A newbie's guide to self-hosting: GoToSocial part 1 (installation and set-up)

A year ago I published an article about GoToSocial, a fediverse microblogging software (think of it as an alternative to Mastodon or Sharkey) that I had been using and loving. That is still very much the case, a year and a half after I first started using it:GoToSocial empowers you to have your own home on the Fediverse - with unique controlsAn overview of GoToSocial: a fast, lightweight, security-focused server that makes self-hosting on the Fediverse easyI have a special soft spot for GoToSocial because it is the very first app I ever installed with YunoHost: the first stepping stone in my great self-hosting adventures. Therefore, no self-hosting guide for newbies would be complete without a tutorial about how to install and set-up the brilliant GoToSocial.I initially thought I would cover everything in one post, but there is so much to discuss that I will break up the tutorial in different chapters, so that the information does not get too overwhelming. This first installment will…