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If you want your mastodon handle to be shorter or different from the domain that you are hosted on, you'll need to make use of a WebFinger.
A walkthrough on how to create and setup the DNS for your own Mastodon instance.
Shared storage is a helpful system used by FediHost to avoid "paying twice" when you create new services. Why? Often when you setup a VPS or use managed hosting you end up with left over capacity. Providers do their best to estimate the average ratio between RAM, CPU, Database and File Storage. Plans then scale up all four variables at the same time. But there are two issues with this approach. Not Every Instance is The Same Some people create a Mastodon server for a community of people w
Mastodon isn't a single social media website like Twitter or Facebook - it's a network of social media websites. An instance of Mastodon can talk to another instance of Mastodon. So, a Mastodon user can follow another user and like or reply to their posts, whether they are on the same instance or a different one. A Mastodon instance can also see videos from PeerTube or images from PixelFed, and a Mastodon user can follow, like, and comment on all of these. Getting Started Finding An Instance
Moving a Mastodon account to a new server is a process that involves following several steps in a specific order. It typically takes under an hour, but full user migration can take several months. Limitations There are a few limitations to Mastodon and things you should know about a migration first. Things You Can Migrate * Followers - Automatically * Bookmarks - CSV Download/Upload * Follows - CSV Download/Upload * Lists - CSV Download/Upload * Mutes - CSV Download/Upload * Blocks -
Mastodon isn't a single social media website like Twitter or Facebook - it's a network of social media websites. An instance of Mastodon can talk to another instance of Mastodon. So, a Mastodon user can follow another user and like or reply to their posts, whether they are on the same instance or a different one. A Mastodon instance can also see videos from PeerTube or images from PixelFed, and a Mastodon user can follow, like, and comment on all of these. Getting Started Finding An Instance
If you want your mastodon handle to be shorter or different from the domain that you are hosted on, you'll need to make use of a WebFinger.
How to know that your Mastodon instance needs upgrading
Moving a Mastodon account to a new server is a process that involves following several steps in a specific order. It typically takes under an hour, but full user migration can take several months. Limitations There are a few limitations to Mastodon and things you should know about a migration first. Things You Can Migrate * Followers - Automatically * Bookmarks - CSV Download/Upload * Follows - CSV Download/Upload * Lists - CSV Download/Upload * Mutes - CSV Download/Upload * Blocks -
Shared storage is a helpful system used by FediHost to avoid "paying twice" when you create new services. Why? Often when you setup a VPS or use managed hosting you end up with left over capacity. Providers do their best to estimate the average ratio between RAM, CPU, Database and File Storage. Plans then scale up all four variables at the same time. But there are two issues with this approach. Not Every Instance is The Same Some people create a Mastodon server for a community of people w
Fedihost offers several plans for Mastodon hosting depending on your needs. You can view the pricing for each plan as well as an up-to-date estimate of how many users each plan can support on the pricing page. Note that the number of users listed for each plan are suggestions. For the average use case, those numbers are appropriate. If your use case is different, you may want to consider getting a higher or lower tier plan. Upgrading/downgrading your plan If you find that your plan isn't pow
A walkthrough on how to create and setup the DNS for your own Mastodon instance.