My first steps experimenting with a self-run Mastodon instance were a bit disappointing. However I came across this guide by Wim Vanderbauwhede to run a Mastodon or Pleroma instance on a Raspberry Pi 3b. I’m definitely going to try this. A Raspberry Pi will be delivered after the weekend. In parallel I will try and update my GnuSocial instance I installed earlier to see if it improves functionality.