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.
@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.