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Mastodon is
- A free, open-source social network software based on ActivityPub
- A network of independent social media sites powered by Mastodon
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The official Mastodon account. . Follow for news.
Registrations for 'mastodon.social' are often closed, but you can learn more about Mastodon and register with another instance at joinmastodon.org. It doesn't matter which instance you register on - you can still follow anyone on any instance.
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Donations is the way forward.
A dollar or two should be enough per month.
I run mine for free, self hosted, and I'm alone there. Server cost is absorbed by my hobby expenses. Maybe $20 per month.
Just curious, how many users do you currently host and what is your user amount capacity? Just trying to figure out math in terms of scalability
I thought the "I'm alone there" covered it.
Donations are usually volontary so if you run a very large instance, income isn't guaranteed.
No need to be a dickhead…the “I’m alone there” was an ambiguous statement which I interpreted as you solely absorbed all the costs and effort of hosting.
English isn't my first, or second, language. Maybe something got lost in translation.
I'm sorry if I sound like a dick head.
Ah completely understand. I apologize then for calling you that.
Donations is def not the way forward if you want to mainstream it.
It works because moderation on Mastodon is manual (by my understanding), so most good instances are closed, which means donations kind of work.
But donating to use a social media service is unheard of in India (and may I say most of Asia too). Most also consider this as a waste of time. There's no way you can make Mastodon big in India without thinking of a way to monetise it.