Mastodon *could* have done this (via SRV records), but chose instead to delegate...

colanderman on July 7, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Purchase and manage domains directly through Blues...

Mastodon could have done this (via SRV records), but chose instead to delegate to WebFinger (which does not support DNS-based redirection): https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/1931 So if you want to own your Mastodon identity as a domain, you must also maintain a Webfinger server to act as a redirect.