# Mastodon quick start guide

Mastodon is a federated microblogging platform similar to Twitter. Users join servers, or instances, to post and interact. Each server hosts a community with focused content, like a neighborhood or venue.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/08/mastodon-quick-start-guide/

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