Fosstodon is an invite only Mastodon instance that is open to those who are interested in technology; particularly free & open source software.

If you wish to join, contact us for an invite.

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We've teamed up with Fastly to provide both CDN and DDoS mitigation to our users, improving both performance and uptime.

Huge thanks to the team at Fastly for supporting Fosstodon.

Code of Conduct

The code of conduct at Fosstodon can be simply summarised as "don't be a jerk". However, if you need more detail as to what we consider unacceptable behaviour, please take a look at our code of conduct.

Support Fosstodon

If you enjoy your time on Fosstodon and want to support what we're doing here, you can do so in a number of ways. To find out how, use the link below:
https://hub.fosstodon.org/support

Fosstodon Hub

We have created a mini-site called the Fosstodon Hub. It contains useful information about Fosstodon in the form of a blog.
https://hub.fosstodon.org

Longevity and Fosstodon

One of the issues with a federated social network like Mastodon is users need to be sure their instance isn’t going to disappear overnight. This has happened a number of occasions we've seen, and we want to ease your mind in that regard should you choose Fosstodon.
Our Commitment to You

1. DO NOT disparage individuals or groups
2. DO NOT use slurs
3. DO NOT harass
4. DO NOT knowingly post misleading information
5. DO NOT participate in engagement that is intended to antagonize, inflame, or cause confrontation.
6. DO NOT post adult or age-restricted content. This includes nudity and other sexualized or violent content.
7. DO NOT post commercial promotions, or advertise
8. DO NOT use automated tools to post without also monitoring and/or interacting from your account.
9. ⚠️ The following rules govern the conduct of local accounts belonging to members of Fosstodon. Use other categories for remote accounts on other servers.

1. ailbhean.co-shaoghal.net: limitation
2. arff.archandle.net: suspension
3. artisan.chat: limitation
4. awaymessage.club: suspension
5. bdsm-jp.club: limitation
6. biscuit.town: limitation
7. breizh.social: suspension
8. butts.team: suspension
9. cathode.church: limitation
10. ceilidh.online: suspension
11. chilemasto.casa: suspension
12. connectified.com: suspension
13. corneill.es: limitation
14. cutie.city: limitation
15. deadinsi.de: limitation
16. eldritch.cafe: suspension
17. fandom.garden: limitation
18. flipping.rocks: suspension
19. freethought.online: limitation
20. furry.community: suspension
21. fv.technogothic.net: limitation
22. glaceon.social: suspension
23. glauca.space: suspension
24. glitch-dev.pixie.town: suspension
25. goblin.camp: suspension
26. h-i.social: limitation
27. icosahedron.website: suspension
28. is.nota.live: limitation
29. jubi.life: suspension
30. koehlercode.dev: limitation
31. krgr.social: limitation
32. lacommu.net: limitation
33. lgbt.io: suspension
34. m.noxie.ch: suspension
35. masto.donte.com.br: suspension
36. masto.nd2.uk: suspension
37. mastodon.art: suspension
38. mastodon.balamb.fr: limitation
39. mastodon.koehlercode.dev: limitation
40. mastodon.parleur.net: suspension
41. mastodon.sandwich.net: limitation
42. mastodon.slightlycyberpunk.com: suspension
43. mastodon.yurialbuquerque.dev: suspension
44. meerjungfrauengrotte.de: limitation
45. metroholografix.ca: suspension
46. miserables.net: limitation
47. monads.online: suspension
48. monsterfuckers.online: suspension
49. mstdn.isometry.group: limitation
50. myasstodon.xyz: suspension
51. mytter.jp: suspension
52. neopaquita.es: limitation
53. neuropaganes.masto.host: suspension
54. octodon.social: limitation
55. oomfie.city: limitation
56. pagan.plus: limitation
57. pizza.enby.city: limitation
58. plush.city: limitation
59. polyglot.city: limitation
60. rage.love: suspension
61. religion.masto.host: limitation
62. simcha.lgbt: suspension
63. social.finkhaeuser.de: suspension
64. social.mootech.eu: suspension
65. social.pawsitiv.space: limitation
66. social.zvavybir.eu: suspension
67. solarpunk.moe: limitation
68. spanner.works: suspension
69. starlite.rodeo: limitation
70. strangeobject.space: limitation
71. toot.beep.computer: suspension
72. toot.mrah.live: suspension
73. weirder.earth: suspension
74. wolfbunny.lgbt: suspension
75. writeout.ink: limitation
76. www.librepunk.club: limitation
77. yazoocity.us: suspension
78. yip.gay: suspension
79. zeal.center: limitation