Mastodon updated to 4.5.10!

#MastoAdmin

v4.5.10

Upgrade overview This release contains upgrade notes that deviate from the norm: ℹ️ Requires assets recompilation For more information, view the complete release notes and scroll down to the upgrade instructions section. Changelog Security Fix...

https://github.com/glitch-soc/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.10

#glitchsoc #glitch #mastodon #mastoadmin

Unser Server wurde aktualisiert. Wir laufen jetzt unter 4.5.10 🎉
Es gab 0 Zwischenfälle.
Bitte weiter tooten
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases

#AfterSpace #MastoAdmin

v4.5.10

Upgrade overview This release contains upgrade notes that deviate from the norm: ℹ️ Requires assets recompilation For more information, view the complete release notes and scroll down to the upgrade instructions section. Changelog Security Fix...

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.10

#mastodon #mastoadmin

RE: https://mastodon.social/@MastodonEngineering/116607235686524178

Upgrade to v4.5.10 on burningboard.net successfully done.

#mastoadmin #burningboard @tux @Mathias @AlienJay

fedicat boosted

Mastodon Engineering » 🌐 2026-05-20
@MastodonEngineering@mastodon.social

We just released Mastodon 4.5.10, 4.4.17, and 4.3.23.

These versions contain several medium and high severity security fixes.

Also, please note that this marks the final Mastodon v4.3 update, this branch is now unsupported. If you are still using it, please move to a newer version as soon as possible.

Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases

#MastoAdmin

We just released Mastodon 4.5.10, 4.4.17, and 4.3.23.

These versions contain several medium and high severity security fixes.

Also, please note that this marks the final Mastodon v4.3 update, this branch is now unsupported. If you are still using it, please move to a newer version as soon as possible.

Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases

#MastoAdmin

New Mastodon Release

v4.5.10

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.10

#Mastodon #Mastoadmin

Anyway to have some control over what gets served via the /tags path from mastodon instance? Not sure if there are additional envars or settings to limit what can be looked up on that path. Noticing far too many requests to that endpoint with random tags.

Banned the entire thing in the meantime :p

#mastoadmin

If you see blatant copyright enfringment, report it immediately to Mastodon Moderators.

ITS JUST NOT COOL. ITS ACTUALLY A VERY BAD THING.

#SaveOurServer #CopyrightInfringement #Copyright #ReportInfringement #IntellectualProperty #IPLaw #Piracy #Fediverse #KeepMastodonAdFree #CommunityStandards #ReportCopyright #SeeSomethingSaySomething #SupportCreators #DigitalEthics #MastoAdmin #FediAdmin #SocialMediaEthics #CopyrightLaw #ProtectTheFedi #NoPiracy #DigitalProperty #StopTheft #IPRights

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A notice that reads: If you see copyright infringement Report It.

I never use the application names in any of my servers because I'm always worried about future trademark enforcement.

The Mastodon organization guidelines at https://joinmastodon.org/trademark say:

Do not use or register, in whole or in part, the Mastodon marks as part of your own or any other trademark, service mark, domain name, company name, trade name, product name, or service name.

When I search the database here for instances known to this server that contain "mastodon" in their domain names, I see over 1,800 server names. And it's unknown if they would consider "mstdn" to be a violation as well.

I wonder how far they will push this enforcement. A Mastodon server cannot change its domain name.

#MastoDev #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #TrunkAndTidbits

📬 Trunk & Tidbits: 04-2026 is now live! Featuring:

- What we’re building for server admins thanks to @sovtechfund
- @imanijoy did a demo, and other great demos at @fediforum
- New releases and what’s next from product

#MastoDev #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #TrunkAndTidbits

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/05/trunk-tidbits-april-2026/

Whoop. Exquisite.social is now on #OpenBSD 7.9 (-release):

OpenBSD 7.9 (GENERIC.MP) #449: Wed May  6 13:17:25 MDT 2026

#MastoAdmin

Noticed a large amount of traffic started coming from Meta/Facebook AI bots crawling public posts, and thus filling our instance storage with 100's of GBs of cached media within 24 hours, much faster than our usual cleanup job would catch.

Suggest blocking the "meta-externalagent" user agent from your web server, and the following IP ranges:

57.141.6.0/24
2a03:2880:f806::/48

#fediblock #mastoadmin

🇫🇷 Protéger Mastodon contre les bots IA avec Anubis

J'ai écrit un guide complet pour les administrateurs du fédiverse sur comment se protéger contre les bots IA : https://blogs.gayfr.social/barbapulpe/proteger-mastodon-contre-les-bots-ia-avec-anubis

Pour protéger nos utilisateurs et nos serveurs contre ces robots voyous.

N'hésitez pas à faire tourner !

#IA #AI #AICrawlers #AIBots #Anubis #Mastodon #MastoAdmin #MastodonAdmin #ArtificialIntelligence #IntelligenceArtificielle

RE: https://mastodon.social/@mastoanalytics/116578479909532792

Honestly? 747k active users out of 10 million accounts on Mastodon doesn’t shock me at all. Most people signed up during peak Twitter chaos, looked around for 20 minutes, got confused about instances, then wandered back to yelling on the bird app.

Still, 750k actual active humans without an algorithm shoving outrage into their eyeballs every 4 seconds is probably healthier than half the internet right now.

Discuss.

#mastodon #mastoadmin #SocialMediia

Some smaller Mastodon instances are having about a 1-2 hour delay in posts again this year. Unfortunate for live events like Eurovision.

#Eurovision #ESC #MastoAdmin #Mastodon

Does anyone have recommendations for a Mastodon fork that doesn't require visitors to enable JavaScript to view basic content? The JavaScript dependency is a security risk and user hostile. Visitors should not be required to enable JavaScript when simply visiting a Mastodon server. Plus, the recommendation to use a native app doesn't even work for all Mastodon/ActivityPub instances.

Also, the requirement for JavaScript makes the Mastodon development team seem incompetent. They can't even make a basic web site that doesn't require JavaScript. I could do that when I was in middle school.

>To use the Mastodon web application, please enable JavaScript. Alternatively, try one of the native apps for Mastodon for your platform.

#Mastodon #ActivityPub #MastoAdmin #SelfHost #Security

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To use the Mastodon web application, please enable JavaScript. Alternatively, try one of the native apps for Mastodon for your platform.

My Mastodon server, cyberplace.social, has received a legal threat in an attempt to have a user's thread deleted. It is styled as a cease and desist.

I have published the email here:
https://github.com/GossiTheDog/Cyberplace/blob/main/LegalThreats/Cease%20and%20Desist%20Order%20-%20Felix%20Juhl

#mastoadmin