According to public statistics from FediDB, there are over 19,000 different servers in the Fediverse. This includes a medley of over 61 different platforms in various states of development. In addition to general-purpose community servers, there are also servers dedicated to specific themes, like Linux, Climate Change, Urbanism, or Game Development. But perhaps you’ve come to the conclusion that starting your own instance on the network is the best choice for you. What do you need to think about, and how do you do it?