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title: Connect Mastodon
description: Connect your Mastodon account on any server, including self-hosted ones. The steps, post limits, and common errors.
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# Connect Mastodon

Mastodon has many servers. You tell Schedule & Chill which server your account lives on, then approve the connection on that server.

## Find your server

Your server is the part **after the second @** in your handle. If you are `@you@fosstodon.org`, your server is `fosstodon.org`.

## Connect your account

1. In the left menu, click **Connected Accounts**.
2. Under **Add a channel**, find **Mastodon** and click **Connect**.
3. In **Your server**, type the server domain only, for example `mastodon.social`. Do not add `https://` or a port.
4. Click **Continue**.
5. Your own server opens. Sign in if needed and approve the connection.
6. You come back and see **Mastodon account connected successfully**.

Self-hosted servers work too. Mastodon connections do not expire. They only stop working if you remove Schedule & Chill from your server's settings.

## What a Mastodon post can include

- Your server decides the text limit. Many servers allow 500 characters and some allow more. We read your server's real limit when you connect.
- Each link counts as a fixed number of characters, set by your server (usually 23).
- Up to **4 images**, or **1 video**. Not both in the same post.
- A **first comment** is supported. It is posted as a reply to your post.

Mastodon reports likes, replies and boosts in [Analytics](/help/analytics). It does not report views.

## If something goes wrong

| You see | What to do |
|---|---|
| **That does not look like a server address. Enter your instance domain, for example mastodon.social** | Type only the domain, like `mastodon.social`. |
| **Only https servers are supported.** | Your server must use https. |
| **Enter the domain only, without a port.** | Remove the `:1234` part. |
| **Could not find a server at …** | Check the spelling of the domain. |
| **… did not respond like a Mastodon server. Check the domain and try again.** | The address is not a Mastodon server, or the server is down. |
| **Failed to connect account: Could not read your Mastodon profile.** | Try again. If it keeps failing, your server may block new apps. |
| **Mastodon took too long to process the attachment.** | Your server was slow with the image or video. Retry the post. |