Naveen SrivatsavNov 14, 2022
@davetroy - thanks for setting up this Mastodon instance. Does it cost you a lot to keep it running? I wonder what kind of computing/bandwidth resources are needed to enable a Twitter alternative.
Show threadHoward ChengNov 14, 2022

@sumergoconicio @davetroy I set up my own server for my own use in order to better manage my data, as well as for vanity branding reasons lol.

In terms of cost, it costs me £10 per month for my own use. I have read somewhere that larger servers can cost up to maybe around $400 a month to run and maintain.

Show threadNaveen Srivatsav
@Howard @davetroy it's of academic interest to me :) thanks for the datapoint. I was actually a bit hesitant to join other Mastodon servers because I wasn't really sure where the data would actually be held, whatever the data looks like. In the age of the cloud, I trust only big players like Amazon/Google or private individuals to run reliable servers. I run a private server for hosting some docker containers, but I know it's not reliable for public services!
Nov 14, 2022 at 11:18amWeb
Show threadHoward ChengNov 14, 2022

@sumergoconicio If you want some additional data, my server operates a two vCores with 4GB RAM and 120GB or storage.

I figured I didn't need much else since I was only setting this up for my own use from which to access the Fediverse.

And this way, the data is stored on a VPS of my own choosing rather than someone else's. And I can always wipe it if I need to.

Sure, my data is still going somewhere else, but at least I have more control over it... does that make sense? Maybe it's naivety lol.