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> Is there a SPOF for Mastadon? No. > How does Mastadon handle database (multiple masters, etc)? Each node has a partial knowledge of the network. > Genuine
by progval 8y ago
> Is there a SPOF for Mastadon?
No.
> How does Mastadon handle database (multiple masters, etc)?
Each node has a partial knowledge of the network.
> Genuinely curious if this is truly decentralized platform or just a poor man’s open source social networking app with some RSS type of functionality sprinkled on top of it, sort of like Wordpress in a sense in terms of hosting it.
Neither. It's federated, like emails. Users still have to subscribe to a server, but anyone can run a server.