A server for people that try hard not to act like idiots. If you want in, read the server rules and ask me (pls@plaureano.com) or any existing user for an invite (if user registrations are closed).

Why?

There are several reasons why this server was created, primarily because of speed, reliability, and curiosity:

1> I am having fun; installing the server and exploring the technology is just something I love doing.

2> I am ensuring that I have the options instead of delegating those options to some stranger on the Internet.

Speed

First, unlike Twitter, most Mastodon instances are operated by individuals, volunteers running the server application on hardware they own (or at a cloud service they hire). While hosting a Mastodon party may sound like a fun proposition, it attracts many people to these open servers. Most users need to realize that no big company is paying the bills and putting in the work to maintain and update the software; they grew up on Facebook and Twitter, so the thought does not even cross their minds. More users mean more computer resources. Every system has its limits, and speed, or lack thereof, is the first thing you notice missing on popular servers.

I like the services I use to be fast, something significant company-backed propositions like Twitter and Facebook have no problem delivering. However, speed is not guaranteed in the Mastodon federation realm of servers, so I am hosting my server with the hardware it needs to be performant.

Reliability

Some of these servers may vanish at any moment in time. Some may grow beyond the ability to administrate the Linux platform and keep fresh backups on hand, or the owner may eventually be unable or unwilling to pay for hardware and electricity bills.

Should you join my server https://mrnet.pt? Unless you are not bothered to have your account data lost and committed to a DNS domain I own (for as long as I keep paying for it), the answer should be "no". I have no idea if I will want to keep this server for a few days or a lifetime. However, if you want to see how Mastodon works, with no pre-conceived expectations on how long you will be able to use this server of mine, just testing the waters... let me know, and I'll send you an invite.

Sounds like a precarious investment of your time in social media?

The bad news is that the same goes for every other Mastodon server out there! Unlike big-tech-based social media sites, we are talking about volunteers, private individuals footing the bills and their own time. Make of it what you want, but I needed to ensure the fate of my Mastodon account was in my hands.

If you decide to join my Mastodon instance, let me tell you that I may take it down to use the computer for a few hours for something else. See, my hardware, my electricity, no commitment to your needs. If you're okay with "it will be available to you when it's available to me" then great, have fun.

Curiosity

I am a geek. I like technology. Looking at the Mastodon server side of things is fun for me. Yes, it will be a pain to maintain over time, there will be downtime episodes, and none of that bothers me. But, quite the opposite, it looks like a great hobby for those rainy days.

I dislike Ruby on rails with a passion. The masochist in me just decided to do it.

More about the server

The server is hosted in Portugal (EU).

You can read all about the hardware, backups, security, etc, here

1. Try hard not to be an idiot... as a general rule, this is all you need to know.
2. Never insult strangers! Unless you know the person, and that is your thing as a group...You weirdos... Seriously, I am not policing anyone; block people you dislike and be "violent" with your silence. You are all guests in my system, you have no right to mistreat my other guests.
3. No illegal activities of any kind! You are getting ME in trouble by posting or linking to illegal stuff - not only will I kick your ass out of the gate, but also deliver your data to authorities. If you see something illegal, please report it to me ASAP.
4. Be mindful that I have NO COMMITMENT to keep the server running. The party will last as long as I am willing to pay for the drinks. It can end at any point in time. Sounds harsh, I know, but I have to be blunt about this...
5. You can bring people in (invite people to this server), but please make sure they behave and understand the rules. I am trusting you and your judgment... please don't let me down. If someone you invited is misbehaving let me know.
6. Mastodon provides you with moderation tools! You may mute/block users and/or entire instances; please don't expect me to provide you with a safe environment. Do it yourself; block/mute away to your heart's content.

1. 101010.pl: suspended (reason: cryptomining javascript, white supremacy)
2. 10minutepleroma.com: suspended (reason: top100)
3. 2ndamendment.social: suspended (reason: freeze peach)
4. acg.mn: limited
5. airwaves.social: limited
6. animalliberation.social: suspended (reason: TERF)
7. anime.website: suspended (reason: top100)
8. aria.company: suspended (reason: freeze peach)
9. bae.st: suspended (reason: top100)
10. baldr-geek.net: limited
11. bar.arumoon.ru: limited
12. baraag.net: suspended (reason: loli)
13. beefyboys.win: suspended (reason: 🐸)
14. bgme.me: limited
15. bikeshed.party: suspended (reason: freeze peach)
16. bodybuilding.im: suspended (reason: 🐸)
17. brighteon.social: suspended (reason: top100)
18. bsd.moe: suspended (reason: top100)
19. calckey.jp: limited
20. carrot.army: suspended (reason: loli)
21. catgirl.life: suspended (reason: top100)
22. cawfee.club: suspended (reason: top100)
23. chn.moe: limited
24. chudbuds.lol: suspended (reason: top100)
25. civiq.social: suspended (reason: 🐸)
26. cliterati.club: suspended (reason: TERF)
27. crypto-group-buy.com: suspended (reason: top100)
28. cum.salon: suspended (reason: top100)
29. d-fens.systems: suspended (reason: top100)
30. degenerates.fail: suspended (reason: top100)
31. detroitriotcity.com: suspended (reason: 🐸)
32. develop.gab.com: suspended (reason: 🐸)
33. djitter.com: suspended (reason: 🐸)
34. douchi.space: limited
35. eientei.org: suspended (reason: top100)
36. equestria.social: limited
37. eveningzoo.club: suspended (reason: 🐸)
38. exited.eu: suspended (reason: freeze peach)
39. fedi.intkos.link: suspended (reason: 🐸)
40. fedi.pawlicker.com: suspended (reason: 🐸🥝 friendly)
41. fedibird.com: limited
42. fedichive.tk: suspended (reason: content scraping)
43. forwriter.homes: limited
44. fr13nd5.com: suspended (reason: top100)
45. freeatlantis.com: suspended (reason: top100)
46. freecumextremist.com: suspended (reason: top100)
47. freefedifollowers.ga: suspended (reason: follow spam)
48. freespeech.firedragonstudios.com: suspended (reason: top100)
49. freespeechextremist.com: suspended (reason: freeze peach)
50. freezepeach.xyz: suspended (reason: freeze peach)
51. gab.ai: suspended (reason: 🐸)
52. gab.com: suspended (reason: 🐸)
53. gab.io: suspended (reason: 🐸)
54. gab.polaris-1.work: suspended (reason: 🐸)
55. gab.protohype.net: suspended (reason: 🐸)
56. gab.sleeck.eu: suspended (reason: 🐸)
57. gabble.xyz: suspended (reason: 🐸)
58. gabfed.com: suspended (reason: 🐸)
59. gameliberty.club: suspended (reason: freeze peach)
60. gasthe.lgbt: suspended (reason: 🐸)
61. gearlandia.haus: suspended (reason: top100)
62. gendercritical.club: suspended (reason: TERF)
63. gendercritical.space: suspended (reason: TERF)
64. gitmo.life: suspended (reason: freeze peach)
65. gleasonator.com: suspended (reason: TERF)
66. glindr.org: suspended (reason: TERF)
67. glowers.club: suspended (reason: top100)
68. gorf.club: suspended (reason: freeze peach)
69. gorone.xyz: limited
70. gs.smuglo.li: suspended (reason: loli)
71. gyutte.site: limited
72. hentai.baby: suspended (reason: top100)
73. hisubway.me: limited
74. honi.club: limited
75. honkwerx.tech: suspended (reason: top100)
76. humblr.social: suspended (reason: top100)
77. hunk.city: suspended (reason: top100)
78. husk.site: suspended (reason: 🐸)
79. iccd.io: limited
80. iddqd.social: suspended (reason: 🐸)
81. jaeger.website: suspended (reason: top100)
82. kazvam.com: suspended (reason: 🐸)
83. kiwifarms.cc: suspended (reason: 🐸🥝)
84. kiwifarms.is: suspended (reason: 🐸🥝)
85. kiwifarms.net: suspended (reason: 🐸🥝)
86. kokonect.link: limited
87. kwaa.moe: limited
88. labo.wovs.tk: limited
89. leafposter.club: suspended (reason: 🐸)
90. letsalllovela.in: suspended (reason: block detection)
91. liberdon.com: suspended (reason: top100)
92. libertarianism.club: suspended (reason: freeze peach)
93. ligma.pro: suspended (reason: top100)
94. live-theater.net: limited
95. loli.estate: suspended (reason: loli)
96. lolis.world: suspended (reason: loli)
97. m.tkw.fm: limited
98. maniakey.com: limited
99. masochi.st: suspended (reason: top100)
100. mastodon.ktachibana.party: limited
101. mastodon.mikmak.cc: limited
102. mastodon.se: suspended (reason: antisemitism)
103. me.ns.ci: limited
104. mi.cbrx.io: limited
105. miki.live4you.one: limited
106. milker.cafe: suspended (reason: top100)
107. misskey.04.si: limited
108. misskey.argxentaka.to: limited
109. misskey.art: limited
110. misskey.cf: limited
111. misskey.cloud: limited
112. misskey.dev: limited
113. misskey.ekurea.net: limited
114. misskey.gamelore.fun: limited
115. misskey.io: limited
116. misskey.kakunpc.com: limited
117. misskey.kindworld.one: limited
118. misskey.life: limited
119. misskey.mugiko.moe: limited
120. misskey.neo0717.com: limited
121. misskey.noellabo.jp: limited
122. misskey.nokotaro.com: limited
123. misskey.okaits7534.mydns.jp: limited
124. misskey.omhnc.net: limited
125. misskey.pantasystem.com: limited
126. misskey.ranranhome.info: limited
127. misskey.sda1.net: limited
128. misskey.soda-net.com: limited
129. misskey.takehi.to: limited
130. misskey.uk: limited
131. misskey.usbharu.dev: limited
132. mk.f72u.net: limited
133. mk.shiro.ink: limited
134. mk.taiy.me: limited
135. mk.tenpest-moon.uk: limited
136. mk.u0conveni.club: limited
137. msk.hoshisaki-h.com: limited
138. msky.h3z.jp: limited
139. msky.haruyjsn.net: limited
140. msnis.msnic.jp: limited
141. mstdn.foxfam.club: suspended (reason: top100)
142. mstdn.jp: limited
143. mugicha.club: suspended (reason: 🐸)
144. nazi.social: suspended (reason: top100)
145. neckbeard.xyz: suspended (reason: freeze peach, misogyny)
146. nekomiya.net: limited
147. newjack.city: suspended (reason: top100)
148. newsbots.californialocal.com: limited
149. nicecrew.digital: suspended (reason: 🐸)
150. niscii.xyz: limited
151. nnia.space: suspended (reason: top100)
152. noagendasocial.com: suspended (reason: racism, misogyny, transphobia)
153. novoa.nagoya: suspended (reason: 🐸)
154. npf.mlpol.net: suspended (reason: "nazi pony fucker")
155. p1.a9z.dev: limited
156. pari.cafe: limited
157. pawoo.net: suspended (reason: loli)
158. paypig.org: suspended (reason: top100)
159. pedo.school: suspended (reason: top100)
160. pieville.net: suspended (reason: 🐸)
161. pl.smuglo.li: suspended (reason: loli)
162. pleroma.kiwifarms.net: suspended (reason: 🐸🥝)
163. pleroma.nobodyhasthe.biz: suspended (reason: top100)
164. pleroma.rareome.ga: suspended (reason: top100)
165. poa.st: suspended (reason: 🐸)
166. pooper.social: suspended (reason: top100)
167. posting.lolicon.rocks: suspended (reason: top100)
168. preteengirls.biz: suspended (reason: loli)
169. privex.social: suspended (reason: 🐸)
170. pulpunte-chinpun.xyz: limited
171. rainbowdash.net: suspended (reason: freeze peach)
172. rakket.app: suspended (reason: top100)
173. rapefeminists.network: suspended (reason: misogyny)
174. raplst.town: suspended (reason: top100)
175. rdrama.cc: suspended (reason: top100)
176. ryona.agency: suspended (reason: top100)
177. seal.cafe: suspended (reason: top100)
178. sealion.club: suspended (reason: freeze peach)
179. search.fedi.app: suspended (reason: top100)
180. shitposter.club: suspended (reason: freeze peach, trolls)
181. shortstackran.ch: suspended (reason: top100)
182. sinblr.com: suspended (reason: top100)
183. skippers-bin.com: suspended (reason: top100)
184. sleepy.cafe: suspended (reason: racism, misogyny, transphobia)
185. smuglo.li: suspended (reason: loli)
186. sneak.berlin: suspended (reason: top100)
187. sneed.social: suspended (reason: 🐸)
188. sns.copi.pe: limited
189. sns.vvil.jp: limited
190. social.au2pb.net: suspended (reason: freeze peach)
191. social.foxfam.club: suspended (reason: top100)
192. social.gundogcentral.com: limited
193. social.heldscal.la: suspended (reason: freeze peach)
194. social.lovingexpressions.net: suspended (reason: racism, misogyny, transphobia)
195. social.quodverum.com: suspended (reason: top100)
196. solagg.com: suspended (reason: top100)
197. spinster.xyz: suspended (reason: TERF)
198. submarin.online: limited
199. sudo.mkdir.uk: limited
200. sushi.ski: limited
201. take.iteasy.club: suspended (reason: freeze peach)
202. tastingtraffic.net: suspended (reason: queerphobia)
203. toot.love: suspended (reason: top100)
204. truthsocial.co.in: suspended (reason: top100)
205. truthsocial.com: suspended (reason: 🐸)
206. twtr.plus: suspended (reason: content scraping)
207. u.misskey.studio: limited
208. u0conveni.club: limited
209. umaskey.net: limited
210. unsafe.space: suspended (reason: freeze peach)
211. v13.hisubway.me: limited
212. varishangout.net: suspended (reason: top100)
213. vcasskey.net: limited
214. vivaldi.net: limited
215. wagesofsinisdeath.com: suspended (reason: top100)
216. weedis.life: suspended (reason: top100)
217. wrongthink.net: suspended (reason: freeze peach)
218. wxw.moe: limited
219. yggdrasil.social: suspended (reason: top100)
220. youjo.love: suspended (reason: top100)
221. zikin.us: limited