John ConwayJan 13, 2023

Mastohost @mastohost is taking on new accounts again. You can get your own Mastodon server for $6 a month! The great thing about it is they take care of the software, you do not need to be technical to run a server.

Mastohost is where sauropods.win is hosted, and I can recommend them. Support is top-notch, and it's all been smooth sailing.

https://masto.host/

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Masto.host was built from the ground up to make running a Mastodon instance easy.

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Show threadAdam S. SmithJan 13, 2023
@john @mastohost Honestly, I'm tempted. I've even looked into the possibility of integrating my existing websites with the Fediverse but it doesn't seem possible. Some of my sites run on Wordpress, so maybe there's a plugin that allows people to comment on blog posts from a Fediverse account, but I haven't found one. I hadn't even heard of Mastodon and the Fediverse before last November so I'm still getting a handle on how it all works.
Show threadJohn Conway

@AdamStuartSmith @mastohost There is a plugin for Wordpress, but it's still in beta: https://wordpress.org/plugins/activitypub/

The keyword to look for is ActivityPub, which is the protocol.

ActivityPub

Connect your site to the Open Social Web and let millions of users follow, share, and interact with your content from Mastodon, Pixelfed, and more.

WordPress.org
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Show threadAdam S. SmithJan 13, 2023
@john Thanks. I have a question. Can you, in principle, upload other files and software on the domain sauropods.win while it's running Mastodon? Like, for example, could you host a Wordpress blog at, say, sauropods.win/blog?
Show threadAdam S. SmithJan 13, 2023
@john @mastohost This plugin looks brilliant, by the way, I'll give it a try.
Show threadAdam S. SmithJan 13, 2023

@john Getting there... see @admin

Posts (new ones) don't seem to be appearing in Mastodon though – I followed the account (from AdamStuartSmith) and posted a test comment from DinotoyBlog but it hasn't come through in my feed. Anyway, trouble-shooting aside, there's some exciting potential here.

Show threadAdam S. SmithJan 13, 2023
@john @admin Aha, a test blog post DID come through. Apparently the plugin doesn't (yet) support sending Wordpress comments to Mastodon, which explains that.