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I am thinking about hosting my own Mastodon server from home on a Raspberry Pi (Pi4 8GB)?

  1. Are there good tutorials out there?
  2. What's the annual cost just to host yourself?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Still doesn't beat nostr imo.

Bluesky:

  • Identity not tied to instance
  • You have to buy and administer a domain name, which is technically complex and costs $10.
  • DNS is also subject to censorship by firewalls

Nostr:

  • Identity is not tied to an instance
  • Your private keys (identity) are generated by your app. No purchase or administration required
  • Censorship is much more difficult