Ruud

Thanks to all donations, we've been able to solve all issues caused by the sudden growth (100 to 117000 users in 3 weeks) by:
- Getting a new server and migrating to it
- Getting a stable mail service
- Getting media storage moved to Wasabi

In my opinion, mastodon.world has been running stable and responsive for over a week now. Time to start tweaking to try get it even more responsive.

If you see any issues, let me know.

Might you want to donate: https://opencollective.com/mastodonworld

Mastodon.world - Open Collective

Providing Fediverse instances to be used by anyone. (Mastodon, Lemmy, Calckey/Firefish etc)

Nov 25, 2022 at 8:31amWeb
Show threadsamanthahalfNov 25, 2022
@ruud thank you so much for doing that for us!
Show threadRuudNov 25, 2022
@samanthahalf You're welcome!
Show threadNeil E RobertsNov 25, 2022
@ruud Excellent work. Very happy to support such a good instance.
Show threadJilles van GurpNov 25, 2022
@ruud Thanks for doing this. I just joined and so far, so good! I will definitely consider topping up the donations if you run low.
Show threadAdolphNov 25, 2022
@ruud I'd be interested in reading your insights about this, how you were able to scale everything to keep it working that smoothly. If you ever write something about it, let me know 
Show threadRuudNov 25, 2022
@captainepoch I was asked to present something about that for @postgresqlBE , when I do I will share that here.
Show threadAdolphNov 25, 2022
@ruud @postgresqlBE Oh, I think I read you posted something about this, but I thought it wasn't related.

I'll wait, thanks!
Show threadArtur NeumannNov 25, 2022
@ruud Impressive work!
Show threadVivian Schey 🏳️‍🌈 🇩🇪 <(FSM)<{Nov 25, 2022

@ruud As I #migrated from the #birdsite , I've learned that #mastodon isn't hosted by a company, but by a bunch of #lovely #nerds that making all this possible to the #freeworld . So, as I'm not poor (but not #rich either...), I'd love to take my #share to keep all this running.

So, you're welcome.
Highly #appreciate your efforts!

#btw , I really like the #edit button!!

Show threadRuudNov 25, 2022
@TheAuthorVivian Thank you, Vivian!
Show threadVivian Schey 🏳️‍🌈 🇩🇪 <(FSM)<{Nov 25, 2022
@ruud You're welcome. Pleased to help.
Show threadJohn ArringtonNov 25, 2022
@ruud Well done!
Show threadJasminNov 25, 2022
@ruud what about dm
Show threadRuudNov 25, 2022
@Jasminvuk What is your question about DM?
Show threadJasminNov 25, 2022
@ruud will methadoon hawe dm like twiter , or you working with server but not on app.
Show threadSharonBergAuthor 🇨🇦Nov 25, 2022
@ruud I was nervous when I chose my 'instance' with mastodon.world because I had noticed some pretty disturbing things happening with .social and .ca - but I have felt very well served here. Thank you. I am pretty sure people don't thank you enough, so I will say it again. I'm glad that I am here.
Show threadJonathanNov 25, 2022
@ruud Thank you for everything you have done to keep this instance running!
Show threadLadyLNov 25, 2022
@ruud I just did something I would never do for Twitter. I gave your site money. As hard as I work for my money, I would rather literally burn money than give it to Elon Musk. Thank you for this community. I like it.
Show threadRuudNov 25, 2022
@ladylecondoliak Thank you very much!
Show threadIt's Just Jenn 🏳️‍⚧️Nov 25, 2022
@ruud I just donated! Thank you for keeping this service running for us. I think this decentralization idea is important. I'd be happy to volunteer if you're looking for moderators. I think that's going to be important too going forward.
Show threadRuudNov 25, 2022
@Tweetfiction Thanks. I'll keep it in mind!
Show threadCoyleDANov 25, 2022
@ruud thanks for everything!
Show threadIma B. Me Ⓥ ☑️ (W)Nov 25, 2022

@ruud : Appreciate all your efforts. I had to roundabout donate (since I don't have accounts on your payment choices), so still hoping for a PayPal option, too.

Any plans to cap the # of users here, or just letting it grow?

Show threadRuudNov 25, 2022

@ImaBMe OpenCollective offers PayPal as payment option?

I'll just let it grow some more, as long as the hardware and team can handle it..

Show threadLennartNov 25, 2022
@ruud thank you, great work! It's working really well
Show threadSulaNov 25, 2022
@ruud Since this is my first instance, I have no comparison, but my impression is that everything runs smooth. Thank you for all you do to make this possible!
Show threadScoNov 26, 2022
@ruud Amazing job scaling and I'm thrilled to be here!
Show threadOceanDwellerNov 26, 2022
@ruud kicked in some money to support your efforts. Amazed at the donation to user ratio. < 300 for > 100k users! The Mastodon experience is real breath of fresh air. Appreciate the work you put in to keep .world running well.
Show threadRuudNov 26, 2022
@oceandweller Thank you! We actually have almost 4000,- EUR in Patreon and OpenCollective combined, which is awesome. It allows us to scale, and keep that up for at least half a year.
Show threadOceanDwellerNov 26, 2022
@ruud ah, didn’t consider Patreon.  Very good!