nostr:npub1na0nlms4vlpaluyr0fnur0dfk9ecwcqcxga7vfdg98kghj4h7ntq7yns8j Yes, Mastodon is resource intensive. You don't need a dedicated server necessarily if you optimize your cloud servers well. I have four servers for Mastodon: One for Puma and Sidekiq, one for PostgreSQL, one for ElasticSearch, one for backups.
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