you’ve bought a vps server, then after that you played around with it and made your first website and decided to make your own social media. you feel like having everything you’ve ever wanted to own because you can do whatever with it. and then come to the realization in which you have no idea what to do with your social media platform. how do you start a community?
Two cents to add. On “community”: It is interesting what @darius does with Friend Camp, creating more intimate community by allowing non-federated, local-only posting as well. Quoting: “I think local-only posting increases the vitality of community, increasing the volume of overall activity, and contributing more to the fediverse than a less vital instance would”. Here’s a good link mentioned in the toot: Run your own social - How to run a small social network site for your friends.
Now also on Lobsters : https://lobste.rs/s/rnsi0u/how_run_small_social_network_site_for_your