@darius apropos nothing, and probably too early to actually brag, but I got as far as installing v3.5.5 tonight using these great instructions - https://n00q.net/articles/guide-mastodon-hometown/#configure-linode-dns-with-mailgun-s-settings

Too late to move forward with Hometown, but very much looking forward to this tomorrow. It's been like 10+ years since I had to admin a server, very excited. Thanks for the inspiration #hometown #selfhosted