Thinking about setting up a #gotosocial instance as a possible alternative to my current Mastodon instance. Seems quite straight forward to run as a self-contained single (podman) container, which is an approach I have come to like more and more. I already run my own #Forgejo instance that way. When I have time to spare, I will give it a try :)

Out there, in the worrying world of today is a little #Zilog #Z80 computer with a mere 64KB of #RAM and running the #1970s CP/M operating system.

This little machine is connected to the #intertubes and it's serving a #singleuser #bulletinboardsystem for you, the worrying souls of #yesteryears to visit.

Take a break from today, connect like it's 1985 - here on RC-BOX BBS, the world's first and (currently) only #rc2014 based bulletin board system in the world!

Check out the #alttext or my #profile info for information on how to connect.

#bbs
#rc2014bbs
#rcbox

Tip for #singleuser or small instance users:
The biggest disadvantage of small instances is the dead federated timeline. Instance admins can subscribe to the classic #relays, but this comes at a high price such as high resource usage and too much noise, depending on the relay. It's either all or nothing.

Instead you can populate your federated timeline by following the #FediBuzz relays. They can be followed as normal users and boost posts based on the hashtag, instance or even language.
Here are a few examples:
@tag-fediverse (boosts the #fediverse hashtag from all instances)
@instance-jasdemi.com (boosts everything from my instance, jasdemi.com)
@language-it (boosts only posts in Italian language from all instances)

Now before you follow any relays, I suggest creating an alt account as this will make you home timeline very noisy. With your main account you can now check out the federated timeline or follow hashtags.
More info here: https://relay.fedi.buzz/

#fediadmin #gotosocial #sharkey #mastodon #feditip #selfhosted

I'm announcing a new Verified policy on my platform.

I'm offering members to get a big triple-double blue icon to symbolize their importance.

They'll have to pay me for this.

Payment will be required in ice-cream. One small tub per month.

Happy 1 month anniversary to my single user instance! Since I connected to a couple of #relays and worked out the kinks with #sidekiq, it's been humming along.

The handy part of it being a physical box in my living room is that I hear the fan going off whenever something is chugging.