How can I host the Mastodon web UI on a different server than the actual Mastodon backend? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/28234230

I'm looking into setting up Mastodon instance for myself on a very minimal cloud server. To save resources on that box, I'd like to run the web interface on my own server at home, and only have the Mastodon backend running on the VPS. Is it possible to completely get rid of the web interface and only access the instance through the API? What's the best way to achieve this? Does anyone have experience with this, or do you know any useful resources?

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[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yes, of course, it's all microservices. It wouldn't scale much at all if this wasn't possible.

https://docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/config/

[-] AsudoxDev@programming.dev 7 points 1 day ago

Afaik you can. The frontend interacts with the backend via an API so yes. It's possible.

[-] morrowind@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago

Will it actually save all that much?

[-] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago

I don't know, but it seems like a fun thing to try out.

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