When in desktop mode, the power button will turn off the screen but not put the system to sleep, so you could switch to desktop mode for long downloads.
Also, modern OLEDs are very resistant to burn-in. You could probably leave a static image on the screen for 24 hours a day for several months before it would be noticeable.
While I can understand a desire to try to make money off of running a Mastodon instance – consider that you can host your own private Mastodon instance for about $5/month, which gives you effectively unlimited control and customization.
If you intend to charge $5/month or more for cosmetics, what additional incentive would users have to use your server instead of their own? If you charge less than that, are you sure you’d be making enough money to cover the extra maintenance and responsibility you’re taking on for it?
I’ve got a relatively fancy PC (Ryzen 9 5950X, Geforce 3080 RTX, connected to a 4k / 120 Hz TV) and don’t regret getting a Deck at all. It’s great for playing games when I’m at my desk, in bed, or traveling anywhere. If anything, having a high-end PC is a nice complement to it since I can stream high-end games from that for better battery life than I’d get if I was using the Deck alone.
For one, I’ve found following Feditips to be very useful; they give a lot of good advice on how to use the Fediverse and find other people. They are a bit Mastodon-specific – which is fine if you’re actually using Mastodon, of course – but a lot of their advice applies to other Fediverse instances like Firefish or Akkoma, too.
The general advice I’d give is:
If I’m on a server and I post something and someone (who is from other server) comments on my post does rules of server where I am apply to that comment?
This kind of depeneds on the admins & moderators of the servers in question. Some servers are very strict and will defederate from other servers that break their rules (mastodon.art is notorious for this); other servers are more lax and will turn a blind eye as long as there aren’t egregious violations.
Is it easy to change servers if I will have to?
Yes, migrating accounts between servers is a standard part of ActivityPub, and it’s easy to move your followed accounts and followers to a new instance, and your old account will automatically forward people to your new one. The catch is that Mastodon doesn’t support migrating posts, so your old posts will still only exist on your old account. It’s worth noting that Firefish, a Fediverse platform that can communicate with but is different from Mastodon, does support importing posts from Mastodon servers when migrating.
Most of the big Fediverse servers are pretty LGBTQ-friendly and left-leaning, and overt LGBTQphobia and harassment tend to get banned quickly. You can view a list of categorized servers that are open to new registrations here: https://joinmastodon.org/servers
If you’re not already dedicated specifically to Mastodon, also check out Firefish servers here: https://joinfirefish.org/join
I’ll just suggest that I would probably not recommend joining mastodon.social. It’s by far the largest server, and as a result is having some performance issues; it also has somewhat more lax rules than most servers, and they can get away with it purely because they’re the largest server, so you’ll probably find a more welcoming community on a smaller one. Maybe tech.lgbt or lgbtqia.space? Also maybe pawb.fun or stop.voring.me if you like furries.
If you post a copy of your
docker-compose.ymlfile inside a code block, somebody can probably identify the syntax error for you. Otherwise, the best I can do is tell you you can paste your YAML into https://www.yamllint.com/ and it will tell you if your YAML is valid or not.