Mastodon.social will now be the default server when creating a Mastodon account

Decentralized social network Mastodon has decided to offer a standard server when creating new accounts. That will be our own Mastodon.social. Selecting a different server remains possible.

The step should discourage fewer people from creating a new account, reports Mastodon founder Eugen Rochko. By offering a server as standard, creating a new account should be easier. Choosing a different server, during registration or by moving later, remains possible.

Mastodon is a federal and decentralized social network and runs on 9500 different servers. Rochko has increased the server capacity and moderation capacity on Mastodon.social to handle the influx of new users. Mastodon peaked last October when Elon Musk took over Twitter, after which the number of users dropped and eventually stabilized at four times the number of users before.

Mastodon onboarding with standard server