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Name hackaday.social
Languages English (en)
Users 59
Active users (last month) 20
Active users (last six months) 26
Characters per post (max) 500
Known instances 19,668
First sight Nov 16, 2022 UTC
Last successful check Oct 23, 2025 UTC
Noxious No
New No
Software Mastodon 4.3.11
Registrations Open (by admin approval)
E-mail mastodon@hackaday.com
Meta’s Threads moderation Unknown (this instance is not listed in the Anti-Meta Fedi Pact list), and its list of moderated instances is not accessible.
Most used hashtags (last week) Not available
Short description
Hackaday community Mastodon instance. Welcome!
Long description
At Hackaday we believe that voices from all walks of life must be heard and respected to create a fair and balanced society. We want our community to be as inclusive and diverse as possible: noob or veteran, analog or digital, hardware or software, we welcome you.
Instance rules
- Respect Others. Harassment of other users in any form will not be tolerated.
- Stay Work Safe. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for this server, and excessive foul language will get you muted or kicked.
- No Illegal Activity. We aren’t those kinds of hackers, so keep discussion on-topic.
- No Spam. Repeatedly posting the same messages and images is disruptive and annoying.
- No Ads. Personal projects are OK, but links to commercial products or paid services may be deleted.
Moderated instances [?]
Not available
Instances certainly moderating this instance [?]
- weirder.earth: suspension
Admin account hexagon5un@hackaday.social
Date of creation Nov 12, 2022 UTC
Display name hexagon5un
Bio
Hi, I'm Elliot, Editor-in-Chief of #Hackaday.
Statistics
Last 12 weeks activity (totals: 595 statuses, 148 logins, 0 registrations)
| S: 82 L: 14 R: 0 | S: 76 L: 14 R: 0 | S: 70 L: 14 R: 0 | S: 37 L: 15 R: 0 | S: 63 L: 11 R: 0 | S: 2 L: 5 R: 0 | S: 21 L: 11 R: 0 | S: 78 L: 16 R: 0 | S: 70 L: 16 R: 0 | S: 63 L: 15 R: 0 | S: 33 L: 15 R: 0 | S: 0 L: 2 R: 0 |
Last checks (green: OK; red: KO)
| 10/16/25, 3:05:36 AM UTC | 10/17/25, 1:31:32 AM UTC | 10/18/25, 8:42:11 PM UTC | 10/19/25, 1:55:32 AM UTC | 10/20/25, 2:23:39 AM UTC | 10/21/25, 1:39:38 AM UTC | 10/22/25, 2:23:14 AM UTC | 10/23/25, 3:03:11 AM UTC |
Succesful checks: 974/1004 (97.01%)