Over the past year I’ve consolidated my Fediverse presence and moved fully into self-hosting, so this felt like a good time for an update.

I started out on fosstodon.org and mastodon.art, then spent some time running community services like jabber.social (Snikket), fairly.social (Mastodon), and snaps.social (Pixelfed). While I enjoyed building them, I eventually realized that long-term community hosting required more mental bandwidth than I could sustainably give.

That led me to self-hosting my own space instead. Today I run my personal Fediverse setup with Friendica, along with services like BookWyrm, FreshRSS, Wallabag, LinkStack, Matrix, and Prosody. It’s calmer, more manageable, and feels like a better fit.

Outside the infrastructure side, I’m an aspiring 2D/3D artist, occasional photographer, and lifelong sci-fi fan. Having my own corner of the Fediverse makes it easier to share works in progress and ideas without the pressure of corporate platforms.

Overall, I’m much happier being self-hosted and largely disconnected from corporate social media.

#introduction #Fediverse #SelfHosting #Decentralization #DigitalIndependence

It’s been a while, and over the past year I’ve moved and consolidated my Fediverse identities, so it felt like the right time for an updated #introduction.

I began my Fediverse journey on fosstodon.org and mastodon.art. Before long, though, I realized I wanted more control over my online spaces, which led me down the path of running my own instances. Along the way I launched jabber.social (Snikket), fairly.social (Mastodon), and snaps.social (Pixelfed). While I enjoyed building and running them, I eventually recognized that maintaining community servers long-term required more mental bandwidth than I could sustainably give.

That shift ultimately led me to #selfhosting with #YunoHost. The early learning curve—and finding the right VPS—was a bit rough, but once I got past that stage, things settled into a much smoother and more manageable rhythm.

Today, I self-host services for Friendica, BookWyrm, FreshRSS, Wallabag, LinkStack, Matrix, and Prosody, and I’m considering adding a dedicated note-taking app next.

Beyond the infrastructure side of things, I’m an aspiring 2D/3D artist and occasional photographer with a long-standing love of science fiction. Having my own corner of the Fediverse makes it easier to share works in progress, experiments, and ideas—without the pressure that often comes with larger corporate platforms.

Overall, I’m much happier being self-hosted and largely disconnected from corporate social media.

It’s been a while, and over the past year I’ve moved and consolidated my Fediverse identities, so I thought it was time for an updated #introduction.

I started my Fediverse journey on fosstodon.org and mastodon.art, but it didn’t take long for me to realize I wanted more control over my online spaces. That led me down the path of running my own instances. Along the way, I set up jabber.social (Snikket), fairly.social (Mastodon), and snaps.social (Pixelfed). I kept them running for a while, but eventually realized I didn’t have the mental bandwidth to maintain community servers long-term.

Later, I discovered #selfhosting through #YunoHost. The learning curve—and finding the right VPS—was a bit rocky at first, but once I cleared that hurdle, things settled into a much smoother rhythm.

These days, I host my own instances for Friendica, BookWyrm, FreshRSS, Wallabag, LinkStack, Matrix, and Prosody, and I’m considering adding a dedicated note-taking app as well.

Outside of the infrastructure side of things, I’m an aspiring 2D/3D artist and occasional photographer, with a long-running love of sci-fi. Having my own space on the Fediverse makes it easier to share work-in-progress, experiments, and ideas without the pressure that often comes with larger corporate platforms.

Overall, I’m much happier being self-hosted and away from corporate services.