Thanks to the developers that make up fantastic projects, everybody willing and with a spare machine or the resources to get a VM can start a Fediverse instance.
From the lightweight snac, GoTosocial to the heavier Mastodon, Peertube - and to many others.
However, there is more to it than just the technical side. It does require maintenance, handling of reports and abuse.
That tends to be an underexposed aspect. Would you be interested in a blogpiece where I give a look behind the scenes?
h3artbl33d :openbsd: :antifa:
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