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How Shared Storage Works

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

January 15, 20251 min read
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Choosing the Correct Mastodon Plan on FediHost

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

November 27, 20242 min read
How To Create A Mastodon Instance on FediHost
How To Create A Mastodon Instance on FediHost

A walkthrough on how to create and setup the DNS for your own Mastodon instance.

November 27, 20243 min read
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How To Create A PeerTube Instance on FediHost

Peertube is a fediverse video platform capable of hosting videos and live streaming. It takes most users between 5-10 minutes to start an instance depending on their level of experience with changing DNS records. Login or Register Login or Sign-Up for Fedihost using an email address and password. This email address will recieve important billing and administrative emails in relation to the instance. Choose New Service On the left menu, navigate to the "New Service" tab and choose "Peertube

November 27, 20243 min read