I'm #LovingTheFedi; I really am, there's some #GoodFolks here... There are also some #InstanceOwners / #InstanceAdmins I wouldn't #Trust to run a #LemonadeStand...

Let's be #LearningTogether and #GrowingTogether; except the #NaziFuckwits and #RacistHomophobes...

#PunchThemTwiceForChristmas; even though #ChristmasIsBullcrap...

#SantanaIsComing!!

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I'm #LovingTheFedi; I really am, there's some #GoodFolks here... There are also some #InstanceOwners / #InstanceAdmins I wouldn't #Trust to run a #LemonadeStand...

Let's be #LearningTogether and #GrowingTogether; except the #NaziFuckwits and #RacistHomophobes...

#PunchThemTwiceForChristmas; even though #ChristmasIsBullcrap...

#SantanaIsComing!!

🧙​🤖🐺🤖​🧙 | 🕵️🦹🎈🦄🎈🦹🕵️

Something weird is going on, this blitz is unprecedented even by the standards of the past few weeks — @mastodonusercount

a new instance? Anybody knows what’s going on? #admins #InstanceOwners #mastodoninstance

Okay, forgive me if this is a n00b question, but besides the benefits of decentralization (including local mod rules) and the ability to only see "Local" posts...

What exactly are the benefits of being on a Masto instance dedicated to ones affinity/professional group when you can follow anyone and post across the network anyway?

Why should I set up a server for a particular subject when following groups and hashtags work so well?

#mastodonculture #n00b #InstanceOwners

Considering moving my PostreSQL database to a storage box and Mastodon cache storage to an old gdrive enterprise storage that happens to be from the era that it was "unlimited" and still is for us loyal users. I would have then only to worry about CPUs and RAM if I'd ever need to scale up.

With rclone + Google Drive API + fusermount you can actually mount Google Drive as a mount point on Linux. My only uncertainty is can Mastodon read that data? It works for my other server but the caching mechanism is a mystery to me, because the files are not actually consuming any space on the server.

I already have rclone mount set up and in place, now I just need to copy over the files via rsync. What command did you use @lari and how long did it take? Mine is stuck at "sending incremental file list", I guess there are tons of files...

Should I even do this? The external storage box would last for years but I just want not to touch this for a long time scaling-wise. #Mastodon #MastodonInstances #InstanceAdmin #admins #InstanceOwners #selfhosting #selfhosted #ScalingUp #scaling