If I wasn't so lazy (and cared more) I should probably just setup my own instance. But none of the above prerequisites have been met.
@OpinionatedGeek @d3z If you do go a bit further with setting up an instance, I'm happy to have my brains picked.
(I feel confident in saying that now that zombie season has ended)
@OpinionatedGeek @mo I'm contemplating a single-user (i.e. me) homegrown (i.e. hacked together) instance. You'll get another follow if it works.
@OpinionatedGeek @d3z I don't think it's the worst thing in the world to do 🙂
I think peers will try to communicate with your server for 7 days and then give up. You could could try following people on a few servers for a while and if you're happy with how it's going then do a proper migration from your current account if you're sure you will keep the new server.
@OpinionatedGeek @d3z This is effectively what I did too. I set something up on masto.host first and found that it really didn't suit me. Then I created this one. Used the same domain as well. I don't think it did much damage.
@mo @d3z Excellent - thanks! I shall add this to The List Of Things To Try. And it'll maybe give me cause to revisit The List Of Domains I Pay For But Don't Yet Use.