RSS Amplifier

Wheelsblog V7 · Aug 15, 2025

Hosting a Mastodon Server on Arch Linux

0
Sign in to vote or save

This page cannot be shown here. You can still read it on the original site — the toolbar below keeps your place in the directory.

First off, let’s get one thing out of the way. You probably shouldn’t do this. There are already a ton of guides on how to host Mastodon on Debian-based distros. If you’re doing this on a fresh machine, go with Ubuntu 22.04 and use the official guide . Arch isn’t a great server operating system. Its whole deal is being lightweight and getting updates to the user as fast as…

First off, let’s get one thing out of the way. You probably shouldn’t do this. There are already a ton of guides on how to host Mastodon on Debian-based distros. If you’re doing this on a fresh machine, go with Ubuntu 22.04 and use the official guide. Arch isn’t a great server operating system. Its whole deal is being lightweight and getting updates to the user as fast as possible. Servers need over a terabyte to be useful and they don’t update unless it’s necessary. I only did this because I know how to administer Arch and I already had a homelab running Arch with a few services. Regardless, if you aren’t willing to switch, here’s what you need to do.

Read on /blog/mastodon-selfhost/

Comments

Nothing yet. Say the first thing.

    Sign in to join the conversation.