Masto.host
I will be closing new sign ups on Masto.host for the next days.
Nothing major going on, just want to take my time and evaluate how the infrastructure is handling the recent influx of traffic, install new servers and move things around.
Hope you understand ?
ThatOneCalculator :calcdumpy: :calckey:
@Graycot@fosstodon.org @IgnisIncendio@tech.lgbt @mastohost@mastodon.social i do managed hosting for Calckey/Misskey :)
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Seems like there is a gap in the market supply for managed hosting of fediverse software ?
Ignis Incendio :autism:
@mastohost Does anyone know of any alternative #Mastodon/ #Akkoma hosting services? I remember some but I can't find it ?
Mortendk
@mastohost yes no worries - send you an email
Masto.host
@dogtraining Thanks. All going well, in the coming days you should receive an invite to join. Sorry to keep you waiting.
Ralf Weber, MS, CPDT
@mastohost I sent you an email.
Masto.host
I'm glad to inform that Masto.host sign ups are open again: https://masto.host/pricing/ ?
Masto.host
In case someone is interested to be notified once new sign ups are open, please send an email to waitlist@masto.host and I will let you know when that happens.
Masto.host
@timelordiroh @LevelUp Yep, too requests. Will increase resources on the website. Sorry about that :)
✨?️⚧️Timelord Iroh(she/her)
@LevelUp maybe we're hugging the site to death. i'm having issues loading it too, but a refresh every minute or so is getting me through. @mastohost
Chronic-migraine Ken :confusedlucy::rebeccaangry:
@mastohost I'm not able to load the page, it might be a little overwhelmed or maybe the problem is on my end. D:
Masto.host
@esh Really sorry about that. The system overloaded with simultaneous requests. Issue is now solved. Please check your email. Again, sorry.
Eric Hammond
@mastohost
Thanks!
A couple steps took a while, then the credit card submission says "your subscription got stuck in processing"
Masto.host
@timelordiroh No, sorry. No plans to support Mastodon forks, only Mastodon main release.
✨?️⚧️Timelord Iroh(she/her)
@mastohost don't know if this is the right place to ask, but I saw on your site that forks are not supported. Do you foresee supporting forks like glitch-soc at some point in the future? I'd love to use your service but have gotten used to features on glitch-soc, especially higher character caps.
Masto.host
@LevelUp @timelordiroh Should be good now.
Chronic-migraine Ken :confusedlucy::rebeccaangry:
@mastohost @timelordiroh It's our fault lol. Sorry. I need to find my phone so I can verify my payment. I'd love a little testing space and home for mastodon so this is wonderful.
Masto.host
@esh Anything I can help with, feel free to reach out.
Eric Hammond
@mastohost
No worries. Looking forward to trying this out. Thanks for putting it together.
Masto.host
@nick Hello,
Masto.host is a one person company located in Portugal, as mentioned in the Terms of Service https://masto.host/tos/ and Privacy Policy https://masto.host/privacy/
The servers are hosted on OVH in France, as you see in the infrastructure details https://masto.host/infrastructure/
Regarding the prices in $US , that has to do with most of my clients being from outside Europe (mostly US) and I decided to opt for what would be the easiest for most clients, instead of opting for my local currency.
Nordnick :verified:
Nice...
I'm still missing something like an imprint. Who are you and where?
Prices in some $ indicates a country outside the EU.
So i guess, customers from within the EU probably are not in the scope of masto.host.
Masto.host
@nick Any other questions or something I can help with, please let me know.
Masto.host
@IrwinFletcher0 Great. Anything I can help with, feel free to reach out.
Stan Fletcher
@mastohost This is fantastic news! I'm signing up as we speak
Masto.host
@esh Yes, that is in place and multiple servers hosted on Masto.host have been approved for the Mastodon Server Covenant.
Eric Hammond
@mastohost I'm curious if it's possible to use masto.host to host a Mastodon server that follows the "Mastodon Server Covenant".
In particular, is there another person with infrastructure access in the event you are not available?
Masto.host
@robbiedavis I'm hoping for that too :) Thanks.
Robbie Davis
@mastohost Hopefully signups will still be open in February! I was looking for a host starting around then and you looked like the best host for my needs.
Masto.host
@onan Thank you so much :) Appreciate it.
Rev. Onan Canobite, SubGenius
@mastohost https://dobbs.town , the mastodobbs of the Church of the SubGenius, has been hosted at masto.host since December 2018. Recommended!
Masto.host
@julian Thanks :)
Julian
@mastohost@mastodon.social The space-themed names for your different plans are super cute! :blobcatuwu:
Masto.host
@alcea Yes, it depends on that and on other factors.
The reason I have added that item there is so people understand that there is a limit on the federation capacity. Most people just assumed that it said 'X Active Users (estimated)' was the limit and this was to try and reduce confusion.
If you read at the bottom of the page, under 'about the plans' https://masto.host/pricing/ there is an explanation there.
꧁Selery𝕮𝖊𝖆꧂:blobcatdj:
What does "#Federation #Capacity" mean anyways ?
Kind of a strange #term
And isn't it depending on how many users on the instance follow\are followed by others too ?
Masto.host
@fuzzface Thank you so much :)
Trapped in the Age of Pisces♓️
@mastohost We continue to be very happy with our instance. Thank you for your hard work!!!!
Masto.host
@alcea Well, you have access to download backups on my platform, so you can just generate and download a backup whenever you want to migrate to a different hosting solution or just to have a copy of the data on your end.
꧁Selery𝕮𝖊𝖆꧂:blobcatdj:
@mastohost
I see. Thanks.
Btw, how "#futureproof" would you gauge your #mastodon #service in #comparison to a #vps + #linode + #domainname ?
Incase masto.host goes byebye, can data be lifted to a new host (read: *not migration*, full on #reduplication ) ?
My current hoster has simar tiers to you, therefore I presume you and them have other similarities.
Masto.host
@ahaldorsen Thank you so much. I have been taking it at my pace :)
Regarding the estimate, it's just that. I have instances on the Moon plan (5 estimated) with hundreds of active users and they are not hitting the limits. I have other cases where a single user instance can be on the Galaxy plan.
So, it really depends on the usage and Active Users is not what defines the plan you need (there are no limits in place for users, registered or active). The value is just provided as a rough estimate
Arne D. S. Haldorsen
@mastohost Great! Keep up the good work, but make sure not to burn yourself out.
I think your "Active Users" estimate on the plans are off, by the way. We're on your Planet plan with 6 averagely (I think) active users, and with some content retention adjustments we're barely able to stay within our media storage limits.
Masto.host
@ahaldorsen From 'about the plans' in the pricing page: "The number of registered users on your server is not limited. There is also no limit on the number of active users. This value is just provided to give a rough estimate based on usage seen across Mastodon servers." - https://masto.host/pricing/
I really don't know of a better way to provide an illustration on what plan someone should choose when you are first getting started and don't have an idea on your resource needs.
Masto.host
@IrwinFletcher0 Glad it all went smoothly :) Thank you so much.
Stan Fletcher
@mastohost Thank you! The process has been incredibly easy and I'm up and running already. You guys rock!
Masto.host
@getalifemike It's hard to balance between wanting to provide easy/affordable access to running your own Mastodon server and getting the bills paid :) Still, I have no plans to change the pricing in the near future. Appreciate the suggestion, though.
Mike Perham
@mastohost I would strongly urge you to double or triple your prices. You are way undervaluing your service.
Masto.host
@getalifemike BTW: love what you did with your Mastodon usernames ?
Masto.host
@ahaldorsen Did you ever enabled any Federation Relays?
Arne D. S. Haldorsen
@mastohost Yeah, I see that it probably depends a lot. Maybe we're federating with and following some media heavy servers.
Masto.host
@ahaldorsen Yes, that is true and that's why I was asking because there is a large number of accounts headers/avatars in the storage. Thought that could be the culprit.
Still, if/when this fix https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/22149 is introduced in Mastodon, you should see a significant reduction in media usage in tutoteket.no case.
Arne D. S. Haldorsen
@mastohost Not yet. AFAIK that will probably put an even heavier load on our server, right?
Masto.host
@elithebearded Thanks :) Glad to know.
Eli the Bearded
@mastohost Just as one data point, I'm a US based customer who is not put off by prices quoted in local currencies
Deadly Headshot
@mastohost @timelordiroh @LevelUp Are instances running on masto.host affected too? It's just my second account on @ddlyh seems to be having server issues and that's apparently hosted through you...
Nikki
@dheadshot @mastohost @timelordiroh @LevelUp @ddlyh we're seeing "under maintenance" notices randomly, and no backend servers available on the cdn
Masto.host
@nikki @dheadshot @timelordiroh @LevelUp @ddlyh I just announced the issue here: https://mastodon.social/@mastohost/109667297463994113 - sorry
Nikki
@dheadshot @mastohost @timelordiroh @LevelUp @ddlyh my guess is CDN issues, as the API is working fine but asset delivery and website access isnt
Masto.host
@FiXato There is really nothing new. All problematic points had been identified long ago.
The main issue I had is that the resource needs grew 20x in a week or so.
The way I scale things, I always leave room for a 4x growth but could not expect or afford to have extra resources for a 20x needs.
But yes, on the tech side nothing surprising came out of the growth, just add more RAM+CPU really :)
FiXato
@mastohost I'm curious, is there anything you can share about your infrastructure evaluation process over the paste month(s)? :)
Any unforeseen points of interest? Challenges given the sudden influx of users? Future-proofing that needed reconsidering?
Project phase 'post-mortems', so to say, always peek my interest. ?
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