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Resources and documentation to help you succeed on the fediverse.

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Activity In The Pub
Activity In The Pub

Running an Activity in the Pub is a great way to meet other people near you who are into the Fediverse

July 14, 20252 min read
Managing Mastodon Storage
Managing Mastodon Storage

What you need to know about storage as a Mastodon instance owner.

April 1, 20257 min read
Webfinger Aliases
Webfinger Aliases

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.

November 26, 20243 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 26, 20243 min read
Activity In The Pub
Activity In The Pub

Running an Activity in the Pub is a great way to meet other people near you who are into the Fediverse

July 14, 20252 min read
DOCUMENTATION
Hosting Forks and Custom Code on FediHost

Why FediHost and other managed hosts don’t often support forks and custom code.

July 13, 20251 min read
Moving To And From FediHost
Moving To And From FediHost

Migrating to and from FediHost is easy

June 29, 20252 min read
Explainers
How To Make Your Mastodon Feed More Algorithmic
How To Make Your Mastodon Feed More Algorithmic

Algorithms have a bad reputation but a humble set of rules and instructions is key to making the fediverse a more enjoyable experience.

April 13, 20253 min read
Getting Started On Mastodon
Getting Started On Mastodon

How can a regular person get started on Mastodon, the leading fediverse microblogging platform.

November 26, 20243 min read
Webfinger Aliases
Webfinger Aliases

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.

November 26, 20243 min read
Tutorials
Activity In The Pub
Activity In The Pub

Running an Activity in the Pub is a great way to meet other people near you who are into the Fediverse

July 14, 20252 min read
Automatically Syncing YouTube to PeerTube
Automatically Syncing YouTube to PeerTube

How to keep a secure copy of your YouTube channel on a PeerTube instance

June 15, 20252 min read
Why Is The Explore Tab Empty
Why Is The Explore Tab Empty

When your Mastodon instance has a blank home page and explore tab that always says "Nothing is trending right now"

June 14, 20252 min read
Documentation
DOCUMENTATION
Hosting Forks and Custom Code on FediHost

Why FediHost and other managed hosts don’t often support forks and custom code.

July 13, 20251 min read
Moving To And From FediHost
Moving To And From FediHost

Migrating to and from FediHost is easy

June 29, 20252 min read
How To Export Your FediHost Backup
How To Export Your FediHost Backup

FediHost automatically makes daily backups which can be restored in the case of user error. A backup can be made every 7 days for users wanting to make their own backups or move services they are able to in the FediHost control panel for the service. Run Export Process Services > *Service Name* > Edit > Export Find the service you would like to export a backup from in your list of services. Click the edit button, navigate to the export tab, and download a backup. This backup takes a while

June 29, 20251 min read