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Unsure where to register to join Fediverse? Choose a website from this curated list. It includes Mastodon, Glitch-soc and Hometown (Mastodon forks), Pleroma and Akkoma (Pleroma fork), Friendica, Misskey and Firefish (Misskey fork), and Hubzilla servers. Websites are not restricted to their theme. They help people with common interests find their community.
Information about adding a server can be found here.
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- vkl.world - Belarusian language (Mastodon)
- mastodon.fedi.bzh - Breton and Gallo speakers (Mastodon)
- fairy.id - Chinese language (Mastodon)
- gomastodon.cz - Czech users (Mastodon)
- norrebro.space - Danish speakers (Mastodon)
- e.fo - Faroese language (Mastodon)
- mastodo.fi - Finnish language (Mastodon)
- librosphere.fr - French speakers (Pleroma)
- kanoa.de - German language (Mastodon)
- electricrequiem.com - Greek language (Firefish) (Google reCAPTCHA)
- loðfíll.is - Icelandic speakers (Mastodon)
- best-friends.chat - Japanese speakers (Mastodon)
- occitania.social - Occitan culture and language (Mastodon)
- pol.social - Polish speakers (Mastodon)
- wspanialy.eu - Polish speakers (Mastodon)
- mk.phreedom.club - Russian users (Misskey)
- samenet.social - Sámi language (Mastodon)
- mastodon.sk - Slovakian speakers (Mastodon)
- mastodon.in.th - Thai speakers (Mastodon)
- toki.social - Toki Pona speakers (Mastodon)
- 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)
- 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)
- cas.social - Castrop-Rauxel (Mastodon)
- im.allmendenetz.de - Cologne, Germany (Hubzilla)
- toot.berlin - Berlin (Mastodon)
- kowelenz.social - Koblenz (Akkoma)
- foxyhole.io - Italy (Firefish) (hCaptcha)
- mastodon.mg - Madagascar (Mastodon)
- mastodon.holeyfox.co - Nigeria (Mastodon)
- nwb.social - Nieuw West-Brabant (Mastodon)
- malaga.social - Malaga (Mastodon)
- swiss.social - Switzerland (Mastodon)
- mastodon.free-solutions.org - 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- elizur.me - for German-speaking Christians (Mastodon)
- babka.social - for Jews and Jewish allies (Mastodon)
- 1689.social - for Reformed Baptists worldwide (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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- wavebird.party - queer- and disabled-run instance for retrocomputing, retro gaming and indie web enthusiasts (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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- mastodon.africa - South Africa (Mastodon)
- mapstodon.space - an instance dedicated to cartography & geospatial (Mastodon)
💡 Sciences
🎨 Humanities
🎓 Education
🎵 Music
🔭 Interests and hobbies
🚄 Travel, Transport and Infrastructure
🎏 Language specific
🛡 Safer spaces
Instances run by and for people belonging to minorities and moderated more strictly than usual (also check out Fedi.Garden for curated list of well-moderated instances)
⛺ Regional
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Italy
Madagascar
Nigeria
Netherlands
Spain
Switzerland
Tunisia
Ukraine
UK
USA
🐧 For techies
💻 Programming
🎬 Book / Game / Show theme
🐰 Environmentalism
⚕ Healthcare
👽 Fandoms
🙏 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