You can set up the server itself quite easily. Maybe a tricky part is to find a reliable SMTP server and set up an usable email address, which is required to verify your account etc.
As I have used a mail hosting by infomaniak.com fortunately, I created a mail address there this time too.
@DCGLUG @ctonysem
Basically I just followed the official manual to start my instance:
- https://docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/prerequisites/
- https://docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/install/
You can set up the server itself quite easily. Maybe a tricky part is to find a reliable SMTP server and set up an usable email address, which is required to verify your account etc.
As I have used a mail hosting by infomaniak.com fortunately, I created a mail address there this time too.