A Fediverse Backup?
I have been thinking about having a backup account on the Fediverse, but Iโm struggling with which service to use.
Weโve been having some challenges over on Fosstodon recently. Between availability issues thanks to large influxes of users, technology problems and DDoS attacks, itโs been a fun few months.
Problem is, when Fosstodon is down, I have no presence on the Fediverse, so we canโt inform people as to whatโs going on. With that in mind, Iโd like to setup an alternate account on the Fedi for me to use. Plus, it also allows me to post about my other hobbies outside of tech; like fish keeping, motorbikes, home steading etc.
My default was to open another Mastodon server with the amazing Masto.host, but I quickly realised that if they have a technology issue, it could take down both my instances.
I needed to decentralise. (see what I did there? ๐)
I tried a self-hosted Akkoma server for a few days, but the headaches of managing a server became apparent, so Iโve killed that too. So what was I to do? Wellโฆ
Micro.blog
Since writing about how confusing Micro.blog is recently, Iโve decided to make a longer term go of it. And since Micro.blog now supports the Fediverse, it seemed like a potential contender. Itโs not been without itโs frustrations - I stand by my comments that itโs extremely confusing to use, but Iโm getting there with it.
Thereโs also the cross-posting service they have, which may be useful in the future. I dunno. So I think for now Iโm going to stick with Micro.blog as my other place on the Fediverse, so if you wanna follow me over there, please feel free. Hereโs some links:
- Follow me on Micro.blog
- Follow my Micro.blog account on the Fedi (or search for @kev@qrk.social)
- Follow me on Fosstodon
Micro.blog uses RSS as a first-class citizen too (thatโs really important to me) so if you prefer to just follow my microblog via RSS, you can do that too. Links are in the footer of my microblog site.
As I get more comfortable with Micro.blog, Iโll write a more in-depth opinion piece on whether my position on their service has changed. Until then, Iโll continue chugging along on both. Micro.blog and Fosstodon.