✨🏳️‍⚧️Timelord Iroh(she/her)Dec 21, 2022

Progress report:
Domain name, check.
Digital ocean droplet. Check
Digital ocean object storage.?????
Mastodon instance. Check
Glitch-soc migration. Check
Increased character limit. Check
Account migration.?????

I get the failaphant whenever I upload a file (pfp, follower list).I think the object storage might be the issue? But that'll have to wait for tomorrow. It's well past bed time.

Show threadLord FalconisDec 21, 2022
@timelordiroh You're creating your own instance?
Show thread✨🏳️‍⚧️Timelord Iroh(she/her)Dec 22, 2022

@LordFalconis yep, it's live at mast.iroh.tv, though i've got an issue with file storage so right now files can't be imported, including profile pictures and account csv exports.

I'm describing it as a 'minimal users instance for friends and family'. basically, people i already trust so i don't have to make moderation a full time job. If you're interested in joining, i'll send ya an invite code when it's ready (hopefully this week?).

Show threadLord FalconisDec 22, 2022
@timelordiroh NICE! I was entertaining making my own as well
Show thread✨🏳️‍⚧️Timelord Iroh(she/her)Dec 22, 2022

@LordFalconis honestly, i could probably use some help figuring things out, i'm very much out of my depth and learning as i go. if you have experience with web hosting, i could use the help. maybe we could do a discord call sometime?

it's defintely been a workout figuring everything out from scratch. but i now have iroh.tv! woot!

I've got my instance on a digitalocean droplet and i've got it running on the glitch-soc fork with a character limit of *drum roll* 65,666. if someone manages to hit the character limit, i'll be impressed, lol.

Show threadLord FalconisDec 22, 2022
@timelordiroh Been a while since I worked wev hosting but I'll help if I can.
Show thread✨🏳️‍⚧️Timelord Iroh(she/her)

@LordFalconis the big/only issue i have right now is that it throws an error whenever i upload a file in mastodon. i think i forgot a step in setting up the object storage, but i don't really know where or how to fix it.

this is my very first time having my own domain and web hosting so it's been a massive learning curve.

would you be able to help tomorrow (preferably morning?)? at a minimum, i think i may just need a fresh set of eyes on everything.

Dec 22, 2022 at 4:20amWeb
Show threadLord FalconisDec 22, 2022

@timelordiroh I'll have to look into hosting Mastodon. I've dealt with WordPress, PHPBB, and a few other systems but never this.

Also I'm wondering if AWS would be better than just regular web hosting.

Show thread✨🏳️‍⚧️Timelord Iroh(she/her)Dec 22, 2022
@LordFalconis i went with digital ocean because it has a 1-click droplet option so i didn't have to worry about any of the dependencies. Here's the guides I followed https://marketplace.digitalocean.com/apps/mastodon for base mastodon, then https://glitch-soc.github.io/docs/ for the forked version.
Mastodon | DigitalOcean Marketplace 1-Click App

A decentralized social network -- follow your friends and discover new ones!

DigitalOcean
Show threadLord FalconisDec 22, 2022
@timelordiroh Hmm...looks simple enough.
Show thread✨🏳️‍⚧️Timelord Iroh(she/her)Dec 22, 2022
@LordFalconis nah, it's not terrible. i went from nothing to domain+bio page+mastodon instance this morning. the hardest part honestly was figuring out how to increase the post character limit (though i also want to increase the character limit for display names) because there's basically no documentation.
Show thread✨🏳️‍⚧️Timelord Iroh(she/her)Dec 22, 2022
@LordFalconis once i get the mastodon server all settled, i'm going to look at putting my minecraft server behind the domain and start centralizing my presence a little.