if you want to help people access the full, uncensored internet via Tor, and you're a fedi admin, here's a way you can help. you may know about Tor Bridges and how they're used by people behind repressive governments that censor the internet to safely access the net. countries like China or Russia block the public list of Tor relays, for example.
WebTunnel is a Bridge method that uses a reverse proxy that you configure using your existing nginx (etc) web server that points to your server's local tor daemon. so your fedi instance can be a bridge to the Tor network for people who cannot connect to Tor normally. disobey.net is hosting one ^^
one thing to note is that it's important to disable nginx (etc) web server logs, since the people who use bridges are connecting to you as their first, trusted hop onto the tor network. something to keep in mind to maximize privacy and reduce your own liability.
Scheduler::VacuumScheduler and Scheduler::UserCleanupScheduler run at the time I am most active. I am sure that is why I have some weird issues when I am surfing my timeline, like when it goes blank. Is there any way to alter the time that they run in SideKiq? If they could run at like noon instead of midnight that would be great.
It looks like the Mastodon roadmap doesn't yet have anything listed for moving away from Redis to one of the open source forks. I'm wondering whether there has been discussion of Redict vs. Valkey for the future? #mastoadmin
Thinking of switching my instance to glitch solely so i can better interact with you infosec.exchangers and your 11meelion character posts... How do admin folks like it? #mastoadmin@jerry
Is there an all in one "So you want to run a fediverse instance" type guidebook in relation to legal, moderation and long term sustainability tasks?
Things like templates for Privacy Policies, Server Rules and About sections, understanding moderation tasks and the importance of having multiple administrators, funding plans.
Is there an all in one "So you want to run a fediverse instance" type guidebook in relation to legal, moderation and long term sustainability tasks?
Things like templates for Privacy Policies, Server Rules and About sections, understanding moderation tasks and the importance of having multiple administrators, funding plans.
IFTAS releases a practical guide for fediverse admins and platform creators (among others) subject to the EU’s Digital Services Act. Which would be…everyone.
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What's the best way to tidy up the public/system/cache folder in a #Mastodon instance?
My public/system/media_attachments is on 3.3GB.
However, public/system/cache/media_attachments is 22GB!
Similarly, public/system/accounts is 97MB, whereas cache/accounts is 22GB
How should I clear down this massive cache?
I've tried tootctl cache clear but nothing seems to change in the cache folder.
In total the cache folder is 55GB, everything outwith cache consumes only 6GB. It's making my backups massive and long to run.
Can one import and use a follow list from one account to another regardless if an account is formally "moved" or not?
I started with an account on mstdn.ca... is it possible to "reactivate” that account after the transfer/move so that it no longer redirects to the 'new' account?
Had a serious database failure earlier due to cascading bad decisions. I started deleting a bunch of old data, rather than using #tootctl. This led to a bunch of errors in the #pgsql#docker container.
I moved the database into bare metal using a #nuc with 32GB of RAM and 4 cores. I'm going to use this for other services too, and it was on my roadmap of transition. #nextcloud will be moving to that as well.
I'm so happy about the fact I've managed to keep my server so fast after all this time. The performance was one of the main reasons I decided to start my own Mastodon server back in November 2022. Performance optimization is something I love to improve over time when it comes to servers and software.
New spam bot wave with multiple accounts - search for hashtag x4 to find them all. Some of them also include auth links to mastodon instances, looks like a phishing attempt or something.
:skull360: We have now successfully upgraded to v4.3.0-alpha.3+mementomods-2024-04-06 + Mastodon Bird UI 2.0.0rc36.
The branch is now synced and up-to-date and 115 commits ahead of the last version (2024-03-22).
This version contains some fixes to both Mastodon and Mastodon Bird UI.
I love running the newest version so I can test ahead in production for the upcoming Mastodon Bird UI versions. I do have my local instance with the production db, but it is far more fun this way and it feels good to have new things.
This "testing in live" is also because it's the perfect way to make sure that I can help contributing to Mastodon and spot bugs before they end up in the final rc, beta or stable versions. There most probably will be some minor bugs, but the earlier we tackle them the better.
As usual, please tell me about any strange things you may encounter with this Mastodon version. We're running bleeding edge after all.
I hope you enjoy your time here. Feel free to send me a message if you have anything in mind. :bunhdheart: