# Can't follow anyone on Pixelfed. Error in ActivityPub configuration (.env)?
**URL:** https://forum.yunohost.org/t/cant-follow-anyone-on-pixelfed-error-in-activitypub-configuration-env/34926
**Category:** Apps
**Tags:** pixelfed, english
**Created:** [January 21, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/cant-follow-anyone-on-pixelfed-error-in-activitypub-configuration-env/34926 "2025-01-21T21:05:42Z")
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### Author:  [@pla](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/pla)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/cant-follow-anyone-on-pixelfed-error-in-activitypub-configuration-env/34926/1 "2025-01-21T21:05:42Z")
\*Not sure which is the right room to post this message. I’m just trying to contribute by reporting a possible error I found in Pixelfed:
I am new to YunoHost, having installed it two days ago. The first app I tried was Pixelfed. Everything worked fine except that I could not follow anyone. After some troubleshooting, I discovered that some “true” values in the ActivityPub configuration file (/var/www/pixelfed/.env) were quoted while others were unquoted. Here is what I found:
```auto
## ActivityPub Configuration
ACTIVITY_PUB="true"
AP_REMOTE_FOLLOW="true"
AP_INBOX="true"
AP_SHAREDINBOX="true"
AP_OUTBOX="true"
ATOM_FEEDS=true
NODEINFO=true
```
I removed the quotes, and now the problem seems to be solved. For reference, this is the updated configuration:
```auto
## ActivityPub Configuration
ACTIVITY_PUB=true
AP_REMOTE_FOLLOW=true
AP_INBOX=true
AP_SHAREDINBOX=true
AP_OUTBOX=true
ATOM_FEEDS=true
NODEINFO=true
```
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### Author:  [@ericg](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/ericg)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2025, 9:09am UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/cant-follow-anyone-on-pixelfed-error-in-activitypub-configuration-env/34926/2 "2025-01-22T09:09:09Z")
I also noticed the inconsistency of the quotes in the `.env` file.
The upstream `.env` file seems to use those quotes inconsistently
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