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# How to schedule a Mastodon post with Buffer
- URL: https://en.blog.themarfa.name/how-to-schedule-a-mastodon-post-with-buffer/
- Published: 2023-02-06T06:14:53.000Z
- Updated: 2023-02-06T06:14:53.000Z
- Description: I like to automate everything, and my publications on social networks go out automatically without my participation
- Author: Konstantin Dokuchaev
- Tags: web, Buffer, Mastodon

I like to automate everything, and my publications on social networks go out automatically without my participation. But finding a solution for delayed posting for the social networks you need is not so easy. In this article, I will show you how to automate posts in Mastodon.

To achieve this, you need the [**Buffer**](https://buffer.com/) service, which allows you to create scheduled posts on popular social networks, work together on a content plan, and everything else that you love so much.

I will not dwell on the possibilities of the service. As part of the post, I will only tell you how to connect Mastodon to Buffer and create your first post.

### Account connection

After authorization in Buffer in the lower-left corner, you need to click the **Add Channels** button.

![](https://blog.themarfa.name/content/images/2023/02/image-6.png)

In the next step, you can connect accounts in various social networks. But we are interested in Mastodon, so we choose it.

![](https://blog.themarfa.name/content/images/2023/02/image-7.png)

Next, you need to select your Mastodon server. By default, the service offers five popular servers, but you can specify any you need.

![](https://blog.themarfa.name/content/images/2023/02/image-8.png)

Then you just need to log in to the server with your Mastodon account and allow access to it for Buffer.

### Publishing a post

To create and schedule a post to connected networks, go to the **Calendar** section and click the **Create Post** button.

![](https://blog.themarfa.name/content/images/2023/02/image-9.png)

The next step is to create your post with all the necessary content.

![](https://blog.themarfa.name/content/images/2023/02/image-10.png)

When everything is ready in the menu below, you will have several options for publishing it: publish immediately, publish in the next post, schedule for the right time.

![](https://blog.themarfa.name/content/images/2023/02/image-11.png)

Select the desired option and at the specified time and date the publication will go to Mastodon.