socialMeter for Mastodon
A Mastodon follower counter for your desk.
Your Mastodon followers, live on a small display, from whichever server you are on. Just your full handle.
Sample numbers. Yours appear once it is set up.
On the screen
What it shows for Mastodon.
The labels below are the ones printed on the device.
- FOLLOWERS
- Your follower count, as your own Mastodon server reports it.
- POSTS
- Posts (toots) on your account.
- FOLLOWING
- Accounts you follow.
- N TODAY
- The green pill: followers gained since the day's first reading, in your time zone.
- NEXT MILESTONE
- A bar to the next round number (1, 2 or 5 followed by zeros), with how far along you are.
- Circle and dot
- The circle empties until the next check. The dot is green while the number is live, amber while it shows the last reading, red when something needs a look.
Checks: Every 60 seconds.
What you need
Set up in a few minutes.
It needs only your full handle: no key, no login. Your full handle stays on the device. No account with us, no app.
- Find your full handleYour username plus your server, joined by @:
user@instance.example[email protected] - Plug it in and join its Wi-FiPower it with any USB-C cable. Scan the code on its screen (or join the Social Meter-XXXXXX network) and the setup page opens. If it does not, visit
192.168.4.1. - Choose Mastodon and fill in one pagePick Mastodon from the list and type your full handle. Leave the API-key box blank.
- Pick your home Wi-Fi and saveChoose your 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, type its password and tap Save. It restarts and shows your number within about 30 seconds.
Try it
See your count.
Type a full handle and this page reads the real number from Mastodon, the way the device does.
Same device
Or count something else.
It counts one platform at a time. Switch from your phone whenever you like.
In use
Your count, while you create.
It sits by the mic and keeps counting while you work on the next one.
7 stand colours. Pick one to start your build.
FAQ
Questions.
Does it work with any Mastodon server?
Yes. It asks your own server, the part after the @, so any public instance works. Type the full handle, like [email protected].
Why does my count differ from what someone sees on another server?
Other servers only know the followers they have seen. The device asks your home server, which has the full number.
Do I need a key?
No. Mastodon profiles are public. It needs only your handle.
Does it need my Mastodon password?
No. Mastodon followers are public, so it needs only the full handle.
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