
+  "regex",
+  "once_cell",
+  "serde_json",
+  "diesel_ltree",
+  "diesel-async",
+  "deadpool",
+  "ts-rs",
+  "tokio",
+  "tokio-postgres",
+  "tokio-postgres-rustls",
+  "rustls",
+]

 [dependencies]
 chrono = { workspace = true }
@ -29,25 +47,33 @@ serde_json = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 activitypub_federation = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 lemmy_utils = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 bcrypt = { workspace = true, optional = true }
-diesel = { workspace = true, features = ["postgres","chrono", "serde_json", "uuid"], optional = true }
+diesel = { workspace = true, features = [
+  "postgres",
+  "chrono",
+  "serde_json",
+  "uuid",
+], optional = true }
 diesel-derive-newtype = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 diesel-derive-enum = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 diesel_migrations = { workspace = true, optional = true }
-diesel-async = { workspace = true, features = ["postgres", "deadpool"], optional = true }
+diesel-async = { workspace = true, features = [
+  "postgres",
+  "deadpool",
+], optional = true }
 sha2 = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 regex = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 once_cell = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 diesel_ltree = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 typed-builder = { workspace = true }
 async-trait = { workspace = true }
-tokio = { workspace = true }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 deadpool = { version = "0.9.5", features = ["rt_tokio_1"], optional = true }
 ts-rs = { workspace = true, optional = true }
-rustls = { workspace = true }
 futures-util = { workspace = true }
-tokio-postgres = { workspace = true }
-tokio-postgres-rustls = { workspace = true }
+tokio = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+tokio-postgres = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+tokio-postgres-rustls = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+rustls = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 uuid = { workspace = true, features = ["v4"] }

 [dev-dependencies]
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/aggregates/comment_aggregates.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/aggregates/comment_aggregates.rs
@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ impl CommentAggregates {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use crate::{
    aggregates::comment_aggregates::CommentAggregates,
    source::{
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/aggregates/community_aggregates.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/aggregates/community_aggregates.rs
@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ impl CommunityAggregates {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use crate::{
    aggregates::community_aggregates::CommunityAggregates,
    source::{
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/aggregates/person_aggregates.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/aggregates/person_aggregates.rs
@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ impl PersonAggregates {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use crate::{
    aggregates::person_aggregates::PersonAggregates,
    source::{
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/aggregates/post_aggregates.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/aggregates/post_aggregates.rs
@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ impl PostAggregates {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use crate::{
    aggregates::post_aggregates::PostAggregates,
    source::{
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/aggregates/site_aggregates.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/aggregates/site_aggregates.rs
@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ impl SiteAggregates {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use crate::{
    aggregates::site_aggregates::SiteAggregates,
    source::{
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/aggregates/structs.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/aggregates/structs.rs
@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ pub struct PostAggregates {
  pub featured_local: bool,
  pub hot_rank: i32,
  pub hot_rank_active: i32,
+  pub community_id: CommunityId,
+  pub creator_id: PersonId,
 }

 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/impls/activity.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/impls/activity.rs
@ -1,139 +1,115 @@
 use crate::{
+  diesel::OptionalExtension,
  newtypes::DbUrl,
-  schema::activity::dsl::{activity, ap_id},
-  source::activity::{Activity, ActivityInsertForm, ActivityUpdateForm},
-  traits::Crud,
+  source::activity::{ReceivedActivity, SentActivity, SentActivityForm},
  utils::{get_conn, DbPool},
 };
-use diesel::{dsl::insert_into, result::Error, ExpressionMethods, QueryDsl};
+use diesel::{
+  dsl::insert_into,
+  result::{DatabaseErrorKind, Error, Error::DatabaseError},
+  ExpressionMethods,
+  QueryDsl,
+};
 use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl;

 #[async_trait]
 impl Crud for Activity {
-  type InsertForm = ActivityInsertForm;
-  type UpdateForm = ActivityUpdateForm;
-  type IdType = i32;
-
-  async fn create(pool: &mut DbPool<'_>, new_activity: &Self::InsertForm) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  pub async fn create(pool: &mut DbPool<'_>, form: SentActivityForm) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+    use crate::schema::sent_activity::dsl::sent_activity;
    let conn = &mut get_conn(pool).await?;
-    insert_into(activity)
-      .values(new_activity)
+    insert_into(sent_activity)
+      .values(form)
      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
      .await
  }

-  async fn update(
-    pool: &mut DbPool<'_>,
-    activity_id: i32,
-    new_activity: &Self::UpdateForm,
-  ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+  pub async fn read_from_apub_id(pool: &mut DbPool<'_>, object_id: &DbUrl) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+    use crate::schema::sent_activity::dsl::{ap_id, sent_activity};
    let conn = &mut get_conn(pool).await?;
-    diesel::update(activity.find(activity_id))
-      .set(new_activity)
-      .get_result::<Self>(conn)
-      .await
-  }
-  async fn delete(pool: &mut DbPool<'_>, activity_id: i32) -> Result<usize, Error> {
-    let conn = &mut get_conn(pool).await?;
-    diesel::delete(activity.find(activity_id))
-      .execute(conn)
-      .await
-  }
-}
-
-impl Activity {
-  pub async fn read_from_apub_id(
-    pool: &mut DbPool<'_>,
-    object_id: &DbUrl,
-  ) -> Result<Activity, Error> {
-    let conn = &mut get_conn(pool).await?;
-    activity
+    sent_activity
      .filter(ap_id.eq(object_id))
      .first::<Self>(conn)
      .await
  }
 }

+impl ReceivedActivity {
+  pub async fn create(pool: &mut DbPool<'_>, ap_id_: &DbUrl) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    use crate::schema::received_activity::dsl::{ap_id, id, received_activity};
+    let conn = &mut get_conn(pool).await?;
+    let res = insert_into(received_activity)
+      .values(ap_id.eq(ap_id_))
+      .on_conflict_do_nothing()
+      .returning(id)
+      .get_result::<i64>(conn)
+      .await
+      .optional()?;
+    if res.is_some() {
+      // new activity inserted successfully
+      Ok(())
+    } else {
+      // duplicate activity
+      Err(DatabaseError(
+        DatabaseErrorKind::UniqueViolation,
+        Box::<String>::default(),
+      ))
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use super::*;
-  use crate::{
-    newtypes::DbUrl,
-    source::{
-      activity::{Activity, ActivityInsertForm},
-      instance::Instance,
-      person::{Person, PersonInsertForm},
-    },
-    utils::build_db_pool_for_tests,
-  };
-  use serde_json::Value;
+  use crate::utils::build_db_pool_for_tests;
+  use serde_json::json;
  use serial_test::serial;
  use url::Url;

  #[tokio::test]
  #[serial]
-  async fn test_crud() {
+  async fn receive_activity_duplicate() {
    let pool = &build_db_pool_for_tests().await;
    let pool = &mut pool.into();
+    let ap_id: DbUrl = Url::parse("http://example.com/activity/531")
+      .unwrap()
+      .into();

-    let inserted_instance = Instance::read_or_create(pool, "my_domain.tld".to_string())
-      .await
-      .unwrap();
+    // inserting activity for first time
+    let res = ReceivedActivity::create(pool, &ap_id).await;
+    assert!(res.is_ok());

-    let creator_form = PersonInsertForm::builder()
-      .name("activity_creator_ pm".into())
-      .public_key("pubkey".to_string())
-      .instance_id(inserted_instance.id)
-      .build();
+    let res = ReceivedActivity::create(pool, &ap_id).await;
+    assert!(res.is_err());
+  }

-    let inserted_creator = Person::create(pool, &creator_form).await.unwrap();
+  #[tokio::test]
+  #[serial]
+  async fn sent_activity_write_read() {
+    let pool = &build_db_pool_for_tests().await;
+    let pool = &mut pool.into();
+    let ap_id: DbUrl = Url::parse("http://example.com/activity/412")
+      .unwrap()
+      .into();
+    let data = json!({
+        "key1": "0xF9BA143B95FF6D82",
+        "key2": "42",
+    });
+    let sensitive = false;

-    let ap_id_: DbUrl = Url::parse(
-      "https://enterprise.lemmy.ml/activities/delete/f1b5d57c-80f8-4e03-a615-688d552e946c",
-    )
-    .unwrap()
-    .into();
-    let test_json: Value = serde_json::from_str(
-      r#"{
-    "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
-    "id": "https://enterprise.lemmy.ml/activities/delete/f1b5d57c-80f8-4e03-a615-688d552e946c",
-    "type": "Delete",
-    "actor": "https://enterprise.lemmy.ml/u/riker",
-    "to": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
-    "cc": [
-        "https://enterprise.lemmy.ml/c/main/"
-    ],
-    "object": "https://enterprise.lemmy.ml/post/32"
-    }"#,
-    )
-    .unwrap();
-    let activity_form = ActivityInsertForm {
-      ap_id: ap_id_.clone(),
-      data: test_json.clone(),
-      local: Some(true),
-      sensitive: Some(false),
-      updated: None,
+    let form = SentActivityForm {
+      ap_id: ap_id.clone(),
+      data: data.clone(),
+      sensitive,
    };

-    let inserted_activity = Activity::create(pool, &activity_form).await.unwrap();
+    SentActivity::create(pool, form).await.unwrap();

-    let expected_activity = Activity {
-      ap_id: ap_id_.clone(),
-      id: inserted_activity.id,
-      data: test_json,
-      local: true,
-      sensitive: false,
-      published: inserted_activity.published,
-      updated: None,
-    };
-
-    let read_activity = Activity::read(pool, inserted_activity.id).await.unwrap();
-    let read_activity_by_apub_id = Activity::read_from_apub_id(pool, &ap_id_).await.unwrap();
-    Person::delete(pool, inserted_creator.id).await.unwrap();
-    Activity::delete(pool, inserted_activity.id).await.unwrap();
-
-    assert_eq!(expected_activity, read_activity);
-    assert_eq!(expected_activity, read_activity_by_apub_id);
-    assert_eq!(expected_activity, inserted_activity);
+    let res = SentActivity::read_from_apub_id(pool, &ap_id).await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(res.ap_id, ap_id);
+    assert_eq!(res.data, data);
+    assert_eq!(res.sensitive, sensitive);
  }
 }
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/impls/actor_language.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/impls/actor_language.rs
@ -275,25 +275,37 @@ impl CommunityLanguage {
      return Ok(());
    }

+    let form = lang_ids
+      .into_iter()
+      .map(|language_id| CommunityLanguageForm {
+        community_id: for_community_id,
+        language_id,
+      })
+      .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
    conn
      .build_transaction()
      .run(|conn| {
        Box::pin(async move {
          use crate::schema::community_language::dsl::{community_id, community_language};
+          use diesel::result::DatabaseErrorKind::UniqueViolation;
          // Clear the current languages
          delete(community_language.filter(community_id.eq(for_community_id)))
            .execute(conn)
            .await?;

-          for l in lang_ids {
-            let form = CommunityLanguageForm {
-              community_id: for_community_id,
-              language_id: l,
-            };
-            insert_into(community_language)
-              .values(form)
-              .get_result::<Self>(conn)
-              .await?;
+          let insert_res = insert_into(community_language)
+            .values(form)
+            .get_result::<Self>(conn)
+            .await;
+
+          if let Err(Error::DatabaseError(UniqueViolation, _info)) = insert_res {
+            // race condition: this function was probably called simultaneously from another caller. ignore error
+            // tracing::warn!("unique error: {_info:#?}");
+            // _info.constraint_name() should be = "community_language_community_id_language_id_key"
+            return Ok(());
+          } else {
+            insert_res?;
          }
          Ok(())
        }) as _
@ -372,6 +384,9 @@ async fn convert_read_languages(

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use super::*;
  use crate::{
    impls::actor_language::{
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/impls/captcha_answer.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/impls/captcha_answer.rs
@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ impl CaptchaAnswer {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use crate::{
    source::captcha_answer::{CaptchaAnswer, CaptchaAnswerForm, CheckCaptchaAnswer},
    utils::build_db_pool_for_tests,
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/impls/comment.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/impls/comment.rs
@ -247,6 +247,9 @@ impl Saveable for CommentSaved {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use crate::{
    newtypes::LanguageId,
    source::{
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/impls/comment_reply.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/impls/comment_reply.rs
@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ impl CommentReply {

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+  #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+  #![allow(clippy::indexing_slicing)]
+
  use crate::{
    source::{
      comment::{Comment, CommentInsertForm},
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