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   Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 04-Nov-2022 03:50:06 JST Chris Trottier

   Who's from Metro #Vancouver?

   I created a local Fediverse instance just for you: https://vancity.social

   That's right, vancity.social is Vancouver's new home on the Fediverse—and everyone from Vancouver (as well as #BC) is welcome to join!

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     ThatOneCalculator :calcdumpy: :calckey: (thatonecalculator@stop.voring.me)'s status on Friday, 04-Nov-2022 03:49:55 JST ThatOneCalculator :calcdumpy: :calckey:

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     • v60fan

     @v60fan@mastodon.scot @atomicpoet@mastodon.social I may be biased, but having run both Calckey and Mastodon instances, Calckey is 10x easier to setup and maintain.

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     v60fan (v60fan@mastodon.scot)'s status on Friday, 04-Nov-2022 03:49:58 JST v60fan

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     • ThatOneCalculator :calcdumpy: :calckey:

     @atomicpoet @thatonecalculator great, thanks so much for the reply. I've found some docker compose examples for Mastodon and would be very comfortable with that. Hadn't run across Calckey until I saw your post.

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 04-Nov-2022 03:50:01 JST Chris Trottier

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     • ThatOneCalculator :calcdumpy: :calckey:
     • v60fan

     @v60fan Yes, I'm self-hosting vancity.social. Can't comment on comparing Calckey vs Mastodon set up because the maker of Calckey (@thatonecalculator) actually helped me set it up. In exchange, I'm going to help him with bug testing.

     That said, Mastodon is pretty easy to set up since it's probably the most used Fediverse software on the Internet.

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     v60fan (v60fan@mastodon.scot)'s status on Friday, 04-Nov-2022 03:50:02 JST v60fan

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     @atomicpoet may I ask if you're self-hosting vancity? If so, any comments on which instance (Calckey vs Mastodon) is easy to setup? Or maintain? Thanks.

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 04-Nov-2022 03:50:03 JST Chris Trottier

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     You may want to know why vancity.social looks so different from Mastodon. That's because it's based on another Fediverse platform known as Calckey.

     It's very slick, fun to use—and feature rich!

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 04-Nov-2022 03:50:04 JST Chris Trottier

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     If you join vancity.social, just remember a few things:

     1. This is a brand new instance—it was created yesterday
     2. It's very much a work in progress, so please report bugs
     3. Registrations are limited to 100 people
     4. Please only join if you're from #Vancouver or #BC
     5. Have fun!

     I'm excited about this, and I hope in encourages more locals to join the Fediverse.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@prodromou.pub)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Dec-2022 12:48:30 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • Tim Bray

     @atomicpoet @timbray you should talk to us!

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     Tim Bray (timbray@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Dec-2022 12:48:31 JST Tim Bray

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     @atomicpoet Cool. How do you plan to support it for the foreseeable future?

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Dec-2022 12:48:31 JST Chris Trottier

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     • Tim Bray

     @timbray For now, I pay for it out of pocket. Eventually, I want to set up a non-profit.

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     Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Dec-2022 12:48:32 JST Chris Trottier

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     • Tim Bray

     @timbray Two things:

     1. It's focused on Metro Vancouver
     2. It runs Calckey

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     Tim Bray (timbray@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Dec-2022 12:48:33 JST Tim Bray

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     @atomicpoet What's unique about this instance? There are lots of options out there…