I just read your post about the overall benefits of more Mastodon instances and how people should be encouraged to create their own.

My son has been working on his own instance by following the official docs. This really needs to be a lot easier to do, though.

#Linode and #DigitalOcean have very easy installation options although these options are pretty expensive compared to a similar VM option at a hosting provider like #Hetzner, for example.

I'm sure this is just a matter of time.

Heads up: looks like MailChimp was compromised. Watch out for phishing attempts and remember to enable two-factor authentication on your accounts.

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