I am thinking about hosting my own Mastodon server from home on a Raspberry Pi (Pi4 8GB)?

  1. Are there good tutorials out there?
  2. What’s the annual cost just to host yourself?

@linux @nixCraft @raspberrypi

  • dan@upvote.au
    2·
    9 months ago

    Your identity is not tied to your instance. If your instance closes up shop, you keep all your followers, followees, DMs, etc

    This is one of the major advantages Bluesky’s protocol (AT Protocol) has over ActivityPub. ActivityPub doesn’t have anything built-in to support this. On Bluesky, you can use your own domain name as your username, and freely move from one server to another while keeping the same username (once they open up federation). It’s configured through a DNS TXT record.

    • makeasnekEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      Still doesn’t beat nostr imo.

      Bluesky:

      • Identity not tied to instance
      • You have to buy and administer a domain name, which is technically complex and costs $10.
      • DNS is also subject to censorship by firewalls

      Nostr:

      • Identity is not tied to an instance
      • Your private keys (identity) are generated by your app. No purchase or administration required
      • Censorship is much more difficult