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  • ben@werd.socialB This user is from outside of this forum
    ben@werd.socialB This user is from outside of this forum
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    Running my own single instance is kind of expensive. I wish I could use my own domain on my handle while using a shared instance.

    fasnix@fe.disroot.orgF frog@frogdrool.netF stefan@gardenstate.socialS _elena@mastodon.social_ ericphelps@mastodon.socialE 6 Replies Last reply
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    • ben@werd.socialB ben@werd.social

      Running my own single instance is kind of expensive. I wish I could use my own domain on my handle while using a shared instance.

      fasnix@fe.disroot.orgF This user is from outside of this forum
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      @ben
      If I'm not mistaken, @HolosSocial makes that possible.
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      • ben@werd.socialB ben@werd.social

        Running my own single instance is kind of expensive. I wish I could use my own domain on my handle while using a shared instance.

        frog@frogdrool.netF This user is from outside of this forum
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        @ben I like it. I'd probably still self host though because like holding the banhammer, even if I don't swing it very often.

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        • ben@werd.socialB ben@werd.social

          Running my own single instance is kind of expensive. I wish I could use my own domain on my handle while using a shared instance.

          stefan@gardenstate.socialS This user is from outside of this forum
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          @ben I wonder if @Bonfire or other applications have this ability. The ven diagram of cost, ownership, and customization has not been solved yet!

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          • ben@werd.socialB ben@werd.social

            Running my own single instance is kind of expensive. I wish I could use my own domain on my handle while using a shared instance.

            _elena@mastodon.social_ This user is from outside of this forum
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            @ben if I may ask, how expensive?

            GoToSocial is lightweight and super efficient and it works perfectly on a basic VPS (4 Euros/mo).

            I hear that Mastodon is resource intensive… people recommended I opt for GoToSocial when I shared my plans to self-host. I’ve been using it for 14 months now and I have nothing but great things to say about it

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            • _elena@mastodon.social_ _elena@mastodon.social

              @ben if I may ask, how expensive?

              GoToSocial is lightweight and super efficient and it works perfectly on a basic VPS (4 Euros/mo).

              I hear that Mastodon is resource intensive… people recommended I opt for GoToSocial when I shared my plans to self-host. I’ve been using it for 14 months now and I have nothing but great things to say about it

              ben@werd.socialB This user is from outside of this forum
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              @_elena I just had to upgrade my Mastodon hosting to $49/mo. So, yeah, looking for alternatives, while ideally not maintaining my own server. I may just accelerate Idno development and switch there.

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              • ben@werd.socialB ben@werd.social

                @_elena I just had to upgrade my Mastodon hosting to $49/mo. So, yeah, looking for alternatives, while ideally not maintaining my own server. I may just accelerate Idno development and switch there.

                _elena@mastodon.social_ This user is from outside of this forum
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                @ben what infrastructure are you using? Masto.host has SUPER affordable plans. You could easily pay 6 dollars a month and they handle everything in the backend.

                49 a month is a robbery!

                I pay 12/month for a VPS that has my PeerTube, NextCloud, GoToSocial, Pixelfed and a bunch of other FOSS apps

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                • _elena@mastodon.social_ _elena@mastodon.social

                  @ben what infrastructure are you using? Masto.host has SUPER affordable plans. You could easily pay 6 dollars a month and they handle everything in the backend.

                  49 a month is a robbery!

                  I pay 12/month for a VPS that has my PeerTube, NextCloud, GoToSocial, Pixelfed and a bunch of other FOSS apps

                  liaizon@social.wake.stL This user is from outside of this forum
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                  @_elena @ben masto.host is horribly expensive if you have lots of followers/following. I am on it with one user account and its now 80$ a month. I have been needing to get off really bad cause it goes up 10$ every few months

                  _elena@mastodon.social_ stefan@stefanbohacek.onlineS ben@werd.socialB 3 Replies Last reply
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                  • liaizon@social.wake.stL liaizon@social.wake.st

                    @_elena @ben masto.host is horribly expensive if you have lots of followers/following. I am on it with one user account and its now 80$ a month. I have been needing to get off really bad cause it goes up 10$ every few months

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                    @liaizon oh I’m sorry I wasn’t aware of that…

                    In that case a self-hosted GoToSocial on a basic VPS could be a good alternative?

                    @ben

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                    • liaizon@social.wake.stL liaizon@social.wake.st

                      @_elena @ben masto.host is horribly expensive if you have lots of followers/following. I am on it with one user account and its now 80$ a month. I have been needing to get off really bad cause it goes up 10$ every few months

                      stefan@stefanbohacek.onlineS This user is from outside of this forum
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                      @liaizon Ah, interesting. I was just going to add here that I heard directly from a high-follower account (10-20k, I think?) that even the cheaper Masto.host plans have been good at handling all the traffic.

                      @_elena @ben

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                      • ben@werd.socialB ben@werd.social

                        Running my own single instance is kind of expensive. I wish I could use my own domain on my handle while using a shared instance.

                        ericphelps@mastodon.socialE This user is from outside of this forum
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                        @ben Can't find the details right now, but I'm pretty sure you can just use a super cheap web server and place one "well known" file on it that lets you use e.g., mastodon.social to do the heavy lifting while the rest of the world sees your werd.social address.
                        It's a bit embarrassing that I haven't tried doing that myself.

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                        • _elena@mastodon.social_ _elena@mastodon.social

                          @liaizon oh I’m sorry I wasn’t aware of that…

                          In that case a self-hosted GoToSocial on a basic VPS could be a good alternative?

                          @ben

                          scarpentier@pataterie.caS This user is from outside of this forum
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                          @_elena @liaizon @ben whoa that's way too expensive! If you're looking for cheaper managed Mastodon or GoToSocial plans, I can vouch for @fedihost !

                          https://fedihost.co/pricing

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                          • liaizon@social.wake.stL liaizon@social.wake.st

                            @_elena @ben masto.host is horribly expensive if you have lots of followers/following. I am on it with one user account and its now 80$ a month. I have been needing to get off really bad cause it goes up 10$ every few months

                            ben@werd.socialB This user is from outside of this forum
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                            @liaizon @_elena Yeah, I’m on masto.host. I’ll work on it!

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                            • _elena@mastodon.social_ _elena@mastodon.social

                              @ben if I may ask, how expensive?

                              GoToSocial is lightweight and super efficient and it works perfectly on a basic VPS (4 Euros/mo).

                              I hear that Mastodon is resource intensive… people recommended I opt for GoToSocial when I shared my plans to self-host. I’ve been using it for 14 months now and I have nothing but great things to say about it

                              77nn@goto.77nn.it7 This user is from outside of this forum
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                              @_elena @ben

                              I'm running my #GoToSocial individual instance on an old Celeron powered Asus VivoPc at home since 3 years. I think it costs less than 4€/month for power.

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                              • ben@werd.socialB ben@werd.social

                                Running my own single instance is kind of expensive. I wish I could use my own domain on my handle while using a shared instance.

                                nolsen311@infosec.exchangeN This user is from outside of this forum
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                                @ben
                                Have you checked out the @HolosSocial project?

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