Hey there new people! Are you looking for a nice, well-run server to move to? I maintain a small site that lists them at:

➡️ https://fedi.garden

All of the servers listed obey the four rules of the Mastodon Covenant (https://fedi.garden/about-this-site/), but it's more than just Mastodon servers and they are all under 50k members.

I also do featured server posts introducing the listed servers.

#Fediverse

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@FediGarden @feditips Thanks for sharing all the tips on using Mastodon

I am new to Mastondon, learning new things everyday.

Just wondering is there any instance that include discussion on home servers, self hosted sites, home automation , etc

@fuzzygel @feditips

That's a really good question! I'm amazed to find there doesn't seem to be.

Maybe self-hosting people just self-host on single user instances rather than gather on a shared instance?

Regardless, you should be able to find a lot of people to talk to about this on here, it's a very popular topic. Maybe try following lots of hashtags on the topic like #SelfHosting, #HomeServers etc?

There are a lot of self-hosting accounts listed on @FediFollows at https://fedi.directory/tag/self-hosting/

Self Hosting and Community Hosting | Fedi.Directory

Interesting accounts to follow on Mastodon and the Fediverse

@fuzzygel

There are also a number of techy instances here:

https://fedi.garden/tag/technology/

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