#mastodoninstances — Public Fediverse posts

Why is that when I search for an account on an instance, it shows up but when I search for the same account on another instance, it doesn't show up? This has happened to me far too many times at this point. And I used to think it only happens on #infosec.exchange (this was the only instance I have ever used till today's afternoon). But I checked out other instances today and it happens on others too including #sakurajimamoe 🥲 And this doesn't only happen with accounts but also with posts. On some instances, for some accounts, it doesn't show any activity or posts of the account at all even while the profile shows when searched. And sometimes, it shows some posts and doesn't show some. Can anyone enlighten me about this 🙏🙏

#AskMastodon #Mastodon #askfedi #posts #post #instance #instances #mastodoninstance #mastodoninstances #account #accounts #mastodonaccount #mastodonaccounts #Luminex #enlightenment #question

It’s posts like this where I love that I’m now on #Sharkey and don’t have to deal with the usual length-limits of most #Mastodon-instances but instead get to use basic markup. 😊

(Yes, I know that this is a per-server-option in Mastodon, but in practice Mastodon has lower limits on most instances.)

Writings of Emelia: Open-source tools needed for the future of decentralized moderation. “I’ve worked on trust and safety tooling for Mastodon and related federated and decentralized social networks for a number of years now. This is the tooling I believe will be necessary to handle the current and future moderation and trust and safety issues for these networks and the greater trust and […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/28/writings-of-emelia-open-source-tools-needed-for-the-future-of-decentralized-moderation/

Furry mastodon has huge representation.
No, I am not a furry. But I support your right to be who you are. #MastodonInstances

In the middle of all these funs and games and death and destruction, I still haven't found a new instance for my Mastodon account (not this account, the other one).

Ideally, I'd like it to:

- Be not too big, not too small. (I'd say around a few hundred active users)

- Be around for a while to make sure it'll stay around for a while longer.

- With a server possibly not in the US. (EU being the ideal choice, other places are fine too)

- NOT block or limit Threads and the big Mastodon accounts because that sectarianism is ridiculous and goes against what the Fediverse is about.

- have @David available because I'm vain this way.
However, what do you think of an @ that's just initials? weird or not? I'm not really comfortable putting out my full name on a social media handle (even though it's easy to find) for some reason and DavidB is for this current account.

- a name that's not weird for the content I usually put on the account: anecdotes and blog posts from my life in Japan, posts about the climate crisis, my friendish with the neighborhood's crows, posts and pictures about my corner of the world (rural and coastal Japan), those things mostly.


Some instances on my shortlist, but none check all the boxes above:

- federated.social: I've known it for over a year but I still don't know if it's for me or not.
- indieweb.social: on top of my list, but @david is not available, also it's in the US, right?
- scholar.social: but it sounds a bit too pompous.
- c.im: I've always been intrigued by this one. Anyone knows it?
- mastodon.coffee (if @[email protected] let me in... please, please, please)

If you have any feedback on them or more to suggest, I'm all ears.

#Mastodon #MastodonInstances

#MastodonInstances
#K18plus.social
#Statistics

#MastodonInstances
#K18plus.social
#Statistics

#MementoMoriSocial has a new banner. https://mementomori.social #MastodonInstance #MastodonInstances #MastoAdmin

Zusätzlicher Hinweis: Ich bin hier auf besagter Standard-Instanz gestartet und aufgrund von Performance-Problemen zu meiner lokalen gewechselt. Der Wechsel ist recht einfach.

https://Pertsch.social/@Sebastian/110640799645581048

𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗻.𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 kämpft gerade mit der Performance. Das ist eine gute Gelegenheit, Neulinge darauf hinzuweisen, dass es tausende weitere Server gibt.

:link_01: https://instances.social/list/advanced#lang=de&allowed=&prohibited=&min-users=&max-users=

:hashtag_01: #Mastodon #Fediverse #MastodonServer #MastodonInstances #Twitter #TwitterMigration

They won't do it.

We have #SmartRich and #StupidRich.

If they tried to buy many #MastodonInstances I'd call that Stupid Rich, almost like someone inherited a lot of money or won money and then decides to do stupid stuff.

I think #Meta is the kinda of #SmartRich who make smart choices when it comes to #CommonSense and they care about their image, at least the part which they can do something about(like not making a fool of themselves).

Inviting admins to an "Instagram Party" isn't stupid...

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#TootWorks #MastodonInstance #MastodonInstances #Fediverse

I just want to praise and thank @admin and the rest of the volunteers at https://typo.social for hosting one of the few Mastodon instances with more than 1,000 users and 100% up time.

(There are fewer than 150 of these large and stable servers, according to @TheKinrar’s tool: https://instances.social/list/advanced#lang=&allowed=&prohibited=&min-users=1001&max-users=)

Typo.social also has excellent security scores. A+ from https://cryptcheck.fr/help and B+ from https://observatory.mozilla.org/analyze/typo.social

#MastodonInstances #MastodonServers #Typography

Anyone recommends a #mastodon instance (base, glitch-social or hometown) with 1k or more character limit? #instance #mastodonInstances #fediverse

I'm thinking of moving instances for one that's better managed (more transparent admins and following updates and tracking instance's performance more closely) anyone got a recommendation for one that's #hacker and/or #FOSS friendly? #Mastodon #MastodonInstances #migrating

I've been on mastodon.social for years now, but when people ask, I always point Northern California folks to sfba.social (https://hub.sfba.social)

Here's their latest transparency report: https://hub.sfba.social/2023/02/11/transparency-report-january-2023/

#SFBA #MastodonInstances

So, I've been thinking of setting up my own mastodon server. It would be for only me and a few close friends in the www.PotholeStudios.com gaming community.

However, I seem to be running into a few snags.

1. I only have access to Windows server. No Linux. As I have other server software for some games that only run on windows server.
(I have a 1U Rack Server in my home office with plenty of performance to spare, running windows server)

2. Everybody's favourite, Dynamic IP.
(Router does have the ability to use DynDNS and/or NO-IP)

3. I do have a domain name, but I'd probably have to use a subdomain such as social.potholestudios.com or mastodon.potholestudios.com so how would I link a subdomain like that to a server on a dynamic IP through GoDaddy using DynDNS or No-IP?

:::START EDIT:::
4. No money to buy another server or cloud storage.

5. Once had a Linux server. Debian 5 has put me off Linux for life. Never again.
:::END EDIT:::

So, the question is, is it possible to run a Mastodon server with these limitations?

#mastodondev #mastodon #mastodonhelp #mastodonadmin #mastodonapi #mastodonquestions #WindowsServer #mastodoninstance #mastodonserver #mastodonservers #mastodoninstances

@Wabu @jeff prefer no ads but if needed,how about
YES:
* other #MastodonInstances that can afford to run ads
* #Mastodon-supporting, #proEarth, #proScience #nonprofits and #universities
* #jobAds for #scientists #programmers #educators #artists
* #recycling #sustainability efforts
* #animalRescues
* #LocalGovernment #StateGovernment #publicSafety #parksAndRec #historicPreservation

e.g. #NationalGeographic #Smithsonian

NO:
* diets
* Schemes (get rich quick)
* Overpriced luxury goods

@Wabu @jeff prefer no ads but if needed,how about
YES:
* other #MastodonInstances that can afford to run ads
* #Mastodon-supporting, #proEarth, #proScience #nonprofits and #universities
* #jobAds for #scientists #programmers #educators #artists
* #recycling #sustainability efforts
* #animalRescues
* #LocalGovernment #StateGovernment #publicSafety #parksAndRec #historicPreservation

e.g. #NationalGeographic #Smithsonian

NO:
* diets
* Schemes (get rich quick)
* Overpriced luxury goods

@Wabu @jeff prefer no ads but if needed,how about
YES:
* other #MastodonInstances that can afford to run ads
* #Mastodon-supporting, #proEarth, #proScience #nonprofits and #universities
* #jobAds for #scientists #programmers #educators #artists
* #recycling #sustainability efforts
* #animalRescues
* #LocalGovernment #StateGovernment #publicSafety #parksAndRec #historicPreservation

e.g. #NationalGeographic #Smithsonian

NO:
* diets
* Schemes (get rich quick)
* Overpriced luxury goods

@Wabu @jeff prefer no ads but if needed,how about
YES:
* other #MastodonInstances that can afford to run ads
* #Mastodon-supporting, #proEarth, #proScience #nonprofits and #universities
* #jobAds for #scientists #programmers #educators #artists
* #recycling #sustainability efforts
* #animalRescues
* #LocalGovernment #StateGovernment #publicSafety #parksAndRec #historicPreservation

e.g. #NationalGeographic #Smithsonian

NO:
* diets
* Schemes (get rich quick)
* Overpriced luxury goods

@Wabu @jeff prefer no ads but if needed,how about
YES:
* other #MastodonInstances that can afford to run ads
* #Mastodon-supporting, #proEarth, #proScience #nonprofits and #universities
* #jobAds for #scientists #programmers #educators #artists
* #recycling #sustainability efforts
* #animalRescues
* #LocalGovernment #StateGovernment #publicSafety #parksAndRec #historicPreservation

e.g. #NationalGeographic #Smithsonian

NO:
* diets
* Schemes (get rich quick)
* Overpriced luxury goods

Another illustration from our 1st (open-access) publication about Mastodon (https://appliednetsci.springeropen.com/articles/10.1007/s41109-021-00392-5) you may find interesting to check out: Core decomposition of the Instances network of late-2020 snapshot of #Mastodon, based on node in-degrees. Nodes having the same core-index are assigned the same color, (inner-most, resp. outer-most core correspond to red, resp. blue).

#coredecomposition
#MastodonInstances
#Visualization #TwitterMigration
@computationalsocialscience @complexsystems

there’s an elonsucks.org mastodon instance.

#MastodonInstances

@oxcust @liampomfret
The original founding team behind the project (Mastodon gGmbH) runs mastodon.social and mastodon.online

Rules of thumb I have for looking and evaluating any instance (server) are the following
a) their About page that should have their mission statement and purpose of the server;
b) Rules of the server. If they don't have any I strike it out inmediately
c) and moderation team and form of contact
d) sources of founding.
#MastodonTips #MastodonSuggestions #MastodonInstances

Is there a directory/resource that lists or quantifies the instances that have defederated from a particular instance? That may help folks make decisions about where to start (or know when they started somewhere that is cut off from the broader fediverse). #MastodonInstances #Fediverse #FediTips

@adams_hurta @Pwnallthethings @ericbrignac @schwa I've been tracking that intensely. There are still a lot of small servers that aren't blocked. Emacs is my current tester: emacs.ch

Do me a favor and if you start to get blocked, reply back here?

#TwitterBlocks #MastodonLinks #MastodonInstances

I'm sure my #Mastodoninstance is perfectly okay but I wonder if I might find a specific #community that fits me. I am a #writer of #supernatural, #urbanfantasy or #contemporaryfantasy with an interest in pop philosophy, #metaphysics, science and #paganism. Other details on my profile.

If you know of a suitable #instance I'd be interested to hear from you.

Anyone else I'd be grateful if you could reblog this so I have a chance of reaching the right people.

#mastodoninstances
#MastodonServer

Yesterday I made a small donation to my mastodon instance and also one to Wikipedia. Has to be very small donations but I value these things and want to help keep them going. Lot's of small amount to bigger. #Mastodoninstances #Mastodonapp.uk #Wikipedia #Donations.

How are the OGs feeling with the influx of us newbies?

#MastodonInstances #TwitterMigration.

Is brands.town really an instance dedicated to parody brands? It's full of satire and fake company accounts.

Is there any instances for real companies? Are companies even accepted on Mastodon? What's the deal here? (thinking about adding an account for the company of my own)

#MastodonInstances #Mastodon #Companies #Company

My tiny #instance is aware of surprisingly vast area of the #Fediverse already! Thanks to my non-stop activity and 15 working relays.

My Federated feed is so fast I don't have time to read it.

#Mastodon #MastodonInstances #TinyMastodonInstances #SelfHosted #SelfHostedMastodon

Considering moving my PostreSQL database to a storage box and Mastodon cache storage to an old gdrive enterprise storage that happens to be from the era that it was "unlimited" and still is for us loyal users. I would have then only to worry about CPUs and RAM if I'd ever need to scale up.

With rclone + Google Drive API + fusermount you can actually mount Google Drive as a mount point on Linux. My only uncertainty is can Mastodon read that data? It works for my other server but the caching mechanism is a mystery to me, because the files are not actually consuming any space on the server.

I already have rclone mount set up and in place, now I just need to copy over the files via rsync. What command did you use @lari and how long did it take? Mine is stuck at "sending incremental file list", I guess there are tons of files...

Should I even do this? The external storage box would last for years but I just want not to touch this for a long time scaling-wise. #Mastodon #MastodonInstances #InstanceAdmin #admins #InstanceOwners #selfhosting #selfhosted #ScalingUp #scaling

If there's a performance ready reckoner for those looking to run small instances of Mastodon, size of system, resources for per thousand accounts could someone point to it? It would help those planning instances if the total population is ~300 million accounts.

#mastodoninstances #mastodonperformance #mastodonscaling #scaling #PerformanceMonitor #systemarchitecture