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layout: "post" title: "Themed servers"
Unsure where to register to join Fediverse? Choose a website from this curated list of themed servers. Currently it includes Mastodon and Friendica servers. Other Fediverse networks will be added in future updates. Servers are not restricted to their theme. They simply help people with common interests find their community.
- scicomm.xyz - for scientists and science enthusiasts
- scholar.social - for researchers, undergrads, journal editors, librarians, administrators
- mastodon.cc - for art
- writing.exchange - community for poets, writers, bloggers
- bookwor.ms - for book-lovers
- imaginair.es - for writers, photographers, painters, cartoonists and people with imagination
- vis.social - for anyone into data, visualization, creative coding, related arts and research
- photographer.pro - for working professional photographers
- photog.social - place for your photos
- oulipo.social - a lipogrammatic server
- literatur.social - for German speaking authors and literary people
- mograph.social - for motion design community, VFX / 3D artists, animators and illustrators
- socel.net - for animation professionals and freelancers
- tusk.schoollibraries.net - helping educators improve the School Libraries Resource Network
- openbiblio.social - German libraries and information facilities
- ausglam.space - Australian galleries, libraries, archives, museums and records people
- rcsocial.net - for Catholics and those interested in Catholicism
- theres.life - for Christians
- sangha.social - place for Buddhism in Fediverse, all schools of related thought welcome
- metalhead.club - for metal friends
- linernotes.club - for discussing music recordings
- diymusic.space - for those who make music
- koreadon.com - for K-POP music fans
- vocalounge.cafe - dedicated to Vocaloid, UTAU, and other aspects of vocalsynth culture
- mysound.directory - community for musicians, audio creatives, producers, rappers
- makestuff.club - for people that make stuff
- fedimaker.space - for makers of Fediverse
- scramble.city - transformers, super robots, mecha and related subjects
- mhz.social - for radio amateurs, DXers and anyone interested to geek out about radio
- afu.social - for radio amateurs in German-speaking countries
- mastodon.radio - for Amateur (Ham) Radio community
- boardgames.social - for board gamers
- mastodon.beerfactory.org - for beermakers
- mastd.racing - dedicated to motosports
- ocr.social - for the global Obstacle Course Running (OCR) community
- kith.kitchen - food and cooking
- rollenspiel.social - (German) roleplay, Pen & Paper, tabletop, TCG, for all gamers
- wrestlr.social - for fans of wrestling
- pano.community - for fans of 360° photos, videos and virtual reality stuff
- polyglot.city - for polyglots, multilinguals, interested in languages and translating
- esperanto.masto.host - for those interested in Esperanto
- tooot.im - main instance language is Hebrew
- toot.si - Slovenian (multilingual) instance
- mastodontti.fi - Finnish (public toots should be in Finnish)
- fikaverse.club - Swedish and other Scandinavian languages
- mastodon.sk - for Slovak users
- the.wired.sehol.se - for Hungarian speakers
- mastodon.uno - for Italian speakers
- mastodon.eus - for Euskera/Basque speakers
- muenchen.social - Munich, Germany
- mastodon.bayern - Bavaria, Germany
- toot.koeln - Koeln, Germany (generalistic)
- ruhr.social - Ruhr area, Germany
- social.saarland - Saarland, Germany
- dresden.network - Dresden, Germany
- machteburch.social - Magdeburg, Germany
- bonn.social - Bonn, Germany
- darmstadt.social - Darmstadt, Germany
- norden.social - Northern Germany
- oslo.town - Oslo, Norway
- snabelen.no - Norway
- mastodon.uy - Uruguay
- chilemasto.casa - Chile
- mastodon.scot - Scotland, or who identify as Scottish
- net.scot - Scotland (experimental social network with a Scottish twist)
- glasgow.social - Glasgow, Scotland
- toot.wales - Wales and the Welsh
- mastodon.me.uk - UK tech community
- rva.party - Richmond, USA
- triangletoot.party - the Triangle region of North Carolina, USA
- socialclub.nyc - New York, USA
- mastodon.mg - Madagascar
- balkan.fedive.rs - the Balkans (generalistic)
- mastodon.fedi.quebec - Quebec, Canada
- mastodon.ml - Russia
- mastodos.com - Kyoto, Japan
- kopiti.am - Singapore
- mastodon.opencloud.lu - Luxembourgish / European private and public organisations
- bologna.one - Italy
- mastodon.madrid - Madrid, Spain
- mastodon.barcelona - Barcelona, Spain
- mstdn.es - Spain
- toot.brussels - Brussels, Belgium (?)
- amsterdon.nl - Amsterdam, Netherlands
- social.tulsa.ok.us - Tulsa, Northeast Oklahoma, USA
- tenforward.social - theme Star Trek
- kirakiratter.com - for Aikatsu fans
- donphan.social - for Pokémon enthusiasts
- cmdr.social - dedicated to Elite: Dangerous
- propane.digital - for fans of King of the Hill
- infosec.exchange - infosec and IT security discussions
- floss.social - for people who support or build Free Libre Open Source Software
- miaou.drycat.fr - for geeks, FOSS and cat lovers, CHATONS member
- linuxrocks.online - dedicated to Linux and technologies
- oldbytes.space - for old hardware fans
- mathstodon.xyz - for Maths people
- digipres.club - conversations about digital preservation
- indieweb.social - for participants and supporters of the IndieWeb movement
- osrc.pw - for people interested in open-source software, free web
- ruby.social - for people interested in Ruby, Rails and related topics
- phpc.social - PHP community
- functional.cafe - for people interested in functional programming and languages
- mastodon.gamedev.place - gamedev and related professions
- gamemaking.social - amateur videogame making: game writers, game players welcome
- gameliberty.club - mainly gaming / nerd instance
- pcgamer.social - by PC gamer, for PC gamers
- hispagatos.space- for hackers, social anarchists, and anarchist hackers
- activism.openworlds.info - for activists
- campaign.openworlds.info - for campaigners and NGOs
- donteatanimals.org - discussion of animal rights and veganism
- toot.cat - instance for cats, the people who love them, and kindness in general
- climatejustice.global - for activist groups of the global climate justice movement
- dads.cool - anyone with a kid can be a dad
- cooler.mom - anyone with a kid can be a mom
- tech.lgbt - for tech workers, academics, students, and others in tech who are LGBTQA+ allies
- eldritch.cafe - for queer, feminist and anarchist people
- deadinsi.de - anti-fascist, LGBT friendly
- colorid.es- LGBTQIA+ / queer instance primarily for Portuguese speakers
- pipou.academy - emphasis on kindness
- notbird.site
- fandom.ink - for fans and fandoms of all types
- this.mouse.rocks - furry instance for all the mouse adjacent folks who rock
- vulpine.club - community for foxes, friends, and other furry (and non-furry) creatures
- meow.social - general furry/safe-space instance
- snouts.online - general furry/safe-space instance
- venera.social - friendly humans are welcome
- meld.de - your data is yours, only you decide when, where and how you share it
- kindred.haus
- kafuka.me
- kernel.social
- libertalia.world - named after a legendary colony forged by pirates
- nerdculture.de
- weirder.earth - for thoughtful weirdos
- projectx.fun - will be open for up to 100 users, for sanity and sustainability
- nulled.red - refuses to block or silence any instances
- ieji.de - no logs, has Tor .onion address
- mstdn.fr - by sysadmins, with a goal to provide robust experience for tens of thousands of users
- ephemeral.glitch.social - toots are ephemeral and disappear after a while
- botsin.space - for bots
- en.osm.town - for the OpenStreetMap Community
- mastodon.hackerlab.fr - by Hackerlab
- mi.pede.rs - by Hacklab-in-Mama hackerspace, Zagreb
- social.weho.st - by WeHost, non-profit internet service provider, Amsterdam
- m.g3l.org - by G3L, libre software association
- mastodon.nzoss.nz - by New Zealand Open Source Society
- mastodon.roflcopter.fr - by Roflcopter, CHATONS member
- libretooth.gr - by LibreOps, who contribute to (re-)decentralizing the net
- mastodon.mit.edu - for the MIT community
- mastodon.ocf.berkeley.edu - for Berkeley students, faculty, and staff
- mastodon.acc.sunet.se - by Academic Computer Club at Umeå University, Sweden
- mastodon.utwente.nl - for the University of Twente community
- w3c.social - for people involved in the activities of the World Wide Web Consortium (Closed Reg.)
- mastodon.greenpeace.ch - by Greenpeace Switzerland
💡 Sciences
🎨 Humanities
🎓 Education
🙏 Religion
🎵 Music
🔭 Hobbies
🎏 Language specific
⛺ Regional
🎬 Game / Book / Show theme
🐧 For techies
💻 Programming
🎮 Gamedev
🔴 Political and social views
🐰 Ecology and animals
🐒 Family / Social relations
🌈 Safe spaces
👽 Fandoms
🐾 Subcultures
🌏 Notable generalistic
// small-to-medium sized instances that will be happy to have new users
😸 For people with a sense of self-irony
🐚 Run by tech-savvy organizations
🎉 Notable mention
// some are open only to particular audience, i.e., to students of university
Disclaimer
Following instances skipped: number of users > 5.000, closed registration at the moment of checking, running old code, theme / description not understood due to language barrier or scarce description, long blocklists, experimental servers.
Add your own themed instance via merge request. If your server already has many users, it will be nice of you to let other servers grow, for a healthier decentralization.
🌟 Other research links
- Friendica world overview
- Fediverse pirate servers
- Mastodon server distribution research by Leah
- Fediverse server distribution by href