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**Mastodon** is a free, open-source GNU social-compatible social network server. A decentralized alternative to commercial platforms, it avoids the risks of a single company monopolizing your communication. Anyone can run Mastodon and participate in the social network seamlessly.

### Using Mastodon
- [Frequently Asked Questions](Using-Mastodon/FAQ.md)
- [List of Mastodon instances](Using-Mastodon/List-of-Mastodon-instances.md)
- [Apps](Using-Mastodon/Apps.md)
- [User Guide](Using-Mastodon/User-guide.md)

### Using the API
- [API documentation](Using-the-API/API.md)
- [Streaming API documentation](Using-the-API/Streaming-API.md)
- [Testing the API with cURL](Using-the-API/Testing-with-cURL.md)
- [OAuth details](Using-the-API/OAuth-details.md)
- [Tips for app developers](Using-the-API/Tips-for-app-developers.md)
- [Push notifications](Using-the-API/Push-notifications.md)

### Running Mastodon
- [Production guide](Running-Mastodon/Production-guide.md)
- [Alternative: Running on Heroku](Running-Mastodon/Heroku-guide.md)
- [Development guide](Running-Mastodon/Development-guide.md)
- [Alternative: Development with Vagrant](Running-Mastodon/Vagrant-guide.md)
- [Administration guide](Running-Mastodon/Administration-guide.md)

### Contributing to Mastodon
- [Sponsors](Contributing-to-Mastodon/Sponsors.md)
- [Translate Mastodon in your language](Contributing-to-Mastodon/Translating.md)
- [Report bugs and submit ideas](https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/issues)

### Protocols

- [List of used specs and RFCs for the federation](Specs-and-RFCs-used.md)
- [Extensions of the above protocols](Extensions.md)