# \[FeatureRequest\] Node-RED on Mastodon
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/featurerequest-node-red-on-mastodon/70118
**Category:** Meta
**Created:** [5 November 2022 10:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/featurerequest-node-red-on-mastodon/70118 "2022-11-05T10:53:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)
#### Post date: [5 November 2022 10:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/featurerequest-node-red-on-mastodon/70118/1 "2022-11-05T10:53:39Z")
Can you add a Node-RED account to a mastodon instance and cross-post the tweets across there please so those of us who are leaving can still get updates
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [5 November 2022 11:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/featurerequest-node-red-on-mastodon/70118/2 "2022-11-05T11:43:58Z")
Have I missed something?
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [5 November 2022 11:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/featurerequest-node-red-on-mastodon/70118/3 "2022-11-05T11:47:39Z")
> **[With Twitter in chaos, Mastodon is on fire | CNN Business](https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/05/tech/mastodon/index.html)**
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> In the week since Elon Musk took over Twitter, the number of people signing up for a small social network called Mastodon has surged.
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [5 November 2022 11:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/featurerequest-node-red-on-mastodon/70118/4 "2022-11-05T11:50:08Z")
OK, I thought @cymplecy meant some were leaving here. I don't use Twitter anyway so I don't have to leave 🙂
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### Author:  [@drmibell](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/drmibell)
#### Post date: [5 November 2022 11:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/featurerequest-node-red-on-mastodon/70118/5 "2022-11-05T11:51:01Z")
> [@cymplecy](#):
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> mastodon
I suspect @cymplecy refers to those who are leaving the new, improved Twitter. I've never had an account, so I didn't know what I've been missing.
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### Author:  [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)
#### Post date: [5 November 2022 13:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/featurerequest-node-red-on-mastodon/70118/6 "2022-11-05T13:48:22Z")
Yep
NodeRED auto publish updates on nodes (and other info) via twitter which I find quite useful
I'd like to see these being cross-posted to a Mastodon account that we can follow on there
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### Author:  [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)
#### Post date: [5 November 2022 14:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/featurerequest-node-red-on-mastodon/70118/7 "2022-11-05T14:02:23Z")
Looking forward to watch again the photos of all the pubs on your bicycle trips, but next summer on Mastodon 😉
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### Author:  [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)
#### Post date: [5 November 2022 14:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/featurerequest-node-red-on-mastodon/70118/8 "2022-11-05T14:06:04Z")
But you'll need to set up account over on it first 🙂
FYI I'm @cymplecy@fosstodon.org
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [5 November 2022 14:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/featurerequest-node-red-on-mastodon/70118/9 "2022-11-05T14:10:51Z")
> [@cymplecy](#):
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> NodeRED auto publish updates on nodes (and other info) via twitter which I find quite useful
I didn't know that, I can see that being useful. I would set up a mastodon acct for that I think.
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### Author:  [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)
#### Post date: [5 November 2022 14:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/featurerequest-node-red-on-mastodon/70118/10 "2022-11-05T14:19:01Z")
Seemed that yesterday a lot of Twitters users were facing a dilemma:
1. Should I remove my account immediately.
2. Should I send a tweet that I am leaving, before I remove my account.
I have chosen the first option 😉
Need to create my Mastodon account tonight, when back at home.
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [5 November 2022 16:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/featurerequest-node-red-on-mastodon/70118/11 "2022-11-05T16:20:21Z")
There's a reason I am still on Twitter - actually several but this is one:
🤣
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [5 November 2022 16:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/featurerequest-node-red-on-mastodon/70118/12 "2022-11-05T16:49:34Z")
> [@cymplecy](#):
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> @fosstodon.org
Was there a particular reason for choosing that one?
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### Author:  [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)
#### Post date: [5 November 2022 16:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/featurerequest-node-red-on-mastodon/70118/13 "2022-11-05T16:54:46Z")
I signed up for the tehcnology one a while ago but it's closing down
I use FOSS a lot and others that I knew were already on it
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [5 November 2022 16:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/featurerequest-node-red-on-mastodon/70118/14 "2022-11-05T16:59:56Z")
Cool, thanks. Just tried to sign up but haven't yet received the confirmation email.
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [5 November 2022 17:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/featurerequest-node-red-on-mastodon/70118/15 "2022-11-05T17:05:29Z")
> [@TotallyInformation](#):
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> tried to sign up but haven't yet received the confirmation email.
Mine took about 10 mins to arrive. In fact a Welcome one arrived before the confirmation one, which was a bit confusing.
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [5 November 2022 17:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/featurerequest-node-red-on-mastodon/70118/16 "2022-11-05T17:17:59Z")
Yes, got it in about that time. I've also signed up to another server under my actual name rather than the TotallyInformation moniker I'll use on [fosstodon.org](http://fosstodon.org). Assuming they accept me, I'll then have @totallyinformation@fosstodon.org and @julianknight@mastodon.org.uk
Something new to play with if nothing else.
I'm interested in seeing if Mastodon might be useful as a bot platform as well.
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [5 November 2022 17:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/featurerequest-node-red-on-mastodon/70118/17 "2022-11-05T17:19:27Z")
@colinl@fosstodon.org
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### Author:  [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)
#### Post date: [5 November 2022 17:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/featurerequest-node-red-on-mastodon/70118/18 "2022-11-05T17:27:28Z")
Nah! I'm sticking with twitter for the time being.
Besides, I'd miss using tweetdeck!
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [5 November 2022 17:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/featurerequest-node-red-on-mastodon/70118/19 "2022-11-05T17:35:00Z")
I'll not be ditching Twitter completely, still far too much useful info and people. But I'd looked at Mastodon and diaspora previously and decided they were too complex with too few people on there. But now with such growth and a whole bunch of other tools appearing on the "fediverse", seems like a good time to at least get online.
Interestingly, NextCloud are about to introduce a fediverse compatible social networking tool. Might be of interest since you can run your own server (which you can for mastodon as well of course). But things like PeerTube and Pixelfed are also interesting.
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### Author:  [@tve](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tve)
#### Post date: [5 November 2022 18:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/featurerequest-node-red-on-mastodon/70118/20 "2022-11-05T18:02:04Z")
> [@Paul-Reed](#):
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> Besides, I'd miss using tweetdeck!
If you enable advanced mode in the mastodon web ui you get multiple columns very much like tweetdeck...
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