We've successfully upgraded our Mastodon server to v4.6.0-alpha.1+mementomods-2025-11-15, along with Mastodon Bird UI 4.0.0rc1. This update includes today’s latest daily build, so everything should be as up to date as possible. The version brings some minor UI improvements.

You can check out our fork source code here: https://github.com/mementomori-social

As always, if you notice anything unusual or buggy, please reach out to me or any of the admins. Enjoy your time here! Feel free to message me with any questions or thoughts.

#MementoMoriSocial #Mastodon #MastoAdmin

When I got the idea to start my own Mastodon server in October 2022, many people asked, "What will happen to your server when you die? Will it just disappear? Aren't you afraid you'll lose all your data forever?"

Well, yes. No shit, Sherlock. But it'll be mine while I’m alive.

Websites come and go over the decades. Nothing is permanent. So why should a Mastodon server be any different?

Epicurus once said: Why should I fear death? If I am, then death is not. If death is, then I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not?

While I embrace the mindset of focusing on the present, I do everything I can to keep this server running for as long as I live and breathe - and maybe even beyond.

This is why I named my server mementomori.social. It's a reminder. More at https://help.mementomori.social

#MementomoriSocial #Mastodon #MastoAdmin #Stoic #Stoicism

Just a quick shoutout to anyone that uses hashtags to please use Camel Case when you use them with multiple words.

'Camel case is a writing style where words are joined together without spaces, with the first letter of each new word capitalised'

This would help screen readers used by blind or partially sighted people to pronounce these words properly.

One commonly used example is mastoadmin, I'm no expert, but I imagine a screen reader would pronounce this as mas-toad-min.

Typing it as MastoAdmin should cause the screen reader to pronounce it properly.

#MastoAdmin #Hashtag

PostgreSQL 18 is available on Ubuntu 24 LTS now, and it offers to upgrade your existing DB from 17 to 18 during the apt upgrade. I was a little hesitant, but after backing up the DB I went for it, and... Mastodon is working just fine.

If you want to run the upgrade manually:

pg_upgradecluster 17 main -v 18

and then after verifying health:

pg_dropcluster 17 main

Just putting this info out there for other #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.

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.1

#mastoadmin

#MastoAdmin, what are we thinking on 4.5.0? Is it safe after 4 days without a patch release, or am I just playing with fire? 😂

RE: https://mas.to/@darth_hideout/115520523920929816

Inquiring minds want to know. #mastoadmin

Darth Hideout 🏳️‍🌈 » 🌐 2025-11-09
@darth_hideout@mas.to

From #Mastodon 4.5, can you quote toots on instances below 4.5? Or do both the original post & the quoted post have to be 4.5? Asking for a #Fediverse.

Hallo #Fediverse #FoederationsAlarm #MastoAdmin

Die Instanz https://deppenkessel.de/about hat sich zerlegt. Von dem Unfall sind mehrere hochrangige Persönlichkeiten betroffen.

Bitte mithelfen; die betroffenen Tröter:innen haben zwar inzwischen Unterschlupf gefunden, aber ihre Historie ist weg. Der aktuelle Status ist, dass die euch noch folgen und ihr ihnen. Sonst ist gerade auf den ersten Blick alles weg…

Aber alles ist noch im Cache! 🎉

Schaut deswegen bitte in eure Profile, ob da wer mit <username>@​deppenkessel.de bei ist und pingt die mal an. Die Instanz steht wieder und braucht viel Futter.

Wenn ich die Freigabe erhalte, erwähne ich als Antwort auf diesen Tröt das Kriseninterventionsteam.

#boost

#mastoadmin

Yahoo boys romance scams

102.88.0.0/13
129.205.96.0/19

Accounts look like this, female avatar, follow lots of people and fake interactions (e.g. boosts) and life quotes and such tooted.

https://relay.disobey.net is back online

this is a notice for anyone who was using it. also, if you'd like to join an ActivityPub relay in Amsterdam run by @emeraldonion

#MastoAdmin

I may have exposed myself to scrutiny by officials even posting about this, but did you know why Finnish Mastodon admins can't mention donations? Welcome to Finland’s rahankeräyslaki (Fundraising Act) - a law so problematic it's been submitted to UN human rights reviews and noted in OECD reports on Finland's civic space. Finnish people often say Finland is "Sääntö-Suomi" (Finland of Rules) because we have too many rules and laws. Most of them are there to protect us, but some work against us. It can go too far.

Here's the problem: The law defines "fundraising" as any appeal to the public to give money. "Appeal" means any verbal, written or other request or invitation. This includes simply stating "we accept donations" with any payment information or bank account number on your website.

The Electronic Frontier Finland (Effi) case shows how absurd this gets. Effi, a digital rights nonprofit, was prosecuted for rahankeräysrikos (fundraising crime) just for having text on their website saying they could accept donations per their bylaws, along with bank account details. No active solicitation. No manipulation. Just information. They fought this for years through multiple courts.

What makes it worse: Only registered organizations can even apply for a fundraising permit from the National Police Board. Individual Mastodon admins? Not eligible. You'd need to first register a nonprofit organization (constitution, board members, official registration with PRH), pay 50 €, handle annual financial statements, bookkeeping obligations, and tax filings, then apply for permission to ask for money to cover your €10/month server costs. All this bureaucracy just to mention a donation link.

The law was updated in 2020 to add "small collection" notifications (max 10 000 €), but the core problem remains: you cannot simply mention donation options without navigating this bureaucracy. The law treats someone running a community server the same as the Red Cross running nationwide campaigns.

This is why Finnish admins stay silent about funding and run things for free out of their own pocket. It's not that they're secretive - it's that Finland's fundraising law hasn't caught up with how the modern internet works. Effi has submitted complaints to UN human rights reviews calling this a violation of freedom of association.

So when you see a Finnish-run instance and wonder why there's no donation info: now you know. It's not a choice, it's compliance with a law written for a different era.

Obviously, I hate this law, and putting this information out there is risky for me. So let me be crystal clear: please don't donate us money. I don't encourage it at all as I am not allowed by law to do so, and I'm a law-abiding citizen, after all.

#MastoAdmin #Finland #Donations

phpc.social is now running Mastodon 4.5.0, released a little over three days ago. Thanks for your patience on this upgrade, which went a fair bit smoother thn the last non-patch-release bump. Have fun quoting folks! #mastoadmin

Opened an issue to Mastodon Bird UI: Major rewrite: migrate to SCSS + Parcel for Mastodon's new CSS custom properties system https://github.com/ronilaukkarinen/mastodon-bird-ui/issues/172

I don't have time to work on this for a while, but I already have a plan.

#MastodonBirdUI #BirdUI #CSS #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #SCSS #OpenSource

Help with my Mastodon server... 🛟

Youtube videos are giving Me error 153... 🤔

Does this video play in Mastodon for you...? 🤔

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVE1E80LyhU&t=12s

#MastoAdmin

So, building an instance with only one arm is quite some work. I saw it as a challenge, I completed the challenge! Yay!

Though, in hindsight, I should have waited. Heh. Half the hands, didn't mean twice the amount of time. It took way longer.

#mastodon #mastoadmin

Sind Sie Administrator einer Mastodon-Instanz?

⚠️ Aktualisieren Sie jetzt auf Version 4.5! ⚠️

Ältere Versionen von Mastodon enthalten bekannte Sicherheitslücken. Außerdem können veraltete Instanzen bestimmte Arten von Inhalten (z. B. Zitate), die in der neuesten Version eingeführt wurden, möglicherweise nicht richtig anzeigen oder übermitteln.

Um die Sicherheit, Kompatibilität und Benutzerfreundlichkeit für Ihre Nutzer zu gewährleisten, sollten Sie Ihre Mastodon-Instanz so bald wie möglich auf Version 4.5 aktualisieren.

#Mastodon #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Fedi #FediAdmin #Administrator #Admin #MastoAdmin

thanks to @paige for the very flattering and in depth video largely about the #FediAlgo project!

https://video.fedihost.co/w/a1522517-704e-44a3-aa0e-5c4e7d49e7d1

#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #GoToSocial #hashtag #hashtags #javascript #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #MastodonApi #mastohelp #mastojs #node #nodejs #opensource #socialmedia #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #typescript #webdev

The third release candidate for Mastodon 4.5 is ready!

It addresses UX concerns regarding quotes and post privacy, now warning when you quote someone in a followers-only post, and preventing quotes in Private Mentions.

It also includes a few other bugfixes.

We are planning to release the final 4.5.0 version tomorrow, so please test this release candidate if you can!

Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.0-rc.3

#mastoadmin