JackolanternWhat the best mastodon instance?
jecxjoLike Lemmy Mastodon is federated so it really doesn’t matter that much. You will want to find one that has local chatter you’re interested in or policies you agree with. But after that you subscribe to everyone from everywhere else it doesn’t matter that much.
mastodon.social Though I too am new there, I like it. It feel refreshing from Twitter’s trash.
Regarding client: I mostly use web on desktop and mobile; though they have official Android app too.
wilberfanThe amazing folks at lemmy.world–who have performed quite admirably these past couple of weeks under quite severe battle conditions–also handle mastodon.world. I’ve donated money to them to support their efforts, and joined their mastodon side with the assumption that it will be a good place to hang out.
Ivory (from the makers of Tweetbot) is a nice mastodon client for iOS.
My home is tech.lgbt, and you can imagine the type of people there suggested by the name (which is exactly what I hoped for when I joined). I had to bounce around a little on lemmy before I found this home though, guess I can’t get it right the first time every time. 😁
vis4valentineMy own. Where im the only user 😃
kaduFor Android, Moshidon is an amazing client that respects Material You design guidelines and is very feature rich.
As for an instance, mastodon.world
l2eusedIf you not use English speech, try to find your local language. or just use popular instance (i.e mstdn.social mastodon.social) select with:
- instance server rules that you agreed
- server newer down before
TL;DR I suggest to use official instance cuz it has many people in local instance
for client, I suggest moshidon (forked from megalodon) it foss and avalible in f-droid
- can add other instances in seperate timeline
- material 3
- full based functions
Landrin201I am on Mastodon.social, and I use the official app (this one) . I think the official app is quite good, I haven’t had any kind of problem with it.
For reference though I literally never got I to Twitter. I got I to Mastodon to boost fediverse engagement, and while I’m enjoying it I’m not what you’d call a power user so if there are features other apps offer that the official one doesn’t I wouldn’t know what to do with them.
jrubal1462I also didn’t use Twitter but wanted to try to get into mastodon. One thing to note is that the official mastodon app currently doesn’t allow you to follow hashtags, only people. Since I’m new I didnt have any people I knew of to follow off the bat, so it was nice to be able to follow #scuba and automagically see a bunch of stuff I care about pop up in my home feed.
The account @[email protected] is full of gems like that.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
QuarterSwedeWent with noc.social because they were open, I like Linux, and the name was shorter. However I don’t follow anyone else on that instance that I know of.
copygirlThe best Mastodon instance is the one that aligns with your interests and valeus the most.
Are you interested in tech? There’s a couple of tech-focused instances.
Are you some flavor of LGBTQ+? Some instances do a better job at keeping out bad actors.
Are you interested in gaming? Movies? Art? Writing? Game development? Home improvement? Gardening? Activism? Memes? News?
Maybe you’re interested in stuff happening in your country or local area?
Why? When you’re looking for new content, and new people to follow, the local and federated timelines of your instance are a good way to do so. Your home timeline includes all the people and hashtags you followed yourself, and their boosts. The local timeline includes all the posts and boosts of everyone on your instance. The federated timeline has all the content that everyone on your instance is following.
For this reason, just joining a big, general-purpose is less useful, since you’re just going to get a hodge-podge of random things in these timelines. Perhaps you don’t mind, but I feel like it’s good to point out this feature of the fediverse, as some people might not think about it.
How? Okay, of course this is silly to recommend without giving you some way to look for these instances. There’s a couple of directories that allow you to search instances. A quick search came up with instances.social, mastodon.help/instances and mastodonservers.net. Also note you can migrate your account from one instance to another, taking your followed content and even followers with you.
KabeThis is the answer.
When I first joined, I had no idea what I was doing so I just joined mastodon.social. Unfortunately, I struggled to find discussions/content that interested me and there was also no Local feed, so it just felt empty and impersonal. After a short while, I just stopped using it.
Fast forward six months and after using Lemmy for a few weeks, I finally have my head around this Fediverse thing and decide to have another crack at Mastodon. This time, I searched around and found a smaller instance that is more aligned with my interests and straight away felt at home. Such a different experience this time around!
So yeah, the TL;DR is to shop around for a server that 1) you like the feel of, and 2) has a Local feed to make it easier to get involved with topics that are relevant to you, IMO.
gadgetboyI host my own instance with Masto.host. (@[email protected])
I don’t need to be concerned with the Threads drama or worry about people defederating it - I’m in control.
As for best client, I personally love Mona. It runs on my iPhone, iPad, and Mac and perfectly syncs my position in the timeline across devices. Lots of other great features, too.
serMegalodon app is pretty and slick… and open source. It is available on Izzy or Google Play.
