<![CDATA[The reason Mastodon (and the wider Fediverse that it is part of) doesn't go down is because all its servers are totally independent.]]>The reason Mastodon (and the wider Fediverse that it is part of) doesn't go down is because all its servers are totally independent. One Fedi server might go down, but that doesn't affect the other servers at all.

That's one of the many advantages of decentralisation, that there is no central point of failure.

Centralised networks go down because they depend on one central organisation's infrastructure.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/e7df70a7-d37c-43b9-b8b5-9cc0fd98d18a/the-reason-mastodon-and-the-wider-fediverse-that-it-is-part-of-doesn-t-go-down-is-because-all-its-servers-are-totally-independent.RSS for NodeThu, 27 Aug 2026 01:17:55 GMTSun, 16 Aug 2026 20:54:41 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to The reason Mastodon (and the wider Fediverse that it is part of) doesn't go down is because all its servers are totally independent. on Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:17:28 GMT]]>@FediTips But, if one go down the data is also gone?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/muzicofiel/statuses/117107264633203196https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/muzicofiel/statuses/117107264633203196Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:17:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The reason Mastodon (and the wider Fediverse that it is part of) doesn't go down is because all its servers are totally independent. on Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:16:03 GMT]]>@FediTips

What do you recommend people use instead of Cloudflare that’s not much harder to set up and manage than Mastodon itself?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.svavar.com/users/svavar/statuses/117107259070331307https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.svavar.com/users/svavar/statuses/117107259070331307Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:16:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The reason Mastodon (and the wider Fediverse that it is part of) doesn't go down is because all its servers are totally independent. on Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:14:21 GMT]]>@svavar

Yeah, that's a fair point. If many servers rely on a single provider's centralised service that is a form of centralisation.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/117107252342401107https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/117107252342401107Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:14:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The reason Mastodon (and the wider Fediverse that it is part of) doesn't go down is because all its servers are totally independent. on Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:13:31 GMT]]>@FediTips

Cloudflare is this single point of failure for single user hosts such as myself who can’t be bothered to set up something better.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.svavar.com/users/svavar/statuses/117107249076288314https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.svavar.com/users/svavar/statuses/117107249076288314Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:13:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The reason Mastodon (and the wider Fediverse that it is part of) doesn't go down is because all its servers are totally independent. on Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:08:11 GMT]]>@letiuchiha

One server might go down, but the entire network doesn't go down. If you have an alternative account on a different server that would still work.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/117107228115775698https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/117107228115775698Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:08:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The reason Mastodon (and the wider Fediverse that it is part of) doesn't go down is because all its servers are totally independent. on Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:19:17 GMT]]>@project1enigma

Ah yeah that's true, but that's why it's best to use servers that promise to give three months warning of a closedown (all the servers listed at https://fedi.garden and https://joinmastodon.org/servers promise three months warning).

Sudden closedowns are a risk for anything on the internet to be honest, which is why it's best to encourage a diverse range of online providers.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/117107224539258601https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/117107224539258601Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:19:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The reason Mastodon (and the wider Fediverse that it is part of) doesn't go down is because all its servers are totally independent. on Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:03:41 GMT]]>@FediTips If it goes permanently down without notice, you lose the identity because it's strictly bound to the server.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/project1enigma/statuses/117107210389504326https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/project1enigma/statuses/117107210389504326Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:03:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The reason Mastodon (and the wider Fediverse that it is part of) doesn't go down is because all its servers are totally independent. on Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:01:34 GMT]]>@FediTips It does go down here in Spain tho, at least, the server where I am: due to Cloudfare being blocked by the ones who regulate internet here, I can't use Mastodon when there's a masculine football match because it says there's a connection problem 🥲.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.lgbt/users/letiuchiha/statuses/117107202126543255https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.lgbt/users/letiuchiha/statuses/117107202126543255Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:01:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The reason Mastodon (and the wider Fediverse that it is part of) doesn't go down is because all its servers are totally independent. on Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:01:02 GMT]]>@FediTips
...which is the original intent of the internet.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://norden.social/users/junior42/statuses/117107199987420438https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://norden.social/users/junior42/statuses/117107199987420438Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:01:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The reason Mastodon (and the wider Fediverse that it is part of) doesn't go down is because all its servers are totally independent. on Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:00:06 GMT]]>@project1enigma

One server might go down, but the whole network doesn't go down.

I'm not sure what you mean by losing an identity? Servers that go down usually come back up later and you can sign in as normal.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/117107196336406740https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/117107196336406740Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:00:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The reason Mastodon (and the wider Fediverse that it is part of) doesn't go down is because all its servers are totally independent. on Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:57:12 GMT]]>@FediTips But if a server goes down at the wrong time, you still lose that identity...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/project1enigma/statuses/117107184904064903https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/project1enigma/statuses/117107184904064903Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:57:12 GMT