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ActivityPub is a protocol designed for decentralization, but the Mastadon software itself really is not a great option for self hosting. In practical terms, for
by zdragnar 4y ago
ActivityPub is a protocol designed for decentralization, but the Mastadon software itself really is not a great option for self hosting. In practical terms, for non-technical users (i.e. the people you need for broad adaptation) self-hosting it is a non-starter.
The same is definitely true for email. There are many providers, so "centralized" is a bit of a loose label, but running your own email server comes with non-trivial pitfalls that keep most people away.
- leesalminen 4y agoThe `nostr-rs-relay` package is a simple self-contained rust application with a sqlite db that can run in a docker container. Super simple to self-host and if just using it to save your own notes is more than enough. https://github.com/scsibug/nostr-rs-relay https://github.com/scsibug/nostr-rs-relay
- the_third_wave 4y agoUse Pleroma instead of Mastodon, it is quite easy to host and only takes a fraction of the resources Mastodon does - it idles at 165 MB on my test instance (single user logged in, no activity). From what I've seen it should possible for non-technical people to self-host it as long as there is a possibility for remote-access assistance (and there's your business model, sell wall warts with self-hosted services with optional remote assistance). That said I do prefer a mail-based system like Delta Chat [1] over these ActivityPub-based things since everyone already has a mail address and there is a wide range of software to choose from. [1] https://delta.chat/en/ https://delta.chat/en/