Today, I’m letting you know that toot.community will close permanently on 28 October 2026.

This decision is final, and the server won’t be handed over to anyone else.

When I started running toot.community, I really enjoyed it. Over time, it became more stressful and less rewarding.

Every day, I deal with spam, bots, technical issues, abuse reports, and user conflicts. Much of the moderation ends up being about personal disagreements rather than actual rule-breaking.

More importantly, I don’t enjoy how people interact on social media anymore. Too often, conversations turn hostile or confrontational. A small amount of conflict and bad actors takes up a disproportionate amount of time and energy.

I find myself feeling more angry or discouraged after spending time as an admin, and that’s not what I want from social media or a volunteer project.

There’s also the financial side. I’m very grateful to everyone who donated, but donations haven’t covered costs for a long time. I’ve had to shoulder most of the expenses, time, and responsibility myself.

The server is now closed to new registrations and will remain online until 28 October 2026, so you’ll have three months to find another Mastodon or Fediverse server and move your account.

You can find Mastodon’s official migration guide here: https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/

Please note that Mastodon can move your followers, but it can’t transfer your old posts or uploaded media to your new account. If you want to keep a copy, download an archive.

If you’d like to stay in touch, you can follow my personal account here (@jorijn).