Hello new people, nice to see you all! πŸ‘‹ These may help you get the most out of Mastodon: - You don't need to use the official app, most people prefer third party apps and alternative options:
Which Mastodon apps can I use? Should I use the official app or a third party app? Are there other options? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse
 - All the ways to discover people to follow:
How do I discover accounts to follow on Mastodon and the Fediverse? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse
 - Make your own account more discoverable:
How do I get my account and posts discovered on Mastodon and the Fediverse? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse
 - Why Mastodon is on so many different servers:
Why is the Fediverse on so many separate servers? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse
 - If it's too confusing, watch this:
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Mastodon in 180 Seconds 🐘
Lately, everyone seems to be trying to jump ship from Twitter to this new thing called "Mastodon". But when they do it, the first thing many of the...
Have you checked your "Private Mentions" section in Mastodon? It's easy to miss notifications about DMs as they are mixed in with all the other mentions and notifications. You can check your DMs on your server's website by clicking "@ Private Mentions" on the right of the screen (or click ☰, then "@ Private Mentions" if you're on mobile). Apps may have various different interfaces for DMs. #FediTips #Mastodon
If someone is asking for help with using this place, could you let them know about my account, and also let them know about my website? I'm totally unofficial so people only find out about me by worth of mouth πŸ™‚ I have a website full of easy-to-understand guides for using Mastodon and the wider Fediverse at: ➑️
Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse
 The section at the top of the site marked "Quick Start" is especially designed for new people who want to find out the basics. Thanks! πŸ™ #FediTips
Servers described as "Glitch Mastodon" or "Hometown Mastodon" work just like Mastodon but have additional features such as larger post sizes, rich text formatting or local-only posts. Mastodon's server software is free and open source, so programmers can tweak it to make their own versions. (Untweaked Mastodon is often called "Vanilla Mastodon".) You can find good Glitch and Hometown servers to join or move to at: ➑️
Glitch Mastodon | Fedi.Garden – An easy way to join Mastodon and the Fediverse
Highlighting nice servers on Mastodon and the Fediverse
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Hometown Mastodon | Fedi.Garden – An easy way to join Mastodon and the Fediverse
Highlighting nice servers on Mastodon and the Fediverse
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If you're looking for a Flickr-style photography platform on the Fediverse, there's one in beta testing called Vernissage: ➑️
Vernissage - Rediscover the beauty of photography
Vernissage is a photography-first social platform for sharing your work in high quality, discovering new artists, and building a thoughtful visual ...
 Bear in mind it's still in testing, so it may not all work properly yet. You can follow the latest news on its official account: ➑️ @npub1np44...n4hm Vernissage is part of the Fediverse so you can also use it to view photos and follow photographers from Mastodon, Pixelfed and other Fedi platforms. #Photography #Fediverse #Vernissage
#PeerTube is the community-owned Fediverse alternative to YouTube. You can help PeerTube grow by going to
Fedi.Video
Fedi.Video
Highlighting the most interesting content on PeerTube, and uploading PD and CC videos too. Bigotry and conspiracy theories are forbidden.
 and watching some videos, this lets the video makers know they have an audience πŸ™‚ Even better, you can follow video makers from Mastodon: 1. Click the video maker's name on Fedi.Video to go to their profile page 2. Click on ⧉ on the profile page 3. Paste into the search box in Mastodon, then click follow This lets video makers know they have followers. #FediTips
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Mastodon's verification system is mainly for people and organisations who have their own website. It makes your Mastodon profile's link to your website turn green, proving you are the owner of the site. Here's how to verify your account: ➑️
How do I verify my account on Mastodon and the Fediverse? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse
 If you've tried doing this and it didn't work, see the troubleshooting section of the guide ("My website address won’t turn green!") as there are lots of possible ways you might fix it. #FediTips #Mastodon #Verification