So considering if I want to move instances (or even create my own), info on moving or leaving accounts at https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/
Moving or leaving accounts - Mastodon documentation

Take your information and do what you want with it.

@kenbauer I ran a test instance a few years ago with the OpenETC just to dip my toes into administering an instance. It also gave me a better grasp of federation and i was able to build a bot on it - all fun side projects. But I think instead of going from scratch and taking on hosting my own I am looking at a dedicated Mastodon hosting service like https://masto.host/
Masto.host - Fully Managed Mastodon Hosting

Masto.host was built from the ground up to make running a Mastodon instance easy.

Masto.host
@clintlalonde oh yes, totally on board for paying someone to host. Of course some of us love to tinker to learn as well. Being able to move is awesome https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/
Moving or leaving accounts - Mastodon documentation

Take your information and do what you want with it.

@kenbauer @clintlalonde I’m going to want to move soon. I’d be interested in hearing more about any plans.