Self-Hosting Mastodon: Things to Consider Before You Start

I&apos;ve self-hosted three separate Mastodon instances, one of which ran for four years.&#xA;I&apos;ve run a &ldquo;traditional install&rdquo; on a Linode VPS and a Raspberry Pi, and now I am attempting a new instance via Docker Compose.&#xA;As I get this new instance up and running, I wanted to share some thoughts on what should be considered before deploying your own instance.