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Mastodon
Federated microblogging server.
50kActiveAGPL-3.0
Self-host
Manual setupDifficulty
Manual setup(estimated)
Deploy methods
source
Required dependencies
Not yet detected
Resource footprint
Needs ~2 GB RAM · 8 GB recommended(estimated)
Why?
- Minimum XL (4 GB): estimated from the app's language, dependencies and category: about 2 GB. We add 25% headroom on top.
- Recommended XXL (8 GB): the minimum is an estimate, so we recommend one size up for headroom.
- It does background work, so it runs always-on.
Get started
$ git clone https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon.gitA vetted docker-compose.yml, dependency list, and RAM footprint are extracted from the repo during enrichment.
DeployRecommended: XXL · $95.00/mo · from $48.00/mo (XL)
Self-host docs / repoWhy it ranks
81/ 100 recommended
Deployability55
Maintenance92
Security signals100
Popularity (stars)91
Metadata confidence83
Deployability · L3 · Multi-serviceDetected from repo90% confidence
- Needs 2 backing services
- Deploy spec detected from the repo
Maintenance · Active developmentDetected from repo
Active commits in the last 3 months
Security signals
- License Clarity — Clear OSI/known license
- Actively Hosted — Repository is not archived
- Maintenance Hygiene — Maintained — security fixes plausible
- Vulnerability Scan — Image not scanned
Signals are indicators, not guarantees — Source Directory has not audited this project.
Computed by Source Directory (scores-1) · last checked 2026-10-18. Independent of any paid placement.
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Federated microblogging server.
Description from awesome-selfhosted-data · CC-BY-SA 3.0.