romanFeb 5
do you run your own #activitypub instance?
yes, for myself and other people
10%
yes, just for myself
26.7%
no, but maybe in the future
31.7%
no
31.7%
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Show threadromanFeb 5
if you're running your own instance, i'd love to hear about it.
what software are you using? #mastodon? #gotosocial? #snac2? something else?
what hardware? please share whatever you find interesting about your setup. thank you ❤️
Show threadFlaki1d ago

@hi I run a slightly modded standard Mastodon instance (mostly just adjust the post length). It runs in Docker on a dedicated Debian VM along a bunch of other services.

All my services run on my home server, but I have a cheap VPS to act as an "exit node", so I get static IP without dealing with the dynamic IP shenanigans or relying on Cloudflare/Tailscale etc.

Show threadroman1d ago
nice setup! what happens if your home server or link is down?

i couldn't figure out yet what to do if my #snac2 instance goes down...
Show threadFlaki1d ago

@hi this :)
https://xkcd.com/303/

If it's a small downtime, fedi, just like email "catches up", I had a few hours/a day of downtime here & there, I don't care/mind much to be honest (but it's rare).

Now that I have the "cottage" I have unlimited 4G so I should set up a failover, but unless DDoSed deliberately, issues are so infrequent that I don't really bother (and since this is a personal instance, the only person to upset here is me :) )

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Show threadroman
@[email protected] cool! i think i should just relax too...
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