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Self-hosting your Mastodon media with SeaweedFS

FreeBSD

9 min read

06/11/2025 11:30:02

by Stefano Marinelli

A practical guide to boosting Mastodon performance by self-hosting your media with SeaweedFS. Configure a fast, S3-compatible storage backend to efficiently handle your instance's files and take full control of your data.

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