Hello,

Another service we run is a Mastodon instance called https://utter.online/. It doesn’t have many active users; however, it’s a beast to host.

I’m considering changing to a new domain and/or changing the software or shutting it down.

The current domain name options are:

  1. toot.onl
  2. toot.discuss.online

I haven’t done much research into alternatives to Mastodon.

Let me know your thoughts!

I’ve also tooted about it here: https://utter.online/@jsonarray/114161376708082696

Thanks, jgrim

  • OmgItBurns@discuss.onlineEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I’ve tried to get into Mastodon, but always struggled to get into it. This is just me making assumptions here but I feel like the lack of centralization hurts something like Mastodon. Having to pick an instance, then sign up, and the kind of wrap your head around Federation limits adoption and I feel the limited user base hurts Twitter-clones more than other kinds of social media.

    • dresden@discuss.onlineEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      Federated services always have that issue, but you can always go to some bigger one like mastodon.social if you are confused. Not great for “federation network” but if the choice is between using a big server or not using at all, it’s fine to go with that.

      As for finding people, you can generally browse the “All” feed and see everything that’s going it, and then follow anyone you find interesting. Some people also do #FollowFriday or things like that. You can also start by following some people you know.