Author Archives: FediGarden

aus.social

Built to be a stable, long term, safe Mastodon server. Mainly Australian members, but signups welcome from anywhere. Aus.Social is a “progressive” server, and we recommend you read the rules to get an understanding of what that means to us.

Website: aus.social ⧉

Server type: Mastodon
Language: English
Founded: August 2018

dads.cool

A server for fathers of all kinds, including biological and non-biological parents, foster parents, adoptive parents and people of all gender identities.

Website: dads.cool ⧉

Server type: Hometown Mastodon
Language: English
Founded: May 2019

djs.social

We are a Mastodon instance for DJs (and related fields) of any kind, be it in the club, radio, mobile sound-systems, livestreaming etc.

Website: djs.social ⧉

Server type: Mastodon
Languages: English
Founded: November 2022

ieji.de

ieji.de is a generalistic mastodon instance, with the goal of being the fastest mastodon instance in Europe and with a focus on user privacy, like being usable via the tor network.

Website: ieji.de ⧉

Server type: Mastodon
Languages: English, Deutsch (German)
Founded: May 2017

snowfan.masto.host

Questa è una piccola istanza. ‘Cos’ha in più delle altre?’ Niente. ‘Di meno?’ Sempre niente. ‘Quindi?’ È Fediverso. ‘Cioè?’ I numeri stanno a zero, conta la voglia di interagire con gli altri. ‘E gli iscritti?’ Sono membri di un’istanza e parte di una comunità. ‘Qual è la comunità?’ Il Fediverso. ‘Allora ci ritroviamo tutti se vogliamo?’ Sì. ‘Quindi i numeri non contano nulla?’ Esatto. ‘Quindi siamo tutti padroni dei nostri spazi?’ Certo. ‘Ci vediamo in giro allora!’

Website: snowfan.masto.host ⧉

Server type: Mastodon
Language: Italiano (Italian)
Founded: January 2024

mograph.social

The main purpose of this server is to connect people from the broad motion design community, including VFX artist, animators (more in general designers and artists that are interested in moving images) and to contribute to the Fediverse with interesting content. It is also a place to offer to people in these fields an open space for discussion outside the toxic boxes of mainstream social media.

Website: mograph.social ⧉

Server type: Mastodon
Language: English
Founded: November 2022

chai.simcha.gay

A safe place for Jews of color, queer Jews, converts, those in the process of conversion or exploring a conversion to Judaism, and our friends. We also offer safe harbor for those looking for a server with strong moderation which blocks corporate instances. Politically, we are left wing.

(NOTE: This server’s admin team also runs an Akkoma server at chai.kibbutz.gay)

Website: chai.simcha.gay ⧉

Server type: Sharkey
Languages: English, עִברִית (Hebrew)
Founded: January 2024

Growers Social

Welcome to Growers Social, the perfect online community for green thumb enthusiasts! Whether you’re a gardening pro, an amateur grower or a newbie farmer, come grow with us! (We also love cats here.)

Website: growers.social ⧉

Server type: Mastodon
Language: English
Founded: November 2022

musicians.today

Fediverse community for musicians of all levels, instruments, regions, languages, and genres. You don’t have to be a professional musician to join, but you should at least play an instrument or sing as a hobby.

Website: musicians.today ⧉

Server type: Mastodon
Language: English
Founded: November 2022

Artsio.com

Artsio is an inclusive community for creativity! We welcome illustrators, 3D modelers, game developers, fine artists, dancers, photographers, musicians, writers, sculptors, fiber artists, art lovers, and artists of all kinds.

Website: artsio.com ⧉

Server type: Mastodon
Language: English
Founded: April 2022

flipping.rocks

This server is for people who want to appreciate, share, and learn about arthropods, herps, fungi, etc. and who are open to helping other people appreciate them, too. If you also want a general fediverse home for chatting with friends and posting about other interests, that’s okay too.

Website: flipping.rocks ⧉

Server type: Hometown Mastodon
Language: English
Founded: October 2022

lgbtqia.space

This is a cute server for all LGBTQIA ppl out there that want a caring and safe environment. If you are part of the LGBTQIA community you are very cordially invited to join this server.

Website: lgbtqia.space ⧉

Server type: Mastodon
Language: English
Founded: November 2022

The Mended Drum

A Discworld-themed home for anyone who remembers Sir Terry Pratchett and his works. Also welcomes fans of Neil Gaiman, Douglas Adams, Charles Stross, Diane Duane and more.

Website: mendeddrum.org ⧉

Server type: Mastodon
Language: English (Dutch/German/French/Spanish also welcome)
Founded: November 2022

zeroes.ca

Zeroes.ca is a COVID-aware community hosted on servers in Canada, open to people from anywhere in the world. This is a volunteer-run service for dissemination of science, experiences, information, and ideas; conversation and discussions; questions and answers. Misinfo, disinfo, and other unlawful, harmful, and/or bad faith content is not permitted.

Zeroes.ca runs on a customised version of Mastodon with a 5000 character limit, up to 8 poll options, and extra themes on the web interface.

Website: zeroes.ca ⧉

Server type: Mastodon
Language: English
Founded: April 2022

mathstodon.xyz

A Mastodon instance for people who love maths. We have LaTeX rendering in the web interface! We hope there’ll be lots of maths chat, but any topic of conversation following the code of conduct and the principle of getting along together is OK.

Website: mathstodon.xyz ⧉

Server type: Mastodon
Language: English
Founded: April 2017

tooting.ch

Instance Mastodon suisse pour les personnes de suisses et hébergée par l’association FairSocialNet. / Swiss Mastodon instance for people of Switzerland, hosted by the FairSocialNet association.

Website: tooting.ch ⧉

Server type: Mastodon
Language: Français (French)
Founded: July 2020

theblower.au

General server based in Australia. Do you need to sort it out? Get on The Blower, a public social network site that’s part of a global federation! Give it a go! You don’t have to be Australian to post here, but it helps.

Website: theblower.au ⧉

Server type: Mastodon
Language: English
Founded: November 2022

apobangpo.space

A fediverse home for BTS ARMY and KPop Fans. All welcome! Share your favourite music, scream for your Idol(s), learn together. All fun and no drama. Bangtan Forever, ARMY forever. KPop Forever. (NOTE: You must be over 18 to join.)

Website: apobangpo.space ⧉

Server type: Mastodon
Languages: English
Founded: November 2022

kbin.fedi.cr

Servidor de Kbin para gente y organizaciones de Costa Rica y otros países de habla hispana. Espacio seguro libre de discursos de odio, discriminación, xenofobia, homofobia, transfobia y similares.

Website: kbin.fedi.cr ⧉

Server type: Kbin
Language: Español (Spanish)
Founded: June 2023

cooler.mom

A server for mothers of all kinds, including biological and non-biological parents, foster parents, adoptive parents and people of all gender identities.

Website: cooler.mom ⧉

Server type: Hometown Mastodon
Language: English
Founded: August 2019

WeHaveCookies.social

This server is for everyone who is up for a relaxed and open community. Everything and everyone is welcome here: humor, technology, politics, cats, dogs, nerds, entertainment, incoherent thoughts, you name it.

Website: wehavecookies.social ⧉

Server type: Mastodon
Languages: English, Deutsch (German)
Founded: November 2022

chai.kibbutz.gay

A safe place for Jews of color, queer Jews, converts, those in the process of conversion or exploring a conversion to Judaism, and our friends. We also offer safe harbor for those looking for a server with strong moderation which blocks corporate instances. Politically, we are left wing.

(NOTE: This server’s admin team also runs a Sharkey server at chai.simcha.gay)

Website: chai.kibbutz.gay ⧉

Server type: Akkoma
Languages: English, עִברִית (Hebrew)
Founded: October 2023

mastodon.ie

A server intended for people connected to Ireland, but open to all who respect the server rules.

Freastalaí atá dírithe ar dhaoine a bhfuil baint acu le hÉirinn, ach atá oscailte do gach duine a urramaíonn ár rialacha.

Website: mastodon.ie ⧉

Server type: Mastodon
Language: English, Gaeilge (Irish)
Founded: March 2019

Balkanski fedivers

Balkanski fedivers je regionalna instanca za sve ljude iz Slovenije, Hrvatske, Bosne i Hercegovine, Srbije, Crne Gore i Severne Makedonije i sve one koji mogu da pročitaju ovaj tekst:) Ovo je i sigurno mesto za sve ljude koji žele da isprobaju ili pobegnu od drugih društvenih mreža, a žele da diskutuju i o lokalnim problemima (ili možda samo ne žele da pričaju engleski na ostalim instancama:).

Website: balkan.fedive.rs ⧉

Server type: Mastodon
Languages: Hrvatski (Croatian), Bosanski / Босански (Bosnian), Cрпски / Srpski (Serbian)
Founded: January 2018

camp.smolnet.org

This server is part of the smol internet. The smol internet is an initiative from a group of friends who share a certain weariness of huge internet services that exploit their users. This server has a love for openness, the internet, and pangolins. We hope you enjoy it. We are based in Sweden and so are most of our current users.

Website: camp.smolnet.org ⧉

Server type: Mastodon
Languages: English, Svenska (Swedish)
Founded: April 2022

nerdculture.de

Wenn Du erwartest, von anderen freundlich behandelt zu werden, behandle auch die Anderen freundlich. Hier ist kein Platz für Hassreden oder für Nazis. Keine Bots im Allgemeinen! (nur nach vorheriger Genehmigung).

Be excellent to each other, live humanism, no nazis, no hate speech. Not only for nerds, but the domain is somewhat cool. No bots in general.

Website: nerdculture.de ⧉

Server type: Mastodon
Languages: Deutsch (German), English
Founded: November 2019

livellosegreto.it

Livello Segreto è un’oasi social incentrata sul rispetto e la libertà.

La comunità è nata per parlare di videogiochi, fumetti, musica, diritti, underground, controcultura, arte. LS è uno spazio senza pubblicità, annunci commerciali e gossip. Più che un’istanza generalista, è un’istanza nata intorno agli interessi e ai valori della sua comunità. Frequentatela e scopritela!

Website: livellosegreto.it ⧉

Server type: Mastodon
Language: Italiano (Italian)
Founded: February 2022