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Is self-hosted Mastodon better?

Monoceros Digital Consulting Posted on June 19, 2023 by Allen VersfeldJune 19, 2023
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Most people come to Mastodon through the sign-up process on their app, or at joinmastodon.org. They might be asked to choose an instance, or they might have one assigned to them. Their account now lives on that instance, which will be their ‘home’ on Mastodon. They will also need to abide by that instance’s code of conduct, and they will share a neighbourhood with the other members of that instance. But what if you want to run your own self-hosted instance?

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Posted in Mastodon, Services | Tagged Fediverse, Governance, Hosting, Instance, Mastodon

Is Mastodon part of the Fediverse?

Monoceros Digital Consulting Posted on June 12, 2023 by Allen VersfeldJune 12, 2023
Fediverse-high tech(denoised)(signed) Attribution: Eukombos, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Imagine you’re a brand new Mastodon user, looking for a Twitter replacement. You’ve been around for long enough to get a feel for how things work. You’re starting to build a network of followers but some of them are talking … Continue reading →

Posted in Mastodon | Tagged Definitions, Fediverse, Mastodon

Default Mastodon servers: so what?

Monoceros Digital Consulting Posted on June 5, 2023 by Allen VersfeldJune 5, 2023

One of the biggest pain-points for new mastodon users is the requirement to choose an instance. With over 20 000 instances to choose from, newcomers struggle to choose, and many wish they didn’t have to. But when the creators of … Continue reading →

Posted in Mastodon | Tagged Fediverse, Governance, Mastodon

2022: A year in review

Monoceros Digital Consulting Posted on January 4, 2023 by Allen VersfeldMay 29, 2023

Looking back, I think this was the year that Monoceros finally found it’s feet as a business. Until now, we’d been directionless, unsure of our purpose (beyond making a living for the founders!) But over the course of 2022, in … Continue reading →

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New service: Private Mastodon hosting

Monoceros Digital Consulting Posted on January 1, 2023 by Allen VersfeldJanuary 1, 2023

It seems like a long time ago that Elon Musk took ownership of Twitter, and we all lost our collective minds. Many regular users of Twitter felt that it was time to leave, and find alternative services. Without going into … Continue reading →

Posted in Mastodon | Tagged Announcement, Instance, Mastodon, Server

SEO Spam

Monoceros Digital Consulting Posted on November 13, 2014 by Allen VersfeldSeptember 19, 2022

A few weeks after launching a client website, I opened up my mailbox to find a message warning me that it had not yet been registered with the search engine.  It came to me, rather than the company that owned … Continue reading →

Posted in SEO, Spam
  • Is self-hosted Mastodon better?June 19, 2023
    Most people come to Mastodon through the sign-up process on their app, or at joinmastodon.org. They might be asked to choose an instance, or they might have one assigned to them. Their account now lives on that instance, which will be their 'home' on Mastodon. They will also need to abide by that instance's code of conduct, and they will share a neighbourhood with the other members of that instance. But what if you want to run your own self-hosted instance?
  • Is Mastodon part of the Fediverse?June 12, 2023
    Imagine you’re a brand new Mastodon user, looking for a Twitter replacement. You’ve been around for long enough to get a feel for how things work. You’re starting to build a network of followers but some of them are talking about features that you can’t find. You ask them where to find these settings, and … Continue reading →
  • Default Mastodon servers: so what?June 5, 2023
    One of the biggest pain-points for new mastodon users is the requirement to choose an instance. With over 20 000 instances to choose from, newcomers struggle to choose, and many wish they didn’t have to. But when the creators of Mastodon tried to fix the problem by setting their own server (mastodon.social) as the default … Continue reading →
  • 2022: A year in reviewJanuary 4, 2023
    Looking back, I think this was the year that Monoceros finally found it’s feet as a business. Until now, we’d been directionless, unsure of our purpose (beyond making a living for the founders!) But over the course of 2022, in the process of losing old clients, gaining new ones, and launching new projects, we’ve opened … Continue reading →
  • New service: Private Mastodon hostingJanuary 1, 2023
    It seems like a long time ago that Elon Musk took ownership of Twitter, and we all lost our collective minds. Many regular users of Twitter felt that it was time to leave, and find alternative services. Without going into all the interesting things that have happened at Twitter since then, I am one of … Continue reading →

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