Eh, kinda. It's comparatively easy to set up an instance, as in "renting a VPS, figuring out how to use docker, installing docker, installing and configuring a reverse proxy, getting an SSL certificate, getting a domain, linking it all together, figuring out docker compose, and finally getting the instance connected to the open web".

But the upkeep of an instance is a whole other story. Constantly keeping an eye on user numbers, server and client performance, storage usage, needing to scale the machine up with a growing userbase while also managing the cost and somehow finding the cash to run it, plus the dread of being responsible for the data of users on that instance, requires a strong mind and a lot of time.

While the technicalities are somewhat "easy", expecting anyone to spin up an instance and manage the influx of hundreds to thousands of users in a short time seems unrealistic.

[–] Micromot@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah i noticed the issue, i was just talking about maybe having an instace to just experiment or just to make the main instances less crowded. I wanted to make a personal instance just for me but it reached the limit of my current knowledge so now I'm stuck. I wanted to do it on a single Raspberry pi but it somehow doesn't work, but that's off topic. The moderation of the own instance is entirely another issue that you have to think about when trying to make a big instance