Is there a curated catalog of Mastodon servers?

Question

With the mass migration from Twitter to Mastodon, I'm curious if there is a Website where one can research which Mastodon instance to join? Not just a simple list of servers, but also who owns/administers it, does it prefer certain types of members etc - ideally searchable with tags, labels and similar...

input_sh · Accepted Answer

Official website does categories, language, region, legal structure, and more: https://joinmastodon.org/serversAs an added bonus servers listed on the official website come with certain "guarantees", mostly related to their maintenance (>1 person with access to the servers, daily backups, long shutdown notice and similar): https://joinmastodon.org/covenant

navjotjsingh · Answer

One more you can use is https://instances.social/ It will search for the instance based on your choices using a set of questions.

BerislavLopac · Answer

Oh, I just discovered Debirdify - no idea how useful it might be...https://debirdify.pruvisto.org/

commoner · Answer

fedi.directory is a good one:https://fedi.directoryIt's run by the owner of the FediFollows account (@FediFollows@social.growyourown.services), which posts a recommendation every day:https://social.growyourown.services/@FediFollows

Is there a curated catalog of Mastodon servers?

One more you can use is https://instances.social/ It will search for the instance based on your choices using a set of questions.

Oh, I just discovered Debirdify - no idea how useful it might be...
https://debirdify.pruvisto.org/

fedi.directory is a good one:
https://fedi.directory
It's run by the owner of the FediFollows account (@FediFollows@social.growyourown.services), which posts a recommendation every day:
https://social.growyourown.services/@FediFollows