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+{
+  "version": "2.1",
+  "software": {
+    "name": "diaspora",
+    "version": "0.5.0",
+    "repository": "https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora"
+  },
+  "protocols": ["diaspora"],
+  "services": {
+    "inbound": ["gnusocial"],
+    "outbound": ["facebook", "twitter"]
+  },
+  "openRegistrations": true,
+  "usage": {
+    "users": {
+      "total": 123,
+      "activeHalfyear": 42,
+      "activeMonth": 23
+    },
+    "localPosts": 500,
+    "localComments": 1000
+  },
+  "metadata": {
+    "chat_enabled": true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/schemas/2.1/schema.json b/schemas/2.1/schema.json
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+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
+  "id": "http://nodeinfo.diaspora.software/ns/schema/2.1#",
+  "description": "NodeInfo schema version 2.1.",
+  "type": "object",
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "required": [
+    "version",
+    "software",
+    "protocols",
+    "services",
+    "openRegistrations",
+    "usage",
+    "metadata"
+  ],
+  "properties": {
+    "version": {
+      "description": "The schema version, must be 2.1.",
+      "enum": [
+        "2.1"
+      ]
+    },
+    "software": {
+      "description": "Metadata about server software in use.",
+      "type": "object",
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "required": [
+        "name",
+        "version"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "name": {
+          "description": "The canonical name of this server software.",
+          "type": "string",
+          "pattern": "^[a-z0-9-]+$"
+        },
+        "version": {
+          "description": "The version of this server software.",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "repository": {
+          "description": "The url of the source code repository of this server software.",
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "protocols": {
+      "description": "The protocols supported on this server.",
+      "type": "array",
+      "minItems": 1,
+      "items": {
+        "enum": [
+          "activitypub",
+          "buddycloud",
+          "dfrn",
+          "diaspora",
+          "libertree",
+          "ostatus",
+          "pumpio",
+          "tent",
+          "xmpp",
+          "zot"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "services": {
+      "description": "The third party sites this server can connect to via their application API.",
+      "type": "object",
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "required": [
+        "inbound",
+        "outbound"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "inbound": {
+          "description": "The third party sites this server can retrieve messages from for combined display with regular traffic.",
+          "type": "array",
+          "minItems": 0,
+          "items": {
+            "enum": [
+              "atom1.0",
+              "gnusocial",
+              "imap",
+              "pnut",
+              "pop3",
+              "pumpio",
+              "rss2.0",
+              "twitter"
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        "outbound": {
+          "description": "The third party sites this server can publish messages to on the behalf of a user.",
+          "type": "array",
+          "minItems": 0,
+          "items": {
+            "enum": [
+              "atom1.0",
+              "blogger",
+              "buddycloud",
+              "diaspora",
+              "dreamwidth",
+              "drupal",
+              "facebook",
+              "friendica",
+              "gnusocial",
+              "google",
+              "insanejournal",
+              "libertree",
+              "linkedin",
+              "livejournal",
+              "mediagoblin",
+              "myspace",
+              "pinterest",
+              "pnut",
+              "posterous",
+              "pumpio",
+              "redmatrix",
+              "rss2.0",
+              "smtp",
+              "tent",
+              "tumblr",
+              "twitter",
+              "wordpress",
+              "xmpp"
+            ]
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "openRegistrations": {
+      "description": "Whether this server allows open self-registration.",
+      "type": "boolean"
+    },
+    "usage": {
+      "description": "Usage statistics for this server.",
+      "type": "object",
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "required": [
+        "users"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "users": {
+          "description": "statistics about the users of this server.",
+          "type": "object",
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "properties": {
+            "total": {
+              "description": "The total amount of on this server registered users.",
+              "type": "integer",
+              "minimum": 0
+            },
+            "activeHalfyear": {
+              "description": "The amount of users that signed in at least once in the last 180 days.",
+              "type": "integer",
+              "minimum": 0
+            },
+            "activeMonth": {
+              "description": "The amount of users that signed in at least once in the last 30 days.",
+              "type": "integer",
+              "minimum": 0
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "localPosts": {
+          "description": "The amount of posts that were made by users that are registered on this server.",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "minimum": 0
+        },
+        "localComments": {
+          "description": "The amount of comments that were made by users that are registered on this server.",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "minimum": 0
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "metadata": {
+      "description": "Free form key value pairs for software specific values. Clients should not rely on any specific key present.",
+      "type": "object",
+      "minProperties": 0,
+      "additionalProperties": true
+    }
+  }
+}