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The Path to Liberty from the Cloud

As many know, we've embarked on a journey to liberate ourselves from (most) cloud services. As many service providers have found, the "cloud" is pretty inexpensive as you start but grows exponentially as the service grows, often to the point that keeping the service in the cloud doesn't make sense.

State of the Instance - Fall 2023

Update: Much of this article was written on December 17th, 2023, before I put out a plea for help. See the bottom of the article for an update on this plea. Update 2: Here's the recording of the Fall Town Halls, with both Q&A sections at the end. Thank

#MeetMeDowntown + Mstdn.ca

#MeetMeDowntown + Mstdn.ca

We are super excited to introduce a brand new addition to the mstdn emoji collection—Meet Marvin and Mates!

Who's new in the zoo? Elk, that's who!

Cliquez ici pour le français Introducing a new way to experience mstdn.ca - we're launching an Elk alpha trial! Today marks an exciting milestone in our continued mission to improve your experience on mstdn.ca. We're absolutely thrilled to trial a new alternative front-end client, powered by Elk! Try

State of the Instance

State of the Instance - Spring 2023

Cliquez ici pour le français Introduction It's that time for a community update - that's right, it's Spring time and I'm overdue in bringing you a State of the Instance! A lot has happened for our (not so) little instance since November's update. Notably, our instance processed its one-billionth Sidekiq

The mstdn.ca shop is live!

The mstdn.ca shop is live!

Introducing shop.mstdn.ca A new way to support Mastodon Canada! Shop now! Cliquez ici pour le français Hello, mstdn.ca community! We're thrilled to announce the launch of our brand new shop.mstdn.ca store! After listening to your feedback and understanding your desire for more diverse options to

Getting started with mstdn.ca

Getting started with mstdn.ca

Cliquez ici pour le français Welcome to Mastodon Canada, a community for Canadians, First Nations, Metis & Inuit Peoples of the Great White North. We are a community that prioritizes privacy, community building, safety, and meaningful interactions. We're so excited to have you here on our platform. If you're new here,

State of the Instance - November 2022

State of the Instance - November 2022

Cliquez ici pour le français I'll start off with this: It's been one hell of a month for Mastodon Canada. Introduction The instance grew from less than 60 users to what is now 24 500 users in the span of just two weeks. It went from an experiment to a

Mastodon Canada announces an important partnership with CIRA

Mastodon Canada is excited to announce an official partnership with CIRA.

Migrating your account to mstdn.ca

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Migrating your account to mstdn.ca

Cliquez ici pour le français Many new Mastonauts start their time on Mastodon at the largest instances and then discover an instance that is better suited for their experience. Some prefer to have a local feed that is better tailored to their interests - such as here at mstdn.ca

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This is Mastodon Canada News, a brand new blog that's just getting started. Things will be up and running here shortly, but you can subscribe in the meantime if you'd like to stay up to date and receive emails when new content is published! Bonjour! Bienvenue sur Mastodon Canada News,