Mastodon
Mastodon
Getting started on Mastodon
Read some of our helpful articles to get you started.
How can a regular person get started on Mastodon, the leading fediverse microblogging platform.

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

Settings you need to know about when setting up a new Mastodon instance.
Create Your Own Community
From the FediHost dashboard, administrators can create and download full backups of their Mastodon instance, including the database and media files, ensuring data safety and easy migration.
Our dashboard gives you a user friendly interface to configure server settings without needing to modify server code.
Easily create and manage multiple Mastodon and other fediverse services in one places on the FediHost dashboard.
Benefit from a global Content Delivery Network (CDN) that ensures fast loading times and reliable access to your Mastodon instance from anywhere in the world.
Storage for media is shared across all your fediverse services and every plan comes with 10GB to get you started. This lets you benefit as you add more services and helps to level your costs.
Storage is unbundled from instance plans so you are not stuck paying for storage that you don't need or forced to upgrade to a more powerful instance just because you ran out of storage.
Upgrade, downgrade and cancel your plans as needed so you only pay for what you use.
Get credits on your FediHost account whenever you refer people.
A growing catalog of support videos and articles to help you manage your Mastodon instance.

Our Plans
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Good for a small solo instance (5 users).
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Solo instance or small group of friends (25 users).
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Power user or small community (100 users).
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Medium sized community (500 users).
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Large community (2000 users).
Need something bigger or a custom setup? Already have an instance and want to migrate to FediHost?
Whatever you may need, reach out and we'll be happy to help.
* Discounts apply to first 12 months only.