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 followimg 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 -

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 Webfingers, What Is A Webfinger? Webfinger is the protocol that Mastodon uses to identify users on other servers. Mastodon by default responds with the domain you are installed on, but it can be configured to tell them a different domain. The Problem This Solves Often when companies and organisations go to setup Mastodon they already have a website located at their

How to know that your Mastodon instance needs upgrading

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

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