You can attach photos, video or audio to your posts on Mastodon:

Fedi.Tips

Yeah, good point! And some servers may have lower (or higher) limits depending on whether the admin can afford the storage.

Fedi.Tips

@rymecity

Aww... thank you! You're being very kind, I'm very glad if these accounts and sites are helping!

Support the Resistance

@roddie @FediTips Does the limit caution apply to YouTube videos or just the videos we create? And if I share a long YouTube video a while back would it be helpful to delete it now?

Fedi.Tips

@PattyHanson @roddie

If you're posting a link to media hosted elsewhere (such as YouTube, Bandcamp etc), then the limit doesn't apply at all.

The limit is only if you're uploading files attached to your post.

Support the Resistance

@FediTips @roddie Thanks for the answer. I've found that I'm not able to post a video of my own that is more than 1 minute in length, and I appreciate your information.

Fedi.Tips

@PattyHanson

Is the file size under 99MB?

William B Peckham

@FediTips @rymecity You have answered questions I didn't know I had and pointed out things that I hadn't realized I might need. I boost a lot of your content because it's not just the new guys that need it.

Thomas Burchfield

@FediTips

Hi there: I'm brand new to Mastodon and struggling to find my around. I signed up a few days ago to "@bookstodon" but I've decided that's not the server for me. Is there a way to close that account down and start over? Thanks! #NewHere

Fedi.Tips

@ThomBurchfield

Hi

People on Mastodon have the option of moving their accounts to other servers while keeping their followers and follows.

However, as you've only just started, there's no point doing a transfer because you have no followers yet, so you might as well just close the account and sign up for a new account on a different server. (There are instructions for deleting accounts here: https://fedi.tips/how-to-delete-your-mastodon-account/)

Was there a particular kind of server you were looking for?

Thomas Burchfield

@FediTips Thanks! Yes, I'm a film critic and reviewer, so I'm looking for servers that primarily relate to film and cinema. I''m also very eclectic and my interests extend into other areas as well. Maybe a server with a broad range of interests? Thanks again!

Fedi.Tips

@ThomBurchfield

Most interactions occur with people on other servers, so don't worry too much if you can't find a server that fits you exactly.

If you're looking for a new place, I'd recommend curated lists as they try to screen for reliability and responsible moderation. Mastodon has an official one at https://joinmastodon.org/servers and I run one at https://fedi.garden

tivasyk

@FediTips hm, are you sure this is a mastodon-specific function and not a part of activitypub specification? because i'm confused… here's the best i could quickly find, but this draft also mentions mastodon for some reason

https://swicg.github.io/activitypub-data-portability/

broken_del_key

@ThomBurchfield @FediTips @bookstodon welcome, Thomas!

Mastodon has a migration feature, but as your account is pretty new, it is probably easier to just delete it and start anew. If you go to Settings > Account > Account settings, there should be a 'Delete account' at the bottom of the page.

There are many ways to find new servers. Here is just one of many methods: https://instances.social/

Fedi.Tips

@tivasyk

I mentioned Mastodon because the initial question was about Mastodon

Not every AP Fediverse platform has this fully implemented yet, for example PeerTube doesn't (although it does have some parts of it).

Fedi.Tips

@dale @ThomBurchfield @bookstodon

Bear in mind that instances.social doesn't curate its servers at all, it's just an automated list. There may be servers on the list that aren't reliable or safe.