I am considering changing my Mastodon server. For those that know the type of content that I post, what do you advise would be the best instance for me?
Is it difficult for one to self-host a Mastodon account?
@bibliolater I'd recommend against self-hosting unless you've got specific reasons why you want to do that
It's not super difficult, but it is a time commitment and you're taking on the role of being a moderator which means you'll potentially be exposed to all the worst the fediverse has to offer. There are valid and good reasons to want to self-host, but if those don't apply to your situation you're just taking on extra work and stress for no benefit
@jenbanim Thank you for answering, could I not restrict the server so that I would be the only account on it?
@bibliolater you definitely can. Sorry that was vague. You still have to deal with maintaining the block list of what servers are allowed to interact with you. Does that make sense?
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The woolly mammoth would be one of the worst parts (there are others!) of fediverse to self-host.
For ultimate personal safety, suggest to use hubzilla. _Much_ better control about who sees your content, no need for moderation, no spam.
