@scarpentier@pataterie.ca the privacy reasons don't apply nearly as much when talking about emoji which are hosted by the instance.

Using them doesn't leak your IP to anybody except the instance, which if you're using the emoji I'd assume you trust the instance you're on to not store IPs or use them maliciously.

Linking to remote assets that anybody can specify, I do get the concern, even if I also think those concerns are overblown.

@julian I think it's okay for privacy reasons but I feel there should be a way for the seldom used ones to get purged automatically.If I can cache media for a few weeks, I can store emojis for a few months... I just don't like the idea of an infinitely growing cache.

@scarpentier@pataterie.ca absolutely bonkers to me that emoji are cached.

Just link out to the remote asset.

Mastodon admins may check their own with the tootctl media usage command.I'm interested in knowing how other people are faring out there 😛

I just want to thank everyone who continues to invest their time, money, and other resources into keeping the fediverse alive.Here's to everyone, from admins and mods, who keep us safe, to shitposters, who keep us entertained, and everyone in-between, connecting with one another. Grateful and happy to be part of this community!

@iftas ah interesting, thanks for the response!

@liaizon domains are sometimes added as a catch-all for numerous subdomains.This domain is blocked for spam and DDOS issues; separately CARIAD shows 87.5% of observed sources blocking the domain at this level.

@iftas seeing repl.co on this list doesn't really make sense as its not an instance its a hosting service

@iftas Thank you for this. I had 2 accounts that I just suspended.

I completely agreee that they should run use their own domain. That's hopefully going to be more common when the fediverse grows more mature.

Topically is a good idea. But it's still relevant how the instance is run. A science related instance will still seem risky if it's run by a single enthusiast. And finding your local target audience can still be an issue.

@aha Governments and departments should really be encouraged to operate for themselves, though that's another layer of tough.For local orgs/NGOs, unless there is a stable server that aligns with them locally, I'd suggest looking for an international server that aligns with them topically, rather than one of the huge general purpose ones where they can find themselves lost and/or spammed out of having any signal. Or get ONE of them to step up and start one as a collective.

@bobjonkman @kwlug Oh, very cool, thank you - I've been aware of @kwlug forever, just ... haven't had bandwidth! There are so many connections to make and manage in this ecosystem. 😆

@brook @moderation Thanks! Appreciate all the new options. I know of OVH - I'm trying for now just to play at "how local can we go" to do a prototype community server for pitches/proposals to someone who might want to run a real one.If/when we build one that's meant to be more persistent and out of my hands after that, the more stable providers are definitely of interest.

@johannab @moderation Servarica is based in Montreal and they have affordable server plans.

@johannabThere used to be a number of webhosts in datacentres located in Waterloo Region. Some have consolidated, some have shut down, but there are at least a couple left, used by @kwlug, one for their webhost and one for their BigBlueButton server.Since you want to do F/LOSS hosting anyway, you could join the KWLUG mailing list ask the question there. They're a pretty knowledgeable crowd.#WaterlooRegion #FLOSS #WebHosting@moderation

@moderation@activitypub.space @johannab@cosocial.ca When you say "sandbox/playground", I am thinking of a testing instance. I don't think a testing environment would need to federate. It probably wouldn't even need to be accessible outside my LAN. If I want to test connection to outside world, I would use VPN to temporarily expose the local instance on my laptop to WWW, that is Tailscale + VPS + NAT firewall rules. My base would be Docker, or an Ubuntu server in a VM.Main (production) instance, this, is powered by Misskey, and is located in Edmonton AB. CDN is in Ontario. But that isn't for testing.

@johannab @moderation the only affordable cloud hosting in Canada that isn't operated by a US company that I've found is OVH, which is what I use for my live servers and test setups.For very short term tests you can pay by the minute for their public cloud servers, for longer term you can switch to monthly, or if you need more power you can look at their VPS and then Eco Dedicated options.Bandwidth is unmetered, so you're just paying time based or monthly for the server.

@BlueDot Thanks - but already eliminated that level of hosting. The only in-Canada option is, like masto.host, offering fully hosted applications and only specific ones.I want one level down, so I can muck around on something like YunoHost and stand up whatever activity pub experiment I want to and mess around with the admin myself.Short of building on my own metal in the living room. Or if I do, I want reliable static connection to the outside world.

@johannab @moderation I use masto.host. They can stand up a Mastodon instance as soon as you have a domain name, for like $8 a month. Hosted in France.

@moderation - data residency in Canada if not directly in my control- service providers I deal with preferred to be in Canada, or at least in EU, not US.- cheap as possible and predictable monthly costThings I know right now I want to play with:1. Fediwall2. Hollo3. Bonfire of some sort4. maaaaybe a friends-and-fam Pixelfed or Vernissage.Considering YunoHost but I'd have to host Yunohost somehow?

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johannab@cosocial.ca yes, you can follow the category directly, although as you've discovered everything gets boosted and ends up on your timeline. It's a good enough way to interact, although it'll be harder to follow long conversations involving participants other than yourself.

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@julian @django 😢

@julian cc: @KitaitiMakoto

django@social.coop well that's a shame.