I wanted to provide a round-up of some changes to the vmst.io infrastructure since it went live last month.
No More CloudflareOur domain had always been registered and DNS provided through Cloudflare. For a brief period I was testing their WAF (web application firewall) service with the site but this led to more problems than perceived benefits. The sentiment within the Fediverse is generally negative towards Cloudflare, although many other instances use them.
I’ve had a few thoughts rattling around about registration numbers on vmst.io, vs instances that are generally wide open. The instance officially went live on October 6, but didn’t let anyone else join until a few weeks after. We are listed on joinmastodon.org so we definitely see more random user signups than instances that just rely on word-of-toot.
Because we ask folks to "apply" for their account here rather than just signup without moderation, we get maybe 1/10th the number of registrations you’d see in somewhere else.
This post is a rollup and expansion of a set of Toots around the new vmst·io infrastructure that went live on the morning of Wednesday, November 23, 2022.
When I launched vmst·io at the start of October, it was intended to just be a personal instance. mastodon.technology had just announced it's pending closure, and I wanted to see what it was like to own my own corner of the Fediverse.
Interested in trying into an alternative to Twitter? Mastodon is a federated and decentralized social network with over 8,000 different active instances. I’m running vmst.io, which is open for signups. No ads or algorithms. Join us.
If you’re interested in moving to Mastodon, or just want to dip your toes in the water, if you ask nice and you’re not a jerk you can maybe join my instance.
In the tradition of complaining about social networks in other social networks I’d like to comment that my preferred Mastodon instance is currently down. 🐘
I feel bad for the guy who scheduled his technical interview with me for 3PM on a Friday. My brain is fried, and all I have to do is ask the questions.
Fortunately my Apple Watch Series 5 came back from the repair center with a fresh battery (technically I think it’s a whole new watch) this morning, so I’ll have more incentive to wear that for the time being.
Why does the “All” notifications tab only show me about half of my mentions along side other things (RT/likes, follows, etc) but the “Mentions” notifications tab show me all the mentions?
I usually have a good poker face but someone just said something so seriously to me that was just dystopian/absurd and I couldn’t help but start laughing.