@tillshadeisgone Hi there! First off, this sounds like a terrific thing, and I hope you make a good go of it. 🪐😀🏳️‍🌈

I can’t do more than boost and follow so I thought I’d save you the trouble of having to look up Matrix (if you haven’t already) and send you a link to the explanation/getting started page for it. https://matrix.org/docs/chat_basics/matrix-for-im/

Good luck with the new instance, I look forward to hearing about it. :)