If there are particular accounts where you really don't want to miss their latest posts, you can tell Mastodon to notify you when a new post is published.

1. Log in through your server's website
2. Go to the profile page of the account you want to be notified about
3. Click on the 🔔 bell icon next to the follow/unfollow button

This only works for people you follow. To stop notifications, click the bell icon again.

The posts will appear in Home as normal, but there will be a notification too.