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diff --git a/docs/Running-Mastodon/Heroku-guide.md b/docs/Running-Mastodon/Heroku-guide.md index 799b8a64c..b66e56200 100644 --- a/docs/Running-Mastodon/Heroku-guide.md +++ b/docs/Running-Mastodon/Heroku-guide.md @@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ Mastodon can theoretically run indefinitely on a free [Heroku](https://heroku.co 1. Click the above button. 2. Fill in the options requested. * You can use a .herokuapp.com domain, which will be simple to set up, or you can use a custom domain. If you want a custom domain and HTTPS, you will need to upgrade to a paid plan (to use Heroku's SSL features), or set up [CloudFlare](https://cloudflare.com) who offer free "Flexible SSL" (note: CloudFlare have some undefined limits on WebSockets. So far, no one has reported hitting concurrent connection limits). - * You will want Amazon S3 for file storage. The only exception is for development purposes, where you may not care if files are not saaved. Follow a guide online for creating a free Amazon S3 bucket and Access Key, then enter the details. + * You will want Amazon S3 for file storage. The only exception is for development purposes, where you may not care if files are not saved. Follow a guide online for creating a free Amazon S3 bucket and Access Key, then enter the details. * If you want your Mastodon to be able to send emails, configure SMTP settings here (or later). Consider using [Mailgun](https://mailgun.com) or similar, who offer free plans that should suit your interests. 3. Deploy! The app should be set up, with a working web interface and database. You can change settings and manage versions from the Heroku dashboard. diff --git a/docs/Using-Mastodon/List-of-Mastodon-instances.md b/docs/Using-Mastodon/List-of-Mastodon-instances.md index 780977bd4..677ec7e56 100644 --- a/docs/Using-Mastodon/List-of-Mastodon-instances.md +++ b/docs/Using-Mastodon/List-of-Mastodon-instances.md @@ -11,16 +11,31 @@ There is also a list at [instances.mastodon.xyz](https://instances.mastodon.xyz) | [animalliberation.social](https://animalliberation.social) |Animal Rights|Yes|No| | [socially.constructed.space](https://socially.constructed.space) |Single user|No|No| | [epiktistes.com](https://epiktistes.com) |N/A|Yes|No| +| [fern.surgeplay.com](https://fern.surgeplay.com) |Federates everywhere, Minecraft-focused|Yes|No | [gay.crime.team](https://gay.crime.team) |the place for doin' gay crime online (please don't actually do crime here)|Yes|No| | [icosahedron.website](https://icosahedron.website/) |Icosahedron-themed (well, visually), open registration.|Yes|No| | [memetastic.space](https://memetastic.space) |Memes|Yes|No| | [social.diskseven.com](https://social.diskseven.com) |Single user|No|No (DNS entry but no response)| | [social.gestaltzerfall.net](https://social.gestaltzerfall.net) |Single user|No|No| | [mastodon.xyz](https://mastodon.xyz) |N/A|Yes|Yes| -| [social.targaryen.house](https://social.targaryen.house) |N/A|Yes|No| +| [social.targaryen.house](https://social.targaryen.house) |Federates everywhere, quick updates.|Yes|Yes| | [social.mashek.net](https://social.mashek.net) |Themed and customised for Mashekstein Labs community. Selectively federates.|Yes|No| | [masto.themimitoof.fr](https://masto.themimitoof.fr) |N/A|Yes|Yes| | [social.imirhil.fr](https://social.imirhil.fr) |N/A|No|Yes| | [social.wxcafe.net](https://social.wxcafe.net) |Open registrations, federates everywhere, no moderation yet|Yes|Yes| +| [octodon.social](https://octodon.social) |Open registrations, federates everywhere, cutest instance yet|Yes|Yes| +| [hostux.social](https://hostux.social) |N/A|Yes|Yes| +| [social.alex73630.xyz](https://social.alex73630.xyz) |Francophones|Yes|Yes| +| [maly.io](https://maly.io) |N/A|Yes|No| +| [social.lou.lt](https://social.lou.lt) |N/A|Yes|No| +| [mastodon.ninetailed.uk](https://mastodon.ninetailed.uk) |N/A|Yes|No| +| [soc.louiz.org](https://soc.louiz.org) |"Coucou"|Yes|No| +| [7nw.eu](https://7nw.eu) |N/A|Yes|No| +| [mastodon.gougere.fr](https://mastodon.gougere.fr)|N/A|Yes|No| +| [aleph.land](https://aleph.land)|N/A|Yes|No| +| [share.elouworld.org](https://share.elouworld.org)|N/A|No|No| +| [social.lkw.tf](https://social.lkw.tf)|N/A|No|No| +| [manowar.social](https://manowar.social)|N/A|No|No| +| [social.ballpointcarrot.net](https://social.ballpointcarrot.net)|Down at time of entry|No|No| Let me know if you start running one so I can add it to the list! (Alternatively, add it yourself as a pull request). diff --git a/docs/Using-Mastodon/User-guide.md b/docs/Using-Mastodon/User-guide.md index f78921c6f..f8018909a 100644 --- a/docs/Using-Mastodon/User-guide.md +++ b/docs/Using-Mastodon/User-guide.md @@ -26,17 +26,17 @@ Mastodon User's Guide ## Intro -Mastodon is a social network application based on the GNU Social protocol. It behaves a lot like other social networks, especially Twitter, with one key difference - it is open-source and anyone can start their own server (also called an "instance"), and users of any instance can interact freely with those of other instances (called "federation"). Thus, it is possible for small communities to set up their own servers to use amongst themselves while also allowing interaction with other communities. +Mastodon is a social network application based on the GNU Social protocol. It behaves a lot like other social networks, especially Twitter, with one key difference - it is open-source and anyone can start their own server (also called an "*instance*"), and users of any instance can interact freely with those of other instances (called "*federation*"). Thus, it is possible for small communities to set up their own servers to use amongst themselves while also allowing interaction with other communities. #### Decentralization and Federation -Mastodon is a system decentralized through a concept called "federation" - rather than depending on a single person or organization to run its infrastructure, anyone can download and run the software and run their own server. Federation means different Mastodon servers can interact with each other seamlessly, similar to e.g. e-mail. +Mastodon is a system decentralized through a concept called "*federation*" - rather than depending on a single person or organization to run its infrastructure, anyone can download and run the software and run their own server. Federation means different Mastodon servers can interact with each other seamlessly, similar to e.g. e-mail. As such, anyone can download Mastodon and e.g. run it for a small community of people, but any user registered on that instance can follow and send and read posts from other Mastodon instances (as well as servers running other GNU Social-compatible services). This means that not only is users' data not inherently owned by a company with an interest in selling it to advertisers, but also that if any given server shuts down its users can set up a new one or migrate to another instance, rather than the entire service being lost. Within each Mastodon instance, usernames just appear as `@username`, similar to other services such as Twitter. Users from other instances appear, and can be searched for and followed, as `@user@servername.ext` - so e.g. `@gargron` on the `mastodon.social` instance can be followed from other instances as `@gargron@mastodon.social`). -Posts from users on external instances are "federated" into the local one, i.e. if `user1@mastodon1` follows `user2@gnusocial2`, any posts `user2@gnusocial2` makes appear in both `user1@mastodon`'s Home feed and the public timeline on the `mastodon1` server. Mastodon server administrators have some control over this and can exclude users' posts from appearing on the public timeline; post privacy settings from users on Mastodon instances also affect this, see below in the [Toot Privacy](User-guide.md#toot-privacy) section. +Posts from users on external instances are "*federated*" into the local one, i.e. if `user1@mastodon1` follows `user2@gnusocial2`, any posts `user2@gnusocial2` makes appear in both `user1@mastodon`'s Home feed and the public timeline on the `mastodon1` server. Mastodon server administrators have some control over this and can exclude users' posts from appearing on the public timeline; post privacy settings from users on Mastodon instances also affect this, see below in the [Toot Privacy](User-guide.md#toot-privacy) section. ## Getting Started |