all of the links on this site are from the notes of this video by Luke Smith
If you want to start your own Fediverse server:
Get a Domain name at Epik
Get a VPS (Virtual Private Server) from Vultr to your domain on.
Pleroma (Twitter equivalent) Instances:
List (slow-loading): the-federation.info/pleroma
and many, many more
Pleroma Site: pleroma.social
Install Pleroma on a server: docs-develop.pleroma
PeerTube instances: instances.joinpeertube.org
PeerTube site: joinpeertube.org
Install PeerTube on your own server: docs.joinpeertube.org/install-any-os
Pixelfed (Instagram/Snapchat equivalent): pixelfed.org
Pixelfed Instances: beta.joinpixelfed.org
Or install your own: docs.pixelfed.org/running-
WriteFreely (Blog software): writefreely.org
Friendica (Facebook equivalent): friendi.ca
Instances: dir.friendica.social/servers
Mastodon (also Twitter-like): joinmastodon.org
Install: docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/install
Instances: instances.social/list
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