How did you (first) sign-up on #Mastodon?
@Gargron Could do with a 'started own instance' option 😜
@Gargron I realise this is maybe a fringe case, but I self-host a whole pile of stuff and so when I read about Mastodon I thought 'this is for me' and had an instance spun up in about ten minutes.
@rodti @Gargron Yep, same here. I thought about signing up on another server, but was like, "nah, I want to run my own first." I had been working on this set of scripts for self-hosting:
https://github.com/sumdog/bee2
and that's what I'm currently using to run this instance from the official docker containers. I got my first set of peeps to follow off of threads about Mastodon on Lobste.rs and HackerNews.
@Gargron I registered mastodon.scot in April 2017 and had my own account on there until I started mas.to in (I think) March last year.
Server run by the main developers of the project 
It is not focused on any particular niche interest - everyone is welcome as long as you follow our code of conduct!
@Gargron I read up on Mastodon but didn't start an account until I had my own instance up and running.