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Is there a way I can easily set up my own federated instance for free or no? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 weeks ago by CraigCabbage@sh.itjust.works to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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I want to join the Fediverse. I don’t have a computer or anything to make something like a Lemmy instance, and I found that NodeBB will easily allow you to make a forum quickly, but I have to pay to do so. Should I just pay when I can or is there a free way to make a federated instance on a software?

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[–] mat@zelk.space 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

@CraigCabbage maybe you have an old computer to run it ?

[–] CraigCabbage@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Nah, but I could ask my Dad. He did last time i checked

[–] mat@zelk.space 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

@CraigCabbage if you have maybe a 10years old computer you can install Linux through the bios to run mastodon or any fediverse software. you can also pick a sub domain name to have a free domain name. once you got both, you may need an extra storage but basically you will be able to own an instance for free

[–] CraigCabbage@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thank you!! Dad has one but you can't access the web with it.

[–] mat@zelk.space 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

@CraigCabbage why can’t you? no wifi and no ethernet? how old the computer is ?

[–] CraigCabbage@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

IDK, Dad and Grandpa say the computer is too old to access it and he thinks me buying an ethernet cable is useless 😭 The computer is probably 10-13 years old, I’m not sure

[–] mat@zelk.space 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

@CraigCabbage should be compatible with internet, or if you want you can also buy some old stuff through eBay, its also cheap

[–] CraigCabbage@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Is there any way to federate a ProBoards forum? I made one once and someone said I should federate it

[–] mat@zelk.space 2 points 2 weeks ago

@CraigCabbage maybe I don’t know proboards, but you can’t federate it with activitypub

[–] CraigCabbage@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks so much!!