Mastodon in the Fediverse: the missing manual(first draft)

Part I: Mastodon

Mastodon is a microblogging platform where you can set up a social network system. Mastodon is a software that is hosted in servers (also known as “instances”). Different instances vary in what they offer, but generally every instance allows users a textbox with 500 characters, emojis to your ideas, and a tweetdeck like appearance. Mastodon is part of a larger ecosystem known as Fediverse, which stands for “Federated” “Universe” (a portmanteau word in fact). Federated implies that there is no “central” control on…