Recent searches
Search options
You don't need to join mastodon.social or any other big servers on here.
Big servers do not mean big audiences on the Fediverse. Because federated servers talk to each other seamlessly, the number of people you can interact with is similar whether you're on a large or small server. Some people even run their own single user servers where they are literally the only member, yet they are able to interact with just as many people as a user on a megaserver like mastodon.social.
Mastodon and the wider Fediverse were designed so that their users could be spread out across many different servers, specifically so that the network couldn't be taken over by malevolent billionaires. By choosing a smaller server, you help keep the network safe from any takeovers. Smaller servers also tend to be better moderated and have better tech support because they have a lot more staff per user.
@feditips Good point. One of the huge advantages of mastodon and the fediverse is decentralization. If everybody would join mastodon.social this advantage is gone. That's the reason I moved my account from mastodon.social to a smaller instance.
Very easy to do. Here is a good, offical blogpost how to do it: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2019/06/how-to-migrate-from-one-server-to-another/
@strapinski @feditips i want to move to a Brazilian one. But there are always close to sign up.
@strapinski @feditips i think i tried that. But I will try again 
If you know someone on the instance, they may be able to invite you?
Sometimes instances close signups but still allow existing members to send signup invitations.
@feditips @strapinski i don't think i know someone there. But i will try to find