Quick poll for Mastodon server administrators : what is your biggest pain point between those two?
You can add a bit more detail in a reply, and I am not interested in other areas.
mastoadmin
We just released Mastodon 4.5.1
This version fixes some bugs found in 4.5.0.
Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub release page.
Mastodon is not going to allow colored badges anymore, but we are going to keep them in our instance. With this rate of deprecation, we can expect even more forks, but that's OK. Luckily, Mastodon is open source.
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/38567#issuecomment-4354129485
If you're a #MastoAdmin, and you've defederated #Threads, change the URL to threads [dot] com.
And now it's time for your semi-regular reminder that the fediverse is ran by volunteers usually paying for hosting costs out of their own pockets.
Please consider donating to the admin(s) of your local instance! Every bit helps!
Here's mine for homestead.social and pix.lgbt 💜
We just released Mastodon 4.5.9, 4.4.16, and 4.3.22.
These versions contain various bug fixes, including important security fixes.
Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.
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.
This number is determined as the mean (average) between the "active in last month" and "six months" from the data at: https://floss.social/nodeinfo/2.0
Small servers make for good communities and good federation.
We just released Mastodon 4.3.8 and 4.2.21. They contain a few minor bug fixes and a minor security fix.
If you are running nightly versions, an updated container image is available under the `nightly.2025-05-07-security` tag
Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/
RE: https://mastodon.social/@MastodonEngineering/116856425277313070
Happy Friday!
#TheCanadian #JournaHost #NewsieSocial are now all running Mastodon v4.6.3!
Have a great day y'all 👋
We just released Mastodon 4.4.6, 4.3.14, and 4.2.27.
These versions contain security fixes, as well as a few other bugfixes mostly related to handling of quote posts.
Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.
I have... *1119 accounts* pending registration. Every single one is a "Automated protocol deliverability probe”. I so badly need the ability to just reject everything with the same request reason...
v4.5.6 We just released Mastodon 4.5.2, 4.4.9 and 4.3.15.
These versions contain small bug fixes.
Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.
Some interesting insights from the 2024 @iftas Fediverse Trust & Safety Needs Assessment Report.
- most communities operate on donations
- very few moderators receiving compensation
- roughly 1 moderator for every 1,200 active accounts
- only 16% of communities have 24–hour moderator coverage
- nearly 1/2 of moderator teams lack formal guidance
- 1 in 5 moderators report experiencing trauma or burnout this year
https://about.iftas.org/2024/12/17/the-2024-iftas-needs-assessment-report-is-here/
URGENT MASTODON HOSTING HELP NEEDED:
Mstdn.games is searching for a new hosting company after our host has not responded to technical help requests and the instance has been slowing and having technical issues for over a month. Auto payments have continued to be taken out.
If you know of anyone who could help with this, please contact me asap.
We are on Mastodon 4.5.5 with Elasticsearch.
Our database is 132 GB
Our media storage is 200 GB
Please help! #MastoAdmin #Admin
Edit: I’m located in Canada and prefer a Canadian or EU host.
Edited 225d ago
Looks like Mastodon is finally getting some built in functionality to fetch missing replies:
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/32615
🥳
If a Mastodon server closes down, members can download offline post archives, but there's currently no official way to display these archives online.
A proposed solution by @oliphant is a static website generator they have created called "Posty", which turns Mastodon public post archives into standalone static public websites:
➡️ https://codeberg.org/oliphant/posty
It could be useful for servers that are closing down, admins could perhaps offer this as a service to their members.
Edited 1y ago
Let it snow! ❄️
I have added snow to my instance during the winter holidays. It's a tiny JS canvas and fades out on scroll down. The snow is also respecting the system accessibility settings, it won't be there if you prefer reduced motion.
Here's the source code for server admins: https://github.com/ronilaukkarinen/mastodon/commit/9bf1563af50842a5f61b34b7cc095fb746e5d15b#diff-5fcd1b6168ec33e0eff0a05fcdeacfab68e261215bbdb719be6b3526173be770
See the snow yourself: https://mementomori.social
#MastoAdmin #Mastodon #JavaScript #Coding #Programming #Snow #Winter #LetItSnow #MementomoriSocial
Edited 1y ago
ummm 😅 guess we're going to have some surprise maintenance tonight! 
Expect some downtime later for upgrades!
We just released Mastodon 4.3.4, 4.2.17 and 4.1.23. They contain bug fixes as well as security fixes (medium severity)
We recommend every instance administrator to update as soon as possible.
If you are using our nightly releases, a container image with the fix has been published with the `nightly.2025-02-28-security` tag.
Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/
Edited 1y ago
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#FediAlgo, the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed, is now deployed on Github Pages and can be used from your web browser.
* Link: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action: https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522
#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #Masto #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #mastohelp #MastoJS #nodejs #nod #opensource #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #webdev
Edited 1y ago
We just released Mastodon 4.2.12, fixing a bug introduced in 4.2.11 which caused notifications for mentions from local moderator accounts to be dropped. If you updated to 4.2.11, we strongly recommend you to upgrade to 4.2.12.
Version 4.1.19 is not impacted.
Release notes and upgrade instructions are available on our GitHub Releases page: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases
Admin teams, note that agentmail.to email domains are "inboxes for 'AI' agents" and ban/suspend any registration requests accordingly.
Edited 133d ago
Just updated chaos.social to mastodon v4.5.2. As usually we will need some time to fix all CSS issues. #mastoadmin
The Fediverse makes me anxious sometimes. It's not always pure joy and bliss, especially as an admin.
Top 5 things that make me anxious here:
1. When people can't just agree to disagree, but have to crucify others or report them because they didn't like what they said - or even start a hateful campaign for it
2. When people endlessly nitpick and dissect otherwise good post
3. When the obscure and dark instances or nostr users find your posts and start posting hateful content because of "free speech"
4. When you get judged if you use the wrong word or even hint towards something that someone doesn't agree on
5. When you make a decision in moderation and any decision pisses off someone - lose-lose situation
It's not daily or often times even monthly, but it happens. I'm glad we mostly get along though.
Blocking, fediblocking, reporting and muting are the most important features here.