{"id":11783,"date":"2026-07-07T18:54:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/solutions\/agencies\/social-media-servers\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T08:19:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T07:19:14","slug":"social-media-servers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/en\/solutions\/agencies\/social-media-servers\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Servers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-saas-green-light-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Your Own Platforms Instead of Third-Party Rules<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Media and Community Servers as Managed Hosting<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Algorithms change, reach collapses, accounts are blocked \u2013 those who build their community<br\/>on third-party platforms are building on rented land. With your own open platforms,<br\/>your clients maintain full control over content, contacts, and rules. And through the Fediverse,<br\/>they remain connected to millions of users.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Platforms<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mastodon<\/strong> \u2013 microblogging like X, but decentralized. A private instance under your own<br\/>domain turns a brand, association, or editorial team into a verifiable sender<br\/>in the Fediverse. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/en\/managed-hosting\/mastodon\/\">Mastodon \u2192<\/a> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pixelfed<\/strong> \u2013 a photo community in the style of Instagram, without tracking or ads. For photographers,<br\/>creatives, and everyone who wants to share images without handing them over to a corporation. <br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/en\/managed-hosting\/pixelfed\/\">Pixelfed \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PeerTube<\/strong> \u2013 a video platform for your own channels, such as training, events, or<br\/>club videos. Videos remain on your server and can still be shared via federation. <br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/en\/managed-hosting\/peertube\/\">PeerTube \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Discourse<\/strong> \u2013 the forum for modern communities: discussions, support, and knowledge in one place,<br\/>with excellent moderation and a searchable archive. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/en\/managed-hosting\/discourse-community\/\">Discourse \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What We Handle<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Social media platforms grow with their content: media, videos, and attachments require space.<br\/>We operate the platforms on suitable infrastructure, store media in S3-compatible object<br\/>storage, apply updates, perform daily backups, and monitor operations. You or your client<br\/>focus on the community \u2013 not the server. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Responsibility That Grows With You<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having your own platform also means: your own moderation and your own rules. We support you during<br\/>the launch \u2013 from the domain and basic setup to optimal default settings. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can find all applications in the category<br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/en\/app-category\/social-media-community\/\">Social Media &amp; Community<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Benefits From a Private Instance<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Editorial Teams and Media Houses:<\/strong> your own domain as a verifiable sender in the Fediverse.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Associations and Clubs:<\/strong> a place for members, with your own rules instead of third-party algorithms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Companies and Brands:<\/strong> accounts for employees and channels under your own brand.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Creatives and Photographers:<\/strong> portfolio and community with Pixelfed, without ads.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Education and Administration:<\/strong> videos of events and training with PeerTube.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pricing<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/en\/managed-hosting\/pixelfed\/\">Pixelfed<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/en\/managed-hosting\/peertube\/\">PeerTube<\/a> start in shared hosting from \u20ac12 per month; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/en\/managed-hosting\/mastodon\/\">Mastodon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/en\/managed-hosting\/discourse-community\/\">Discourse<\/a> run from \u20ac49 per month on a private VM (plus VAT). Media is stored in object storage that grows with your community. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your community, your platform \u2013 we keep it online.<\/p>\n<section class=\"agency-teaser-block alignfull wp-block-custom-agency-teaser\" id=\"agency-teaser\">\n\t<div class=\"agency-teaser-block__panel agency-teaser-block__panel--dark-green\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/managed-hosting.webp)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"agency-teaser-block__overlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"agency-teaser-block__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"agency-teaser-block__columns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"agency-teaser-block__title-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"agency-teaser-block__title agency-teaser-block__title--h2\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Start Your Own Community<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"agency-teaser-block__title-rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"agency-teaser-block__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"agency-teaser-block__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"agency-teaser-block__intro\">Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube, or Discourse \u2013 choose the platform, we set it up and keep it running.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"agency-teaser-block__button-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button agency-teaser-block__button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/en\/app-category\/social-media-community\/\">View Platforms<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"agency-teaser-block__aside\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"agency-teaser-block__list agency-teaser-block__list--star\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"agency-teaser-block__list-item\">Under Your Own Domain<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"agency-teaser-block__list-item\">Media in Object Storage<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"agency-teaser-block__list-item\">Updates, Daily Backups, Monitoring<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"agency-teaser-block__button-wrap agency-teaser-block__button-wrap--list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button agency-teaser-block__button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasweb.cloud\/en\/contact\/\">Request a Consultation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social Media and Community Servers as Managed Hosting Algorithms change, reach collapses, accounts are blocked \u2013 those who build their communityon third-party platforms are building on rented land. With your own open platforms,your clients maintain full control over content, contacts, and rules. And through the Fediverse,they remain connected to millions of users. 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