Mastodon for respectful technologists. Geeks and nerds of every type and stripe.

Why choose vmst.io as your Mastodon instance?

We are party to the joinmastodon.org Server Covenant.
We have an A+ rating from Mozilla Observatory
We have no ads, third party cookies or trackers.
We're built to be highly performant and highly available, and take ownership of issues when we're not.
We publish our realtime system status, and have a better than 99.9% observed availability.
We are well moderated, with multiple volunteer staffers around the world monitoring for user reports.
We have clear rules against hate speech and harassment.

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More than just Mastodon!

Matrix Chat

Your vmst.io account entitles you to Matrix access, providing secure end-to-end encrypted messaging, accessible from any client including our hosted Element web client.

Alternative Clients

Don't care for the default Mastodon experience? We host our own instances of alternative feature-rich web clients like Elk, accessibility focused clients like Semaphore, and have Elephant and Tangerine built right in.