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FAQ.md

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* [Can I configure multiple domains with the same code instance?](#q2)
* [What is this cronjob (poller.php) supposed to do anyway?](#q6)
## <a id="q1" /> Is it possible to have different avatars per profile?
Yes. On your Edit/Manage Profiles page, you will find a "change profile photo" link. Clicking this will take you to a page where you can upload a photograph and select which profile it will be associated with. To avoid privacy leakage, we only display the photograph associated with your default profile as the avatar in your posts.
## <a id="q2" />Can I configure multiple domains with the same code instance?
You can do that. What you can't do is point two different domains at the same database.
As long as .htconfig.php exists to keep it from trying to do an install, you can keep the real config in `include/$hostname/.htconfig.php`
All of the cache and lock stuff can be configured per instance.
## <a id="q3" />What is the difference between blocked|ignored|archived|hidden contacts?
We prevent direct communication with blocked contacts. They are not included in delivery, and their own posts to you are not imported; however their conversations with your friends will still be visible in your stream. If you remove a contact completely, they can send you another friend request. Blocked contacts cannot do this. They cannot communicate with you directly, only through friends.
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3.) It creates a natural bias towards large sites which hold more tagged content - if your network uses tagging instead of other conversation federation mechanisms such as groups/forums.
Instead, we offer other mechanisms for wide-area conversations while retaining a 'level playing ground' for both large and small sites, such as [forums and community pages](https://github.com/friendica/friendica/wiki/Friendica-forums-and-community-pages) and [shared tags](http://friendica.com/node/12).
Instead, we offer other mechanisms for wide-area conversations while retaining a 'level playing ground' for both large and small sites, such as [forums and community pages](https://github.com/friendica/friendica/wiki/Friendica-forums-and-community-pages) and [shared tags](http://friendica.com/node/12).
## <a id="q2" />Can I configure multiple domains with the same code instance?
You can do that. What you can't do is point two different domains at the same database.
As long as .htconfig.php exists to keep it from trying to do an install, you can keep the real config in `include/$hostname/.htconfig.php`
All of the cache and lock stuff can be configured per instance.
## <a id="q6" />What is this cronjob (poller.php) supposed to do anyway?
It does all kinds of things that we don't want to do in the "foreground". It looks for anything that is sitting around in the queue and tries to deliver these things again (because maybe the site was down when we tried last time). It notifies you of upcoming birthdays. It goes out and grabs RSS feeds and email contacts (and often Facebook contacts) and checks to see if they have new material for you.
It also checks Friendica contacts - "just in case" a communication was missed due to a communication glitch, it provides a second chance.