if you read the piece this week on how to actually read the instance picker — the next question answers itself.
our free fediverse quick-start checklist walks through exactly that: 12 steps to get a fully working federated presence, including mastodon setup, bluesky if you want both, finding your existing contacts, and the non-obvious stuff (following hashtags before you have a follow list; account portability; chronological feeds by default).
written for people who already understand the architecture. share it with people who don't.