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I decided to join Mastodon when it first came out. I planned to stand up my own server, but I kept.putting it off... Flash 2 years later, last week I finally g
by foxhop 8y ago
I decided to join Mastodon when it first came out. I planned to stand up my own server, but I kept.putting it off...
Flash 2 years later, last week I finally got a Mastodon instance up, and I don't host it myself. I'm using https://masto.host https://masto.host
They let you used your own domain.
My thought process is to not waste my time writing automation to stand up a server until I know I really want to use it.
So far I love it even though I only have 3 followers. I'm "micro blogging" more frequently than I used to on Twitter.
Of you have been meaning to stand up a Mastodon instance but just have not gotten around to it, maybe give mastodon.host a try.
They provide the ability to export and self host.
- anderspitman 8y agoI was wondering if they allow export. I poked around the website for a bit and didn't see anything. That's the primary selling point for me. I want to run my own instance eventually but I'd love to start with something hosted.
- jdeibele 8y agohttps://github.com/kensanata/mastodon-backup/ https://github.com/kensanata/mastodon-backup/ allows you to backup your mastodon data. It also allows you to expire your toots, boosts, etc. The idea is that you don't want people searching your timeline to find gotcha's.