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> Mastodon [...] fraught with problems and assumptions

Many other servers are available - Akkoma (Elixir), Honk (Go), GoToSocial (Go), Takahe (Python), Ktistec (Crystal), snac2 (C), ...

I should expect by this time next month, you can probably add another 3-5 to that list.

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Indeed. I'm running Akkoma, and it was straightforward to set up and get running, unlike Mastodon.

And Pleroma too, which somehow missed your list despite being the second most popular AP server...

Well, Akkoma is a fork of Pleroma with a more active and user-friendly focus on development. Pleroma seemed to have stalled and been largely dormant not long ago.

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