It looks like mastodon.mg (Madagascar) and mastodon.africa (South Africa) are small, open mastodon instances with contactable admins, satisfying our inclusion criteria, and generally looking reasonable and active (though small).
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- lugnasad.eu - for French speaking science lovers (Friendica)
- oulipo.social - a lipogrammatic server (Mastodon)
- archaeo.social - for archaeologists, historians and lovers of all things ancient (Mastodon)
- zirk.us - for readers, writers, thinkers, artists, academics, enthusiasts in arts and humanities (Mastodon)
- tusk.schoollibraries.net - helping educators improve the School Libraries Resource Network (Mastodon)
- mastodon.oeru.org - for educators and learners involved in the OERu (Mastodon)
- akademienl.social - for anyone working in or with a general interest in Dutch academia (Mastodon)
- mastodon.education - for everyone who works for and with education (Mastodon)
- sotl.social - talk about the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (Mastodon)
- koreadon.com - for K-POP music fans (Mastodon)
- feedbeat.me - dedicated to culture and events such as music, poetry, comedy (German) (Mastodon)
- piano.masto.host - dedicated to piano music, in English/Japanese (Mastodon)
- metalverse.social - from Metalheads for everybody (Mastodon)
- drumstodon.net - a place for drummers, musicians and music lovers in general (Mastodon)
- musician.social - for musicians who create, play, or love jazz, rock, pop, indie, classical and all other types of music (Mastodon)
- douzepoints.social - for all Eurovision fans (Mastodon)
- epsilon.social - for nerds who love electronic music, synth DIY and vinyl (Mastodon).
- screenwriting.space - a place for storytellers (Mastodon)
- rollenspiel.social - (German) roleplay, Pen & Paper, tabletop, TCG, for all gamers (Mastodon)
- radiosocial.de - for German radio amateurs (Mastodon)
- hamradio.tel - ham radio community (Mastodon)
- pl.nudie.social - for naturists, nudists, clothes-free living (Akkoma)
- prf.me - for perfume, fragrance and scent lovers (Mastodon)
- makerspace.social - space for makers (CNC, woodworking, microcontrollers, etc) (Mastodon)
- 3dp.chat - 3D printing (Mastodon)
- bikesare.cool - space for competitive and casual cyclists (Mastodon)
- gametoots.de - for gamers and streamers (Mastodon)
- mastodon.triggerphra.se - for the hypnosis community; 18+, queer, and getting very sleepy (Mastodon)
- podvibes.co - for audio fiction creators and fans (audio drama, fiction podcasts, audiobooks, etc.) (Mastodon) (Cloudflared)
- rail.chat - discussions about long-distance, passenger and freight rail networks for economic, environmental and equity benefits (Mastodon)
- aircrew.rocks - for pilots, flight attendants, and flight enthusiasts (Mastodon)
- bahn.social - for rail enthusiasts, in German (Mastodon)
- toot.pizza - NYC-leaning urbanism and transit instance (Mastodon)
- towns.gay - for radical queers, who believe that cities are for us too (Mastodon)
- toki.social - for those interested in toki pona (Mastodon)
- mastodon.sk - for Slovak users (Mastodon)
- mastodon.fedi.bzh - for Breton and Gallo speakers (Mastodon)
- gomastodon.cz - for Czech users (Mastodon)
- mk.phreedom.club - for Russian users (Misskey)
- librosphere.fr - for French speakers (Pleroma)
- norrebro.space - for Danish speakers (Mastodon)
- loðfíll.is - for Icelandic speakers (Mastodon)
- best-friends.chat - for Japanese speakers (Mastodon)
- mastodon.in.th - for Thai speakers (Mastodon)
- occitania.social - community of Occitan culture and language (Mastodon)
- samenet.social - Sámi language (Mastodon)
- mastodo.fi - Finnish language (Mastodon)
- vkl.world - Belarusian language (Mastodon)
- 9kb.me - Chinese language (Mastodon)
- fairy.id - Chinese language (Mastodon)
- e.fo - Faroese language (Mastodon)
- kanoa.de - German language (Mastodon)
- electricrequiem.com - Greek language (Firefish) (Google reCAPTCHA)
- neovibe.app - for fans of music, movies, gaming and all forms of entertainment, LGBTQ+ friendly and Black-run (Mastodon)
- qdon.space - a queer-friendly Korean-language instance - 퀴어 친화적인 마스토돈 인스턴스입니다 (Mastodon)
- bark.lgbt - for critters that like to bark, LGBTQ+ run and friendly, active moderation (Mastodon)
- bne.social - Brisbane (Mastodon)
- krems.social - Krems (Mastodon)
- fedi.at - Austria (Mastodon)
- sbg-social.at - Salzburg (Mastodon)
- aut.social - Austria (Mastodon)
- wokka.be - Belgium
- mastodon-belgium.be - Belgium (Mastodon)
- vancity.social - Vancouver (Firefish)
- witter.cz - Czech Republic (Mastodon)
- norrebro.space - Denmark (Mastodon)
- mastodo.fi - Finland (Mastodon)
- mastodon.bayern - Bavaria (Mastodon)
- ruhrpott.social - Ruhr area (Mastodon)
- fulda.social - Fulda (Mastodon)
- brandenburg.social - Brandenburg (Mastodon)
- berlin.social - Berlin (Mastodon)
- osna.social - Osnabrück (Mastodon)
- fem.social - Ilmenau (Mastodon)
- friendica.a-zwenkau.de - Zwenkau (Friendica)
- harz.social - Harz area (Mastodon)
- rheinneckar.social - Rhein-Neckar area (Mastodon)
- moessingen.social - Mössingen area (Mastodon)
- chemnitz.network - Chemnitz (Mastodon)
- chemnitz.rocks - Chemnitz (Friendica)
- mfr.social - (Mittel-)Franken (Mastodon)
- cas.social - Castrop-Rauxel (Mastodon)
- im.allmendenetz.de - Cologne, Germany (Hubzilla)
- toot.berlin - Berlin (Mastodon)
- kowelenz.social - Koblenz (Akkoma)
- mstdn.id - Indonesia (Mastodon)
- foxyhole.io - Italy (Firefish) (hCaptcha)
- mastodon.mg - Madagascar (Mastodon)
- mastodon.holeyfox.co - Nigeria (Mastodon)
- nwb.social - Nieuw West-Brabant (Mastodon)
- mastodon.com.py - Paraguay (Mastodon)
- lisboa.social - Lisbon (Mastodon)
- mastodon.africa - South Africa (Mastodon)
- mstdn.es - Spain (Mastodon)
- malaga.social - Malaga (Mastodon)
- swiss.social - Switzerland (Mastodon)
- mastodon.free-solutions.org - Switzerland (Mastodon)
- swiss-talk.net - Switzerland (Mastodon)
- mastodon.tn - Tunisia (Mastodon)
- soc.ua-fediland.de - Ukraine (Mastodon)
- lviv.social - Lviv (Mastodon)
- bath.social - Bath (Mastodon)
- socialclub.nyc - New York (Mastodon)
- social.tulsa.ok.us - Tulsa, Northeast Oklahoma (Mastodon)
- cityofchicago.live - Chicago, Illinois (Mastodon)
- gardenstate.social - New Jersey (Mastodon)
- techlover.eu - talk about new technologies like development, digital art or science (Mastodon)
- layer8.space - talk about Linux, anime, music, software and more (Mastodon)
- devschile.social - for Spanish-language techies of Chile (Mastodon)
- k8s.social - for kubernetes, container and cloud native enthusiasts (Mastodon)
- gnulinux.social - community dedicated to Free Software enthusiasts and supporters
- technodon.org - general technology discussion (Mastodon) (Cloudflared)
- toot.works - for folks who make things with bits, wires, wood, and more (Mastodon)
- pythondevs.social - for Python developers of all experience levels (Pleroma)
- dotnet.social - .NET (Mastodon)
- jvm.social - JVM technologies related server (Mastodon)
- greenhill.zone - multilingual instance for fans of Sonic the Hedgehog (Mastodon)
- toot.cat - instance for cats, the people who love them, and kindness in general (Mastodon)
- floe.earth - talk about climate, society, but also pleasant things in life (Mastodon)
- sauropods.win - for sauropod appreciators (Mastodon)
- ecocentraal.social - about eco-central world (Mastodon)
- bhre.social - talk about business, human rights and the environment (BHRE) (Mastodon)
- vegoon.party - focus on veganism (Mastodon)
- veganism.social - for vegans and animal rights activists (Mastodon)
- fedisabled.social - for all disabled people (Mastodon)
- medibubble.org - for medical professionals and everyone else, in German (Mastodon)
- bungle.online - fandom instance, post media, fan art and fanfiction (Misskey)
- mastodol.jp - talk about idols in Japanese (Mastodon)
- birds.garden - a quiet, peaceful place where any bird can find refuge (Pleroma)
- stop.voring.me - fun hangout for furries and normies alike (Firefish) (hCaptcha)
- elizur.me - for German-speaking Christians (Mastodon)
- babka.social - for Jews and Jewish allies (Mastodon)
- elonsucks.org - English-speaking server open to anyone, especially those who are anti-capitalist, pro-democracy and strive to bridge inequality (Mastodon) (Cloudflared)
- venera.social - friendly humans are welcome (Friendica)
- misskey.de - hosted in Helsinki (Misskey)
- howlr.me - for members of niche and alternative lifestyle communities; originally alterhuman focused (Akkoma)
- social.sp-codes.de - main language is German (Mastodon)
- social.yesterweb.org - hosted in the USA, mainly in English (Mastodon)
- wetdry.world - talk about tech, gaming, bad jokes (Mastodon)
- masto.bike - riding a bike is a plus, French speaking (Mastodon)
- blueplanet.social - for people interested in making this planet a better place, primarily German language
- convo.casa - general for everyone (Mastodon)
- en.osm.town - for the OpenStreetMap Community (Mastodon)
- swiss-chaos.social - Chaos Computer Club Switzerland (Mastodon)
- mastodon.mit.edu - for the MIT community (Mastodon)
- metu.life - for METU university of Turkey (Mastodon)
- mastodon.librelabucm.org - for Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) people and free/libre software talk in Spanish (Mastodon)
- mastodon.acc.sunet.se - by Academic Computer Club at Umeå University, Sweden (Mastodon)
- akademienl.social - for anyone working in, affiliated with, or with a general interest in Dutch academia (Mastodon)
- social.sunet.se - by the Swedish Research Council for anyone belonging to a Swedish university (Mastodon)
- social.edu.nl - by SURF, a cooperative of Dutch universities (Mastodon)
- social.mpdl.mpg.de - by the Max Planck Digital Library at MPG (Mastodon)
- wisskomm.social - by idw, for entities and groups in German academia (Mastodon)
- social.up.edu.ph - by the University of the Philippines (Hometown)
- 4bear.com - for the LGBT+ Bear Community (Mastodon)
- indiepocalypse.social - for independent creators of all sorts (Mastodon)
- is.nota.live - queer-run instance (Mastodon)
- lediver.se - für Leipzig, Diversität - diversity-friendly German-language instance (Mastodon)
- lgbtqia.space - for all LGBTQIA people who want a caring and safe environment (Mastodon)
- meemu.org - a queer-friendly instance (Mastodon)
- pipou.academy - a French-language queer instance - une instance queer, qui vise à être aussi confortable et safe que possible (Mastodon)
- poweredbygay.social - for those LGBTQIA+ (and Allies) that are into fun adventurous things, like playing/watching sports, hiking, camping (Mastodon)
- retro.pizza - a queer-run poly-fandom nerd culture instance (Mastodon)
- connectop.us - a respectful, diverse, inclusive community standing up for all marginalized gropus (Mastodon)
- blackqueer.life - for Black queer folks (Mastodon glitch)
- chitter.xyz - for a friendly, inclusive, and incredibly soft community (Mastodon)
- furry.engineer - echies and engineers of all types within the furry fandom, LGBTQ+ friendly (Mastodon)
- pawb.fun - for the furry fandom, LGBTQ+ friendly safe space (Mastodon)
- pounced-on.me - a generalistic furry mastodon instance (Mastodon glitch)
- thicc.horse - for body positivity, LGBTQIA+, Furry, horny on main (Mastodon)
- pony.social - for nerds, LGBTQ+ or just people looking for a comfy place (Mastodon)
- derg.social - Swiss furry community (Mastodon) (Cloudflared)
- augsburg.social - Augsburg, Germany (Mastodon)
- wue.social - Würzburg (and the neighbourhood), Germany (Mastodon)
- bonn.social - Bonn, Germany (Mastodon)
- krefeld.life - Krefeld, Germany (Mastodon)
- darmstadt.social - Darmstadt, Germany (Mastodon)
- snabelen.no - Norway (Mastodon)
- tukkers.online - Twente region, Netherlands (Mastodon)
- mastodon.opencloud.lu - Luxembourg (private and public organisations) (Mastodon)
- mastodon.uy - Uruguay (Mastodon)
- chilemasto.casa - Chile (Mastodon)
- mastodos.com - Kyoto, Japan (Mastodon)
- mograph.social - for motion design community, VFX / 3D artists, animators, illustrators (Mastodon)
- iztasocial.site - discussions about psychology for professors of SUAyED Psicología university of Mexico (Mastodon)
- openbiblio.social - German libraries and information facilities (Mastodon)
- ausglam.space - Australian galleries, libraries, archives, museums and records people (Mastodon)
- linernotes.club - for discussing music recordings (Mastodon)
- bostonmusic.online - digital space serving the Boston music scene (Mastodon)
- mastodon.radio - for Amateur (Ham) Radio community (Mastodon)
- mastodontti.fi - Finnish, public toots should be in Finnish (Mastodon)
- floss.social - for people who support or build Free Libre Open Source Software (Mastodon)
- linuxrocks.online - dedicated to Linux and technologies (Mastodon)
- digipres.club - conversations about digital preservation (Mastodon)
- phpc.social - PHP community
- dads.cool - anyone with a kid can be a dad (Mastodon)
- colorid.es- Spanish LGBTQIA+ / queer instance primarily for Portuguese speakers (Mastodon)
- fandom.ink - for fans and fandoms of all types (Mastodon)
- tooting.ch - generic instance hosted by the FairSocialNet association (Mastodon)
- digitalcourage.social - by DigitalCourage (Mastodon)
- libretooth.gr - by LibreOps, who contribute to (re-)decentralizing the net (Mastodon)
- mastodon.cc - for art (Mastodon)
- theres.life - for Christians (Mastodon)
- fikaverse.club - Swedish and other Scandinavian languages (Mastodon)
- wpbuilds.social - for those who love Wordpress and open source (Mastodon)
- feuerwehr.social - for all firefighters in German-speaking countries (Mastodon)
- mastodon.gougere.fr - Auxerre, France (Mastodon)
- stereodon.social - self-managed social network devoted to underground music (Italian, English languages) (Mastodon)
- solarpunk.moe - for solarpunk nerds (Mastodon)
- leftist.network - for those with Leftist politics (Mastodon)
- PCGamer.social - by the PC gamer, for the PC gamer (Mastodon)
- poliverso.org - dedicated to politics and digital rights (Italian speaking) (Friendica)
- ruby.social - for people interested in Ruby, Rails and related topics (Mastodon)
- mastodontti.fi - for Finnish speakers (Mastodon)
- snabelen.no - for Norwegian speakers (Mastodon)
- mastodon.ml - Russia (Mastodon)
- cmdr.social - dedicated to Elite: Dangerous and space exploration (Mastodon)
- fsmi.social - free software movement of India (Mastodon)
- handmade.social - for all handmade artisans and their Etsy shops
- sciencemastodon.com - for science journalists and scientists
- recht.social - focus on legal topics (Mastodon)
- medic.cafe - for employees in the medical field (Mastodon)
- graz.social - Graz, Austria (Mastodon)
- leafposter.club - Canada (Pleroma)
- sciences.social - for social scientists (Mastodon)
- indiepocalypse.social - for independent creators of all sorts (Mastodon)
- brettspiel.space - for boardgame players (Mastodon)
- podcasts.social - for podcasters (Mastodon)
- beo.social - Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
- greennuclear.online - nuclear community (Mastodon)
- indiehackers.social - for all indie hackers (Mastodon)
- musicians.today - for musicians of all levels, instruments, regions, languages, and genres (Mastodon)
- kalmar.social - Kalmar region, Sweden (Mastodon)
- blasmusik.social - specially, but not only for brass musicians, Germany (Mastodon)
- social.seattle.wa.us - Seattle (Mastodon)
- social.bau-ha.us - part of CCC family, hosted in Weimar (Mastodon)
- poliversity.it - Italian instance dedicated to the world of science and journalism (Mastodon)
- astrodon.social - for anyone interested in astronomy, astrophysics, astrophotography (Mastodon)
- artisan.chat - for creators, crafters, and artists (Mastodon)
- onlycosplays.social - safe place for cosplayers and their communities (Mastodon)
- mastodon.eus - for Euskera/Basque speakers (Mastodon)
- xarxa.cloud - for Catalan and Spanish speakers (Mastodon)
- myhobby.zone - for all kinds of hobbies (Mastodon)
- neurodifferent.me - a friendly space for neurodifferent folks (Mastodon)
- machteburch.social - Magdeburg (Mastodon)
- frankfurt.social - Frankfurt (Mastodon)
- nahe.social - Nahe region (Mastodon)
- oslo.town - Oslo (Mastodon)
- ecoevo.social - for the biological ecology and evolution community (Mastodon)
- veterinary.education - veterinary medicine (Mastodon)
- bardown.space - for hockey fans and players (Hometown)
- idlethumbs.social - hosted in California (Mastodon)
- okla.social - for those from or interested in Oklahoma (Mastodon)
- artsculture.media - cultural server for artists, musicians, photographers, filmographers, poets, writers (Mastodon)
- hoosier.social - for residents of Indiana (Mastodon)
- dz.social - Algeria (Mastodon)
- astronomy.city - for astronomy and astronomy-adjacent users (Mastodon)
- paktodon.asia - a Pakistani instance for the Global South (Mastodon)
- baudigital.social - for people in architecture, civil engineering, or urban studies (Mastodon)
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🎓 Education
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🔭 Interests and hobbies
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🎬 Book / Game / Show theme
🐰 Environmentalism
⚕ Healthcare
👽 Fandoms
🐾 Subcultures
🙏 Religion
🔴 Political and social views
🌏 Notable generalistic
// small-to-medium sized instances that will be happy to have new users
🐚 Run by tech-savvy organizations
Instances which declare to be affiliated with an incorporate non-profit (usually an association or cooperative) and to follow its policies
🎉 Notable mention
// are open to particular audience, i.e., to students of university
🎉 Various (registration by application)
Minorities (registration by application)
Instances focused on providing a safe space for minorities such as LGBTQ+ people and require approval for registration
Furry (registration by application)
Instances which are focused on providing a safe space for furry interests and require approval for registration.
Other
// these servers may be removed in future automated updates due to signups by application
🌟 Other research links
- Pirate Parties in Fediverse
- Mastodon server distribution - research by @Leah