When the user wants to log in, they need to manually type in the domain of their Mastodon instance / server, e.g. mastodon.social
. It'd be beneficial to have a dropdown that lets the user quickly select one of the most popular instances + the ability to type-in their own instance if it's not found on the list.
There's no need to call a third-party API or service in order to get popular instances, they can be hardcoded for now. Some possible choices:
- mastodon.social
- mastodon.online
- mstdn.jp
- mastodon.cloud
- fosstodon.org
If possible, an icon could be added to each entry (maybe their favicon).
Remember to still allow any user to type in an instance not found in the list!
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