StammyMar 7, 2023

Want to have complete control and host your own Mastodon server?

I learned a lot about how to host my own Mastodon server, migrate my account and everything that entailed, so I wrote the most comprehensive guide on hosting Mastodon yourself:

https://paulstamatiou.com/hosting-your-own-mastodon-server/

In it I show two ways to host your own server (using a fully-managed Mastodon host, and using a VPS provider). I go into everything from scripts to backup your database and run media clean up tasks, to advanced settings to optimize your server.

I also talk about what to do when things go wrong, and what to expect when first running your new server. If you enjoy this, please share, this one took two months to write.

Hosting your own Mastodon server

Join the Fediverse on your own terms

PaulStamatiou.com
Show threadStéphane Bortzmeyer
@stammy About the issue of domain names: things are more complicated than just picking a cool name and a cheap registrar. The domain name is also a control point for many. Not all registries protect freedom of speech in the same way https://www.eff.org/wp/which-internet-registries-offer-best-protection-domain-owners Same thing for the registrars. Also, it depends on the country: most registries are managed in the US and subject to US laws, which may not suit the user.
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Which Internet Registries Offer the Best Protection for Domain Owners?

In the Internet’s early days, those wishing to register their own domain name had only a few choices of top-level domain to choose from, such as .com, .net, or .org. Today, users, innovators, and companies can get creative and choose from more than a thousand top-level domains, such as .cool, ....

Electronic Frontier Foundation
Mar 8, 2023 at 7:38amWeb
Show threadStéphane BortzmeyerMar 8, 2023
@stammy And the issue of the DNS hoster is not neutral either: it would be strange to choose Mastodon to have freedom and decentralization, then to host the domain name at Amaon or Google as you suggest.
In summary: please spend some time thinking and studying bvefore choosing a domain name.
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