Mastodon MigrationDec 16, 2022

So, things are getting kind of interesting.

In the last few hours the new user rate has jumped from around 1000 per hour to more than 2500 per hour. While this is a big increase, it is nothing like back on Nov 18, when the average was over 10,000 new users per hour.

Still, this does feel like a new surge. Mastodon struggled back in November with the last wave. Let's hope we're ready for what comes next. Big shoutout to the amazing admins and moderators all over the world!

#twittermigration

breadeconomicsDec 16, 2022
Show threadMastodon Migration

So, definitely a wave.

For the last eight hours Mastodon has been averaging over 3000 new users per hour, on track for 75K new users today. Overall, thanks to the amazing work of instance operators, the system seems to be running well, however there is definitely more lag than usual.

This new user rate, while high, is nowhere near what Mastodon experienced on Nov 18, when a quarter million users joined in one day. Still, this influx is very taxing on system administration.

#twittermigration

Dec 16, 2022 at 3:40pmWeb
Show threadMastodon MigrationDec 16, 2022

The last hour was over 4000 new users.

Definitely a bit of a slowdown across the network, but holding steady.

We are seeing the amazing resiliency and capacity of a distributed open system. Right now thousands of systems administrators all over the world are adding computing and storage resources and streamlining their operations to accommodate more people. This type of rapid response is impossible for monolithic corporate tech systems. A new era in social media has dawned.

#twittermigration

Show threadSteelerfan4lf3Dec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration love to see this! Let's go people pump the Mastodon!
Show threadZZ BottomDec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration ❤️
Show threadMr. J.D. Gumby Dec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration Not looking forward to what will happen when instance owners get their next bills, however. :(
Show threadRunemeisterin IncognitoDec 16, 2022

@mastodonmigration

Keep up the good work!

Show threadBenj Soule🫂💙HumanityFirst🌅Dec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration *Masto-dawned 😂
Show threadBinkiemmaDec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration we've added a new server I wanna get my head round it first but my aim is to create a digital #Trinity #Bristol for all our groups and users ❤
Show threadkkellerDec 16, 2022

@mastodonmigration is that sort of rapid response really "impossible" for monolithic corporate tech systems? Google does it all the time, for example, because they've designed their systems to be growable. I'm sure Twitter has that technical capability too, even though they fired all the people who would know how to organize that.

What the Mastodon network shows is that smaller federated systems can achieve similar growth without the toxicity of a company like Twitter.

Show threadZed Not Zee ✅Dec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration 🥳
Show threadRed Hair and Black LeatherDec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration Please consider giving us the equivalent of a private chat room. Many of us know our fellow migrants personally and cannot speak openly of discourse disclosed privately.
Show threadaaharoDec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration hello world.
-new guy
Show threadvibhor 🍑 🏳️‍🌈Dec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration tbh i was not sure if this ever happened realistically would mastodon be able to take the load !
Show thread(((Jann Gobble)))🏳️‍🌈Dec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration Well, the other thing mastodon has going for it is over 12,533 instances with admins probably sitting at about ~10k. I doubt twitter ever got anywhere NEAR 10% that many admins. That allows Mastodon to quickly adapt!
Show threadKathe O'ReillyDec 16, 2022

@mastodonmigration

YES YES YES

Show threadJDN6 ⓋDec 16, 2022

@mastodonmigration @deviantollam

It’s pretty wild to see all of this happening in real time - it’s like watching the armada in Battlestar Galactica launch.

Each server is its own ship, it’s own lifeboat.

-noobnerd

Show threadGreengordonDec 16, 2022

@mastodonmigration

How long before Twitter is essentially useless and replaced by Mastodons?

2 weeks
0%
1 months
0%
3 months
66.7%
>3 months
33.3%
Never
0%
Poll ended at .
Show threadChristian GrausDec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration this feels like the internet I was hoping for in 1996
Show threadjemcewenDec 17, 2022
@mastodonmigration I love seeing more posts on the issues I care about. This is because more people have joined.
Show threadDave P. ☑️Dec 17, 2022
@mastodonmigration With the introduction of Baron Von Elon's evil Twitter direction i find it similar to getting deplugged from the matrix. #debidify #TwitterMigration #twitterexodus
Show threadFeynman 🔴Dec 17, 2022
@kenshiro73 Ignorance is bliss.  @mastodonmigration
Show threadMastodon MigrationDec 16, 2022

The surge continues.

Averaging 3000 to 4000 new users per hour. Mastodon continues to run pretty smoothly. Over 70,000 new users in the last 24 hours puts us on track for over 80,000 today.

Great appreciation for Mastodon instance operators! Most instances are funded entirely through donations, so if you can swing it, think about supporting your instance. Check out the /about page (eg https://[instance name]/about) for a donation link.

#twittermigration

Show threadMastodon MigrationDec 17, 2022

Looks like the new user rate is slowing down somewhat, but still elevated.

For the last couple hours Mastodon added around 2000 users per hour. The surge peaked at 78K users in one 24 hour period.

While there have been a few slowdowns, Mastodon has handled this surge well. The volume was not as high as before, there are many more servers now, and instance administration is more experience and are better prepared.

Great job everyone and welcome to all the #NewUsers.

#twittermigration

Show threadfoohonpieDec 17, 2022
@mastodonmigration here’s to continued growth!
Show threadhellcat Dec 17, 2022
@mastodonmigration i really hope this site destroys twitter, please let it happen oml
Show threadgodot.community 🚀Dec 19, 2022
@hellcat @mastodonmigration yes but nothing prevents Twitter from setting up their own Mastodon server 🤣 If you can't beat them, join them.
Show threadLittle SuziDec 17, 2022
@mastodonmigration with many more servers though it’s going to be significantly more difficult to find people. And it’s already very difficult. This is really irritating. When will you allow us to see the full follow and follower lists for accounts rather than just those in the same server as us
Show threadGriffdenDec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration toot toot
Show threadNia MolinariDec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration wow
Show threadParents For Future Dec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration 🌱✌️
Show threadA Guy Named Brian (he/him)Dec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration I’ll admit it: I’m part of this latest surge. But I’m finding the non-corporate, ad- and algorithm-free paradigm of #Mastodon to be very compelling. Hopefully everything keeps running smoothly! #twittermigration
Show threadGreenboneDec 16, 2022
@GuyNamedBrian @mastodonmigration #ads had to block my first manual ads on day 1 🤨 but it’s the price of living without an algorithm. We all have to do our own filtering
Show threadA Guy Named Brian (he/him)Dec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration @greenbone I haven’t seen anything like that yet, but now I’ll know to keep an eye out for such things. Thanks for mentioning it!
Show threadRobin from Colorado 🇺🇸🇺🇦Dec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration @GuyNamedBrian I’ve been here a few weeks and the more people I follow the better it gets
Show threadDavid FarnellDec 17, 2022
@robinbrenizer @mastodonmigration @GuyNamedBrian Same here! Six weeks in and Mastodon feels like home. Just put up a final post at the birdsite to let people know I’m done there.
Show threadA Guy Named Brian (he/him)Dec 17, 2022
@azzageddi @robinbrenizer @mastodonmigration I’ve only been here a bit over 24 hours, but am already finding much to like. I’ll see what happens over time!
Show threadRobin from Colorado 🇺🇸🇺🇦Dec 17, 2022
@azzageddi @mastodonmigration @GuyNamedBrian well I’ll follow you both and see what happens!
Show threadMichael ReuterDec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration not too shabby ;)
Show threadmiaomeowcatDec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration this is nice
Show threadP Gurgel-SegrilloDec 17, 2022
@mastodonmigration excellent!! 🎉
Show threadSean McCabeDec 17, 2022
@mastodonmigration Yeah, but you're not getting all the twitter bots...so Elmo still has that going for him.
Show threadPhoenixSerenityDec 17, 2022
@mastodonmigration Woohoo!!!
Show threadnelsDec 17, 2022
@mastodonmigration
One question: why would anyone continue to belong to Twitter? Why would any reputable corporation not leave? Why would I support any corporation who hasn't? Could we collectively have a major influence by refusing to support such corporations?
Show threadMatt ⎊ Dec 17, 2022
@mastodonmigration 🚀🚀🚀
Show threadMark  Dec 17, 2022
@mastodonmigration I started an instance early in November to try and attract #WeirdCarTwitter people who didn’t want to support Elon. Our instance is fully funded by a patreon. I had no idea if the server would take off, but the users have really helped cultivate this great space. We got four months worth of funding in our first week from users. We have enough resources to support hosting all #WeirdCarTwitter people coming here overnight. #BringItOn
Show threadAirframesDec 17, 2022
@mastodonmigration Yes, great stats. As a new #instance admin, I found that a lot of the default configurations are absolutely not adequate even for small to medium sized servers. Certainly fine for nano/micro instances.
The scaling guide is definitely decent, though I imagine it would benefit others if there were more details and scenarios covered.
All that said, any adequate technical person should be able to digest and come up with a scaled solution in a few hours.
Show threadLorenna ClearyDec 17, 2022
@mastodonmigration I wonder if we’ll break 10M by New Years?
Show threadLorenna ClearyDec 17, 2022
@mastodonmigration well maybe Valentine’s Day Lol New Years is only a couple weeks away
Show threadRabid Rabbit 🇨🇦🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦Dec 16, 2022

@mastodonmigration

joinmastodon and similar sites seem to direct everyone to the same handful of instances. Not sure how this is going to scale well.

Show threadMastodon MigrationDec 16, 2022

@the_rabid_rabbit Here is a much bigger list of instances. Consider joining an instance with fewer than 10,000 users. Your experience may be snappier.

List of Larger Instances >>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hN-0bNfjaV7UTuLP6eudmXCNNPdeNQoFtbfcqxl4FFQ/edit#gid=0

#twittermigration

Quick Scan - Mastodon Larger and Midsize Instances

Sheet1 Server,Version,Uptime,Open,Active <a href="https://mastodon.fediverse.observer/go&domain=mastodon.social">mastodon.social</a>,4.0.2,<a href="https://mastodon.fediverse.observer/list#">99.62%</a>,No,201387,<a href="https://mastodon.social/about">About</a>,<a href="https://fedidb.org/networ...

Google Docs
Show threadhomesickDec 16, 2022

@mastodonmigration @the_rabid_rabbit Smaller scale instances could be worse, the admin might not be prepared for a sudden influx of new users.

It happened to me.

Show threadFreiburg im BreisgauDec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration Hopefully the growth is sustainable and not just a reactionary resulted from another Twitter misshap
Show threadSteelerfan4lf3Dec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration thank you all for working hard! People power is the best power #instanceAdmins
Show thread@[email protected]Dec 16, 2022

@mastodonmigration thank you administrators.

I think if journalists exodus you will see a new flood.

Show threadAmanda AdamsDec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration well, the fact we are all getting suspended on Twitter is gonna make that increase over the next few days.
Show threadGracie GatoDec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration the bird done died
Show threadJeff SharpDec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration I just got here myself 👍
Show threadVicente HerreraDec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration thanks also to the *amazing* job of Elon, who would imagine he could be so effective alienating people
Show threadPhoenixSerenityDec 16, 2022
@mastodonmigration I joined just before that 1st big wave. I appreciate the admins behind the scenes 🙌👏