Mastodon is a decentralized, self-hosted social network that has gained significant popularity in recent months as users explore alternatives to traditional social media sites. It is part of the Fediverse, a series of interconnected applications built on top of ActivityPub, and is built using Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, and PostgreSQL. The platform's growth has presented challenges for server operators, including the Hachyderm.io Mastodon community, which experienced intermittent downtime due to scalability issues. However, by leveraging cloud storage services like DigitalOcean Spaces, users can overcome these challenges and ensure the stability of their platforms. DigitalOcean provides a simple way to host a Mastodon server, and its documentation is available for users who want to set up and manage their own instance.