It's much easier and cheaper than you think to start your own Mastodon server:

[homegrown@social.growyourown.services]

It's much easier and cheaper than you think to start your own Mastodon server:

- You don't need to be a tech nerd and you don't need any hardware. You can use a "managed hosting" service which does all the hosting and techy stuff for you behind the scenes.

- You don't need to be rich, managed hosting starts from around 5 to 10 euros per month including everything.

I've done a non-technical step-by-step guide to creating your own Mastodon server at:

https://growyourown.services/making-your-own-mastodon-server-in-10-steps