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<p>And now it&#x27;s time for your semi-regular reminder that the fediverse is ran by volunteers usually paying for hosting costs out of their own pockets.</p><p>Please consider donating to the admin(s) of your local instance! Every bit helps!</p><p>Here&#x27;s mine for homestead.social and pix.lgbt 💜</p><p><a href="https://ko-fi.com/lilymooncohen" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>ko-fi.com/lilymooncohen</a></p><p><a href="/tags/donate/" rel="tag">#Donate</a> <a href="/tags/mastoadmin/" rel="tag">#MastoAdmin</a> <a href="/tags/pixelfedadmin/" rel="tag">#PixelfedAdmin</a> <a href="/tags/fediadmin/" rel="tag">#FediAdmin</a></p>

<p>Our 1000-active-user cap for FLOSS.social is still in effect, and will soon again be reached as we welcome a new wave of community members.</p><p>This number is determined as the mean (average) between the &quot;active in last month&quot; and &quot;six months&quot; from the data at: <a href="https://floss.social/nodeinfo/2.0" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>floss.social/nodeinfo/2.0</a></p><p>Small servers make for good communities and good federation.</p><p><a href="/tags/fediadmin/" rel="tag">#FediAdmin</a> <a href="/tags/mastoadmin/" rel="tag">#MastoAdmin</a></p>

<p>Some interesting insights from the 2024 <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.iftas.org/@iftas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>iftas</span></a></span> Fediverse Trust &amp; Safety Needs Assessment Report.</p><p>- most communities operate on donations<br>- very few moderators receiving compensation<br>- roughly 1 moderator for every 1,200 active accounts<br>- only 16% of communities have 24–hour moderator coverage<br>- nearly 1/2 of moderator teams lack formal guidance<br>- 1 in 5 moderators report experiencing trauma or burnout this year</p><p><a href="https://about.iftas.org/2024/12/17/the-2024-iftas-needs-assessment-report-is-here/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.iftas.org/2024/12/17/the-2024-iftas-needs-assessment-report-is-here/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.iftas.org/2024/12/17/the</span><span class="invisible">-2024-iftas-needs-assessment-report-is-here/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fediadmin/" rel="tag">#FediAdmin</a> <a href="/tags/mastoadmin/" rel="tag">#MastoAdmin</a> <a href="/tags/iftas/" rel="tag">#IFTAS</a> <a href="/tags/trustandsafety/" rel="tag">#TrustAndSafety</a></p>

<p>If a Mastodon server closes down, members can download offline post archives, but there&#x27;s currently no official way to display these archives online.</p><p>A proposed solution by <a href="https://oliphant.social/@oliphant" rel="nofollow">@oliphant</a> is a static website generator they have created called &quot;Posty&quot;, which turns Mastodon public post archives into standalone static public websites:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://codeberg.org/oliphant/posty" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>codeberg.org/oliphant/posty</a></p><p>It could be useful for servers that are closing down, admins could perhaps offer this as a service to their members.</p><p><a href="/tags/mastoadmin/" rel="tag">#MastoAdmin</a> <a href="/tags/fediadmin/" rel="tag">#FediAdmin</a></p>

<p>Finally, an updated <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a>: Hello! From <a href="/tags/shanghai/" rel="tag">#Shanghai</a> to <a href="/tags/montreal/" rel="tag">#Montreal</a>, now in <a href="/tags/newyorkcity/" rel="tag">#NewYorkCity</a>. Master <a href="/tags/student/" rel="tag">#student</a> in <a href="/tags/computerscience/" rel="tag">#ComputerScience</a> at <a href="/tags/nyu/" rel="tag">#NYU</a> Tandon, still struggling to figure out what I gonna do next. Gained notoriety for making Barinsta, now I hang out in <a href="/tags/matrix/" rel="tag">#Matrix</a> and ActivityPub circles and code stuff once in a while. Am a <a href="/tags/fediadmin/" rel="tag">#FediAdmin</a>. Fervent user of <a href="/tags/publictransport/" rel="tag">#PublicTransport</a>. Knows too little of too many things. Posts are <a href="/tags/sliceoflife/" rel="tag">#SliceOfLife</a> + minor commentaries. Happy to have an IRL <a href="/tags/meetup/" rel="tag">#meetup</a> with y&#x27;all!</p>

<p>If you care about what you&#x27;re building, don&#x27;t host your stuff with Hetzner. Don&#x27;t trust them.</p><p>They will take you down without warning and won&#x27;t answer your queries. For sure, they&#x27;ll send you an invoice, tho.</p><p>Happened before with <a href="https://ursal.zone/@Ursalzona" rel="nofollow">@Ursalzona</a> and other fediverse servers, happened now with this Peertube instance, and it&#x27;s best to avoid being their next victim.</p><p>Go host your stuff somewhere else. And keep your backup routines working.</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/bolha.one/xp_server.png" class="emoji" alt=":xp_server:" title=":xp_server:"> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://snac.daltux.net/daltux" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>daltux</span></a></span>: <a href="https://snac.daltux.net/daltux/p/1742167277.002365" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="snac.daltux.net/daltux/p/1742167277.002365"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">snac.daltux.net/daltux/p/17421</span><span class="invisible">67277.002365</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/mastoadmin/" rel="tag">#MastoAdmin</a> <a href="/tags/fediadmin/" rel="tag">#FediAdmin</a> <a href="/tags/hetzner/" rel="tag">#Hetzner</a></p>

If you’re looking to deploy <a href="/tags/snac/" rel="tag">#SNAC</a>, the official repo contains example files for different scenarios, including a <a href="/tags/dockerswarm/" rel="tag">#DockerSwarm</a> + <a href="/tags/traefik/" rel="tag">#Traefik</a> reverse proxy config I contributed that runs here.<br><br>If you’d like to test it without compiling and building your own image, the ready-made ones I keep for my own setup are always available at <a href="https://codeberg.org/daltux/-/packages/container/snac/versions" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="codeberg.org/daltux/-/packages/container/snac/versions"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">codeberg.org/daltux/-/packages</span><span class="invisible">/container/snac/versions</span></a><br><br><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/snac.daltux.net/snac.png" class="emoji" alt=":snac:" title=":snac:"> <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/snac.daltux.net/traefik.png" class="emoji" alt=":traefik:" title=":traefik:"> <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/snac.daltux.net/dockerSwarm.png" class="emoji" alt=":dockerSwarm:" title=":dockerSwarm:"><br><br><a href="/tags/selfhosting/" rel="tag">#selfHosting</a> <a href="/tags/fediadmin/" rel="tag">#fediAdmin</a> <a href="/tags/freesoftware/" rel="tag">#FreeSoftware</a><br>

<p>Fedi Instance Admins: S3 buckets and CDNs. Public buckets with a CDN are simple enough.</p><p>Private buckets with signed urls...I understand how they work. Call the S3 API to grab a signed URL for a specific private asset, the URL lives short term. Anyone with that signed url can access it (?).</p><p>But doesn&#x27;t it negate the function of a CDN? Seems like using signed URLs would be much more costly since you can&#x27;t cache them for very long. </p><p><a href="/tags/fediadmin/" rel="tag">#FediAdmin</a> <a href="/tags/mastoadmin/" rel="tag">#MastoAdmin</a></p>

<p>If you&#x27;re running a Fediverse server, you don&#x27;t have to keep growing forever!</p><p>Some of the most thoughtfully-run and well-moderated servers on the Fediverse close themselves to new members when they reach a sustainable size.</p><p>The Fediverse is also much safer in the long run if its members are spread out on many servers.</p><p>The Fediverse isn&#x27;t a startup and there are no investors to worry about. The aim isn&#x27;t to cash out or gain clout, but to build something humane and sustainable.</p><p><a href="/tags/fediadmin/" rel="tag">#FediAdmin</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/fediblock/" rel="tag">#Fediblock</a> recommendation, there&#x27;s a rogue server cloning real accounts so it can impersonate them. There is no legitimate reason for such behaviour, admins should suspend it ASAP:</p><p>mastodon.arell.ai</p><p>Admins might want to suspend the main domain:</p><p>arell.ai</p><p>This would be good in case the owner tries the same stunt on a different subdomain. Blocking the main domain also blocks all of its subdomains.</p><p>(via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://metalhead.club/@thomas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thomas</span></a></span>)</p><p><a href="/tags/fediadmin/" rel="tag">#FediAdmin</a> <a href="/tags/mastoadmin/" rel="tag">#MastoAdmin</a></p>

<p>The 2025 Fediverse Needs Assessment is open! If you run or moderate an online community, your feedback will guide the tools, training, and resources we focus on next year. See <a href="https://about.iftas.org/moderator-needs-assessment/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.iftas.org/moderator-needs-assessment/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.iftas.org/moderator-need</span><span class="invisible">s-assessment/</span></a> for details</p><p><a href="/tags/fedimods/" rel="tag">#Fedimods</a> <a href="/tags/moderators/" rel="tag">#Moderators</a> <a href="/tags/fediadmin/" rel="tag">#FediAdmin</a> <a href="/tags/moderation/" rel="tag">#Moderation</a><br><a href="http://about.iftas.org/moderator-needs-assessment" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.iftas.org/moderator-needs-assessment"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.iftas.org/moderator-need</span><span class="invisible">s-assessment</span></a></p>

<p>- Are you the admin on a public Fediverse server which has sign-ups open?</p><p>- Would you like your server listed on <a href="https://fedi.garden" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>fedi.garden</a> ?</p><p>- Is your server compatible with all seven points at <a href="https://fedi.garden/about-this-site" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>fedi.garden/about-this-site</a> ?</p><p>If so, please message me 🙂</p><p>(NOTE: It can be Mastodon or it can be other types of Fediverse server such as PeerTube, GoToSocial, Pixelfed etc.)</p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediadmin/" rel="tag">#FediAdmin</a> <a href="/tags/mastoadmin/" rel="tag">#MastoAdmin</a></p>

<p>The 2025 Social Web Trust &amp; Safety Needs Assessment Report is now available.</p><p>Volunteer moderators are burning out. Spam is rising. Legal threats are growing.</p><p>The 2025 Report reveals where things stand, and what must change.</p><p>Read it now: <a href="https://about.iftas.org/2026/01/08/the-2025-social-web-trust-safety-report-is-here/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.iftas.org/2026/01/08/the-2025-social-web-trust-safety-report-is-here/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.iftas.org/2026/01/08/the</span><span class="invisible">-2025-social-web-trust-safety-report-is-here/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/trustandsafety/" rel="tag">#TrustAndSafety</a> <a href="/tags/moderation/" rel="tag">#Moderation</a> <a href="/tags/fediadmin/" rel="tag">#FediAdmin</a> <a href="/tags/mastoadmin/" rel="tag">#MastoAdmin</a> <a href="/tags/moderators/" rel="tag">#Moderators</a> <a href="/tags/fedimods/" rel="tag">#FediMods</a> <a href="/tags/mastomods/" rel="tag">#MastoMods</a></p>

<p>A new <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.iftas.org/@iftas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>iftas</span></a></span> report brings insights from fediverse moderators, administrators, and community managers: worsening mod-to-user ratio, spam, burnout, lack of tools.</p><p>&quot;Moderators are the backbone of a safer social web – but most are unpaid, under-supported, and under constant strain. If we want a future for decentralised platforms that respects user agency, civil speech, and community autonomy, we need to support the infrastructure that keeps it safe.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://about.iftas.org/2026/01/08/the-2025-social-web-trust-safety-report-is-here/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.iftas.org/2026/01/08/the-2025-social-web-trust-safety-report-is-here/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.iftas.org/2026/01/08/the</span><span class="invisible">-2025-social-web-trust-safety-report-is-here/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fediadmin/" rel="tag">#FediAdmin</a> <a href="/tags/mastoadmin/" rel="tag">#MastoAdmin</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/iftas/" rel="tag">#IFTAS</a></p>

<p>Time to bust a Fediverse myth: asking people to boost your post does NOT create any connections to your server.</p><p>All that boosting a post does is boost that post, it does not have any effect at all on how your server federates.</p><p>For methods that actually work, I&#x27;ve done a guide on making your account and posts more visible:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-get-more-followers-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.tips/how-do-i-get-more-followers-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/how-do-i-get-more-fo</span><span class="invisible">llowers-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse</span></a></p><p>I&#x27;ve also done a guide on all the things that help your server see more of the Fediverse:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/using-relays-to-quickly-expand-a-servers-view-of-the-fediverse" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.tips/using-relays-to-quickly-expand-a-servers-view-of-the-fediverse"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/using-relays-to-quic</span><span class="invisible">kly-expand-a-servers-view-of-the-fediverse</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/fediadmin/" rel="tag">#FediAdmin</a> <a href="/tags/mastoadmin/" rel="tag">#MastoAdmin</a></p>

<p>If you run your own Mastodon server and wondering how to manage storage, there&#x27;s a useful video by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@fedihost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fedihost</span></a></span> about it:</p><p>🌱 <a href="https://video.fedihost.co/w/caYDRrcGDTpy7yLxBKHqzu" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="video.fedihost.co/w/caYDRrcGDTpy7yLxBKHqzu"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">video.fedihost.co/w/caYDRrcGDT</span><span class="invisible">py7yLxBKHqzu</span></a></p><p>They have also made lots of other useful tutorial videos about hosting your own Fediverse server:</p><p>🌱 <a href="https://video.fedihost.co/c/tutorials/videos" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="video.fedihost.co/c/tutorials/videos"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">video.fedihost.co/c/tutorials/</span><span class="invisible">videos</span></a></p><p>The videos cover Mastodon, PeerTube and GoToSocial 🙂 </p><p><a href="/tags/fediadmin/" rel="tag">#FediAdmin</a> <a href="/tags/mastoadmin/" rel="tag">#MastoAdmin</a></p>

<p>1/ Announcement: So today being a news day I might as well announce that the team at TheCanadian.Social has officially taken ownership of <a href="https://journa.host" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>journa.host</a> and <a href="https://newsie.social" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>newsie.social</a>. We have also moved these instances to our facilities in Canada. These are two important instances hosting a large portion of the fediverse&#x27;s journalism accounts. We felt it important to keep them going as the previous stewards were considering shutting them down. <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fediadmin/" rel="tag">#fediadmin</a> <a href="/tags/journalists/" rel="tag">#journalists</a></p>