Yay my first post! So, does having my own fediverse instance negate having a separate static microblog that I spent lots of time updating and configuring?

I honestly don't think so. I think of the "now" website as more of a "talking to myself" like a diary, while this account and my mastodon account as "talking to other people".

And I might crosspost multiple places 🤷‍♀️. At the end of the day, a static blog is more likely to survive and is easier to backup compared to this. For right now, this is an experiment on if it's possible for me to run and maintain a hollo instance, and how much it costs (and whether I'd be willing to pay it after a while).

@navi self hosting always seems daunting and I’ve never heard of Hollo before , so I’m curious to hear how your experience goes! I’m using a managed masto service right now, but I always hear about how bloated masto tends to be, so keeping my eye out for lighter weight stuff for solo users