A lot of Mastodon instance admins are either getting their first hosting bill or getting a very increased bill from extreme growth and usage. Some may be experiencing bill shock.

Please make sure your paying/supporting them!

Twitter was free because you were the product. Mastodon doesn't work this way.

Many instances list a patreon or donation links on their about page.

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@xssfox just do not use auto scaling and all will be on your own control. My mastodon node it is 10$ per month

@3draven cloudisland patreon is $6.80 USD a month ago you might be ripping yourself off

@xssfox oh no, I like digital ocean, and do not use cheapest node type. Cheapest it is ~4$ :) Bur it is not an advertisement. Just description and motivation for newcomers, it is not expensive, just do it! :)

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I like Twitter, but, Mastodon it is so excited! Feel free to register it is server just for fun! Usefull links https://instances.social https://www.reddit.com/r/Mastodon/comments/yugh2o/some_useful_mastodon_lists/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3