My 3 reasons why the Fediverse Familia should embrace solo hosting.

https://darnell.tv/2022/11/18/the-art-of-solo-hosting-any-why-you-should-choose-it/

Too long; did not read:

πŸ‘‰πŸΎ Control over moderation
πŸ‘‰πŸΎ Avoid Instance Wars & Evade International Bans
πŸ‘‰πŸΎ Better than a Blue Check mark (Verification

I will type two more follow up posts after this one. Yes, I accidentally misspelled in the title. πŸ˜‚

I am going to bed soonish.

The Art Of Solo Hosting (And Why You Should Choose It)

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@darnell one more reason for setting up a single-user instance of Mastodon, if you're in the USA, is that you don't need to bother with registering with copyright office and all regarding DMCA.

https://twitter.com/rahaeli/status/1593882893230931968

rahaeli on Twitter

β€œ@prem_k If you're the only user, it doesn't apply, no”

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@prem_k I hope not, although the copyright Calvary has tried to come after me on YouTube for using public-domain music (it's insane).

@darnell BTW, single-user instances are a great way for the young'uns (not the music group) born into walled gardens to learn about the original ways of the Internet, as it was intended to be.

To be #makers, #tinkers, #repairers.

Instead of consumers hoodwinked into thinking they're creators and influencers.

Plus, federation is a path better suited towards Web3.0 instead of Web3 😎

@prem_k @darnell finally got the #SingleUserInstance running on the #RaspberryPi ... But still getting a hang of #Fediverse & trying to figure out how #FederatedTimeline works in #SoloHosting. Only older toots are being shown, nothing newer than 5 days ago comes up. 😭

I was asked to keep sidekiq clean ... don't see any issues there either.

@prem_k @prem_k Congrats! I will definately follow you on your new account!